"Hal the Movie" A Story about Losing a Loved one.

Movie Score (8.42)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆☆

"In the backdrop of a very slightly future world of helper robots and robot therapy a violent, fiery plane crash effectively ends the budding romantic lives of Hal and Kurumi. Left alone and without their significant other, Hal wakes up dazed and confused, programmed with a new mindset of a robot sent to comfort "his" former lover. Through their initially reluctant meetings and attempts to make Kurumi happy again, Hal finds something much more beautiful, and much more sad than what his initial purpose had programmed him for"

Aired : 2013
Rating  :  PG 13  

Duration : 50 Minutes

Genre : Romance, Production I.G 

Fast Review :

• Art : 90
• Story : 80
• Characters : 85
• Enjoyment : 82

Recommended if you like :

• Robots +
• Plot Twists +
• Cute Lovestory +
• Story about losing a loved one  +

Not Recommended if you don't like :

• Short Story -

Thoughts & Expressions

"Hal" is an enjoyable, romantic story of finding the past and growing closer to one another. Accepting our flaws and less savory parts is another step towards love and understanding. It can end abruptly, it can end violently, it can end unfairly, but learning to move on afterwards and taking comfort in fond memories is our way to cope with the ever painful reality of loss.

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Story  :  80

The setting of the story is slightly into the future, where robots and other more advanced electronics are common place. In a mere hour, HAL demonstrates the cycle of what was a regular relationship turned bad through the death of one of the two young love birds. The story centers around the main character, a robot who now takes on the face and role of Haru, as he tries to reach out to Kurumi, the latter whom has given up the will to live upon the passing of the original Haru.

  " A touching story, astonishingly full of emotions despite its short length."

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Characters  : 85

In this short span of time, a great deal of focus has been successfully put into showing the relationship between the characters. Haru, the robot desperate to learn more about Kurumi to cheer her up and Kurumi, the grief stricken ex-girlfriend who wants nothing more than to go back to the time when she and Haru were together.

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Art & Animation  : 90

The animation is relatively detailed, creating beautiful environments and bringing out the various emotions belonging to each scene. In particular, water appears to be a main focus of the show with it being used in various ways throughout.

  

"She uncovers the truth"

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Enjoyment  :  82
 

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie as though rather short and could possibly be considered rushed, it still manages to very effectively make me feel along with the character and associate with their feelings.

 

Though some things were left unexplained, in particular some parts from the start, it became apparent later on through self deduction as other truths were revealed throughout the anime.

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~Shikarin