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| I think this is my 2nd or 3rd time watching this movie, but I love and hate this movie. There are three things I didn't like, altogether that makes it like 80% of the movie I loved, and 20% I hated. It really could have been a 100% perfect movie if they wrote it right, but they were in too much of a rush, slamming the brakes in the audiences faces. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
| It was a nice movie I would have preferred if the killer wasnt just a random lunatic And I would have liked for the male MC to interact more with Kyouko in the movie in a positive way, and not just after Sakura passed away. But yeah, not bad at all. And I have no idea why, a movie that is so hyped up, had such low-budget-animation (at least thats what it looked like to me). |
| Having read the novel back in April, I was avoiding this movie because I was scared of how it would bring the cold, hard reality of this story to life. Even knowing what would transpire, I found myself getting lost in each moment leading into both Sakura's wrenching death as well as the awe inspiring message that she left behind. This was my first Light Novel and the first chance I've had to watch the anime adaptation after reading the LN. I think it largely did the source justice, rife with gorgeous animation and stunningly life-like expressions of the characters (particularly Sakura). The film definitely had a more holistic view of the plot, as the novel is told entirely from Haruki's POV. I can respect the difference, but I'm definitely glad I read the novel first in order to better understand Haruki's thought processes in each scene. His monotone voice worked really well in the film though and he lived up to what I was imagining while reading the LN. The movie definitely enhanced my appreciation of this story as a whole. It helped to fill in the areas where my imagination fell short and reaffirmed what it was that made the novel an immediate favorite. Overall, I find Pancreas's messages incredibly enriching & inspiring. I was particularly drawn to Sakura's views on life. That it's not fate or coincidence, but our choices that shape who we are and where our lives lead. And that even applies beyond living - as Sakura chose what to leave behind after her passing. That's something that was constantly felt with how assertive & high energy she often was. It made me think on & consider all of the choices she had made in the 17 years that had led to these moments. I adored how the movie included Sakura's life flashing by (even if brief) as a similar feeling of imagining her full life story came to mind during my reading. I think that's what made Sakura's death so especially brutal for me. It felt like I had finally gotten to know and acknowledge Sakura not just as a character, but an actual person. It was actually during Haruki's realization of his feelings for Sakura that those feelings sank in. And that's why her sudden disappearance felt so incredibly real. That the girl who had so many different quirks & stories to tell was suddenly gone forever. But in that same vein, I think it's also why the message of what she leaves behind is all the more incredible. When it was revealed that she had read Haruki's final text, I had this thought that that must have been the happiest moment of her life. To finally connect her feelings to the person dearest to her and know that they both felt the same way about each other, she must have felt completed by that. That takes me to the meaning of their names. The film managed to cover for this part really well, especially since the constant "Classmate I get along with-kun" from the novel wasn't exactly going to fly in audible conversations. Haruki's growth is really splendid. He was always dispassionately judging everything from a distance, afraid that using names or having his name used would mean committing to defining his relationships with others. One of the biggest strong suits of his development was how this train of thought betrayed what he needed most to get along with others. His interactions with Sakura helped him to cultivate a desire to bond with others and in return, it was the fruits of that spring tree that brought the cherry blossoms to their full but fleeting flourish. Honestly my thoughts still feel like a blur & a bit incoherent compared to how I was feeling back in April. I wish I'd made a post then, but watching the film now helped to reaffirm how deeply this story has struck me. The realization that life can end at any moment is driven home so harshly and yet it also makes me realize the urgency in which to cherish the time, bonds & choices that we have left. This especially came at a very personal time of loss for me, so I'm feeling it all the more. Taking after Sakura, I'm going to make the choice to reread the novel and try to better absorb what it means to me. 9/10 (9.5) Edit: Admittedly there are a couple of things I wish had been present. One was Haruki's "truth" answer about his first crush. The other was his panicked inner thoughts as he read through "Living with Dying", which I felt added vastly more tension to whether or not his feelings got through to Sakura. |
ZekkenshinAug 28, 7:40 PM
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| It was a good movie but holy hell, the author has to be a sadistic mf. Making her die from a random lunatic was a kick in the nuts. I was so mad when it happened. |
| Brilliant .Didn't see the reviews but from the frequency of people talking about this movie through the years i expected top notch story telling .And so it did ,the execution was near perfect .The thing which stuck on me is how much they utilised the mc's change in breathing rate to establish some important scenes ..And just when i was getting ready for a tearful conclusion it bamboozled me on three counts .First comes the irritating part - Kyouka ,she remained the surface level phillistine right till the end enamoured on her own idea about others,relying on status,clout and no qualms in discriminating when it is not met.Second - Miss pancreas death wasn't special .It was not an event linear to whatever her ,the people around and me the viewer have been slowly building up to better handle her eventual passing .Man ,her being a victim to a random serial killer was a punch to the gut .Made it feel all the more real and how fleeting life is .Lastly-The epilogue to her death.Usually movies end at the tearjerker but how craftly this handeled the aftermath and insight on mc and fmc fed on each other and gave life to each others existence .The slow breaking of his poise interacting with her mom was chef's kiss. Overall a 8/10 |
| ok.... fk me.... i don't know where to start i haven't ugly cried in a while. it might be the first time i've cried this year sorta nice in a way. is relieving the diary reading killed me... then the farewell letter made me cry a bit more... but fk when haruki broke down himself u ughhhhhh beautiful movie. all round great (regardless of the emotion. great dialogue throughout). overall 10/10. one of the best i've seen also happy bday to me haha. 1252am |
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| edit: i remember a significant life moment where i cried this year, but can’t recall another… |
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