![]() ![]() A show like Monster works this concept excellently because it uses the object of interest (Johan) as more of a symbol. To be affected on, for us to pity, for us to see illness in a "new light," to justify against bullying, to see the indomitable human spirit. ![]() And that is what Nishimiya is, an object. It's inherently questionable to approach this topic from a romantic perspective because it's hard to sympathize with an object. A personality-less self-insert male character who wants to repent for mistakes he made when he was a child falls in love with the object of his errs. Sadly, the execution is simply sickening. ![]() Including deafness or any other handicap into anime is an exciting idea, and I laud the attempt. ![]() She is paper thin with her sole character trait being she likes Nishimiya's entire character is her illness. This is clearly troublesome when trying to explain deafness to an able-bodied audience. She is the textbook definition of a mary-sue as well as a damsel in distress. It uses a serious problem as a plot device constantly and reduces Nishimiya to one-dimension. This movie certainly does not allow any greater understanding into the mind of deaf people is the point I want to iterate. I'm not going to pretend to know anything about deaf people. Koe no Katachi is dangerous because it is exploitative. ![]()
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