Aiko's Pavilion of Thoughts

This is random, sudden, and very late, I know. But better late than never! I watched the TV series when it was airing and always wanted to watch this movie, especially after hearing how it rewrote the latter half and came out better, but it came pretty late to English-speaking world. I eventually got it, but I didn't immediately watch it for some reason. Why now? I don't know what came over me. I was looking through TV Tropes pages and found it, which reminded me to watch it. It's been so long that I've forgotten many things about it, so I thought it's a good time to FINALLY watch it. So that I can watch the sequel/2nd movie as well.

(Originally posted on Dreamwidth)

Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) is a movie directed by Makoto Shinkai, released on 11 November 2022 in Japan.

MILD SPOILERS ALERT.

Synopsis

The story follows Suzume, a 17-year-old girl from a quiet Kyushu town who meets a young man looking for a door. They find a door within ruins in the mountain, and Suzume opens it. Soon, more doors begin to open around Japan, bringing disasters from the other side. The film depicts Suzume's liberation and growth, as she closes the doors that are causing disaster.