There's a scene in a diner where Emily, for the first time, is shown to lose control. Her situationship walks in and her normally confident and direct demeanour defaults to a non-confrontational shell of her usual self. In minimising herself she gives up control to another who shows her little regard, but she also therefore downplays her own influence in the lives of those around her. If she doesn't think she matters in that moment, why should anyone else think…
A road to nowhere. Promising vibes give way to nothing in particular. Been writing to the score though, and it sure is memorable, if not for exclusively good reasons.
After the big thing happens about halfway through, I never felt like the film knew what to do next. I've read thoughtful Islamic readings of the story which are unfortunately a little lost on me, but it suggests I might get more from the film by doing some digging. Even so, all the intrigue and good-will from the first 45 mins or so does fizzle out. Dropping the title card at 31 mins though? Baller.
Boy meets girl. Boy bullies girl. Boy matures and tries to set things right.
I really hated Ishida. You're supposed to, obviously. He bullies Nishimiya for no reason other than her deafness. He would have bullied her regardless, just because she was new to the class. He is the ringleader and the enabler for his friends to bully her too.
Cut to years later and something has changed. He's distanced himself from who he used to be. Ostracised by his…
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Dex is a dick to her for over a decade and we're supposed to care when things work out??? The lorry driver does her a favour.
