2021 · animation · drama · musical
Belle (2021)
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda2h 1m2021
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
Our read: Belle (2021) (2021) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive animation · drama · musical entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, kinetic, measured animation / drama, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- brisk
- intense
- inventive
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How Belle feels to watch.
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“You want gorgeous anime about grief, online identity, and finding your voice.”
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