Tsumiki no Ie

8/10 ~ Its a great metaphor

This was a great 12 minutes, a touching tale at the end of someone life looking back at where they come from. You can probably extrapolate more from this short film but it really just is a look back at life, each brick is just a moment of his life and hes just about at the end. The lack of dialog, paired with somber music and a very realistic artsyle was a joy to watch.

Now, I dont understand how this is considered anime, but AtLA, Rohirrim, and Arcane are not? bit weird if you ask me.

I would ... recommend this to probably just adults, anyone good with self reflection on their lives. I really dont think Kids, Teens and Young adults will enjoy this one, but dont let me stop you from watching!

Okay, fine. You got me. I admit I didn't fully understand this short, it has a deep meaning that I can't quite grasp because my mind just kept thinking “Why did everything suddenly fill up with water?”. I don't have much to say about it. The short lasts 12 minutes and tells you from beginning to end a story that you do understand, but in my case, I did not understand the meaning. It has no dialogue, however, it is not necessary to understand or empathize with the protagonist, you know what he is feeling when he remembers certain things, you can understand the sadness ... of the protagonist with certain changes in his life, but still... Why did everything fill with water? What does the water symbolize?

Unlike most of the other reviewers who pissed themselves stupid with some notion that this is a masterpiece of some metaphorical/philosophical greatness. It's not. There I said it, it is really a waste of 12ish minutes of your life. If you're a student of art definitely watch it, or if you're like me and "like art but nah not my bag", then don't waste your time.

Pros: Artsy, nothing else.

Cons: Bad music, no acceptable lines of speech, non-interesting or intriguing characters, story has little to no substance.

If there was some story attesting to how this world became flooded and why does it keep rising, or interaction ... between neighbors then there would be a story but there is none. Smoke, stare, eat, maybe build, brood about things that were, that really is the extent of this "anime".