He wrote in the article: ``I didn't like how the story tends to sway "typical" boyfriend /girlfriend dilenmas, ...''
I think he is right. But I would imagine that is the most important point that Miyazaki and Kondo expressed in the film. Because of those typical things, both young audience and adults felt sympathy with Shizuku and Seiji. And the film has not only typical realistic things but many fantastic things. The most of scene in the film is based on Tama hill country in West Tokyo. It makes the story more real and closer to us. But in detail, there are a lot of fibs in it. For example, in the last part, Shizuku and Seiji ascended to the hill and overlooked their town which glittered in the moring sun. It was the most lovely scene. In real Tama, there isn't such a place. It's just a fib. But the audience could imagine that their town has such a beautiful point and they could get a positive encouragement from it. I think the mixture of those realistic and fantasitic things is the attractive core of `Whisper'.