You stated more things that you didn't like and still gave it a 9.5? what about the story, character depth? its very flat. They barely communicate with each other and there is no character growth.
I want to offer a different perspective, if you don’t mind. Body language is part of the storytelling. In the…
They cut pretty much all the dialogue from the manga, there is no emotional progression except 2 kisses and a sudden breakup. They don't actually TALK things out. This is the scriptwriters fault. They are just as stubborn as they started with the added gay curiosity. We dont see them grow to accept each other.
The dancing in this movie is the romance. Them dancing together represents the stages of romance from the courtship…
I see what you are trying to say but I just don't agree, sorry. It's such a stretch to say the dance is the romance. We needed more dialogue and less choppy cuts. The dance was beautiful though. I would even argue the two didn't grow much emotionally as they are just as stubborn a d no communicative as they started just with a couple added kisses.
The dance just felt like watching two professionals show off their skills beautifully. It's just not enough for deep story progression.
This was underwhelming. I don't think I'm cutout for artsy films because much of this came off as telling not…
I agree, I don't feel they yearning. It comes across more like gay curiosity. I don't see the intense desire for each other and they do not work through their problems together. They just mention them and move on.
20% dialogue/story
10% romance
The dance just felt like watching two professionals show off their skills beautifully. It's just not enough for deep story progression.