number of cries
- first watch: 2
- second watch, knowing full well what happens: 2
no notes just tears… I am so weak to a good delinquent kid + aging elderly family drama combo
was wary at first of the heavy trope usage – a somber piano soundtrack that almost sounded royalty-free, the bum uncle, greedy dad, etc. – but to be honest, it was nice having those as anchors so we could focus on the vibrant & unique dynamic…
a painfully accurate portrayal of being a teenager during the golden age of myspace / early days of facebook
made me very nostalgic seeing this maximalist era of internet culture (i.e. displaying every facet of your personality on your profile) and consequently the behavior that allowed: 𝚜̶𝚝̶𝚊̶𝚕̶𝚔̶𝚒̶𝚗̶𝚐̶ studying facebook interests / myspace song choices and comparing top friends to make sure your rankings are reciprocated. the social media landscape today is so different now
i also loved how the computer…
Ghibli film made it on the hot take list hate to see it 😔
Visually, this blew my mind, to a similar extent as Inu-Oh & Spiderverse did. For a studio with such a consistent style, it made me extremely happy to see them go experimental with a lot of scenes, notably the impressionist/smearing effects on the fire and bandage tape scenes. Judging this solely on art direction and style, it would be a perfect movie. Also, so many characters resembled…
