Harmful Insect

alternate title: lonely adults project loneliness on lonely teen

the plot is good, and i get why some people might find it boring. it's simply about a girl trying to find some sort of connection or identity—she stumbles into adults who project their loneliness onto her, slowly devouring her innocence. it's a really good film, but some parts are confusing, to be honest.

summary: trying to find yourself in a world that’s slowly destroying who you really are.

alternate title: lonely adults project loneliness on lonely teen

the plot is good, and i get why some people might find it boring. it's simply about a girl trying to find some sort of connection or identity—she stumbles into adults who project their loneliness onto her, slowly devouring her innocence. it's a really good film, but some parts are confusing, to be honest.

summary: trying to find yourself in a world that’s slowly destroying who you really are.

"is it true that happiness deserts anyone who tries to commit suicide?"

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yes.

"is it true that happiness deserts anyone who tries to commit suicide?"

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yes.

let’s run far away somewhere

let’s run far away somewhere

Japanuary #9

A bit rough to follow along with at the beginning, but once it all snaps into place about 20 or so minutes it, it's great.

It's been a very long time since I've seen something treat such dark topics in such a matter of fact way -- it isn't misery porn, it's just how life is. Honestly, it works in a way that hammers home just how much this poor, poor girl has been through.

Aoi Miyazaki does phenomenal, the weight behind her eyes really sells the gravity of everything she's been through. She looks and feels like a husk of a human.

Really though, my favorite (or least favorite, depends on the definition) part of the film is the ending. Pitch black bleakness. I honestly don't know if there's any possible universe where she has a happy ending.

Realistically, reading back over this I feel like I've done a really shit job writing about this film. It's truthfully one of a kind with how it deals with its heavy topics, specifically sexual assault/molestation and the ramifications on such a young mind. Well worth a watch if you can handle it.

Japanuary #9

A bit rough to follow along with at the beginning, but once it all snaps into place about 20 or so minutes it, it's great.

It's been a very long time since I've seen something treat such dark topics in such a matter of fact way -- it isn't misery porn, it's just how life is. Honestly, it works in a way that hammers home just how much this poor, poor girl has been through.

Aoi Miyazaki does phenomenal, the weight behind her eyes really sells the gravity of everything she's been through. She looks and feels like a husk of a human.

Really though, my favorite (or least favorite, depends on the definition) part of the film is the ending. Pitch black bleakness. I honestly don't know if there's any possible universe where she has a happy ending.

Realistically, reading back over this I feel like I've done a really shit job writing about this film. It's truthfully one of a kind with how it deals with its heavy topics, specifically sexual assault/molestation and the ramifications on such a young mind. Well worth a watch if you can handle it.

I definitely didnt understand the character of sachiko, i didnt understand most of her decisions, i didnt connect with this movie at all, although it was a good movie overall i find myself struggling to understand the characters

I definitely didnt understand the character of sachiko, i didnt understand most of her decisions, i didnt connect with this movie at all, although it was a good movie overall i find myself struggling to understand the characters