Understanding Makoto Konno | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) | Character Analysis

[@tidecaller584]

this is by far my favorite movie. i still go back to watch it, cry with makoto and go through the same emotions as i did the first time i watched. the movie came to me at a time in life where i too desperately wanted to change the past, to make better memories and the girl who leapt through time was comforting in a way i didnt knew it would. thank you for this amazing video and the great analysis ❤️

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Thanks for the comment! I hope you're doing well now 😁

[@persocom7]

I really enjoyed this analysis, thank you. I know it was published three years ago, but your message still rings true today. "Changing the past to fit your ideal world can still lead to outcomes that may disappoint you, so instead of changing the past, maybe the best option is to change the future."

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Feels like yesterday making this video

[@fuzzybear6191]

I have to say the film turned out to be deeper than I expected and deeper than I had initially interpreted on my viewing. The film is crazy deep and poignant. Have to add, that Makuto's Aunt is surely herself (Makuta talking to herself, somehow, whether symbolically or actually). Thinking about it, as I am now, the ending is about optimism and hope, even if the love she had found is never ever realised, echoed by her Aunt's reflection of her one love from Senior High Days. Her Aunt's description could be argued to be identical to Makuto's. Her Aunt concludes, 'But Makoto, you're different. You're nothing like me, at all, are you. If a boy is late, in meeting up with you, you're the type to go look for him, aren't you.' It leads me to believe that that is indeed Makoto somehow meant to be talking to herself, persuading her not to wait or be passive to make the effort herself, to seek out and find. Later, when Chiaki tells her, 'I will be waiting for you.', she responds, 'OK, I won't be long. I'll come running.' When this is considered alongside her 'Aunt's' words of her own, 'He promised to come back for me. I wasn't planning to wait for him but...anyway, so many years have passed now. It didn't seem very long. Time flew by fast. But Makuto, your different...'. Is as if she, Makoto, (as her own Aunt) is telling herself, not to make that mistake again. She (as her Aunt) appears to be single, alone. She is telling herself that she should not allow that happen (again). 'You're nothing like me at all, are you', her Aunt says. But that's just it, they are one and the same. She is instructing herself in the most profound way, you can also be different or do things in a different way. Whether it is Chiaki or someone else, make sure not to make the mistake. I think the film ends with Makoto feeling a sense of optimism and hope, that it is in her hands (to a degree). For many of the viewers of the film, though, it concludes on such a poignant note as to leave the heart and soul wanting to know there was some kind positive outcome. Once again, the film is so much deeper than I had come to expect and deeper still than I had initially thought after first viewing. It is only after watching and thinking and reading, that I understand it like this, knowing also that it is only my own interpretation of events.

[@O00key]

Thanks for taking out time to write this.

[@drfeelshattan]

ditto^

[@benjamindonovan8728]

I also think the fact that she’s actively restoring the painting, and that Makoto says she’s going to save it even more likely more hints to them being the same.

[@fuzzybear6191]

@@benjamindonovan8728 Indeed and well pointed out 👍

[@Suhani1994]

But why chiaki date the other girl if he likes makoto??

[@tommie42]

this movie came out in 2006 and i didn’t know about it till this year. i love this movie so much

[@minnie6163]

I'm so happy for you! I hope you enjoy/enjoyed watching it ! 😭💫

[@krzlcve]

i still remember the feeling of watching this the first time

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

i'm assuming it was good?

[@shazisrad3557]

Just watched this movie for the first time earlier today and I absolutely loved it! I totally agree with your analysis of Makoto. Great video, this video deserves waaay more views 👍

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@AbahDirgaLv997]

​@@filmisjustmovingpicturesand I don't like it a bit, when chiaki is a twist. so he really is someone from the future huh.. I prefer a little magical spice, like "Mirai". a mysterious garden or park or an unknown world is colliding haha.. actually, I just finished all of Mamoru Hosoda's films. and he really is still the same person, hasn't changed at all until now. except for his experimental work as an episode director in an anime TV series, I forget the title

[@AbahDirgaLv997]

​@@filmisjustmovingpicturesand miss tbo understand. How chiaki know his friend kousuke use bike makoto ? And he know makoto bike the brakes are broken. even though he was not there at the incident. how does he know? a film with a good message, but it's a little difficult to understand each scene

[@SylNeedsToImprove]

​@@AbahDirgaLv997 "How chiaki know his friend kousuke use bike makoto ? And he know makoto bike the brakes are broken." ---> At around 1 hour and 10 minutes and 7 seconds, Chiaki explains: "You don't remember, but Kousuke and that girl died once at that crossing. A certain someone was crying with guilt so I had no choice." So he already experienced that, which is why he went back in time. You know, just like how Makoto experienced making tempura and then having an accident, and then going back in time to switch that accident to someone else, or spending 10 hours in Karaoke. We may not have seen Chiaki's perspective but that explanation is enough to know what's going on. It's just a matter of whether or not we understand time travel that much. And also whether we remember details. Like for your "And he know makoto bike the brakes are broken." question, in 58 minutes and 48 seconds, Makoto gets a message from Kousuke saying "I'm borrowing your bike." He's using her bike to give Kaho a ride home. The same bike that she used to experience the same accident Makoto had in the beginning. So yeah, it's about remembering the details and how time goes back, and that 2 different people that can go back in time can have different time leaps. Anyways, I hope you understand. I've also watched The Girl Who Leapt Through Time just before watching this review and also got confused a bit at times. But sorting the information together, it all makes sense. Though yeah, I now got an itch to re-watch Steins;Gate. Another time travel show that's amazing. I recommend it. Anyways, have fun watching anime.

[@RM-hp5uk]

Fourteen years ago this was my introduction to anime. I still love it to this day

[@nanadzri2035]

This is one of my first anime films Ive ever watched and one of my favs, thank you so so much for shedding light on it, can't wait to watch more of ur vids♥️♥️

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Hello again! I'm glad you're enjoying the content, hopefully I'll see more of your comments on other videos soon!

[@robbyirawan4696]

​@@filmisjustmovingpictures I just finished this film I have no problem with the message of the film but I need explanations on some parts of the film that I don't quite understand Firstly, where does Chiaki come from? in the ending he says he will wait for Makoto in the future, how long is that? Imagine where Chiaki has a time machine Why would Chiaki go back to the past, just for a painting? what is the meaning of the painting? Why can Aunt Makoto easily believe everything Makoto says ? Can you help me bro to explain

[@_Tizoc_]

The only movie I’ve ever watched 3 times in a single sitting

[@tereneranja]

This is best explanation of a movie I have ever heard. Absolutely on point. I loved the movie even though there were so many unsatisfactory points for me, but thanks to this explanation I was able to have my irritation towards Makoto's behavior settle down.

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

thank you! I'm glad the video helped!

[@maharaflabib3892]

This was my first anime movie ever (2009). I will always cherish this movie for the rest of my life ❤️

[@antonietaovalle1484]

Loved your analisis and interpretation. When I first watched it , I was only attracted to the ability to go back in time and to follow the way of thinking of her : go back in time just to enjoy things twice or to try to change unpleasant moments. Now with your vid I understand how.important is to move on and learn, and to better focus on the future than on the past ❣️. Gotta watch it again

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@indorianshell]

This movie was just amazing for the mysteries, colors and plots... Plus almost everything is relatable and funny. Especially when she learned that everything has consequences

[@cristianooliveriobb]

it’s also about the power of love (for someone or something, like a painting). Time waits no one, and what makes it relevant are our passions. Better challenge ourselves in the pursuit of living them fully instead of regretting afterwards (like the lonely aunt)

[@Cabecadeplanta]

I remember watching this movie along with shiki oriori I didn’t understand both movies but as I watched them again back in 2020 they just felt so good and meaningful

[@dujoboi]

Just watched it and somehow i instantly wanna rewatch it

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

like you wanna go back in time? 👀

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

How would you use the ability to leap back in time?

[@raven7846]

i'll use it whenever i feel like it :)

[@이하나-m2h]

Definitely not what she did lmaoo

[@tommie42]

idk cuz there would be consequences every time i’d want to leap back. if i stop something from happening to me or my loved ones, it would probably happen to somebody else in the world. it sounds fun tho

[@wrendum286]

You're earned a subscriber! You're very promising, keep it up!

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I appreciate the support!

[@uwish5356]

so good, thank u for this

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@vinyoung1883]

Dude!!! Great video!!! I’m subscribed now!! Will share this friends! :)

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the support!

[@skatetrooper5285]

This reminds me of Donnie Darko, Life Is Strange, and Butterfly Effect. Especially Life is Stange.

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

i've only seen donnie darko, would recommend the other 2?

[@joeneedsfood]

@@filmisjustmovingpictures Life Is Strange is a game, but an excellent and laid back one. Choose your own adventure kind of thing. I'd definitely recommend it if you're into that kind of thing, however I cannot speak for Butterfly Effect. Great video by the way, look forward to more!

[@GenericAnonymity]

@@filmisjustmovingpictures I'd like to suggest Waking Life

[@bruhh158]

really underrated chanel

[@Ikigai747]

beautiful this was so peaceful

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Thank you! But I have a feeling you're talking about the movie not my video 😂

[@KellsKats]

Very very great video. Seriously impressed.

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@YadsanFF]

wait 169 views?!!! it should be 169k

[@fuzzybear6191]

Appreciated this character analysis.

[@killamazilla3835]

Gem of a channel just found it love your videos broski💯

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I'm glad you're enjoying the videos, I appreciate the support!

[@O00key]

You analysed the movie greatly. Please keep going.

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Thank you for the support! I will keep going!! :)

[@shanta32220]

Time waits for no one!

[@Tuni-whimsies]

I feel so guilty... I've been neglecting this anime for so long 😭 Finally watched it & it was one of the best amine i've ever watched ❤

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

You should check out mamoru hosoda's other films.... they're so good as well!

[@Lunafreya_Nox]

Oh dear... The girl who leapt through time, are one of the best anime movie aside frm Kimi no nawa, u should try SILENT VOICE, WOLF CHILDREN, HOTARUBI NO MORI.

[@Tuni-whimsies]

@@Lunafreya_Nox Thanksss for this suggestions.. I've already watched those anime u mentioned 😊💜

[@fattysun1121]

watched this movie a bunch when I was a kid cuz they played it a lot on tv in my country. I am gonna watch it again soon Ig it'll feel like a leap through time for me too

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

How was it when you watched it again?

[@Alyanna777]

I'm kinda confused, why did he leave her when they both loved eachother? Was it becuz she knew his secret or what

[@drakenpage777]

Believe it or not: This got me into tomboys.

[@veveyolloo1773]

The only thing I dont quite get, Chaiki said at the end that he's gonna be waiting for her in future/ sth like that, and Makoto agreed. Did he mant the painting or was it just to keep her happy? Any thoughts on this?

[@meaghanjohnson6605]

Right... like bro is so far in the future she will probably be dead by then... and in his world seems there is war so... why can't he just stay there and be with her ?? Like come on... there is no possible way they will ever see eachother again unless he goes and charges back up and comes back!!

[@rozaanaa]

Loved this movie!💗

[@hgv3666]

Great movie, watched atleast 10 times, one of my fav movies

[@robbyirawan4696]

I just finished this film I have no problem with the message of the film but I need explanations on some parts of the film that I don't quite understand Firstly, where does Chiaki come from? in the ending he says he will wait for Makoto in the future, how long is that? Imagine where Chiaki has a time machine Why would Chiaki go back to the past, just for a painting? what is the meaning of the painting? Why can Aunt Makoto easily believe everything Makoto says ? Can you help me bro to explain

[@やまもやまも-d7v]

There is an original novel as the same title of this film. But the story is different from the film! The story is about Makoto’s aunt. You better read the novel, too!!

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

That sounds interesting!

[@robbyirawan4696]

I just finished this film I have no problem with the message of the film but I need explanations on some parts of the film that I don't quite understand Firstly, where does Chiaki come from? in the ending he says he will wait for Makoto in the future, how long is that? Imagine where Chiaki has a time machine Why would Chiaki go back to the past, just for a painting? what is the meaning of the painting? Why can Aunt Makoto easily believe everything Makoto says ? Can you help me bro to explain

[@anishachowdhury1061]

I have got such great reviews for this one but I can't find it on sites ....where do I watch it

[@FabX02]

I still didn't get the ending how will they meet in future again???

[@patchira]

Me too, i want to know if they will meet again

[@robbyirawan4696]

I just finished this film I have no problem with the message of the film but I need explanations on some parts of the film that I don't quite understand Firstly, where does Chiaki come from? in the ending he says he will wait for Makoto in the future, how long is that? Imagine where Chiaki has a time machine Why would Chiaki go back to the past, just for a painting? what is the meaning of the painting? Why can Aunt Makoto easily believe everything Makoto says ? Can you help me bro to explain

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Brother you are asking the wrong person 😂 I've not seen the movie since this video

[@robbyirawan4696]

@@filmisjustmovingpictures Is that true ? It's a shame, I thought you had strong emotional memories with this film. okay, never mind

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Lol, you're gonna be very disappointed to know I've only seen this movie once... But I've thought about your questions and here's some theories but take them with the smallest pinch of salt because I could be remembering the movie wrong... First question...maybe that's just a romantic gesture that has no real possibility but it's a nice way to end things with Makoto Second question: I think his future is in a war (future trunks style)...and so that painting is a time of peace... A place where he can be safe again...(could be chatting absolute rubbish here) Third question: the aunt has also experienced a similar thing that Makato has gone through so is more understanding Again... probably wrong on all three

[@angelsttx]

it’s all about the viewers perception in the end but i can help you out. 1. chiaki comes from the future and from my knowledge they never see each other again or if they do makoto would be very old 2. the painting just has a deep meaning to chiaki i mean if u we’re able to time travel to see something that is not possible in the present wouldn’t you? 3. there’s a manga about auntie witch where she fell in love with a guy who also time travelled, hence why she believed makoto.

[@RenzMacalinao]

​@@angelsttxthanks bro haha it took me 7 months to remember this acc

[@mmaarriiaaa]

That movie was nice

[@Bunny11344]

I watched this movie for the first time today and it’s soooo good I’m begging my bf to watch it again tomorrow lol

[@robbyirawan4696]

I just finished this film I have no problem with the message of the film but I need explanations on some parts of the film that I don't quite understand Firstly, where does Chiaki come from? in the ending he says he will wait for Makoto in the future, how long is that? Imagine where Chiaki has a time machine Why would Chiaki go back to the past, just for a painting? what is the meaning of the painting? Why can Aunt Makoto easily believe everything Makoto says ? Can you help me bro to explain

[@kavyasingsanything]

I commented because I thought that this video should have more than 10 comments 👍👍🤘🤘

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

Appreciate it!

[@kavyasingsanything]

@@filmisjustmovingpictures thanks man 🤘🤘✌️

[@gratermccheesy9650]

I remember watching this movie and HATING the protagonist. The movie is good though.

[@robbyirawan4696]

I just finished this film I have no problem with the message of the film but I need explanations on some parts of the film that I don't quite understand Firstly, where does Chiaki come from? in the ending he says he will wait for Makoto in the future, how long is that? Imagine where Chiaki has a time machine Why would Chiaki go back to the past, just for a painting? what is the meaning of the painting? Why can Aunt Makoto easily believe everything Makoto says ? Can you help me bro to explain

[@gratermccheesy9650]

@@robbyirawan4696 I was confused too, but I read a comment about this movie saying how it’s a sequel to another film and the aunt was the protagonist of that film. When I watched the film I just thought the aunt was the protagonist from the future. The rest of the film is up for interpretation from what I can tell. Edit: The story of the aunt could have been a book instead. I’m not sure.

[@mrinmoyborah8211]

Woww

[@meaghanjohnson6605]

Sorry ending sucked. Sayimg ill wait for you ... bro is so fat in the futere there is war .. she will be drad by then. Only way is for him to come back after charging up !! I wanted to see him come back to her ....

[@devanshlalshrestha5390]

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[@jerryterrestrial]

I just saw the movie! Your video's truly an eyeopener. Thank you. "Time waits for no one." ⏱️

[@filmisjustmovingpictures]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!