This is one of those curious pieces that I can safely say I didn't enjoy very much, but am still glad I watched and would recommend others watch as well. It's just so unique and at only an hour long it's not a huge time commitment (although it will likely feel much longer).
I expected to like this going in. I'm usually very open to "difficult" pieces of media. Gene Wolfe is my favorite author, after all, which is actually how I came to this movie in the first place, as many people on the internet seem to think it was directly inspired by
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Dec 26, 2016
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
(Anime)
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Fuck this show. It ripped my heart out and stomped on it and I'll never heal from it in a million years. It's a goddamn masterpiece is what it is. Gorgeous art, romance, tragedy, coming to terms with how you feel about a dead parent that wasn't always a good one, the struggle to find your identity as an artist. It's got it all and it's aimed straight at your feels.
Oh yeah, and then there's the music. Now, already being an occasionally listener of classical music in general, and a heavy listener of Chopin in particular, I might be a little biased. Not everyone ... |
