Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms

Along with the others who watched this movie, I totally bawled my eyes out. This is definitely a beautiful movie that really hits on personal growth and the power of relationships. I highly recommend this movie- it might be a little heavy for kids but the animation is incredible and the world is fully fleshed out.

One of my top 10 animes. Pulls at the heart strings pretty hard. Makes you appreciate what precious time we have with our loved ones.

I loved it so sad but so beautiful

The best piece of cinema I have ever experienced.

I had never seen this movie prior to purchasing it, but what attracted me were the visuals/bright colors and details in the artwork, as well as what I expected to be sort of a action/drama animated movie. (FYI, this is not so much an action movie).Without spoilers, this is essentially a movie that approaches the concept of the cycle of life, over the course of roughly a little longer than a human's average lifespan (lets say maybe 80ish or more years). The main characters grow emotionally and psychologically over the course of time, and very realistic responses to the given circumstances are made (purposefully vague :) ). The ending, for me, was a real tear-jerker. Sad yet sweet, and very beautiful in the artwork.A couple pros for me: Not just the main characters, but ALL characters in the movie actually develop/change over time. Some become jaded, some become more level-headed than they used to be. For a movie, they packed in quite a bit more than you'd expect.Also, the visuals, of course, were pretty great. Music was appropriate, and the details of the quilts were very nice.The view on life from the film was less about "right and wrong", and more about personal beliefs, and the ability to potentially change, as well as the significance of relationships.My only con would be: I expected it to be a little more "actiony". Overall that's not a problem, but as I said, I sort of expected it to be initially, based on what I saw from trailers, etc. Outside of that expectation, as a film about life, it's very good.I would highly recommend it as a "thinking" movie, with some good takeaways.

I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. I had heard some good things about it, thought the premise was interesting, and had read some good reviews of it so I gave it a shot; I was not disappointed. The basic premise is that the lead, Maquia, is of a race of people that live centuries never aging, after her home is destroyed she finds an infant boy and adopts him, and that's all I want to say as anything else would give to much away.This movie knows how to hit the emotional beats with its themes. The whole movie is about motherhood and, despite the fantasy setting, it all feels quite grounded and real. The ending of this movie had me in tears despite guessing how it would end. The animation is beautiful, despite the occasional bit of CGI that doesn't quite mesh with the rest of the 2d art. The entire soundtrack has a bittersweet feel to it and accompanies the emotional moments perfectly. There are also a couple places where the pace feels a bit rush and I feel it would have benefited from an extra 10 minutes or so, but these complaints are minor. If you get the chance, watch it.

This movie was visually beautiful and tugs at your heart. I watched it on a whim with no idea what the movie was about. I loved it but went through half a box of tissues. It surprised me how much an animated movie could so fully portray what it means to be a mom. Wonderful film!

I was crying all the way, so heartwarming and loving movie. Totally recommend for kids and adults