Watched | 2025

This drama is so pretty to look at, the cinematography is a piece of art. So beautiful. Loved how this drama explored the characters emotions and how they  all felt so imperfectly perfect and human. 

Beautiful, touching and nostalgic. A film that makes you feel and reflect. That makes you want to travel and cherish the small moments and encounters in life. Somewhat predictable, but the slow and emotional unfolding of the story makes it worth the while. It leaves a heavy, but warm feeling behind when it’s over.

This film has such stunning cinematography and sceneries, the gorgeous colour grading and soundtrack ties it all together so beautifully. The chemistry between the main characters feels so natural, the actors did an amazing job.

My only complaint would be that the second half of the film feels a bit messy and all over the place, especially in comparison to the beautiful story telling in the first half. I still loved every second of this film. It really hit me in the feels.

Three gerberas for this movie even though it made me sob uncontrollably and question why I do this to myself. Third tearjerker this week, I need help.

Drawing Closer is nothing new under the sun, especially not when it comes to Japanese cinema, but it’s a beautiful and heart wrenching experience that will stay with you (and possibly make you cry your eyes out… multiple times). It’s so heartbreaking, yet so warm at the same time. Definitely worthwhile.

With that said I just have to say that the colour grading and lighting was awful at times. The colours looked overly saturated in many scenes.