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I really wanted to like this film but in reality it was rather boring. Nothing much going for it plotwise and very slow moving. Not to mention a few alarm bells throughout the film that I cant believe some are willing to gloss over. First is, she's in love with her own uncle? That was extremely off putting for me and sort of glossed over - no one was overly bothered by this issue? I'm not going to complain about it in the sense of that I'd wish they had never written it in, I don't mind flawed /eccentric characters but what does worry me is the effect it has on the wider audience. This is the second time in a Japanese film/tv show I have seen a young girl who has developed romantic/even sexual feelings for her own blood related uncle. I rlly hope this is a fluke and isn't becoming some trend in Japanese cinema where young innocent girls are depicted as often having innapropriate fantasies/feelings towards authority/father/family figures - because its just plain wrong. In both dramas/films it was never really seen as much of a problem either - which is where my problem with it comes into play - because what does that teach an audience? OK that part of the rant is over. The second part is - our male lead gets rejected, they agree to be just friends, she falls asleep whilst out with him.. and what does he do? He kisses her. A complete violation of her space and trust in him, not to mention it is essentially sexual assault. Yes, he is shown to feel incredibly guilty and ashamed of it - which is better than the uncle issue but that doesn't make it ok. What is worse is that they write her character as if she enjoyed it and wanted it to happen? Which just isn't the case in most real life scenarios, at all. It again just puts out the message that when a girl says "no" she really means yes.
There was also a scene where he pushes his own mother which wasn't the greatest thing to see character wise but I'll stop here.
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This is a classic coming to age story about two teenagers who find one another and decide they want to grow and not be label by their past selves - Onise doesn't want to be labeled as this bad guy who feels lonely and gets into meaningless fights, but instead a guy who protects the people he loves and cares for everyone. Kagure wants to be happy and strong and passionate, and not the "scaredy-cat" shy girl who lost her parents when she was young and is now scared of....tunnels (for example).
Together, Onise and Kogure learn what being in love is like and what it is like to support themselves as well as one another.
I really liked his drama as well because the love that Onise and Kogure had for one another was very innocent even though they went through some very adult situations. They enjoyed living and loving in the present, but also learned to understand what loving one another in the future would mean especially with their pasts.
This was exactly what expected this to be, and I am really happy about it. It was very well done and I really did love the depth of Onise's character. Plus, their side friends were also really cute as well.
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cute but boring
Like the title says i really think it’s a cute movie (the uncle plot doesn’t count under that…) but it’s not very rememberable, like i watched it a week or two ago and i barely remember any of it. but it is a refreshing watch, i wouldn’t say its special or different but its not typical to your dramatic-romances. but i do wonder if its like that because they tried to fit so much into one, it feels like some of the random-small plots are done so quickly to fit the run time. anyways i say watch it :DWas this review helpful to you?
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The story is light enough for me, but for me the character especially the heroine try too hard to look comical, which is kind of disturbing me. The male lead have a good acting skill and the unique voice you will hard to forget (^_^) The conflict is complicated enough and the problem solving involved the dramatic scene too.
Above it all, this movie is enough to kill the time (^_^)
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Could have been better
I haven't read the manga but I've seen enough manga based dramas and so far nothing good. Same goes for Honey. The story is nothing special, the acting was quite bad except the little girl and the male lead. The music was lacking and was out of it. I'm not sure if it's a japanese thing but why the hell is every character from a manga or a j-drama inlove with a relative?? That's just disgusting. A big No-No. I like the ML's character personality though. He keeps reminding you that we need more people like that but that's all. So the whole thing is a no for me.Was this review helpful to you?
