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So originally I thought this would be a fantasy movie. From the opening it could be. An egg narrator wearing a hat. A girl obsessed with a castle which, plot twist, turns out to be a love hotel. Oh. Yeah. But then her dad has to come out with another woman out of the love hotel. Oh. And things just don't get better from there. It's just one downhill spiral from there. Since Jun's a chatterbox of a kid she has the inability to read the nuances of adulthood much less know what to say in those times. Which is why she tells her mom about how she saw her dad commit adultery. This leads to the divorce between her parents that she blames upon herself. Although she really shouldn't be blaming herself. It was her jerk dad's fault.
There is an element of magical realism (it's an actual thing) to this because of the talking egg. This magical quality really enhances the movie and elevates it to a whole other level which couldn't have been achieved with just a depressing plot line.
The plot continues with Jun, Sakagami, Nito, and Daiki being involuntarily put onto the Community Outreach Committee. Although all of them are adverse to the idea at first, Jun sees this as an opportunity for her to find her voice again after staying mute for so many years because she blamed herself for causing her parents' split. Their plan to do a musical slowly built a supportive community for Jun, a coping mechanism for Sakagami, a way to reconnect with Sakagami for Nito, and a way for Daiki to form a new bond with his team. All four of them grow in the most beautiful way as friends and individuals. When the musical all comes together, illustrating Jun's inner thoughts and struggles it seems as though all the pieces are falling into place and things will be okay. Not quite. Instead, with Nito and Sakagami realizing that their feelings had never ebbed since junior high, Jun feels as though her prince is gone and that she's not valued. So her solution? To hide away in the castle and not perform in the musical. Sakagami chases after her which would be romantic in any other context except for the one where he's in love with Nito which is the reality of the situation. Inside the ruins of the closed down hotel Jun and Sakagami are able to clear the air and Jun is able to finally realize that her parents' split wasn't her fault and that her words weren't toxic at all. Also Jun's confession only to directly hear that he loved Nito. Ouch. >~< But after that the musical was a success and the whole class was unified through this effort. It ended on a very sweet, hopeful note with Sakagami and Nito getting together and Daiki becoming Jun's prince, which to me is ironic since at the beginning of the movie the egg said he was her prince and Daiki was the egg in the musical. Foreshadowing much?
All in all it was a very sweet but slightly dark movie. If you're looking for a little bit of fantasy, drama, and turmoil this is a great movie to watch. ( ´ ▽ ` )οΎ‰
I cry. Such an innocent child.
Look at this camaraderie!
My heart sank.
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