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When The Wind Blows is an on-screen adaptation of the 1982 novel. It’s an animation but don’t let the bright colours and cute motion fool you, it’s a rollercoaster of a ride, one that’ll have you laughing at the main characters’ cluelessness one minute and hoping for their survival the next. Even though most of the film consists of the couple mumbling about and shooting the s-h-i-t, you develop an attachment to these seemingly ordinary people, their innocence pulls you in.
They’re so clueless but that’s the beauty of it all, sometimes being clueless aids the situation. I mean If James and Hilda Bloggs (the main chars) were up-to date with the news and happenings in the world, they would’ve not had the faith to (attempt) tough it out and place trust in their government, and the movie would’ve been boring (
). But their vibrant and adorable personalities keep you aboard the whole way through, James’ ramblings about the war and Hilda’s conservative attitude are just routine chatter but they’re oddly gripping. When The Wind Blows for real, their personalities stay the same, their perseverance never dies and moral is kept the same despite the fraught situation. Heart-string pulling here, the post-nuclear segments are hard to stomach, the two people who were harmlessly conversing earlier in the day are now diminishing to bone before our very eyes. It's amazing what happens throughout the course of a day, the saddening transformations, you know it's going to happen but don't want it to, especially to such nice people. 
When The Wind Blows is the perfect adaption of Raymond Brigg’s novel, there’s nothing I would’ve done different, animation was a smart genre decision, the colours, personalities and appearances provide a great contrast backdrop for the dreary main topic (nuclear bombings). When The Wind Blows is beautifully tragic.
Review #6 - When The Wind Blows:
(Jimmy Murakami, 1986)
(Jimmy Murakami, 1986)
When The Wind Blows is an on-screen adaptation of the 1982 novel. It’s an animation but don’t let the bright colours and cute motion fool you, it’s a rollercoaster of a ride, one that’ll have you laughing at the main characters’ cluelessness one minute and hoping for their survival the next. Even though most of the film consists of the couple mumbling about and shooting the s-h-i-t, you develop an attachment to these seemingly ordinary people, their innocence pulls you in.
They’re so clueless but that’s the beauty of it all, sometimes being clueless aids the situation. I mean If James and Hilda Bloggs (the main chars) were up-to date with the news and happenings in the world, they would’ve not had the faith to (attempt) tough it out and place trust in their government, and the movie would’ve been boring (
). But their vibrant and adorable personalities keep you aboard the whole way through, James’ ramblings about the war and Hilda’s conservative attitude are just routine chatter but they’re oddly gripping. When The Wind Blows for real, their personalities stay the same, their perseverance never dies and moral is kept the same despite the fraught situation. Heart-string pulling here, the post-nuclear segments are hard to stomach, the two people who were harmlessly conversing earlier in the day are now diminishing to bone before our very eyes. It's amazing what happens throughout the course of a day, the saddening transformations, you know it's going to happen but don't want it to, especially to such nice people. When The Wind Blows is the perfect adaption of Raymond Brigg’s novel, there’s nothing I would’ve done different, animation was a smart genre decision, the colours, personalities and appearances provide a great contrast backdrop for the dreary main topic (nuclear bombings). When The Wind Blows is beautifully tragic.