Please watch this video from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yntkIygfMJc titled as "Anata no Namae Yobu yo"
It's song, rather songs, composed, or perhaps put together, in the musical play of the students in the anime film. It's quite hard typing this since... I don't actually liked the ending of the movie, it didn't go as I wanted it to be, and hearing the VA of the main character (Jun Naruse) or at least imagining what the she is going on through while singing this on stage... it's a bit heart breaking.
The story is not about romance but of growing up and coming out of trauma, I would tell myself, but I'm seeing the unrequited romance, or rather empathizing the unrequited romance the main character have been in. If you see it romantically, it's a tragic film... but looking it straight, it's a comedy (as in my literature class, since there are actually only two types of genre, only it branch out... or I might be wrong).
From the beginning it's emphasize the general flaw of the character as her being a "chatterbox" but in my opinion, it's her childhood innocence that's at fault.... but innocence can't be a flaw... So I guess, it's her honesty that's her flaw. To the point that she doesn't mind realize her words could hurt or have hurt others.
The growing up aspect of the film animation was that, from her being all to honest, to her understanding that words can be used as something to hurt others to the final conclusion of the film, words to set other and oneself free.
As for the romance aspect, you as a viewers will most likely feel heartbroken as you will be rooting for them up to the end but it never happened. Perhaps, maybe, the girl, 'during her moment of weakness,' felt a faint light for the boy she fell in love with. Isn't that the most cliche thing to happen? Even in real life, it does happen, for one to fall in love with someone who is there in their time of need. But unfortunately, for the boy, it was all just a coincidence. He was the same as her. And just being with her or perhaps helping her, he feels like redeeming himself.
It's sad that the shipping of the two didn't go so well as the boy fell in love back to his former lover while our Jun Naruse got confessed by the Tamago of the musical play... a side character, to be fair though, this character also got it rough. It just perhaps that he wasn't just part of the main story that he's just a stranger to the characters.
.... I wonder what the Firefly King would have done in this film animation. Perhaps it was him who helped Takumi Sakagami find the Jun Naruse in the castle.
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"Why are you looking for her?" a faint voice whispered to Takumi. But it was so vague that he couldn't hear the voice. "What will you tell her? Do you even love her?"
Where are you, Jun, Takumi thought. But the voice heard his thought.
"Do you even love her?" the faint voice repeated. "Why are you looking for her? She love you, don't you know?"
Jun, the boy once more thought. I'm sorry, it shouldn't have been like this. Everyone's looking for you. We're all worried. Please, Jun. Come back.
"She love you," the faint voice whispered. "Do you even love her?"
What if I tell her I love her, Takumi thought again. But... I would be lying to my heart. Truth be told.
"You're only using her, right?"
She reminds me of me. Of how I want to be free. Now... now I'm seeing her free, seeing her happy... what happened? Think Takumi... What would I even tell her once I find her? I love you? No! I'd be lying. But what if she tells me that? Will it break her even more? I can't see her like that. I know it's just all inside her head. There is no curse. But if I tell her the truth... It will just her make even more sad... But... but if I tell her what she wanted to hear. 'I love you' Would I be happy? Think Takumi... Words... what should I tell her? Words.. What words should I tell her? What will she say to me once I find her? Does she hate me? Will she hate me? I love her, yes but that's all. I do not even know her. Should I lie to myself and tell her I love her? Even though that isn't what.. that isn't what in my heart.
Funny, I how I remember that little cocoon... How it ended up broken... because I...
Stop... I shouldn't be thinking of this things right now... Jun, where are you? Everyone is... everyone is... your friends are all worried. Please Jun... Jun.
"She's in the castle..." the faint voice whispered once more.
The castle? Yes! She's there I'm sure of it.
"But what will you tell her once you find her there?"
Jun! Please, be alright, I'm coming for you.
"I love you? Tell a lie?"
No! I will not. I... I'm not going to lie. I will tell you the truth. And if you tell me you love me, I will tell you the truth. I can't... I can't see her hurt more. I... I see myself in her. Please, Jun. Jun, everyone's worried. I'm worried.
"You will hurt her..."
No! I am setting her free.
"She will cry."
She will be free.
"She will be mad at you."
I don't care. She will be free.
"She will-"
I don't care, Jun. You have saved me. That I owe you great. But to lie to you, I will not do. I am sorry if I will cause you more pain. But please. Please.
"You will hear her voice," the faint gentle voice whisper. This time, a bit clearer.
All the better. I want to hear what she has to say.
"Words can hurt... right? So you aren't afraid of hurting her nor are you afraid of being hurt by her?"
I want to hear her voice. Jun!
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