How A Silent Voice Saved Me - The Perfect Anime Film

A Silent Voice is more than just my favourite film, it's a truly humanising & empathetic experience that I'll never forget. Today, I finally talk about how special it is to me! This is the longest & most personal video I have ever made, so I would be grateful if you could share it around and subscribe! Who knew that I would be making +20 minute videos back to back! Hope you all enjoy and I'll see you all next time.

A deaf person leads a metaphorically blind person see the world again

A Silent Voice is a film that will forever stick with me no matter where I go

The line “I thought that if I showed her what being dead was like she would stop saying she wanted to kill her self”(I might not have remembered it word for word) this line shows me how much yuzuru cared for her sister and how she develops by going back to school and only take pictures of living things to remind shouko of how beautiful life is,this movie never fails to make me tear up and think about how my actions effect others.

Something I don't often see remarked upon, Shoya has his face hidden for the entirety of the bridge scene. Nishimiya has no idea what he's saying, she doesn't know that he's lashing out, that he's hurting them, she just sees everyone is upset and leaving. We see Shoya putting words in people's mouths because he hates himself and doesn't let himself hear what they're actually saying. Nishimiya has both problems turned up to 11, she must have spent her whole life putting hateful words in other people's mouths and, in that scene, I wholeheartedly believe she genuinely thought they were all coming to the conclusion that she wasn't worth being friends with anymore

A small but noticable detail, that is often overlooked, is Shoya's body language in the elementary school scenes. - When the teacher introduced the students to sing language, you can see Shoya trying to mimic the signs they were taught with his hands. But when Ueno voiced her dislike for it, he stopped. - When the teacher asked the students who bullied Shoko to come forth, Shoya was about to timidly raise his hand, because he just realized for the first time, how much pain he caused Shoko. But the teacher singled him out before he found the courage to turn himself in. I don't blame an 8 year old for having no concept of cause and affect, especially emotionally, even adults don't really get that. He is in elementary school exatly to learn that. I also don't blame him for not having the courage to immediately stand up for his and others faults, which is again something most adults don't do. It's especially tragic, because he was the only participant who's show signs of empathy, remorse and courage. That's also the reason for his mental state as a teenager, because now he thinks he deserves everything bad that's coming to him and nothing good that does. He thinks of himself as the worst human being, while actually having been one of the kindest from the start.

"I thought if I showed her what death looked like she would stop saying she wanted to kill herself." That line hit me hard man. Best line of the whole film.

before watching this movie i wanted to watch a final movie before ending it all, i decided to watch a silent voice and im sure if i hadn’t watched it I wouldn’t be here already, everyday i feel sad or down i watch a silent voice. im so happy this movie exists.

I was born with sensorineural hearing loss, and we discovered it when I was only 6 months old, and I’ve worn hearing aids since then. I’m now 26, and I can’t even begin to tell you how incredibly cathartic and connected to this film I’ve been. I watched it when it first came out and I’ve watched it at least once a year since. I definitely felt like this movie was made for me in so many ways. I’ve always thought they portrayed the experience I had as a child growing up, and how isolated and how much of a burden you can feel. I’ve been lucky to have always had friends around me who have always tried their best to understand me but this movie just hits so hard in so many ways.

everytime i watch the scene where everyone's X's fall off their faces and Shoya really looks at the world around him for the first time, i start bawling my eyes out. this movie lets me believe that no matter how much i hate myself, no matter how much i feel like i don't deserve anything good happening to me, no matter how much i mess up, i'm still worthy of living and connecting with others who will accept me.

This movie brings me to tears every rewatch because of how down to earth, beautiful, scary, and real it is. So many of the things the characters face with hit home and it’s just the feeling of someone one there, even if it’s just a movie, could ever understand.

I was in fifth grade when I watched this movie. During that time anime was an escape for me. I was a kid with severe dyslexia and autism and in short kids were cruel. I remember going to sleep every night wanting to stop living, to stop the pain, I felt worthless like I was the worst person in the world for existing. Watching this movie changed that, seeing things from ishida's perspective made me realize shoko didn't deserve to die for being deaf and neither did I for being me. So yeah this is my favorite movie.

While Kimi No Na Wa is still my favourite anime of all time, A Silent Voice will always have a special place in my heart. Between the frighteningly accurate portrayal of social anxiety, the self-hatred that comes with being bullied and the soul-eating guilt of realising you've hurt another person, it just hits incredibly close to home for me. It's so beautifully bittersweet

Haven't watched the video yet, but I agree with the title

I think what made A Silent Voice to me so special was realizing that my childhood really defined who I am in my early 20's and late teens. The trauma of simple childhood experiences is something that I didn't realize until later on. Being 25 (26 in four days) I am more confident in myself and know that those early experiences in life are nothing that should define me or other people. The film also helped me to embrace myself with all of my flaws from anxiety to depression, even isolation at times. To me, this film really champions feeling good about yourself and who you are. Shouko hates herself for so many reasons, Shouya hates himself for so many reasons - it taught me that everyone on the inside no matter who you are hates something about themselves. We all hold something inside of us that is nasty and reductive of everything we do, but at the end of the day, we all know our self-worth. This film to me is one of the all-time greats and should be watched by whatever age, whether you're a young guy like or, a kid or even someone middle-aged or even older. This is an important film.

this movie hit me so hard. Growing up I've always been in a shadow of my brother. After quitting football and then because of that losing all my friends and basically being abandoned, I developed depression at age 9. yes 9. over time I was so alone that I developed social anxiety. I couldn't even make out anyone face, not even my family. the scene at the end with the crosses falling off just made me collapse, it was as if someone understood what it felt like to be able to see others and see themselves and like them for who they are. this will always be my favorite movie and will always hit me hard . this is just a simple masterpiece that makes others around the world feel not alone

Just rewatched last night, and i cried for the first time in literal years, just cause it really makes you empathize and sympathize with the characters

Was gunna watch this and then I remembered i was actually gunna watch this movie with my girlfriend. I still havn't even watched it for the first time. Lol fuck, i'll be back later.

This movie depicts bullying so perfectly. The way that everyone encouraged Shoya or didn't challenge him and then the way they all turned on him for it after he got in trouble. There was a similar scenario in Erased. Goes to show you how terrible people are. They always want someone to pick on.

This movie literally saved my life..... I was always thinking of ending it all but this movie made me realise no matter how sad life is, there is always hope.... I cried watching this since it hit so hard.. never did a movie affect me deeply... I will forever be thankful to this movie's existence.. Remember everyone, you are never alone... U just need to open ur eyes and look around the people who care for you.. take care and love ur life..