I just finished watching this movie, and although I really want to like it.. I can't wrap my head around the reverse time concept.. I get the gist of it, that they will not see each other at the same age (20) ever again, but there are small things that don't make sense to me. Can someone help explain?
For example, how does 30-year old Emi give 10-year old Takahoshi a box that contains a picture of them when they are both 20? If time is flowing in 'reverse' for Emi and she is getting younger, doesn't that mean that the picture hasn't been taken yet? They would have had to have been dating in her world at one point for her to have given his 10-year old self a picture of his future self.
What is the significance of the diary? Why is she re-enacting the events?
Also, I got really confused when they started mentioning "yesterday's you, tomorrow's you, current you..." in their conversations. Personally, unless you were able to follow the time concept perfectly, I found it difficult to enjoy the movie as I was confused a lot of the time.
For example, how does 30-year old Emi give 10-year old Takahoshi a box that contains a picture of them when they are both 20? If time is flowing in 'reverse' for Emi and she is getting younger, doesn't that mean that the picture hasn't been taken yet? They would have had to have been dating in her world at one point for her to have given his 10-year old self a picture of his future self.
What is the significance of the diary? Why is she re-enacting the events?
Also, I got really confused when they started mentioning "yesterday's you, tomorrow's you, current you..." in their conversations. Personally, unless you were able to follow the time concept perfectly, I found it difficult to enjoy the movie as I was confused a lot of the time.