Cardcaptor <PERSON>: The Sealed Card
I LOVE THESE CRAZY KIDS I TEARED UP SO BAD... I love the atmosphere of this movie so much, even though the general criticisms I have about CCS + the previous movie still stand (sometimes a bit rushed + maybe packed with some unnecessary or repetitive details). This movie really feels like an extended episode of CCS which I really enjoy, and is so poignantly emotional and heartfelt.
One thing I LOVE about CCS is how naturally the characters mature, how subtle character growth is, much like how it is in real life. I really feel that with <PERSON>'s characterization in this film. He's clearly still the same boy, but he's grown up so much; and I love watching <PERSON> growing to learn to understand her own feelings and use her voice. I swear, watching CCS is like watching your kids grow up day by day, they just get stronger with each experience.
And I love how one theme of this movie is that you don't have to give in to despair. 19
There doesn't Have to be darkness; you don't have to submit to it just because Darkness Is. <PERSON> is the embodiment of hope and love, and she was able to breathe a happy, new, fresh life into the Sealed Card, which I'm sure even <PERSON> would be proud of. <PERSON> brings a childlike innocence to magic that combats <PERSON>'s own adultike realism and wisdom, and it's a great thing. Im glad the sealed card was reunited with all her friends. T_T
Overall -- agh, very sweet movie. The short at the end was very adorable as well! 19