Orange (Live Action)
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sunako_yueNaho Takamiya (Tao Tsuchiya) is a 2nd year high school student. During the spring, Naho Takamiya receives a letter sent by herself from 10 years in the future. In the letter, she liked transfer student Kakeru Naruse (Kento Yamazaki). Kakeru Naruse carried emotional scars from his mother's suicide and he died one year later. 26-years-old Naho Takamiya thinks about Kakeru Naruse often.
2nd year high school student Naho Takamiya, with the knowledge of what she feels 10 years in the future, takes action to change her future. (asianwiki-2015)
I wanted to watch this since I saw some pictures, in spite of not liking the manga. I tried the first volume, but it was MEH for me. It surprised me the overrating of this manga. I mean, it is a typical shoujo with some new ideas (time travel) but the shoujo heroine is the typical shoujo girl (nice and dumb, falls for the first guy who is nice to her); guy is the typical shoujo hero: tsundere, hot and cold. And here I was, watching the movie.
Story: 7/10
Since I am not a fan of the manga, to me the weakest part of the movie was the story itself. The "romance" was a bit lame, the concept of the parallel world/time travel was weak (why the heck a professor is taking a class about this subject IN HIGH SCHOOL? And how Naho and Suwa were able to accomplish their goal was never explained). Naho was a super weak character, also lame. Not an ounce of personality. Too nice, too naive, too soft. Needed more backbone. And her friends, other than Suwa, were poorly characterized (not the actor's fault.. more like, there wasn't enough material for them). Nevertheless, I never thought the movie was boring or that it moved slow. I enjoyed watching the whole 2 hours non-stop. I like that it deals with the subject of depression and suicide. I like that the letter tells Naho what is going to happen and what she needs to do (although she doesn't always follow the instructions... like I said, WEAK!). It made me think about what happens with Kakeru after The Night.. he needs all the support of his friends and girlfriend, but that is not enough... He needs to seek professional help as well.
So yeah, a bit of contradiction. I didn't like the manga and the movie is exactly the same (at least, with the first volume) but I liked all minutes of it.
Cast: 8/10
My first time watching the popular YamaKen and Tsuchiya Tao in a movie. Yes, I've seen them in variety shows, and that's it. She was good, not stiff and actually cute. She has a nice smile although her voice is too childish. Soft but childish. On the other hand, YamaKen looked like a manga hero. I am not saying he is handsome, but he has something, especially when he is serious. Not a fan of his smile (it is kinda awkward) but he can cry. I was pleasantly surprise at all his crying, it was that good. I felt sorry for him.
One of the reasons why I wanted to watch it was because of Ryusei Ryo, my unofficial son. He did really good by playing Suwa... it made me kinda mad he loved weak Naho! A good friend, and so cute <3
In the manga I felt MEH about their friendship. It was predictable and not moving at all. I still felt that way in the movie... I don't see why/how the other 3 characters came to care so much for Kakeru. Why, when they weren't even "real" friends? In the manga, their relationship felt corny to me, but in the movie, it was lacking. Lacking moments together, chemistry between them... At the end, it was a bit touching nevertheless.
Music/Cinematography: 10/10
I needed to add the Cinematography thing because it was SOOO GOOD. The locations where all the movie was filmed... GORGEOUS. I don't know if it really is Matsumoto town, but it was all so beautiful... the shrines, the bridge, the trees... In fact, I did cry a little bit while watching the movie, and it was because of the beautiful landscapes. It reminded me so much of Kyoto! Which I visited less than a month ago.The girls dressed in their yukatas... the fireworks... everything in the movie is SOOO Japanese. And their Sakura Trees! Breathtaking. I loved it, all of it, even the school.
The music was also good, kinda sad, if I remember it correctly. I mean, it was good and very appropriate for the movie, but it did not leave any impact on me.
Rewatching Value: 9/10
Not that I am a fan now of Orange (I won't continue reading the manga, that's for sure!) but I really loved the movie, and if someone ask me to watch it together, I'll gladly do it. I expect that every fan of the manga would love this movie, it was so well done, and I wouldn't change anything about it.
**My rating: 9/10**
2nd year high school student Naho Takamiya, with the knowledge of what she feels 10 years in the future, takes action to change her future. (asianwiki-2015)
I wanted to watch this since I saw some pictures, in spite of not liking the manga. I tried the first volume, but it was MEH for me. It surprised me the overrating of this manga. I mean, it is a typical shoujo with some new ideas (time travel) but the shoujo heroine is the typical shoujo girl (nice and dumb, falls for the first guy who is nice to her); guy is the typical shoujo hero: tsundere, hot and cold. And here I was, watching the movie.
Story: 7/10
Since I am not a fan of the manga, to me the weakest part of the movie was the story itself. The "romance" was a bit lame, the concept of the parallel world/time travel was weak (why the heck a professor is taking a class about this subject IN HIGH SCHOOL? And how Naho and Suwa were able to accomplish their goal was never explained). Naho was a super weak character, also lame. Not an ounce of personality. Too nice, too naive, too soft. Needed more backbone. And her friends, other than Suwa, were poorly characterized (not the actor's fault.. more like, there wasn't enough material for them). Nevertheless, I never thought the movie was boring or that it moved slow. I enjoyed watching the whole 2 hours non-stop. I like that it deals with the subject of depression and suicide. I like that the letter tells Naho what is going to happen and what she needs to do (although she doesn't always follow the instructions... like I said, WEAK!). It made me think about what happens with Kakeru after The Night.. he needs all the support of his friends and girlfriend, but that is not enough... He needs to seek professional help as well.
So yeah, a bit of contradiction. I didn't like the manga and the movie is exactly the same (at least, with the first volume) but I liked all minutes of it.
Cast: 8/10
My first time watching the popular YamaKen and Tsuchiya Tao in a movie. Yes, I've seen them in variety shows, and that's it. She was good, not stiff and actually cute. She has a nice smile although her voice is too childish. Soft but childish. On the other hand, YamaKen looked like a manga hero. I am not saying he is handsome, but he has something, especially when he is serious. Not a fan of his smile (it is kinda awkward) but he can cry. I was pleasantly surprise at all his crying, it was that good. I felt sorry for him.
One of the reasons why I wanted to watch it was because of Ryusei Ryo, my unofficial son. He did really good by playing Suwa... it made me kinda mad he loved weak Naho! A good friend, and so cute <3
In the manga I felt MEH about their friendship. It was predictable and not moving at all. I still felt that way in the movie... I don't see why/how the other 3 characters came to care so much for Kakeru. Why, when they weren't even "real" friends? In the manga, their relationship felt corny to me, but in the movie, it was lacking. Lacking moments together, chemistry between them... At the end, it was a bit touching nevertheless.
Music/Cinematography: 10/10
I needed to add the Cinematography thing because it was SOOO GOOD. The locations where all the movie was filmed... GORGEOUS. I don't know if it really is Matsumoto town, but it was all so beautiful... the shrines, the bridge, the trees... In fact, I did cry a little bit while watching the movie, and it was because of the beautiful landscapes. It reminded me so much of Kyoto! Which I visited less than a month ago.The girls dressed in their yukatas... the fireworks... everything in the movie is SOOO Japanese. And their Sakura Trees! Breathtaking. I loved it, all of it, even the school.
The music was also good, kinda sad, if I remember it correctly. I mean, it was good and very appropriate for the movie, but it did not leave any impact on me.
Rewatching Value: 9/10
Not that I am a fan now of Orange (I won't continue reading the manga, that's for sure!) but I really loved the movie, and if someone ask me to watch it together, I'll gladly do it. I expect that every fan of the manga would love this movie, it was so well done, and I wouldn't change anything about it.
**My rating: 9/10**
