Mari
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Okay, so I took a gamble with this movie, it came up in my Netflix recommendations and I thought oh it'll be high school slice of life film with maybe some darker themes. However now I don't think words can describe how frustrated and angry I felt after this movie finished like watched the last 10 minutes standing up, angrily pointing at the screen and rolling my eyes because it was SO ridiculous. I would heavily recommend against watching this movie
All the male characters in the film treated women as property as if they were a prize to be won. Tachibana ended up being the lesser of 3 evils but when the other two options were her adoptive older brother and a celebrity that leaked her nudes as revenge because her dad MIGHT have cheated on his mom the standard isn't very high is it. He acted like an incel for a good bit then he seemed to cop on a little bit and genuinely care for Hatsumi but still his actions were so weird at first that I can't excuse them. I really dislike when media portrays the idea that adoptive siblings and step-siblings aren't REAL siblings, I felt so uncomfortable watching Hatsumi's own brother try to ruin her other relationships because he wants her, whatever your stance may be on the whole step-sibling thing, you cannot tell me when he spoke about watching her grow up and a few minutes later KISSED her you did not feel at least slightly creeped out. DISGUSTING. Azusa's actions are still above me I won't even start on his stupid ass. Hatsumi is possibly the worst lead I've ever seen, I will not blame her for some of the terrible things that happened to her, it was clear her kind and insecure nature was taken advantage of but girlie! do you ever think before you act?. I will not blame her for anything Azusa did he truly took advantage of her but the scene in the hotel when Tachibana shows her the sonogram and she leaves to seduce her brother ??? what was that ??? why would you even THINK ABOUT DATING YOUR BROTHER???? or when she tries to stay in contact with Azusa after the video incident??? No one is THAT naive like even some scenes in the movie portray Hatsumi as strong and willing to fend for herself so WHY would she act like that it was just so far fetched and ridiculous. Needless to say, the characterization in the movie was a headache and really really frustrated me.
From reading other reviews it seems this movie is adapted from a manga and I think it really could have benefited from being a drama series instead of being a movie cos so many things were just not explained or very rushed. Especially the side plot with Akane it was so ill-explained that I feel it was something that should be omitted altogether as it added nothing of substance to the main plot. The plot of this movie felt very hodgepodge and the pace was so strange by the last 20 minutes I was just begging for it to just END. There is also a weird promotion of early sex in the movie with one character literally towards the end saying she didn't understand why it was important until now? Some of the writing in the movie felt like it had potential like when Tachibana's universe lines but overall it was just a bunch of over-complicated drivel and added to the overall ridiculousness of this film.
The cinematography was very pretty and the editing was very unique to me which is why I'm giving this movie any credit at all, I loved the use of images and other smaller gif like clips to transition scenes that made for an interesting watch. The music was nothing special it was just appropriate for the scenes.
Overall this movie is certainly one I'll remember but for all the wrong reasons.
All the male characters in the film treated women as property as if they were a prize to be won. Tachibana ended up being the lesser of 3 evils but when the other two options were her adoptive older brother and a celebrity that leaked her nudes as revenge because her dad MIGHT have cheated on his mom the standard isn't very high is it. He acted like an incel for a good bit then he seemed to cop on a little bit and genuinely care for Hatsumi but still his actions were so weird at first that I can't excuse them. I really dislike when media portrays the idea that adoptive siblings and step-siblings aren't REAL siblings, I felt so uncomfortable watching Hatsumi's own brother try to ruin her other relationships because he wants her, whatever your stance may be on the whole step-sibling thing, you cannot tell me when he spoke about watching her grow up and a few minutes later KISSED her you did not feel at least slightly creeped out. DISGUSTING. Azusa's actions are still above me I won't even start on his stupid ass. Hatsumi is possibly the worst lead I've ever seen, I will not blame her for some of the terrible things that happened to her, it was clear her kind and insecure nature was taken advantage of but girlie! do you ever think before you act?. I will not blame her for anything Azusa did he truly took advantage of her but the scene in the hotel when Tachibana shows her the sonogram and she leaves to seduce her brother ??? what was that ??? why would you even THINK ABOUT DATING YOUR BROTHER???? or when she tries to stay in contact with Azusa after the video incident??? No one is THAT naive like even some scenes in the movie portray Hatsumi as strong and willing to fend for herself so WHY would she act like that it was just so far fetched and ridiculous. Needless to say, the characterization in the movie was a headache and really really frustrated me.
From reading other reviews it seems this movie is adapted from a manga and I think it really could have benefited from being a drama series instead of being a movie cos so many things were just not explained or very rushed. Especially the side plot with Akane it was so ill-explained that I feel it was something that should be omitted altogether as it added nothing of substance to the main plot. The plot of this movie felt very hodgepodge and the pace was so strange by the last 20 minutes I was just begging for it to just END. There is also a weird promotion of early sex in the movie with one character literally towards the end saying she didn't understand why it was important until now? Some of the writing in the movie felt like it had potential like when Tachibana's universe lines but overall it was just a bunch of over-complicated drivel and added to the overall ridiculousness of this film.
The cinematography was very pretty and the editing was very unique to me which is why I'm giving this movie any credit at all, I loved the use of images and other smaller gif like clips to transition scenes that made for an interesting watch. The music was nothing special it was just appropriate for the scenes.
Overall this movie is certainly one I'll remember but for all the wrong reasons.
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