Weathering With You is another archetypal, gorgeous Makoto Shinkai film, but something about its ending is a bit… off. Allow me to explain. Hodaka and Hina’s dilemma Hina is a weather maiden, a person able to change the weather by sheer force of will, but it’s an ability that comes with a cost. Whilst her… Continue reading The Ethical Dilemma at the End of Weathering With You
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