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never been so heartbroken before
nobody knows just how i ended up bawling at those last 15 minutes.
when you think that this story is loosely based on true events, you don't think so deeply on what's to come further - you just patiently sit, wait and watch.
the story is completely devastating, entirely heartbreaking but the sad reality of so many young, vulnerable children who are forced to grow up and mature in so many ways that you'd hope would never be the case.
watching the scene overlooking the airport nearing the ending, it just makes you realise that these children have not had the time to understand the true gravity of what it means to lose someone, physically and spiritually. their reaction made so much sense yet it pained me so much - i, knowing what loss is, having felt loss and understanding what it means but them - not truly having the ability to grasp what it means therefore not crying was just heartbreaking.
i would also like to point out how the film started with a close-up shot of akira's hands on top of the pink suitcase and nearing the end, we got another close-up shot of akira's hands, however, this time the suitcase was being buried underneath the ground and his small hands were dirty and trembling. those two parallels in themselves had me tearing up once more.
i went into this film not thinking much and i finished this film feeling a different type of sadness. it pains me and it always will to see children having to go through this - they're so vulnerable yet they adapt because they have to.
the child actors were formidable, the emotions they had an ability to evoke from an audience with often, very little dialogue was beautiful and something long-lasting.
i finally found the film that's joining baka's identity in terms of a movie i won't be able to stop thinking about for the next year or so.
(can't believe i chose this one to watch right after the constant gardener.)
"she was so cold. it felt awful."
that last shot with saki, kyoko, akira and shigeru and the empty space in the middle forced more tears to run down. I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE (this review is so long now).
when you think that this story is loosely based on true events, you don't think so deeply on what's to come further - you just patiently sit, wait and watch.
the story is completely devastating, entirely heartbreaking but the sad reality of so many young, vulnerable children who are forced to grow up and mature in so many ways that you'd hope would never be the case.
watching the scene overlooking the airport nearing the ending, it just makes you realise that these children have not had the time to understand the true gravity of what it means to lose someone, physically and spiritually. their reaction made so much sense yet it pained me so much - i, knowing what loss is, having felt loss and understanding what it means but them - not truly having the ability to grasp what it means therefore not crying was just heartbreaking.
i would also like to point out how the film started with a close-up shot of akira's hands on top of the pink suitcase and nearing the end, we got another close-up shot of akira's hands, however, this time the suitcase was being buried underneath the ground and his small hands were dirty and trembling. those two parallels in themselves had me tearing up once more.
i went into this film not thinking much and i finished this film feeling a different type of sadness. it pains me and it always will to see children having to go through this - they're so vulnerable yet they adapt because they have to.
the child actors were formidable, the emotions they had an ability to evoke from an audience with often, very little dialogue was beautiful and something long-lasting.
i finally found the film that's joining baka's identity in terms of a movie i won't be able to stop thinking about for the next year or so.
(can't believe i chose this one to watch right after the constant gardener.)
"she was so cold. it felt awful."
that last shot with saki, kyoko, akira and shigeru and the empty space in the middle forced more tears to run down. I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE (this review is so long now).
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