Rifky Nobu Mitsuki
Ciamis
Heartwarming coming of age story in a rural village.
A coming of age film that feels warm and cool like the film setting, also wrapped in a love story that is innocent and not prominent but calming.
Actually, around first 30 minutes we are brought to know the characters and also adapt to be comfortable with the setting. There are really not many characters here, only 6 school students, few teachers, along with character families and other villagers. And the focus is on friendship of the students, with a little subplot that feels no exaggeration from the other characters and gradually converges to between Soyo and Osawa, our couple.
After that 30 minutes we begin to dive into the adolescent story of Soyo, a girl who is in the process of reaching maturity, knowing love, the way the world works, etc. which is presented like a flowing river flowing calmly.
As the title suggested, the village atmosphere in this film feels cool, full of gentle breeze and warm. It describes the condition of the village well, many rice fields, forests and houses are not close together. The main thing is the vibe of a village is very pronounced in this film, because I've been lived in a village and the feeling when I was watch it feels very similar like when I used to walk around the village, near rice field or farm and some village places. They did a good job in this aspect.
All the characters acting feels natural, the role of every character are also suitable like the people in the real village.
I don't know what to say anymore, I love this film but I can't put another words in my mind into this review. Maybe for the last I'll say this film feels relateable that I feel cozy when watch it and that's why I love it.
Overall, one of the best coming of age film I've watched, and also has the best setting.
Actually, around first 30 minutes we are brought to know the characters and also adapt to be comfortable with the setting. There are really not many characters here, only 6 school students, few teachers, along with character families and other villagers. And the focus is on friendship of the students, with a little subplot that feels no exaggeration from the other characters and gradually converges to between Soyo and Osawa, our couple.
After that 30 minutes we begin to dive into the adolescent story of Soyo, a girl who is in the process of reaching maturity, knowing love, the way the world works, etc. which is presented like a flowing river flowing calmly.
As the title suggested, the village atmosphere in this film feels cool, full of gentle breeze and warm. It describes the condition of the village well, many rice fields, forests and houses are not close together. The main thing is the vibe of a village is very pronounced in this film, because I've been lived in a village and the feeling when I was watch it feels very similar like when I used to walk around the village, near rice field or farm and some village places. They did a good job in this aspect.
All the characters acting feels natural, the role of every character are also suitable like the people in the real village.
I don't know what to say anymore, I love this film but I can't put another words in my mind into this review. Maybe for the last I'll say this film feels relateable that I feel cozy when watch it and that's why I love it.
Overall, one of the best coming of age film I've watched, and also has the best setting.
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