I want to be like you

Meaghan 2022-11-13 00:19:24

A Japanese animation movie with a weird name and one that you don't want to watch after listening to it. I think it should have suffered a lot from the "name" in the first place. "I want to eat your pancreas" has two meanings. On the surface, the heroine Ying Liang has a problem with her pancreas. Eating her pancreas can make up for it. The actual meaning is probably to eat the other's pancreas, and its soul can be immortalized in others, that is, I want to be a person like you. At first I thought it was a pure love story, boys and girls, campus, cherry blossoms, terminal illness, the sea... Slowly, I found that it is not only about love, but also about emotions, relationships, life and death. Although it is not refreshing, but how much Still a little surprised. Ying Liang believes that the relationship with others is the proof that she is alive, so the way she lives is to get along with people and appreciate others. Until I met Haruki, who was lonely and admired herself, and realized that there is another way of living in the world, you can not care about dealing with others, but only focus on exploring yourself. This independent way of survival made her unable to resist approaching Haruki. Finally, the male protagonist's concern under the fireworks made her realize her importance and that she was also an independent individual. And Haruki, who has no desire and no desire, also changed because of Ying Liang's approaching again and again, and began to focus on things other than books, and gradually realized that he used to close his heart for fear of being hurt. Chinese talk about fate, Japanese talk about fetters. The connection between the two can be seen from the name, Sakura and Haruki are like cherry blossoms and spring. It was just an accidental opportunity, the spring that the cherry blossoms looked forward to came, and the spring was also vivid because of the blooming of the cherry blossoms. In the past seventeen years, I was waiting for the meeting at this moment, and then the hearts were connected. It's just that the cherry blossoms are fleeting, and the spring trees are evergreen. The cheerful and lively Sakura is like cherry blossoms, bright and short. The mature and introverted spring tree will always remember the cherry blossoms after experiencing the life course of cherry blossoms from prosperity to decline.

The creator likes "The Little Prince" very much. Not only does this book appear in the movie many times, but the style and elements of the pictures at the end are similar to the illustrations in "The Little Prince". After Sakurai had dealt with Haruki for the first time, she felt good in her heart and approached him bravely. She cherished the relationship between the two of them, and invested a lot of energy and time. Just like the little prince did to a rose, she would take time to water it, try her best to protect it from the wind and rain, and always guard the flower in front of her, quietly Wait for the flowers to bloom. And Haruki is like the fox who is afraid of being tamed, "If a person allows himself to be tamed, he will risk tears..." Therefore, Haruki has never dared to call Yingliang's name and dare not to be with him. Too close, afraid of Ying Liang becoming someone very important to him. Just as the little fox was finally domesticated by the little prince, Haruki also willingly wanted to eat Ying Liang's "pancreas". He thanked Ying Liang, liked Ying Liang, and wanted to be like Ying Liang, who could pay attention to the world and love it. Both of them were redeemed from each other, but just when their hearts were connected, Ying Liang died unfortunately. It was not the death that the audience expected, but the anticipation of being killed on the way to the appointment with Haruki. It was really unexpected. Fortunately, the foreshadowing of the murderer was buried at the beginning of the movie, and it was not abrupt. This kind of death is also in line with Ying Liang's life as cherry blossoms, gorgeous but fleeting, and also in line with Japan's always poignant aesthetic tone. Regarding the movie itself, although I understand Ying Liang's killing, it is difficult to accept it in real life. Last year's murder of a girl, Didi, is, for most people, just a vicious social event that angers people but is relatively distant. It's just that with the disclosure of netizens, looking at the girl's Weibo news and her life records, I found that she is no different from us. She will complain and follow dramas the same. It turned out that she was just like us, but unfortunately it happened to her. Every time I think about it, I can't help shivering. Life is full of chance and uncertainty, and we simply can't control it. The topic is too far away. In general, the movie is still worth watching. The pictures are beautiful, the emotions are delicate, and some of the lines are philosophical.

I want to eat your pancreas (2018)
6.9
2018 / Japan / Love Animation / Shinichiro Ushima / Lynn Takasugi
I want to eat your pancreas (2018)
6.9
2018 / Japan / Love Animation / Shinichiro Ushima / Lynn Takasugi

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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas quotes

  • Sakura Yamauchi: If we were alone, we wouldn't know we exist its because of relationships i have with people that I am living

    Sakura Yamauchi: I have feeling because of others, I have a body so that I can be touched by everyone

    Sakura Yamauchi: Right now, I, as formed as such, am living in this moment, I am living through our choices, right now, right here, you, and me as well, are living.