I don’t wanna feel Blue anymore...
I don't even know where to begin. Of course at first I stumbled upon Taiikukan Baby for obvious reasons. But it turned out one of those over-friendship, under-shounen-ai films. Of course there was a tad bit disappointment but all in all I think the film is good as it is. The ending was a little strange but sweet and it was this "Yappari, it's all about good old male bonding".
It was only later I found out that there's a second film, that they're very much connected. At first I though they were just two sides to one story, but soon I realized that even though they both begin and end at roughly the same time and some event overlap the are more like alternative realities, two ways of how Jun could make it through his rough patch. But I liked both films. I'm usually not that into stories such as Doukyusei butut I really think it was good, the message in this film. It wasn't just some sappy romantic drama, it had something real in it.
In the end both films aren't about love, they're rather about wanting to feel connected to someone, about being motivated. But for me Japanese films like this aren't really made for analyzing, they're for feeling. And boy did I cry at the end of Doukyusei.
PS: Yuichi did a pretty good job