Whichever language this is watched in will not negatively affect your watching experience. Personally, I enjoy the Japanese voices more than the English ones, but both versions are good and it simply depends on your preference. I should also note that, if this wasn’t already obvious, this is a Japanese film, but for those not keen with reading subtitles, there is also an English dub of this movie. If you only watch the movie without any knowledge of the manga, you will still enjoy this movie, so do not worry about having to read the manga beforehand. However, this does not affect the movie and still carries the main theme from the manga. While the movie does stay extremely close to the plot, some small details are removed from the movie. I cannot go into any more detail than I already have about the plot as to avoid spoiling any part in this movie and being able to experience the movie without any knowledge of the plot will incredibly enhance the emotions felt while watching the film.īefore watching this movie, I had previously read the manga that the movie is based off of. There are many movies that show these subjects with stereotypes connected to them, however A Silent Voice ignores these stereotypes.

It accurately shows the effects of bullying and how depression may affect a person as well. While this may sound like a “basic and predictable” plot, the movie deals with darker subjects as well, such as depression. While Shoya becomes friends with Shoko, he reunites with old classmates and meets new faces as well, becoming friends with them. Then, when Shoya is in high school, it is revealed that he has learned sign language, and when he unexpectedly spots Shoko in the hallway of the school, he decides to attempt and become friends with Shoko. However, when Shoko transfers out of the school due to the bullying, Shoya’s previous friends begin to bully him and later ends up isolated from others. To simplify the plot of the movie: A Silent Voice revolves around the main character Shoya Ishida, a troublesome boy that in grade school bullied Shoko Nishimiya, a new deaf classmate. Before I continue, I will note that this will be spoiler-free review so if you have not seen the movie yet, you will not be spoiled while reading this review. While the manga series ended in 2014, the film adaptation was released in Japan in 2016, 2017 worldwide. The movie, A Silent Voice, or in Japanese, Koe no Katachi, is a 2 hour film based on the manga by Yoshitoki Oima.

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