A little more of my impression of the film «The Garden of Words». Perhaps the most interesting and awe-inspiring feeling that Shinkai conveys in all his works is the sense of love's inevitability, its foregone conclusion. It's as if you catch the mood of the lovers before they meet, and when they do, the changes in the character's life affect you as well. There comes a realisation of their infatuation, the importance of each other, the reason why he just can't help but sit next to you. These feelings, enforced (in a good way) by the film, are actually as beautiful as they are sad. There was something similar in Haruki Murakami's books from the 80s and 90s. In "Kotonoha no Niwa" the sources of the director's inspiration are most noticeable - this story is Japanese to the core, even classical in some places, but transposed to modern realities. Despite this, the film is not afraid to contradict Shinkai's previous films. But more on that later. What's the next film to watch?