Literature nerd. Still don’t know what I’m doing here.
My ratings come from the heart. My reviews are just half-digested ramblings.
it’s like i am on a journey to find the most devastating japanese period piece from the 50s. beautiful and harrowing.
the most affecting bergman i have had the pleasure of watching so far. and your parents are children too, and the realization kills you.
“I feel so shut out, I'm always homesick. But when I get home. I find it's something else I'm longing for.”
It’s comforting to know that 18th century European kings and princesses were also gay and sad most of the time.
you can tell that they had zero budget and that this would have worked better as a series and that whoever approved of the composer’s score was drunk out of their mind and also that this movie, despite its educational tone and very hackneyed attempts to move the spectator, is not very good at alll. I made 3 people watch this with me. Why would you betray me like this anime. Why would you have a magic castle with only a kitchen and a library and a bunch of pre teens who just sit on magic castle couches for 80% of the runtime.