Your Name is Great Because it Subverts a Classic Trope

What makes the 2016 film Your Name great is the way it subverts the classic body swapping trope that is so common not just in anime but in other media too. The body swap storyline has become so prevalent in fiction that it has become a trope in countless films and television series like Freaky Friday, Gravity Falls, and The Owl House. Traditionally, this narrative is used as a way to give two or more polar opposite characters a situation where they come to understand the perspective of the other. This eventually leads to the two reconciling their differences and improving their relationship with one another. This type of story is difficult to pull off today because of how common the trope and its clichés are, but the film Your Name actually expanded upon the idea and subverted it in the best way.