Animaniac
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I don't quite know where to put this
I have watched the movie now, after stuggeling because of the reviews. And I don't know the Manga, therefor I can only review the movie. Please note that these are only my thoughts and english is not my native language, therefor sorry for typos and wrong grammar.
First of all:
This is not a BL. And it is not about BDSM. I would characterise it a pretty dark psychological thriller. And you should not watch it, if you are sensitive, mourning or suffer from any kind of psychological trauma, because the movie ist one big big trigger.
Why I think it is not about BDSM? Because of the immense lack of consent. There are "tools" used which are connected to BDSM, but without consent these actions are simply abuse.
That said, I still cannot quite figure out why Yoda behaves the way he does. There are some interesting comments in the discussion below, check them out. Personally I think:
1. He is angry because of his boyfriend and projects his anger on Katsuragi. Everybody who has been left behind because of suicide will understand this feeling.
2. He himself does not see a purpose in his life. Yes, he is devoted to his work but on the inside, he is dead. And he is right down the path to commiting suicide aswell (even if the idea has not quite settled in his brain at the beginning), but he kind of "feels it coming". Therefor he looks for a way to prefent him from doing so.
3. He wants to save someone (this is the idea I like the most) from commiting suicide. The way he does that is extreme, but with these actions he forces Katsuragi to really confront himselft with the question "Do I want to live or do I want to die?" Jumping of a building while being drunk is not a well considered desicion, it comes from the impulse of the moment. But going through pain and pleasure and getting attached to your own body again over a certain amount of time makes you focus on the essential question "Life or Death".
I would not say that I "liked" the movie. For me this is not likable.
But it hit me pretty hard in many scenes because it is raw and confronted me with some questions about myself I was not aware of I had. The acting is absolutely perfect, the setting and the atmosphere as intense as the story. I was actualy kind of shocked about the intensity of the actors.
It will take me some time to get over this movie but I am pretty sure that I will watch it again.
First of all:
This is not a BL. And it is not about BDSM. I would characterise it a pretty dark psychological thriller. And you should not watch it, if you are sensitive, mourning or suffer from any kind of psychological trauma, because the movie ist one big big trigger.
Why I think it is not about BDSM? Because of the immense lack of consent. There are "tools" used which are connected to BDSM, but without consent these actions are simply abuse.
That said, I still cannot quite figure out why Yoda behaves the way he does. There are some interesting comments in the discussion below, check them out. Personally I think:
1. He is angry because of his boyfriend and projects his anger on Katsuragi. Everybody who has been left behind because of suicide will understand this feeling.
2. He himself does not see a purpose in his life. Yes, he is devoted to his work but on the inside, he is dead. And he is right down the path to commiting suicide aswell (even if the idea has not quite settled in his brain at the beginning), but he kind of "feels it coming". Therefor he looks for a way to prefent him from doing so.
3. He wants to save someone (this is the idea I like the most) from commiting suicide. The way he does that is extreme, but with these actions he forces Katsuragi to really confront himselft with the question "Do I want to live or do I want to die?" Jumping of a building while being drunk is not a well considered desicion, it comes from the impulse of the moment. But going through pain and pleasure and getting attached to your own body again over a certain amount of time makes you focus on the essential question "Life or Death".
I would not say that I "liked" the movie. For me this is not likable.
But it hit me pretty hard in many scenes because it is raw and confronted me with some questions about myself I was not aware of I had. The acting is absolutely perfect, the setting and the atmosphere as intense as the story. I was actualy kind of shocked about the intensity of the actors.
It will take me some time to get over this movie but I am pretty sure that I will watch it again.
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