Aquatic Language (2002) User Reviews

An interesting short.

[Jeremy_Urquhart · 6/10 · 27 April 2024]

Aquatic Language starts well and is definitely intriguing for a while, taking place in some sort of bar or cafe and jumping quite suddenly between various conversations that are happening there.

It establishes a neat rhythm within almost no time at all, and I was wondering how long I'd actually be willing to go along with such a premise for. If done right, I think you could make something almost feature-length that just keeps jumping from one set of people to another every few minutes (maybe like Linklater's Slacker, or something by Jim Jarmusch like Night on Earth).

I don't think it ended as well as it started, and despite the brief runtime, Aquatic Language did still lose me. Oh well - it was good for a time, and still felt decent enough to be worth the watch.

Short but sweet

[babraham-26811 · 7/10 · 2 July 2022]

An interesting short film from director Yasuhiro Yoshiura, known for "Pale Cocoon" & "Time Of Eve".

The plot of this 9-minute film may seem mundane given it's runtime & sparse cast of characters to make up that time with their conversations. You could say that it presents itself as a slice-of-life, where the characters talk about individual real-world experiences. But, there's eventually more to the setting and atmosphere as a few of the customers take notice to their surroundings, leading one to discover that there's more to this cafe than what meets the eye.

Overall, it's a simple, yet profound piece of work, brought to you by DIRECTIONS Inc.

This review was created from watching said anime in both sub and dub versions.