Inakunare Gunjo (2019)

(spoiler free review)
It's a little complicated to do a review of this movie.

If you asked me to rate this movie before I watched the last 30 minutes, I would have said it deserved a 7 or a 7,5.
The "mystery" wasn't even a mystery, because nobody cared; the characters are one-dimensionnal at best; and I didn't know what the story wanted, and where we were going.

But the "revelation" happens 30 minutes before the end, and everything makes sense. That's why I made my final rating a 8,5.
This is also the reason why I didn't rate higher. Because before the 30 minutes mark, the movie is just way too "mysterious" :
The hints aren't really hints, or makes us think of something entirely different.
Sometimes I wondered if the characters were boring, or if the actors were just bad.
And the heroine was annoying, even though everybody seemed interested in her.

Of course, it all makes sense, now, but I still watched 1h15 of a not bad but not amazing movie. I watched it till the end, because I wanted to know if I was right about the "secret" of the island (I was very wrong, of course, it's impossible to guess).
That's why, it's a little complicated to review. It's a good movie, but you really need to watch till the end to find it good.

Acting wise, I expected good things from Yokohama Ryusei, and wasn't disapointed. He's interesting to watch, and takes you attention away even with a "boring" character. The secondary actors were pretty amazing, especially the boys, Kuroba Mario & Matsuoka Koudai, one making a one dimensionnal character attching, and the other for almost never appearing, but still having all of our attention.

Talking about not appearing, and almost without any lines : Yahagi Honoka.
She's amazing. She's sucking all the attention of the viewer without even talking. Maybe that's why I felt like Iitoyo Marie was kinda lacking. She's not a bad actress at all. But next to a strong casting, she fell flat. Her character was really difficult to act (well, not relly, but it was difficult to make her attaching), so I think a stronger actress hsould have been casted. BECAUSE it's difficult. But it wasn't bad, just not as good as the others

I have ZERO real knowledge about movie music, so I can't really judge. But I'm obsessed with the ending song, so I rated it 9.

Still, the movie was very interesting, the concept is pretty amazing, and well done. I can't wait for people to watch it to discuss about it!

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Watch until the very end

"Go Away Ultramarine" is one of those movies that you must watch until the very end. It begins with a big mystery, and initially, nothing really makes sense. The characters seem uninterested in exploring the stranger events around them, which makes the viewer wonder about what's really happening. However, in the last 30 minutes of the movie, everything clicks into place. You finally understand why things occurred as they did and why the film was filled with question marks.

**Possible Spoilers.**

The entire movie is about a mysterious island where 2,000 people live, and not a single one knows how or when they ended up there. They just found themselves on this island, which is overseen by a witch. According to the lore, the only way to leave safely is to find what you have lost. Although the island appears to be shrouded in mystery, its residents have accepted their fate and show little interest in discovering how they arrived there—until a new girl named Manabe joins the island. Manabe is determined to uncover why she’s there and encourages those around her to ask the same questions, but no one seems truly interested.

As Manabe embarks on her journey to find these answers, we gradually learn what this island really is.

**Spoiler!!**

It's an island created from discarded personalities—parts of ourselves that we let go of when we feel they no longer serve us. One character, Nanakusa, who was plagued by pessimism, decided to leave that side of himself behind, leading to that pessimistic trait becoming embodied in the island. When he meets Manabe, he realizes that in the real world, she's let go of her idealistic, carefree personality. This revelation drives Nanakusa to try to save Manabe. While Manabe believes that side of her personality has no value, it’s that very trait that made Nanakusa love her in the real world. As he encounters her on the island, he sees that she has abandoned what made her beautiful, so he seeks to help her return to the real world, ultimately trying to show her that she should not discard that part of her.

I think the movie does a wonderful job of illustrating how, in the process of growing up, we often let go of parts of ourselves that no longer serve us or even hinder us. Instead of focusing on how letting go changes a person, the film highlights those discarded personalities, showing why they were cast aside and how sometimes what we perceive as useless or negative traits can actually be the most beautiful. It’s definitely a movie worth watching, and you absolutely need to stick it out until the very end to fully grasp the story.

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