This film might be one of my favourite films now. The 2hr run time is well worth it, not because lots of action is packed into it, but because it takes its time. Almost all the shots are much longer than I expected them to be and I loved it. I liked how quiet the film felt. There was a vulnerability in the silence and the staying with a person or place for longer than "normal". I liked the very selective use of music. I believe it was the same track each time and only used when it wanted to emphasise the beauty of a moment. Similarly there is not a lot of dialogue for the run time; enough to pad out the story, but you get to image the characters thoughts as you can see them thinking. The "low-quality" 2000s aesthetic made the film and people feel so honest. It was both ethereal in the way media from that time looks, and grounded. It's simplicity made it feel raw.

I have so many feelings about Kirishima and Endo. As I said in my letterboxd review, I feel like Kirishima but I am Endo. (Also gotta mention Kirishima's hair that I adore) Like the way she shows emotions I felt so deeply but Endo's actions,, Like that is me. I understood her lying and I understood Kirishima's outrage at it. The way she defines herself fixed, as not amounting to anything holds her in place despite what she says. It's sad that she cannot move on because she doesn't let herself. Them crying together on that street corner. Being together when the sun was rising. It makes me yearn. It makes me want to cry and be honest. It makes me want to hold and be held. And above all, it makes me want to be quiet. To sit in my feelings and feel them honestly.