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To the Only Me Who Loved You (To the only me who loved you)
To All of You That I Loved (To every you that I used to love)
An interesting concept for a pair of films, of course, but I can't say I was particularly impressed.
Firstly, regarding science fiction in general. There are three main types of good sci-fi:
1) This is fantasy sci-fi, where we have zero depth and explanation through some kind of "magic," or quasi-magic, but within our fictional world, it works, even if it's not clear how... But why not. Example: Star Wars
2) This is parody sci-fi, where everyone, including the authors, clearly understands that it's a joke, but who cares, it's all comedic. Examples: Back to the Future, Steins;Gate
3) This is hard sci-fi, where the authors have really put in the effort. It may also have elements of the first and second types, but overall, you'll think that yes, the author has thought a lot about their world and has at least closed the main gaps. Example: works by Asimov
So, my personal complaint with the authors is that they are trying to follow the third path (and they have scientists writing formulas and saying smart things, and there is no comedy in the title), but in fact, it turned out to be the first. Aka, it's just nonsense.
Well, that's okay. Regarding the plot itself, the story itself is not bad, and the authors wanted to convey some idea... Probably. I assume. Something like the inevitability of certain things? Or about the power of love? From these points of view, the film is beautiful, I agree. My complaint is that they overdid it – there is no such depth that you need to watch all this for three hours.
Moreover, consider the format itself: for an hour and a half, you watch one film (in my case, it was Kimi wo...), and in general, everything is clear, but here and there there are some minor gaps or inconsistencies. Overall, you feel a little sad, but it's interesting... And then they show you disjointed scenes from another film, in which you don't understand what is happening at all, except for some general outline – and that's it.
Okay. After that, you go to watch Boku ga, and suddenly it turns out that for almost the entire film, it's just an ordinary everyday life. There were only a couple of moments for me where there was something new in relation to the first film (and something that wasn't shown in the trailers)... And at the end, something important happens.
In short, I have a clear impression that these two stories should have been somehow normally combined so that it would be one film, two to two and a half hours long. Yes, let it be a little long, but instead of creating an "intrigue" out of nowhere and then breaking it with emptiness, it would be better to do without intrigue or almost without it, developing the stories in parallel. Let people calmly watch the romance, shed a tear, and that's it... Although, I must say that within the framework of a "scientific" experiment, a negative result is also a result, even if the authors ended up with something meaningless in this regard, but thank them, now the rest will know what not to do.
I think I chose the right order. Throughout the second film, I was afraid that I had made a mistake, because maybe it would have been better to start with the more "lighthearted" one, so that it would be useful for the intrigue? But you know what, no, the ending put everything in its place.
For lovers of unhurried romance films, and those who are not too picky, I recommend watching it.
7/10 and 6/10 respectively.
To All of You That I Loved (To every you that I used to love)
An interesting concept for a pair of films, of course, but I can't say I was particularly impressed.
Firstly, regarding science fiction in general. There are three main types of good sci-fi:
1) This is fantasy sci-fi, where we have zero depth and explanation through some kind of "magic," or quasi-magic, but within our fictional world, it works, even if it's not clear how... But why not. Example: Star Wars
2) This is parody sci-fi, where everyone, including the authors, clearly understands that it's a joke, but who cares, it's all comedic. Examples: Back to the Future, Steins;Gate
3) This is hard sci-fi, where the authors have really put in the effort. It may also have elements of the first and second types, but overall, you'll think that yes, the author has thought a lot about their world and has at least closed the main gaps. Example: works by Asimov
So, my personal complaint with the authors is that they are trying to follow the third path (and they have scientists writing formulas and saying smart things, and there is no comedy in the title), but in fact, it turned out to be the first. Aka, it's just nonsense.
Well, that's okay. Regarding the plot itself, the story itself is not bad, and the authors wanted to convey some idea... Probably. I assume. Something like the inevitability of certain things? Or about the power of love? From these points of view, the film is beautiful, I agree. My complaint is that they overdid it – there is no such depth that you need to watch all this for three hours.
Moreover, consider the format itself: for an hour and a half, you watch one film (in my case, it was Kimi wo...), and in general, everything is clear, but here and there there are some minor gaps or inconsistencies. Overall, you feel a little sad, but it's interesting... And then they show you disjointed scenes from another film, in which you don't understand what is happening at all, except for some general outline – and that's it.
Okay. After that, you go to watch Boku ga, and suddenly it turns out that for almost the entire film, it's just an ordinary everyday life. There were only a couple of moments for me where there was something new in relation to the first film (and something that wasn't shown in the trailers)... And at the end, something important happens.
In short, I have a clear impression that these two stories should have been somehow normally combined so that it would be one film, two to two and a half hours long. Yes, let it be a little long, but instead of creating an "intrigue" out of nowhere and then breaking it with emptiness, it would be better to do without intrigue or almost without it, developing the stories in parallel. Let people calmly watch the romance, shed a tear, and that's it... Although, I must say that within the framework of a "scientific" experiment, a negative result is also a result, even if the authors ended up with something meaningless in this regard, but thank them, now the rest will know what not to do.
I think I chose the right order. Throughout the second film, I was afraid that I had made a mistake, because maybe it would have been better to start with the more "lighthearted" one, so that it would be useful for the intrigue? But you know what, no, the ending put everything in its place.
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If I had watched it differently, I would have spoiled the first film for myself; it's a really great trick with recaps, very useful.For lovers of unhurried romance films, and those who are not too picky, I recommend watching it.
7/10 and 6/10 respectively.