Set in Tokyo in the near future, when all humanity has been wiped out, a lonely basset hound wanders around a deserted city. Its only wish is to feel the warmth of a human being once more.
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Humans: the only beings able to change Earth from worse to better; or from better to worse. Combining our survival insticts and our high intelligence, we humans are able to set long term goals depending on our needs - and daily strive to achieve them. We inquire, then we are looking for an answer. This is our nature, this is how humanity manages to have absolute control over the planet. Spoilers start here Have we made a good effort sofar? The only thing that is for sure, is that we have been trying our best. But have we reduced the number of our needs and questions? Are we able to hypnotize our existential crises, or maybe find the answer we're looking for? Mamoru Oshii decided to create this short, yet fascinating masterpiece, instead of giving answers to rhetorical questions. We have all met a dog in our life. Dog's nature is easily comprehensible, even to a child. Dogs are one of the simplest creatures; once you approach them with good intentions, play with them or feed them, they will give their heart to you. They are a mirror of your intentions and emotions. And that's the most common reason people adopt dogs, in order to have a guaranteed friend for many years who'll remind them to smile. Most of us find them dumb, and some of their actions funny or disgusting. But, in its "dumbness", once a dog fulfills his temporary need, he's happy. And its happiness is something fundamental many of us are lacking. In our story, the main protagonist is a common dog who wakes up and takes a walk in the city. He's just a dog fooling around with balls, drinking water from the ground and searching for company. During his walk, our protagonist spots crows, on the top of a tank-like vehicle. Crows symbolize transformation and change. The city is deserted. What happened to us human beings? Shortly afterwards, the question is answered. The dog encounters a humanoid robot. It looks lost, emotionless. At first, the dog just wants to play. The robot is hostile. Then war begins - dog's ball becomes a grenade, humanoid uses his gun. Dog wins and looks at the robot's corpse from above, disappointed at it. Then, our friend continues its journey, lonely, strolling down the road. Conclusion The humanoid robot symbolizes humanity's whereabouts if we only cared about power, status, solving the unsolvable. Taking into account wars, egoism, greed and technological evolution just for our own convenience while harming the environment, becoming the robot is just a step further from our current situation. "I can't live without love, and there is no reason to live without love." Satellite of Love / Glay (insert song) On the other hand, "Je t'aime" (I love you) are the words the dog wants to say and hear. Though, this short film does not concern dogs, but people. This dog is humanity's hope for kindness, love and peaceful coexistence. But dogs are like mirrors, aren't they? If you treat your fellow man badly, it means you self-destruct. In the end, the "dumb" dog's pure heart won the fight, while the humanoid robot self-destructed. There are some things we cannot avoid to evolve mankind, but if we forget the true meaning of life, the little things that make us happy and mentally healthy, our future will not be bright. Try your best and say "Je t'aime" more often. To your friends, to your family, to the world.
Note: Forgive me if I miss some parts or forgot to mention something. I saw it on premiere in an animation festival, so I can't rewatch it. Je t'aime is a fairly enjoyable short, but don't expect groundbreaking story mechanics of any sorts. The concept is relatively simple. Situated in a ghost town, there resides a dog that's aching for contact with another living entitiy. This is very obvious: the dog roams the streets without other living soul, and just wanders around with no purpose. These particular scenes would also show off how refined the backgrounds are. What I love about this movie is the stark contrast betweenthe two main characters; it's some sort of a modern approach to the beauty and the beast. It wouldn't be anime if it isn't put in an extreme way (one you would only expect from anime). One protagonist is an android, the other one is just a mere animal. And that's the premise of this whole story. As a viewer, you simply can't help but to empathize with this lonely dog. The music could be considered a minus. It's your good old melodramatic love song. When I watched the screening in the cinema, the western crowd -that most certainly isn't used to anime- burst into laughter. The reason is probably because it sounded so kitsch. I've personally never realized that before, due to the fact that anime is full of kitsch moments like that. But one thing is for sure. That incident did make me realize one thing: the fact that I'm used to it, means that this song most certainly isn't original. Maybe it's a bad thing, maybe it's a good thing. But it also means that it wasn't anything peculiar at all. Overall, I did enjoy a few aspects of this movie. The weird relationship between the two protagonists was touching. Other things like the detailed environment that set the mood, and the surprising plot made this anime somewhat memorable.
Misleading synopsis. Je T' aime begins mysteriously enough, with a beautiful piano soundtrack and desolate, melancholic feeling perhaps. And then it just loses me completely. Obnoxious musical stings and heavy soundtrack that do not belong in this story kick in and we encounter a humanoid. And, a contrived, silly message with it. (Probably.) Why was it done this way?? You had a phenomenal premise, you could've done so much with it! A lonely dog's point of view after the rapture or apocalypse. Painting strong feelings of despair, fragility and cruelness of nature. And what's been brought upon with time...Wasted. This one's a skip... ...Honestly it's no wonder I have heard ABSOLUTELY NOTHING of this piece of media from anyone ever.
Found this one on Youtube. I don't know where it can be seen otherwise. All in all, it's an ovni in anime world. The story here is really simple. It is about a lonely dog who desperately wants to find someone to play ball with. You see him wander thoughout a desterted Tokyo, and there are hints that something terrible has happened not so long ago. Probably an idea of the end of the world. His day by day wanderings, on a music by Glay, leads him to meet some automated android, which purpose is unknow. Even though it's rather simple, it looks more like something you couldfind in short movies. It's only 10 minutes long, but it's a really nice experience. The animation, direction, music, the way this lonely dog is presented, ... everything makes for a touching little story. What really happened? Even though there are some hints here and there, you will find no answer, and it's not the purpose anyway. The whole thing looks like someone suddenly found the urge to make a short movie about a lonely dog in a post apocalyptic world. It's not much more than a whim. But that's probably why somehow, you can feel love in the work. 10 minutes is not long. I would recommend you to give it a try. There are definitely worse ways to spend 10 minutes of one's life. But don't expect me to explain why this is called "Je t'aime". I guess it's one more occurence of my mother tongue being used and abused for some weird reason i can't get at all. Japanese have a really misleaded idea about France and French, overall.
Seen via english sub genre: this is scifi but more art/music video. Anime shows are very powerful. Although i personally watch happy films. Sadly, this one is a sad one. A mutt's travel through life with no friends. It really was heart breaking. The beginning and ending is never really explained. I will assume that for what ever reason human life could not function in that town and had to go. Animals like the dog and birds could so stayed. But that ending... was the robot their to help? was he or she there to monitor? i think the idea of a bomb threat was what the directorhad in mind for this.
