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Lovesick Ellie japanese drama review
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Lovesick Ellie
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by Aria
5 days ago
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
This review may contain spoilers

You may find it strange but it is charming!

I know people will find it ridiculous but teenage love is full of nonsense and ridiculousness. I really loved the movie!

I was already a big fan of Lovesick Ellie, I really enjoyed the manga so I was looking forward to the movie and it didn't disappoint me at all.

Although it has been several years since I read Lovesick Ellie and I don't remember the entire manga well. They kept the essence of the manga and parts that I liked (I really laughed a lot when Ellie tried to kiss Omi and ended up kissing her neck instead of her lips hahaha).

Omi is not the type of bad boy who mistreats the protagonist to "hide" the secret from her. No, he seems like an interesting person despite his strangeness and more because she sees him as she really is and loves him just as he is.

Many may complain about Ellie's overacting, but Ellie is like that! It's the essence of her and somehow I find it tender. Who hasn't fallen in love and fantasized about her crush? I think everyone has been through that situation. So I identified a lot with Ellie, not only is there the fantasy side of her, but also her side of loneliness and not being able to have friends. So I create her own world on networks, under anonymity, to be happy. Many young people take refuge in social networks when they don't have friends but Ellie is evolving just like Omi.

I actually did it in the past, it's embarrassing but it's a part of my adolescence that I remember fondly.

I also liked the most popular boy in school, I remember seeing him in gymnastics and watching him from a distance because he was really very popular and I used to talk about him a lot with my friends. Somehow he noticed my feelings, although we went at different times and he was a year older than me but we coincided at some times. In a way I also experienced my own shojo manga at that time, because when he played recess and I walked around the schoolyard, he pushed me slowly. We spent a couple of time doing that strange flirting hahaha until one day in gymnastics, while I was sitting in front of his classroom, and he spoke to me. I was as red as a tomato and my heart felt like it was going to burst out. We dated for a long time, but I had to change schools and we lost contact. I understand why Ellie didn't want to tell it, in fact my relationship with him was also like that because I was afraid of what they would say, and I also understand Omi because he was also frustrated by not being able to say that we were dating. But I am very glad that Omi gave her security and protected her.

Today, we talked again after a long time and we remember those moments as something very nostalgic, fun and beautiful. He's already engaged and so am I but we're friends and that's the great thing about adolescence!

The chemistry between Hara and Miyase was really good and they acted very well. That's the most important thing for me! I have had many disappointments with other lives actions because the acting was poor and the chemistry 0. But here it was different and I enjoyed it a lot.

I laughed a lot, I got excited and I was transported back to my adolescence.

The music is beautiful, NiziU gave it that charm and represented the film a lot. The cinematography is beautiful too!

Even though it may cringe you at times, give it a chance, it's worth it!
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