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One of the best movies I've ever seen.

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Wolf Children is a humble tale of the struggles
of adolescence and belonging viewed through

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a lense of mild fantasy as we focus on Hana,
a single mother who moves from Tokyo to the

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rural country to better take care of her two
children, Ame and Yuki. A tall order in and

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of itself, but one that becomes more complex
when you factor in that, unlike her, Hana's

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children are lycanthropes; both humans, and
wolves.

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The strength of Hana's unyielding optimism
in the face of her struggle to provide for

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her children and leave both human and wolf
paths open to them, as well and Ame and Yuki

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growth as they try to come to terms with both
their human and wolf side is masterfully captured,

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and all three characters are amazingly sympathetic
and compelling. Despite them all representing

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conflicting thematic elements never once do
you find yourself rooting for one over another;

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they're all balanced perfectly and their stories
are all the more resonant because of it.

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You may have noticed that I'm talking a bit
slower than usual for these videos, but that's

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only because there really isn't all that much
that needs to be said: Wolf Children is a

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masterpiece of character driven storytelling,
one you'd be doing yourself an unfathomably

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large disservice by passing up.