First Love (2007)

Una película mala que es buena

Chico de 17 años no ha salido del armario y le gusta su mejor amigo. Pero otros compañeros se meten con el y les da de lado. Por visicitudes de la vida, conoce a un grupo de chicos gays mayores y se hacen amigos y le ayudan a sentirse mejor como gay.

Refleja bastante bien los conflictos de la comunidad gay de principios de siglo en Japón, tiene varios momentos de diálogo serio que resultan interesantes, a pesar de que los actores hacen lo que pueden y no siempre lo consiguen jajaja Podemos ver cómo diferentes gays en diferentes etapas de su vida se enfrentan a diferentes problemas, que al final son los mismos que todos tendremos o hemos tenido.

El final es donde me quedo un poco seco. El final resulta algo apresurado, ya que es una película y se ve que no les quedaba tiempo para desarrollar una trama en condiciones, así que resulta algo extraña, pero igualmente disfrutable.

En cuanto a la escenografía, si te gusta el estilo 2000's y la decadencia japonesa, esta es tu serie.

¿La recomiendo? Si, la recomiendo totalmente, y siendo una peli te la ves en un ratito.

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This has a very 'independent movie' feel to it. The reason I gave it so high a rating is not really because the cinematography was unique or that the story was so different, but rather that this seemed to be a personal story for the filmmaker, that was told well.

The story is about a boy who feels isolated. Some of the kids in the school know he's gay, and they single him out to pick on him. What drives him more into isolation is the fact that he is in love with his one really good friend, and can't say anything to him because he's afraid of his reaction. While he's riding the train he sees a gay couple, then follows them curious about their lives. The rest of the movie is him figuring out who he wants to be and if he cares how the world perceives him. There is also a plot line about the gay couple themselves, and how they feel like they are being treated by society, and their families.

The acting wasn't very good, but they didn't seem to be any really professional actors in the bunch so it was more them doing the best they could. It wasn't ever glaringly bad, like it dragged the scenes or made it seem like the actors were uncomfortable saying the lines. It was more of actors looking at the camera every once and a while, and a smile while they were trying to get out dialogue.

The "sexy scenes" were a little more awkward that the rest of the movie, but thankfully there were only a few of them and easy to fast-forward through.

The music was okay for the most part, nothing to really pay attention to, but there were one or two parts where it just turned weird for no reason.

Overall I would recommend this movie to anyone willing to give an independent movie a shot. It was charming and was made really well with what little resources they seemed to have.

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