History YMMV / TheGardenOfWords

* NeverLiveItDown: For some people, even the slight hint of [[spoiler:a teacher-student romance]] is enough to taint the film irreversibly, never mind that it doesn't actually bear fruit. For some others, it's "[[WebVideo/BeatriceTheGoldenWitch the foot fetish movie]]".

* BrokenBase: Many people regard this film highly, with some even saying it's the pinnacle of Shinkai's work that ''Anime/YourName'' can't match. There are however those who disagree, thinking it too short to properly develop the characters and plot, and overreliant on atmosphere and visuals and falling apart when scrutinised.
* NeverLiveItDown: For some people, even the slight hint of [[spoiler:a teacher-student romance]] is enough to taint the film irreversibly, never mind that it doesn't actually bear fruit. For some others, it's "[[WebVideo/{{BeatriceTheGoldenWitch}} the foot fetish movie]]".

* NeverLiveItDown: For some people, even the slight hint of [[spoiler:a teacher-student romance]] is enough to taint the film irreversibly, never mind that it doesn't actually bear fruit. For some others, it's "[[WebVideo/{{Diginee}} the foot fetish movie]]".

* NeverLiveItDown: For some people, even the slight hint of [[spoiler:a teacher-student romance]] is enough to taint the film irreversibly, never mind that it doesn't actually bear fruit. For some others, it's "[[WebVideo/{{Digibro}} the foot fetish movie]]".

* TheScrappy: [[TheBully Aizawa]] is utterly reviled by everyone who saw the movie due to her slander towards Yukino over a highly petty reason [[spoiler:(Aizawa's boyfriend had a PrecociousCrush on Yukino), thus getting poor Yukino unfairly fired from her job,]] and getting Takao beaten up when he dares to defend her. The fact that she [[KarmaHoudini doesn't get punished at all for her actions, nor does her wrongdoing get exposed]], makes her all the more loathed. It's also worthy to note that adults who watched the movie utterly hate Aizawa the most. [[spoiler:Namely, because Aizawa's actions not only got Yukino fired from her job but Aizawa's slander had the potential to utterly ruin Yukino's life. Remember, Yukino is a teacher: a student spreading rumors about her getting involved with a student can equal Yukino never being able to get a job in teaching again. And all of this was done over something [[DisproportionateRetribution so petty]].]]

* ValuesDissonance: It's a romantically-tinged film about a fifteen year old boy and a teacher (though, not ''his'' teacher). Takao is under the standard minimal Age of Consent in most countries (sixteen), nevermind that Yukari is an older authority figure. Some of the dissonance is mediated by the lack of overt-affection between them, with the closest ShipTease being the [[spoiler:hug]] and MaybeEverAfter.

* NeverLiveItDown: For some people, even the slight hint of [[spoiler:a teacher-student romance]] is enough to taint the film irreversibly, never mind that it doesn't actually bear fruit. For some others, it's "[[WebVideo/Digibro the foot fetish movie]]".

* NeverLiveItDown: For some people, even the slight hint of [[spoiler:a teacher-student romance]] is enough to taint the film irreversibly, never mind that it doesn't actually bear fruit.

* AwesomeMusic: The ending theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XlH7gSvAkc Rain by Motohiro Hata]], is an emotional yet catchy song that fits the movie almost perfectly.
* AwesomeArt: There's a reason why this movie is regarded as a visual masterpiece or called SceneryPorn. The backgrounds are gorgeous and highly visually appealing. Even if you aren't into the story, the visuals alone tend to satisfy people.

* BrokenBase: Many people regard this film highly, with some even saying it's the pinnacle of Shinkai's work that ''Anime/YourName'' can't match. There are however those who disagree, thinking it too short to properly develop the characters and plot, and overreliant on atmosphere and falling apart when scrutinised.

* TheScrappy: [[TheBully Aizawa]] is utterly reviled by everyone who saw the movie due to her slander towards Yukino over a highly petty reason [[spoiler:(Aizawa's boyfriend had a PrecociousCrush on Yukino), thus getting poor Yukino unfairly fired from her job,]] and getting Takao beaten up when he dares to defend her. The fact that she [[KarmaHoudini doesn't get punished at all for her actions, nor does her wrongdoing get exposed]], makes her all the more loathed. It's also worthy to note that adults who watched the movie utterly hate Aizawa the most. [[spoiler:Namely, because Aizawa's actions not only got Yukari fired from her job but Aizawa's slander had the potential to utterly ruin Yukino's life. Remember, Yukari is a teacher: a student spreading rumors about her getting involved with a student can equal Yukino never being able to get a job in teaching again. And all of this was done over something [[DisproportionateRetribution so petty]].]]

* TheScrappy: [[TheBully Aizawa]] is utterly reviled by everyone who saw the movie due to her slander towards Yukari over a highly petty reason [[spoiler:(Aizawa's boyfriend had a PrecociousCrush on Yukari), thus getting poor Yukari fired from her job,]] and getting Takao beaten up when he dares to defend her. The fact that she [[KarmaHoudini doesn't get punished at all for her actions]] makes her all the more loathed. It's also worthy to note that adults who watched the movie utterly hate Aizawa the most. [[spoiler:Namely, because Aizawa's actions not only got Yukari fired from her job but Aizawa's slander had the potential to utterly ruin Yukari's life. Remember, Yukari is a teacher: a student spreading rumors about her getting involved with a student can equal Yukari never being able to get a job in teaching again. And all of this was done over something [[DisproportionateRetribution so petty]].]]

* AwesomeArt: There's a reason why this movie is regarded as a visual masterpiece or called SceneryPorn. The backgrounds are gorgeous and highly visually appealing. Even if you aren't into the story, the visuals alone can satisfy you.

* AwesomeMusic: The ending theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XlH7gSvAkc Rain by Motohiro Hata]], is a catchy song that fits the movie almost perfectly.

* ValuesDissonance: It's never stated if Yukari liked Takao back but they do act very close. Yukari is twenty-seven while Takao is only fifteen. Even if he is mature for his age, that's more than a bit concerning for many Western viewers. It doesn't help that Yukari is also a high school teacher.

* ValuesDissonance: It's never stated if Yukari liked Takao back but they do act very close. Yukari is twenty-seven while Takao is only fifteen. Even if he is mature for his age, that's more than a bit concerning for many viewers. It doesn't help that Yukari is also a high school teacher.

* ValuesDissonance: It's never stated if Yukari liked Takao back but they do act very close. Yukari is twenty-seven while Takao is only fifteen. Even if he is mature for his age, that's more than a bit concerning for many viewers. It doesn't help that Yukari is also a high school teacher.

* AwesomeMusic: The ending theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XlH7gSvAkc Rain by Motohiro Hata]], is a catchy song that fits the movie almost perfectly.

* AwesomeMusic: The ending theme, Rain by Motohiro Hata, is a catchy song that fits the movie almost perfectly.

* AwesomeMusic: The ending theme, Rain by Motohiro Hata is a catchy song that fits the movie almost perfectly