At the end there’s a relatively wide shot that shows all of the X’s on the faces, compounding the idea that Shouya is truly alone. The camera is still focused on Shouya, but now everyone around him is blurry and impossible to make out.Īnd at the end of the sequence, blue X’s appear on other people’s faces, and Shouya puts his hands over his ears, blocking the entirety of the world out as he refuses to even consider interacting with his classmates. You can see the legs of other students, with Shouya following around another guy so that you can only see his butt down – the camera also flashes towards Shouya’s eyes and then back to the ground, indicating that Shouya still can’t keep his head up. It starts off from Ishida’s POV, as if you the viewer are him – more importantly, the sightline is downwards, as Shouya is looking down at the ground.
#A silent voice manga vs movie movie#
The next scene is one of the more powerful scenes in the movie in my opinion. The song played during this scene is “My Generation” by The Who, which I’ll talk about later. Again, it’s the same exact style of shot, and this time we can see that everyone’s eyes are on him, indicating that he is pretty much the alpha male dude. The shot in question shows Shouya’s bust, focusing directly on his smiling face in a sea of other faces – a sea of faces that can still be identified, a fact that will become very relevant in the next hallway walk.Ī few seconds later we see Shouya waving to all of his friends – Kawai, Ueno, Shimada, Hirose (left to right). He swings his arms confidently, always slightly in front of his two friends, indicating that he’s probably the leader. At around 0:03:00, we see Shouya striding through the elementary school like a cocky little bitch. The first walk comes in a flashback to Shouya’s elementary school days, before Shouko entered the school. But how he walks down the hallway, and the way his stride is pictured, tells the entire story, and shows his entire arc of character development throughout the story. There are three long scenes in A Silent Voice where Shouya walks down a hallway. It’s the first blog post where I’ll put my balls on the line and actually analyze the movie for myself. It really digs deep into the effects of school bullying on the victim and the bully, years down the line. For this blog post we will focus almost solely on Shouya Ishida (the bully) and Shouko Nishimiya (the victim), as it is what this movie really revolves around. Yamada does a great job of directing not just how the characters should be portrayed visually, but aurally as well, using Kensuke Ushio’s soundtrack to the fullest extent. It’s a story of redemption, forgiveness, and learning to love yourself, themes that should be handled carefully. Koe no Katachi tells the heartwarming tale of Shouya’s reunion with Shouko and his honest attempts to redeem himself, all while being continually haunted by the shadows of his past. Sincerely regretting his past actions, he sets out on a journey of redemption: to meet Shouko once more and make amends. Now in his third year of high school, Shouya is still plagued by his wrongdoings as a young boy. He is heartlessly ostracized all throughout elementary and middle school, while teachers turn a blind eye. With Shouko transferring out of the school, Shouya is left at the mercy of his classmates.
However, when her mother notifies the school, he is singled out and blamed for everything done to her.
When the deaf Shouko Nishimiya transfers into his class, Shouya and the rest of his class thoughtlessly bully her for fun. The synopsis:Īs a wild youth, elementary school student Shouya Ishida sought to beat boredom in the cruelest ways. Koe no Katachi is a 2016 anime movie made by Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) and directed by Naoko Yamada, an excellent director that has been a part of many KyoAni works. If you’re really cool, you’ll follow along with my timestamps to find the scenes.
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