[ESP-ENG] MOVIE MONDAY #4: Kimi no suizou wo tabetai (Quiero comerme tu páncreas)

It's already the fourth week of Movie Monday!

It's been a month since I started this initiative and I've loved the experience.

Participating in the Movies & TV shows community I find it wonderful to find movies out of my comfort zone.

Every time I do my best, I hope it shows hehe

Again, I really would like to remind that I'm not an expert in film, animation or music, I just enjoy movies as a viewer.

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Director: Shin'ichirô Ushijima
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Animation studio: VOLN
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Length: 108 min
Release date: September 1st, 2018

The boy is a mysterious and lonely high school student who loves reading, occupying almost all his time reading and working in the library, one day he finds a paperback book in the hospital. Its title is "Death."

BTW: If didn't kwnow the name at the beginning you either

It turns out to be the diary of a classmate, named Sakura Yamauchi, a very cheerful and lively 17-year-old girl who loves to hang out with her friends and likes to joke around, she writes in her diary that, due to her pancreatic disease, she has only a few months to live.

This surprises and intrigues the boy deeply, since Sakura has never revealed her condition to anyone, which makes a very special friendship arise between them, revealing the difficult circumstance that Sakura is going through not only in relation to her illness, but also to other factors that turn her day to day life into a cruel nightmare.

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From the beginning they explain the name so the mystery that had me trapped from the title... fades away.

However, I manage to empathize with the main characters: The asocial and introverted boy, and Sakura, the hyperactive and extraverted girl.

It seems to me the typical introvert and extravert friend relationship, where it is the latter who prepares activities for both of them.

Both belong to the same class but their first meeting wasn't in school environment, Sakura tells him her secret only because Haruki transmits confidence to her.

Or that's the first thing she says.

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He tells her how he's a boring person, that she should find someone else to accompany her but she makes it clear that he is not like that.

Between meals, non-romantic dates and video games, there is constant repetition of him saying he is boring and her responding with joy.

Many times the girl's craziness, bravery and good heart are demonstrated, as well as the boy's indifference.

From the beginning we know how the story is going to end, but that doesn't stop us from enjoying the little adventures of these two.

Without doubt this is a story that will stay in my heart almost like Koe no Takachi, I can't compare them as they both share the element of death.

Personally I thought the movie was good. It hit the nail on the head with what it was supposed.

1.- Death is an imminent theme in this work, but that doesn't stop it from being a joyful and emotional film. Sakura's positivism radiates from the characters to the viewer, leaving a bittersweet taste.

2.- Makes me think about the extremes that people can take, like becoming so asocial to not feel worthy of being friends with someone else and take everything as jokes without considering the feelings of others.

3.- Change in people exists and Haruki, the main character, shows me that it is possible to overcome fears and move forward.

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4.- Life gives many turns, we can get dizzy or play with it, Sakura showed me that living to the fullest with a smile is worth it to help others.

5.- There was a certain moment that reminded me of the psychologist Carl Jung who said that every light projects a shadow to be complete beings, in the same way Sakura expresses that she lives because another sees her live.

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It is extremely cliché, I swear, at times it tends to cloy but there are moments that simply amaze and turn the heart.

Although Sakura tends to be a childish person at times, she ends up becoming the owner of precious phrases that stay in the heart.

⚠️SPOILER⚠️.
I feel selfish to say it was the best death for the character, surprising, unexplainable and cruel, no extra explanations.

This movie has left an imprint on me, I would definitely watch it again because I'm sure another thought will pass through my mind.

The course of the movie took me like a long, slow and tedious journey, I feel that those two hours were too much for the story.

At times I felt some scenes were unnecessary for the development of the characters, but I understand that they wanted to emphasize some things.

The image, full of pastel colors and minimalist, I loved it, I enjoyed without a doubt the beautiful landscapes they showed.

And the music was a perfect companion, I feel it took center stage after the second half of the film but I definitely enjoyed it.

I liked it so much that I kept studying with the soundtrack of the movie. You can listen to it here.

My main complaint lies in the romantic touch they gave to the ending, I mean, they were so good as friends that I felt some parts of the ending were forced.

The marked minimalism in the play could play against it, I personally like it, it makes me enjoy the scenes even more.

Recreating a more current society makes me feel the play more personally and enjoy it in the same way.

Although I will spend some time complaining about how slow it was going, it was a movie I enjoyed.

Not to make me cry my eyes out, nor laugh out loud but it made for a rainy afternoon with coffee and cookies.

In my opinion, it will be 8 points out of 10.

Thank you very much for joining me for another Movie Monday!
It's a pleasure to be here, I wait to your comments.

There are still movies left on my list to watch, so I will definitely keep sharing my reviews with you.

Thank u and see you next week!