I don't know you to say you are not open minded i just said in case it could be helpful. But it is good to know that you like animes even despite the music.

I also don't think the movie is perfect, but the convenience of amnesia is explained…

And also.. I think the music was what made the movie great :p Some things only make sense with the lyrics of the songs.

I just wish Shinkai had whatever it is he didn't have to make everything clearer. even though the minor flaws in the movie do not diminish the greatness of it, i am sure he could have done better.

I think if this movie had more time it would make somethings more clear to us, now we can only speculate.

about the texts: it is true.. I just accepted this because i think this way of dealing with this kind of paradox is far better than what The Flash and Dr. Who are doing.

Like or dislike the movie is a matter of opinion. But about the plot it doesn't feel like it was changed from what it should be. What happens on the second half is a plot twist. It happened sundenly to surprise who is watching but once it starts to develop you can see that the first half was building the scenario to…