This is a film that is too transparent, enough to reveal too many strong colors of our real life.
It was raining lightly where I live today, and I walked to the bus stop without an umbrella. Seeing many young faces is especially valuable in this summer. So I suddenly remembered this movie, its heart-wrenching cleanliness, Yuno's red umbrella and dress, the small bookstore, and Yamazaki's gentle and firm smile.
A crush is a power, it is a silent revelation. It can bring arrival even in the dark. Yuno came all the way to Musashino, and she seemed dazed and flustered when her classmates asked her why she chose this university. The outspoken female companion and the handsome head of the club can never really arouse her interest, all because there is a fiery love in her heart, she wants to find it, get close to it, and if she can't get it, at least feel it to the warmth it brings.
Yuye is such a clean and quiet girl, but her eyes are firm. She knew what she wanted, she knew the direction she was looking for, and a bicycle was enough to take her all over the city to find it. Finally she found the place she was looking for, the bookstore. She began to visit again and again, with a clear goal and no cover. Finally let her meet Yamazaki's shift, I believe that Yu Ye's heart must be enveloped by a warmth at this moment. She started buying books constantly, with shy, warm lines on her face.
She finally reminded Yamazaki of her. It's raining. She ran happily in the rain under the broken red umbrella that Yamazaki lent her. Her face was covered in rain, and she smiled, so innocently and so beautifully that it made me want to cry.
The movie is over. No one knows what the outcome of this crush will be. Maybe that's what Iwai has left for us. Our youth will end by itself in different attitudes, but no matter what the ending is, think about whether you have the same impulse and satisfaction as Yuye. Whether you have laughed or owned it, it is worth it.
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