However... from that point on, the movie seemed to stagnate. Nothing was explained. No insight or characterization past montage after montage. The music puts most of its weight during these montages of stills and tiny inklings into their lives. But nothing else past what these two characters and these two characters alone are dealing with in their journey to becoming mangakas. We don't see either of their families, what they think of their path, nor their peers from school past their meeting. All of what you were introduced to in the beginning parts now become null and pointless. Though I suppose that's the fault that comes with such a short film.
When -that- part hits, it's so sudden and knee-jerking. Much like any moment would be considering. Time stopped and it truly did bring a few tears to the eyes. We get a what if scenario... and then silence. Nothing else and nothing more. Yes the moment hits, but then you're left feeling empty and that you're missing parts of an incomplete story. More questions than answers. A lot of filling in the gaps with my own imagination as to how things played out (throughout the whole movie and especially by the end) and what happens from here.
It's something nice and short to watch. It feels like a tribute to someone the author knew in their lifetime. A little something to leave behind, as most artists do, in want to leave a mark to show they were here. I tell myself plenty of times that my love for creation and art is to leave a piece of me behind as proof of my being here! I just wish the movie had been a little longer or a little more packed with substance. There's just too much they leave up to viewer interpretation and guessing how things may have played out.
