Summer Wars is well animated, accompanied by a catchy OST & sound design, and tells a fun, touching story about family and respecting the relationships we don't get to choose, even when they're hard to handle. It does lose its way in the middle for a bit, extending things unnecessarily and relying too much on people making dumb decisions in order to cause plot progression. These lacklustre middle scenes probably would have been more engaging if our two MCs weren't quite so bland - the choice to tug at a romance but push it to the side until the very final moment is an odd one, especially when it feels like exploring those threads over the course of the movie's run would have provided some much-needed development and dialogue opportunities for these characters. It's certainly not without faults, but it's a fun time regardless, and the finale of the film reels it all back in to make sure each character has a moment to shine, no matter how dully or stupidly they'd acted in earlier scenes.
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Summer Wars is well animated, accompanied by a catchy OST & sound design, and tells a fun, touching story about family and respecting the relationships we don't get to choose, even when they're hard to handle. It does lose its way in the middle for a bit, extending things unnecessarily and relying too much on people making dumb decisions in order to cause plot progression. These lacklustre middle scenes probably would have been more engaging if our two MCs weren't quite so bland - the choice to tug at a romance but push it to the side until the very final moment is an odd one, especially when it feels like exploring those threads over the course of the movie's run would have provided some much-needed development and dialogue opportunities for these characters. It's certainly not without faults, but it's a fun time regardless, and the finale of the film reels it all back in to make sure each character has a moment to shine, no matter how dully or stupidly they'd acted in earlier scenes.