It is a great story about grief and how a loss affects those who are left behind. It's truly a beautiful piece, I am particularly fond of the cinematography which really emphasizes the summer-ness of the film. It provides that nostalgia and calmness that all the summer films we love gives. All I can say is, the vibes are immaculate.

For the story, I would not deny that I shed one too many tears. Mostly because of the exploration of mother-daughter relationships. This theme always gets me. And the fact that they explored not only one but two separate mother-daughter relationships and how different yet similar their dynamics were, already had me sobbing on the floor. They also did a great job on developing the relationship between the four main characters despite the relatively short time.

Although, I do have a little bit of problem. I am disappointed that we never got to know Nara properly. I mean, sure, she's of the past and a big part of the message was to keep moving forward. But, I can't help but think that the storytelling didn't give Nara justice. In the sense that, we never knew why she did it, what drove her to do it, nor clearly say if that really was the case. Nara was a central piece to the story and it just feels like she was merely used as a plot device because of the lack of justification.

Beside that though, I really loved it. It was overall a great watch, a great tear-jerker and family film/series.

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