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Holy shit this was the most toxic relationship I've seen in a while.
There was nothing cute, sweet, or happy about this in any way. I think the only thing i liked was her friendship with her best friend who didn't go to the same school. That was true friendship.
The girls she went to school with were nothing but trash. Mr "black prince" was just a scumbag.
I've never rooted so hard for a second lead before in my life and don't understand why she would pass up someone who would treat her well to be with a dude that calls you names and sees you as no more than an animal. (S&M, my ass. This is far from it)
FL wasn't likable either honestly. She had no spine and never grew one either. She was overly desperate and gosh damn this would go no where quick. Resentment in the future. Lol
Was so curious and excited to see this because the cover and plot sounded interesting........ mistakes were clearly made. Lol
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The average rating doesn’t suit the deeper layers of this film. You should watch it.
It’s a typical deeper meaning Japanese movie. I forgot that I already watched this film a long time age. That’s because I watch a lot of movies and series. But the feeling of how beautiful the deeper layers in especially his behavior (being damaged in his past, with forthcoming behavior as consequence) struck me directly again.The movie is softer than the manga, from what I read. It also doesn’t the complete story and the years after. I’ll leave the manga and the behavior in that out of the evaluation and rating.
(Has spoilers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Girl_and_Black_Prince)
He was ‘wearing’ a shield to defend himself, because of harm in the past. That shield was his behavior, in order to not get further harm in his live. Behavior always has a reason. He’s not just a jurk, born this way. Behavior is often a reaction to (a) certain event(s), which brought about thoughts and feelings. If you change your behavior, you change your life. That is not easy. It requires awareness, insight and the courage to dare to change. That's what we've seen here. This takes time. Fall and rise. At the end of the film, this process is not yet complete. Not with both, because se also changed, with as outcome the decision she made in the end (I won’t spoil that).
I love the acting of both. Yes, he looked like a cold person. But that was his shield role, right?
The music suits the film.
I’ll surely will watch this movie again. .
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Story: I think the writers took it for granted and just assumed viewers of the movie would already know the story. The story has a lot of potential, a twist on the common flower boy and inexperienced girl shoujo plot. However, this was not executed very well. I have seen shorter manga adaptations that tell a better story than this 2 hour film did. I never thought I would say a movie of that length was rushed but this one was. There was a lack of writing for their relationship and so it did not progress in a believable way and the character development was lacking. The friendship between Erika and Ayumi was fairly good, written with enough detail but Takeru, Kyoya's sister and even Kyoya were very underwritten and flat. Yes, I said Kyoya. THE MALE LEAD. The movie was a meh romance that just wasn't as funny, compelling or satirical as it was meant to be. I think it could have been wonderful as a drama, even a limited episode drama, because there could have been more character development to convey the story much better.
Cast: The cast is not bad at all. My low score has nothing to do with the casting, I enjoyed everyone but they were not given much to work with. If the cast had better scripting and even more screen time for some of them, this could have been much better.
Music: The music was okay? There were some songs I liked such as the ending theme and the song where Kyoya is running through the city. However, I disliked most of the other music choices. They intruded on the scenes and were not very good choices in my opinion, especially the song choice during the cake scene. I found myself focusing more on the music at times than hat was actually happening on screen.
Rewatch: If you like it you can rewatch it. I will most likely never watch this again unless I am desperate.. I really, really just didn't care for this one. I would rather watch the whole anime again.
This is just my personal opinion and I hope it helps. Don't let this deter you from trying it out if you think you might enjoy it! ...I'm just saying t don't expect a masterpiece. Overall, it was just between meh and okay. Like always, happy drama watching. :)
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A nice adaptation, could've been better
I am a huge fan of the manga (re-read it many, many, MANY times) and I was aware it would be hard to adapt the story into a single movie (a series would have been better), so I didn't have huge expectations.The movie is nice, a bit messy maybe and lacks a bit of dialogue (like many Japanese movies/shows, sure, but this one would have probably benefited from it) and thought-process on how the characters reach certain conclusions/feelings. If you read the manga/watch the anime, it's easier to digest, otherwise it's a bit of a rushed movie.
The cast is very good, maybe only the female lead I found a little... not so great among the rest of the cast. Not for her acting skills, because no one in the movie really shines (except maybe the male lead and the female lead's best friend) but I feel like another actress would have fit the role better. Not what I imagined for Erika at all tbh. Kento Yamazaki, on the other hand, is perfect for the role, nothing to say about that choice.
One thing I can wholly praise is the soundtrack, cause there are many songs that are download-worthy and replay-until-you-vomit-worthy.
All in all, the movie is not too bad and I rewatched it 2-3 times since it came out. I'm still hoping for a live-action series though.
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Over all a good movie and a must see if you enjoy school romance movies as much as I do!
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Kawaii...!!! This movie is so cute, funny and heart warming at the same time. Nice story, nice casts and acting, but for me the ending is too fast. I don't really see the changing of Kyouya's feeling (and the reason behind that). As always, I'm not finish read the manga yet (^_^;)A lot of scenes have squeezed my heart. And not only once my eyes got teary. That moment when Kyouya lie to Erika before they went on study tour. Really. That scene really hurt my heart and my eyes got teary in instant. But I'm glad Erika pour a glass of water into Kyouya's face. That boy deserve it to cooling down himself. Then hmm..I love when Kyouya running all over Kobe to search for Erika. That panic and confused face of him tells us a lot about his feeling for Erika.
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A disappointing adaptation of an already quite average shojo manga.
A flawed film which did not manage to improve on its basic source material. The script was full of -sometimes fun, even though quite toxic/outdated- clichés (the tsundere hero, the naïve heroine, the pretend dating trope,...) but done in a quite boring and frustrating way. One of the key element being that the main female lead is subservient to the male character, it can quickly become annoying to see her being trampled over all the time. The secondary characters were not developed enough in terms of background or relationship with the main leads to allow some emotional investment regarding the story told.The acting was subpar and the actors were not helped at all by the movie direction with some strange choices regarding its creative vision. For instance, the camera framing was often set very far away from the characters' faces during critical scenes, preventing the viewers to see and feel their emotions. Another example would be the way to drag out the display of protagonists running, hindering the pacing of the story for no seemingly valid reason. The OST was pretty good but again not really an appropriate match suitable for the poor narrative.
I would not recommend this movie to people unless they are looking for the usual high school romantic trope and/or they loved reading the manga 'Wolf Girl and Black Prince" from which this has been adapted.
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Rude Guy
My problem is more about the story, I think the casting for the roles are good, Fumi Nikaido who played the Wolf Girl really suited her. Kento Yamazaki is a great actor but it was insteresting how he played this role, it was good but I wasn't expecting the role to be so rude. That brings me to my main problem. The Black Prince is so goddamn rude! I know the story was that but it just makes me so mad how she stays with her even tho he's a jerk. ALSO you can see the wolf girl really having a hard time with her feelings, trying to figure out if what she feels is real. But the black Prince literally shows use NOTHING??? He says one line about his feelings and called it a day, The movie felt a little rush. For example, the wolf girl suddenly decides that she likes him. Yeah there are some part where I see the closeness but the producers just kinda push her into liking him. I cried watching this not because of the love but because I felt so bad for the girl having to deal with a awful guy like him. I think they would have been better separatedWas this review helpful to you?
