

The images have less detail and the colors blend together and there is less contrasting color in the movie. The art style of the anime is more simplistic than many modern anime. It is a classic example of two people making each other better through something simple like support. Cherry begins to express himself more often and wears his headphones less. And I didn’t realize how much I needed that in my life right now. As they grow closer, both Cherry and Smile begin to grow and become more comfortable with themselves. Netflix’s Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop not only without any death but also without any major drama in it whatsoever. It is similar to a regular summer romcom in the sense that two strangers randomly meet each other and grow closer. Cherry compliments Smile’s teeth, and Smile shows support to Cherry’s haikus that are published online.
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I found her livestreamer name ironic considering that when she livestreams you can’t see her smile, however, her voice shows an audible smile of sorts as her viewers can hear her happiness and enthusiasm to be streaming.Īs the movie progresses, Cherry and Smile begin to interact more and more and learn about each other. It felt like I was watching someone’s memoirs as opposed to something that was made to match sales quotas.However, Smile is insecure about her buck teeth and hides her smile behind a mask whenever she is in public. Each frame, each scene was put together with palpable love. Its plot points didn’t feel like they’d been picked off a rack, nor did its characters. Words Bubble Up didn’t feel that way at all.

In fact, that’s my biggest problem with a lot of media these days, with many shows and movies having had most of their personality blasted off. You can really feel when a piece of art has been workshopped to death. What I liked most about Words Bubble Up was how honest it felt. Fujiyama made for a wonderful, well-told B-plot despite having screen time of, like, five minutes. Fujiyama does a great job showing us how she feels inside. Even lingering indulgences, like a long shot of Smile crying alone as she tries and fails to put together a record for Mr. Not a single shot or scene felt wasted or unnecessary.

The writing is as fantastic as the production. The whole movie drips with life, from its sweet visuals to its sugary soundtrack. The characters brim with energy, and backgrounds are put together with an incredible amount of detail. Words Bubble Up is visually mesmerizing all throughout its short runtime. Streetlights shine in soft bubbles, coming alive with cute popping sounds like the fizz of soda, or the simmering feelings of our cast of self-conscious adolescents. Words Bubble Up’s sleepy electro-pop soundtrack fits perfectly with the animation, giving the whole movie a dreamlike, wistful vibe. Though a little washed out at times, it’s bright and vibrant but never overwhelming, the colors coming together like pastel crayons to bring to life the rural Japanese strip mall setting. Incredible production quality brings this story to life. Words Bubble Up is the cutest, with its bright colors and playful, dreamlike atmosphere. A meet-cute story isn’t a meet-cute story if it isn’t cute. Under summer skies the two learn to overcome their insecurities – with a little encouragement from one another. A trip-up at the mall leads to him meeting Smile, a high schooler and online celebrity who hides behind a mask, embarrassed by the size of her two front teeth. Shy Cherry has trouble expressing himself, opting instead to share his feelings through haikus he posts on Twitter – sorry, Curiosity. Studio Signal.MD does a great job depicting modern-day youth culture through vlogger socialite Smile and Twitter – sorry, Curiosity – haiku poet Cherry. I’m happy to say it stole my heart from start to finish. With bubblegum visuals set to Never Young Beach’s summery Cider no you, it was one hundred percent a summer flick. I had a feeling it would be when I first saw its trailer about two months back. Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is easily one of the cutest anime movies out there. You know a movie’s good when it leaves you feeling wonderful inside days after, like a nice soda pop on a summer afternoon. As the end of summer looms, the two work out their insecurities together. A chance encounter at the local mall leads to him meeting Smile, Curiosity vlogger who hides behind a mask, embarrassed by the size of her front teeth. Synopsis: Cherry has a hard time expressing himself, instead sharing his feelings in the form of haiku, which he posts on social media site Curiosity. That wholesome youthfulness is what makes Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop so wonderful. There’s nothing quite so kiddy as two teens getting over their insecurities together.
