Yamada proves herself again as a director capable of delicate handling of emotions by depicting a girl sitting alone in a classroom on a table in silence, the Director lets
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It was a small, nice, pleasant, sweet, and touching film.Īnd it's Anko-chan Pero Pero throughout - cute girls doing cute things.Īs anticipated, Kyoto Animation delivers when it comes to simple human drama of teens' friendship and maturing - and Director Naoko Yamada now successfully adds a guy (!), as well as families, and some good people in the neighborhood (although this mix probably didn't come out too well in the TV series). And the process of moving on is perhaps the most difficult part of watching any show or movie. All that we can do is reflect on the past and look forward to the future. The opinions of the viewer cannot change what has already happened. Opinion is not the greatest tool of measurement, that much is clear. Are the viewers to be left happy in the dark, when the play has finished, when the actors and actresses have bowed to the audience, the curtains lowered and the lights dimmed? And in a ironic and unexpectedly cruel twist, one may find that it may have been "better" to end the story ambiguously. It dramatically and slowly closes its doors on that beloved story with a smile, leaving the rest of the character's lives up to the imagination of the viewer. It tells the audience that all is well, and yet sneaks in the false feelings of anticipation and hope. It selfishly ends itself on a high note, with a cinematic and unquestionable "thud". It leaves more questions than it answers (although some may argue that all questions have been laid to rest and satisfactorily answered). It keeps the future in a haze (although some may argue that the future is clear and defined). It is because it has such a great ending that, paradoxically, it does not. And while some may argue that this movie did in fact have an excellent ending that finalizes all things past and present, I differ slightly.
To leave an impression, and change the viewer's mindset on whatever it may be. We don't want to be left out of their future adventures, and that is one of the great hallmarks of a truly great show or movie. How they will grow, how they will learn to cope with difficulties, together. To want to know more, more about the new world that they have entered through their actions in this movie. Desires to, for a lack of a better word, fill in the gap for the future of the beloved characters. When characters become so endearing and the story becomes so interesting, it's difficult to let go of preconceptions and selfish desires. Our fingers on it, and say for certain, "Yep, this particular emotion is what is causing this." For in reality, it is a whole mixture of things, different feelings that have built to create this. For many, this feeling is a prevalent and very real emotion, but one that is strangely awkward to place a label on. Or, like me, you curl up in your bed or floor, both incredibly happy but sad at the same time, thoughts racing through the mind. Do you ever get that choked, somehow disappointed feeling when you finish a great show or movie? A void that lingers in your mind, trying to piece together everything you just watched? Perhaps you lean back in your chair, comfortable and content at a good ending, ready to move on to the next one.