I have been thinking about the last episode a lot.. I was daydreaming in class earlier lololol Miyata and Iwanaga are both unique characters, and I'm becoming increasingly more attached to them.
Miyata isn't afraid to say what he wants, but at the same time he is. It sounds contradictory, but it's one of the most comfortingly human aspects about him. Things that matter to him are notably important, and it takes him slightly longer to muster the courage. Iwanaga, of course, is (to a point) disconnected from reality. I'm not entirely sure he's fully aware of his effects on others as a person. He said himself that he was swayed to sleep with Shiraishi purely because of the boy's desperation. Surely someone who folds at this surmount of emotion looks at the world in an abstract perspective.
And that's what I love. Miyata is confident yet stubborn, and still frightened of his attraction to Iwanaga. He's been holding out and trying to be normal. The only person who made him feel normal, in his eyes, played a cruel childish joke back in high school. Iwanaga is strange, brainless, and straightforward. He's swayed easily by the emotion of others; he apologizes for his actions that don't need apologizing.
(Can you tell I love Iwanaga as a character??? lol. There's so much more to him after your first impression...)
This might be the first time where there was no "freak out" or intense questioning of "is he going to attack me in my sleep?!?!" when they ended up having to sleep in the same room. It proceeded normally (of course you would be a little nervous, who wouldn't... I would...).
I applaud this series for its genuine emotion and display of love, and adults that don't instantly lose all relation of their younger selves. Of course they've grown up, but something so detrimental will never leave them.
Wonderful music, entirely precious. It makes you want to fall in love, pain and all. Sadness and utter devotedness... I want to experience it, over and over again..
BOMB ASS SOUNDTRACK Other than that, it's pretty shit in terms of embodying what Initial D is. Good editing, good cinematography (except that lame ass cliche flashback toward the end). Too much romance + they turned Bunta into a piece of shit (sure, he's shitty, but he's not SHIT shit).
Somehow the most normal (socially acceptable) version. This movie would have benefited from being a tad more uncomfortable, a bit weirder. A bit more of looking around the room to check if anyone saw your screen. The coloring was aweeeesomeee though.
I wish this had more life. Watching the credits roll, my first thought was, "That's all?" Certain parts of this film I adore, but the lack of connection between the characters made it feel... artificial. Still a worthy watch. Just slightly lifeless.
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Miyata and Iwanaga are both unique characters, and I'm becoming increasingly more attached to them.
Miyata isn't afraid to say what he wants, but at the same time he is. It sounds contradictory, but it's one of the most comfortingly human aspects about him. Things that matter to him are notably important, and it takes him slightly longer to muster the courage. Iwanaga, of course, is (to a point) disconnected from reality. I'm not entirely sure he's fully aware of his effects on others as a person. He said himself that he was swayed to sleep with Shiraishi purely because of the boy's desperation. Surely someone who folds at this surmount of emotion looks at the world in an abstract perspective.
And that's what I love. Miyata is confident yet stubborn, and still frightened of his attraction to Iwanaga. He's been holding out and trying to be normal. The only person who made him feel normal, in his eyes, played a cruel childish joke back in high school. Iwanaga is strange, brainless, and straightforward. He's swayed easily by the emotion of others; he apologizes for his actions that don't need apologizing.
(Can you tell I love Iwanaga as a character??? lol. There's so much more to him after your first impression...)
I applaud this series for its genuine emotion and display of love, and adults that don't instantly lose all relation of their younger selves. Of course they've grown up, but something so detrimental will never leave them.
And the music.... oh my god!!! The music!!!!!!!
10000000% recommend (also a surprising amount of genuine love and emotion...?)
This is GOOD.
Other than that, it's pretty shit in terms of embodying what Initial D is. Good editing, good cinematography (except that lame ass cliche flashback toward the end). Too much romance + they turned Bunta into a piece of shit (sure, he's shitty, but he's not SHIT shit).
For some reason I can't post the link to it.