It's a little complicated to do a review of this movie.
If you asked me to rate this movie before I watched the last 30 minutes, I would have said it deserved a 7 or a 7,5.
The "mystery" wasn't even a mystery, because nobody cared; the characters are one-dimensionnal at best; and I didn't know what the story wanted, and where we were going.
But the "revelation" happens 30 minutes before the end, and everything makes sense. That's why I made my final rating a 8,5.
This is also the reason why I didn't rate higher. Because before the 30 minutes mark, the movie is just way too "mysterious" :
The hints aren't really hints, or makes us think of something entirely different.
Sometimes I wondered if the characters were boring, or if the actors were just bad.
And the heroine was annoying, even though everybody seemed interested in her.
Of course, it all makes sense, now, but I still watched 1h15 of a not bad but not amazing movie. I watched it till the end, because I wanted to know if I was right about the "secret" of the island (I was very wrong, of course, it's impossible to guess).
That's why, it's a little complicated to review. It's a good movie, but you really need to watch till the end to find it good.
Acting wise, I expected good things from Yokohama Ryusei, and wasn't disapointed. He's interesting to watch, and takes you attention away even with a "boring" character. The secondary actors were pretty amazing, especially the boys, Kuroba Mario & Matsuoka Koudai, one making a one dimensionnal character attching, and the other for almost never appearing, but still having all of our attention.
Talking about not appearing, and almost without any lines : Yahagi Honoka.
She's amazing. She's sucking all the attention of the viewer without even talking. Maybe that's why I felt like Iitoyo Marie was kinda lacking. She's not a bad actress at all. But next to a strong casting, she fell flat. Her character was really difficult to act (well, not relly, but it was difficult to make her attaching), so I think a stronger actress hsould have been casted. BECAUSE it's difficult. But it wasn't bad, just not as good as the others
I have ZERO real knowledge about movie music, so I can't really judge. But I'm obsessed with the ending song, so I rated it 9.
Still, the movie was very interesting, the concept is pretty amazing, and well done. I can't wait for people to watch it to discuss about it!
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strange but calm
The movie didn't leave a huge impact on me nor is it very memorable. I don't recall the small details even right after watching nor do I feel like there was ever a climactic moment of the journey (if there is one). The events that take place within the plot are incredibly subtle, even up till the last few moments. There doesn't seem to be an end resolve either, it just IS. This review probably doesn't make sense however, the film itself has it's own color and it's own vibe that is consistent throughout. I think that's one of it's strengths that kept me watching. Although it's incredibly slow and anticlimactic, there's something about the calmness that draws me in.Was this review helpful to you?
Strange but beautiful!
Mysterious. I liked it. Although mostly because it reminded me of old friendships from school. And the concept was new and intriguing.Very beautiful shots. But camerawork and bokeh are stupid reasons to watch a movie. Characters act wooden. Crying and laughter look rather muted and fake. Acting is slightly lackluster and urgency of island as a trap is not conveyed properly.
You get to see beautiful Yahagi Honoka(the Itazuru no kiss actress) but she is in a supporting role and is mostly sulking throughout the movie.
Overall good story and beautifully made but acting does not match the vision of this story. Division of movie into novel like chapters is not helpful as it feels that you are watching a visual novel and not a movie. Movie is very sequential - good mystery based movies try to keep more than one thing happening simultaneously. Screenplay was not scrutinized properly.
Can be watched once if you like an intriguing plot. Cinematography has an almost painting like quality - honestly very cool to look at. I wish the actors were given more time to polish their performances.
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Vale a pena pela premissa psicológica
Eu diria que o gênero desse filme é somente psicológico. Tem um fundo do romance, claro, drama, juventude, mas creio que a ideia é fazer a gente refletir.A sinopse não resume o que realmente é a utopia do filme. Eles estão numa ilha onde foram parar os abandonados, dá pra pensar de tudo com isso, e depois ver que é outra coisa kkkkk. Ou seja, não é mto previsível.
Eu assisti mais pelo Yokohama Ryusei, porque sou fã do trabalho dele, assisto tudo o que der kkkk.
Os cenários são belíssimos nesse filme, tem uma fotografia linda, um toque artístico muito sensível, dá pra ver que trabalharam muito bem nisso. O ritmo da trama é o ritmo certo, nem muito rápido, nem muito lento, mas com cortes repentinos, cenas subjetivas que mantêm o mistério. A gente se envolve fácil, quer saber o que diabos tá acontecendo, então o filme te prende, você fica ansiosa quando parece que a verdade está próxima. Mistério bem sucedido tb.
Por fim, temos um fundo psicológico sempre presente, e uma mensagem a se considerar. A premissa é brilhante ao ponto da gente lamentar não ser aproveitada para um drama mais longo, com episódios, mais tramas, produção, etc. Tem potencial, mas infelizmente temos que nos contentar com algo breve, mas profundo como este filme.
Talvez você ame, talvez não goste muito, mas com certeza vai ficar uma impressão que dificilmente você esquecerá no futuro, então vale a pena dar uma chance.
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