A SILENT VOICE [extended reaction] (Patreon)

ok...this has become one of my favorite anime movies, if not my favorite anime movie. i would protect nishimiya and ishida with my life. 

aside from the extremely sad depiction of bullying and the beautiful animation, i thought it did a great job at showing what social anxiety and depression is like. it felt almost cathartic to watch this movie and see the characters, especially ishida, come to self-acceptance at the end - i really feel for him and can relate to those feelings of anxiety taking over throughout the movie. 

i've gotten so many comments from people saying how this movie is pure sadness, and that it is soul-crushing. while i agree there are sad moments (the bullying, suicide attempt, etc.) i honestly felt that after finishing this movie, it was more uplifting than anything. the ending filled me with hope - that things will be okay no matter what hardships come at me. there is a light at the end of the tunnel. and i'm so happy it ended that way.

let me know what you all think of this movie - did you like it? did you read the manga? any other thoughts?

thanks everyone for recommending this to me!

(PS. i had to switch the streaming site that i was watching this on like 4 times in the first 45 minutes of my watch through. i don't know why the quality of the movie kept dropping to 180p while i was watching. that's why there's no timer reaction and you see some edits throughout the beginning 😭 )

(also i am sorry (but not really) for the amount of times i say "REALLY?????" in this reaction LMAO that bullying made me more furious than anything 😭) 

streamable link: https://streamable.com/fy5u79