Hi guys, it's me again.
So there's like this invisible rope around my neck pulling me back and away from the world(here). I try to escape it my snapping my neck but end up dying multiple times and I think I've exhausted my resurrection powers unless some miracle comes and I'm being offered a sac of lives.
Actually,just ignore everything I just said,haha.
It's exam period and I have been low-key,crashing out. I seriously need to go outside and touch grass at some point because I have been so couped up in this room with my notes and textbook scattered all around and I'm minutes to losing my mind. So I chose the second and non existent option and decided to watch something to take my mind off all that. Some of you would've probably seen A silent voice. It's really amazing and I'm going to drop a little review about it now.
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A silent voice is a coming of age series that aired around 2016.
The story starts with Shoya Ishida, a kid who bullies Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl who transfers to his elementary school. He makes her life miserable—pulling cruel pranks, mocking her, and even damaging her hearing aids. Eventually, the bullying escalates to the point where Shoko transfers out, and Shoya's classmates turn on him, blaming him for everything. He ends up isolated, becoming the outcast he once made Shoko feel like.
Fast forward to high school, and Shoya is a mess. He’s wracked with guilt, struggles with self-worth, and has cut himself off from everyone around him. In an effort to make amends, he tracks down Shoko, who is still dealing with the emotional scars from her past. He tries to apologize and, surprisingly, she forgives him, and they slowly start to build a connection.
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The story dives deep into their attempts to navigate this fragile relationship. Shoya begins to understand the consequences of his actions and tries to bring Shoko some happiness. But it’s not smooth sailing—Shoko’s family, especially her sister and mother, aren’t thrilled about Shoya being back in her life. And Shoko herself struggles with feelings of worthlessness, blaming herself for all the pain she’s caused others, which eventually leads to a heartbreaking attempt at suicide. Shoya, in a desperate move, saves her but ends up hospitalized after falling from a balcony.
Through these challenges, Shoya starts to reconnect with others, including his estranged classmates, and begins to forgive himself. The film ends on a hopeful note, with Shoya and Shoko attending a school festival together. Shoya, now able to face the world again, symbolically "opens his ears" to the people around him, finally ready to move forward.
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This was a very bittersweet story for me. The concept was mortifyingly beautiful (Is there an adjective like this?). Ranging from the emotional and mental abuse Shoya impacted on Shoko,you can't help but feel so much pity and sadness for Shoko and then there's Shoya who struggles with self identification and trying to pick up pieces of him after everything. It's a conflicted situation because Shoya is not meant to be a likable character but he is. And does that make me a bad person? For liking someone who inflicted so much on another? It's conflicting and puts me in deep thoughts sometimes. And then you see Shoya grow and try to reconnect with the world,fixing up himself and looking at everything with a different pair of lens. It's admirable and beautiful to see his "redemption arc".
It's a two hours movie and something you can watch in a go,with popcorn and snacks or just air. I hope you like it,cause I loved it.
Thanks for reading.