Aishiyu

7/25/17

Today, I’ve watched ‘Kita Kita’ with a friend. I wanted to write something formal but you know I can’t, dear me. I just wanted you to get immersed in reminiscence with me, rewinding and grinding each bit of the movie in depth.

You know I hate Filipino things in general, don’t you. Hell, this is a kind of a step towards maturity (really huh), finally agreeing to see things I regarded as “shitty” before even taking a mili-second look at them.

Kita Kita was an okay movie, no doubt. The concept and plot isn’t like most of the romcoms the shitty industry gives birth to (Sorry for the word). It isn’t all about the denoument entangling conflicts magically to achieve a happy ending. This movie is a tear-jerker, you’ll get your sad-tears and happy-tears mixed. But hey, I laughed so much (kinda embarrassing ‘cause I’m watching with someone), some scenes are apparently unintentional, that made it more hilarious (nice job, director-san! ~ )

The transitions (from one scene to the next but not the animation lols) and unraveling of truth latter part of the movie, however, had some lapses I would like to take note of (read at your own risk if you haven’t watched the movie yet). Some points weren’t explained and the audience would have to guess for themselves what the reason behind this character’s actions was. Take Lea for example. I know she’s kind and all, but when she regularly brought these cabbages for the broken hearted Tonyo, it didn’t emphasize that much why she did it. As a part of the audience, I would want to know surely what the writer’s Lea feels, thinks about, her past, among others. Much to my convenience, which is kinda vexing, was that it wasn’t portrayed in depth, but that would mean the aspiring writer in me would be able to create my Lea. (But geez, I wanted the writer’s Lea).

Talking about the movie’s figurative side (which is cute, really), I loved that dramatic count to ten (I’m not alone in that one, eh?). I love that this movie portrays love that literally is blind, love that exalts self-sacrifice, regardless of the fruit, love that knows no time (Oh yea but still I know 2 weeks is swift, but haven’t it been a year or more for Tonyo anyway? :) ), love that resides in destiny (tho personally I don’t believe in this). In defense to Lea for being speedy, I know what a broken heart feels. It’s desperate for mending.

Oh, and I love the place! (lol) I’m a Japan-everything hailer af (LOLer) – this is the main reason why I decided to watch this instead of the action movie I was taking a peek at. Sapporo is just beautiful. Japan’s culture, their way of conversations, the “bell of happiness” (if I’m not mistaken), their elegantly-structured neatly landscaped places and their heavenly gardens would take your breath away. Their long, long roads that would entice you to bike or walk your way leisurely would really feed your eyes with fascination. I love their fancy costumes, their part-time jobs I wished I could do lol. I love how broken Lea and Tonyo’s Japanese accents were (HAHAHA sorry) as compared to the natives (weeaboo me lol ). I loved how you can easily approach Japanese people (Am I exaggerating? Tell me, am I? lol), as seen in the set of frames where Tonyo asked a total stranger, an old woman, to deliver his message to Lea. That seemed truly Japan-ish to me.

All in all, the movie is quite relatable esp. to people who are having trouble finding out what love really is (Is it me, or Japan really is one of the best places to fall in love with someone?) This is about 1/100000 of the thoughts I wished to fill this page with, but thoughts can’t be jotted down a hundred percent accurately, I’m afraid.

Regards, A.