The pacing is episodic or better seasonal, kind off similar to movies such as "Little Forrest". There's a time skip between each story or between time travels of characters. The movie felt it would be better as a series than movie at first like other movies with episodic structure but as I continue to watch I realized the pacing is just perfect this time.
Though this movie has its praise it also has negatives. The characters at first half is much better than Arimura Kasumi's character, not blaming the actress but the way her character is written, it's boring to be exact. It just get worst at the middle when the focus shifts to her romance with Ryosuke (Ito Kentaro), this time I blame the actor, he's just to green to play such roles, didn't get the emotion his character suppose to give, just imagine Takeru Sato in that character.
The acting by the supporting casts was superb though, Matsushige Yutaka & Yoshida Yu were such scene stealers. I didn't cry watching this movie but their scenes are the one that almost gave me teary eye. Thanks to them for their spectacular performance that those 2 scenes almost carried the whole show. Even Hayashi Kento did well at the beginning. The movie is simple, almost one location, but there are brief moments when it shows great cinematography.
This is another thought provoking Japanese movie that will give many lessons in life. If you like movies such as "If Cats Disappeared From the World" there's a high chance you'll like this movie too. I'm not saying it's as good or as emotional but it would be worth your time.
"Time is cruel. If we are slacking, now and future will be the past right away."
my favorite quote in the movie
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Must watch
OverallSuch a beautiful movie with some heart-wrenching moments. I loved the story and would recommend it to anyone
Story
The multiple stories were in this movie amazing. The weakest one of them was one to get you used to the mechanics of the world but after that, the rest are great stories that are powerful and impactful. I honestly didn't check to so how many minutes was left once during the movie and that is usually rare in my case. I will say that the time travel rules set at the beginning seem to be broken once during the movie but honestly, I can overlook that and enjoy the movie.
Acting/Cast
The actors were really good. Arimura Kasumi's acting made me feel in the third act and was so powerful. It's the first time I see her acting but I liked it. Ito Kentaro I had already seen in some other drama so I knew he was a good actor and he didn't disappoint.
Rewatch Value
I think that this has a very high rewatch value. The stories were amazing and I definitely want to rewatch. Also it nice to see how constant they are with details in the background that then are emphasized and made part of the story.
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It's sweet, beautiful and heartwarming. Typical of the Japanese movie if I may say (^_^)
At first I thought that I will watch a lot of people trying to back to their past. I assume that's the point of this movie, to use any opportunity to fix the past. I didn't expect they will offer the bigger and deeper story than that. I love how each individu interact with one another and how that interaction make them like one big family. I like how the interaction grow from the start until the end of their experience going back to the past.
Another thing I didn't expect is the romance story between Kazu and Shintani (^_^) (I love when he steal a kiss from Kazu, BTW XD) I thought Ito Kentaro will be just a cameo. It's always a pleasure for me when the movie/drama I watch break my assumption (^o^)
This movie is not only talk about time-travel, which what I love about this movie is rule number 2, you still can't change the present, but the future is yours to be decide. Past is the place where we can see our flaws and make a difference for our future. This movie also talk about all kind of love. Love for your partner, love for your sister, love for your spouse, love for your parents, love for your child ... and any kind of action you could make to show your love and make the other party happy.
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The movie tells the viewers that we can't change the past and we should not spend our present regretting over it. Because it's the present that determines how our future would be like and whether the misery of the past was worth it. Another lesson is depicted through the line "drink your coffee before it gets cold," which basically says that do whatever it is you need to do before it's too late. Live in the present while it lasts.
I loved the movie for the stories and lessons. It was able to make me cry and fall in love without being too heavy or overwhelming. Although some of the aspects of time travel may not make sense sometimes, it's not much of a big deal if you won't let it get in the way of appreciating what the movie wants to show. Watch out for the old couple because they sure are my favorite!!! The way the old man smiles at his wife every time she gets happy looking at the fusion of coffee and milk just gets me every time ugh.
PS. Ito Kentaro is so cute and his character is just lovely. I already lowkey liked him before, but I officially have a crush on him now!!!
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Time travel story
I really liked this movie, I like that there's different stories and all. I liked the way they did the time travel in the movie and the story behind the cafe.However, my only critique it's regarding the adaptation. While I understand that not everything needs to be exactly like the book, there were certain elements from the book that I preferred over the movie's interpretation. I think that there were a few changes that felt unnecessary too, but the movie also did some good modifications
Overall, despite that, I still really enjoyed the movie. It captured the essence of the story and delivered a compelling and emotional experience and I also really liked the ending.
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Good concept, execution somewhat lacking.
Let's do this review in parts since the movie is somewhat an anthology.The movie begins with a set of rules at this semi magical cafe. At first it seems like a straight up supernatural comedy, but things don't always stay the way they seem. Admist the mini stories, there's the main story layered in about the waitress Kazu who helps run the cafe.
1st story: The Story here involving a women's regrets was short and somewhere between bewildering and sweet based on the length of the story. It serves as an introduction to what the story is setting us up for. One cannot change the past. And if you could go back, would anything change if you said what you wanted to then? The story plays on the idea of how do you change rather then how does the other person change as a result.
2nd story: This one is little more sad as it deals with a couple and a debilitating human disease. At first you do assume it's going to be a specific character going back in time but it pulls a swerve. At this point, I realized the movie uses sugar as an way to comfort its characters after a major blow. The second story is something that is very real and was a nice way to look at the effects diseases can have on relationships. The acting was a little stiff in some parts so it didn't hit as hard as it could of but the sentiment is there. I will say the music transition to the past is very corny and kinda ruins the mood before anything happens.
There's some particularly pretty shots when they are outside the cafe oddly enough. The inside cafe interior is nothing impressive but it does a have a unique ambience. The set design in the cafe is fun but also boring somehow? The sequences they use to enter the past though is top notch.
Story 3: Damn this one hit hard unexpectedly. This is my second time seeing Yoshida San act and I'm impressed with her acting abilities. I really liked this one the most. It got so emotional so quickly. Definitely a strong segment. I wanted more of this one. They established backstory quickly and maintained a strong finish. I felt like if the movie had more of this feeling it would of been much higher score for me personally.
After this segment the movie feels like a completely different movie as it starts to refocus on the main character Kazu. I kinda feel like like at this point the movie should of condensed the movie into maybe 3 segments with a focus retaining on Kazu throughout each experience, instead of 3 stories with Kazu as a fourth. I understand each segment has a meaning to Kazu's overall story but I think the execution wasn't as smooth.
The ending segment with Kazu was well done but just can't shake the feeling it was dropped into without proper build up. Same goes with the relationship she has in the movie. I felt like by the end the main relationship was very surface level and not deep enough to warrant the payoff in the end.
And what was with those segments with the first people declaring their goals right into the camera?? It was a like a infomercial in America lol. This was very jarring to me.
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the best concept of time traveling
One heart warming movie about time traveling. For me this is the best concept of time traveling. You can only visit without doing much, everything happen is happen and you can't change it. What you can do, only know what's your mistake & correct it in your own timeline.What I don't too like is actually the story of Tokita Kazu herself. Although a little bit make more sense, but I think they kinda stretch it to fit the story. But her story also really interesting, how they take the future to help with present time.... Haha...
Overall this heart warming story about how we should seize the time before we left with something to regret.....
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Et si je veux un café glacé ?
Je ne pensais pas chroniquer Cafe Funiculi Funicula, tant il me paraissait daté, mais après avoir parlé de Shiawase no Pan ou Suteki na Sentakushi, revenir dans le passé ne me fait plus peur. Le passé, pour cette sortie en 2018, mais aussi celui de mes souvenirs de visionnage du film, puisque cela remonte à la traduction française du roman, le bien nommé Tant que le café est encore chaud. Rassurez-vous, je n'ai pas des journées de 30 heures pour ingurgiter autant de romans que de dramas. Je ne vous ferai donc pas de critique littéraire. C'est tout simplement ma femme qui m'a conseillé cette histoire, et comme les seules choses que je lis sont les sous-titres des dramas... de toute façon.Évidemment, revoir Arimura Kasumi dans sa vingtaine n'était pas pour me déplaire, et cela a fortement contribué à mon envie de visionner le film. Car malgré ça, dès la moitié de celui-ci, on se dit : « Quelle excellente série cela aurait pu faire, dommage que ce soit un one-shot. » Mieux monté, par épisodes donc, avec une montée en puissance du personnage d'Arimura Kasumi au détriment des personnages secondaires, cela aurait tout changé, même si cette construction aussi reste très classique aujourd'hui. Mais là, tout va trop vite. Et ce qui aurait dû être un réconfort quotidien ou tout du moins hebdomadaire nous procure de la frustration.
Les personnages sont tellement attachants, notamment le couple formé par Matsushige Yutaka et Yakushimaru Hiroko. Plutôt que de découvrir leur relation au bout de trente minutes, une attente plus longue et une meilleure connaissance de chacun auraient décuplé les émotions. Ceci dit, la réalisatrice a quand même réussi, en seulement deux heures, à faire passer les sentiments comme il se doit, en insistant sur certains personnages ou certaines scènes. On sent tout de même que des choix ont dû être faits pour tenir dans les temps, et c'est bien dommage.
Le film souffre toutefois d'une production qui rappelle celle d'un téléfilm. Le lieu quasi unique du café rend l'ensemble proche d'une pièce de théâtre, de qualité certes, mais qui risque d'ennuyer ceux qui comprennent assez vite le rôle de chaque personnage, voire pire, ceux qui ont lu le livre. Encore une fois, voir plus de scènes de vie quotidienne lors des différents segments aurait vraiment ajouté un intérêt profond à l'histoire. Il y avait matière à mieux faire, et je suis persuadé qu'une adaptation reviendra, plus belle et plus forte. Les voyages dans le temps sont une source inépuisable de recommencement.
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