Blue, Painful and Brittle (2020)

Blue, Painful and Brittle: Directed by Shunsuke Kariyama. With Ryô Yoshizawa, Hana Sugisaki, Amane Okayama, Honoka Matsumoto. Kaede and Hisano form a club. When Hisano vanishes, Kaede throws himself into bringing change to the club.

“I felt inspired to write this after seeing a harsher review of the same movie. Iu0026#39;m writing this the same day as the other review. That being said, I think this movie is well worth your time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe main plot is the connection between two characters who are both freshmen at the beginning of the film. The main character goes by a philosophy where he limits his connections with people to limit the pain he causes, but a particular girl catches his interest and they soon become much, much closer.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo review aspects of my personal experience, here goes. The chemistry between the lead actors makes this an enjoyable film to watch. Although the two donu0026#39;t exactly spend the runtime together consistently, itu0026#39;s easy to care about the state of their relationship and its ups and downs. The premise of attempting becoming the person you want to be and the positives of idealism are equally engaging as they are thought-provoking.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo finalize this, my only criticisms would be that the directing is average and the acting is admittedly not the BEST. I write that in all caps to try to elaborate that the acting is not bad at all, it just isnu0026#39;t Joaquin Phoenix tier. The acting is still above average, but thatu0026#39;s worth mentioning since the film has other aspects that are stronger.”