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Just watched 5 cm per second, it's short and sad

Not really sad but more of a representation that life doesn't always have happy endings like the kind you find in Hollywood films. Actually, that's what i found so great about 5cm. No fantasy, no sci-fi, just the absolute beauty of the everyday.

Think about it, the last episode had Takaki still living in the past as he still holds on to his illusions about spending the rest of his life with Akari. That last montage shows that Akari has already moved on with her life and is already about to get married to someone else. Now when the two cross paths on that railroad crossing (yep, Akari definitely is that girl who passes by), Takaki doesn't chase after her, even though a few seconds of running would reunite him with her after all those years. He just smiles and continues on. That's a sign that he's finally accepted that life doesn't always work out the way you want it to.

I dunno about you but that's the way i see it. From my point of view, it's not really sad. Okay, it is sad with the two main characters not ending up with each other but i choose not to view the final scenes as sad or something like that. Reality depends on how you define the world and its events, how you let it affect you.

At least that's my opinion.


Back to the topic, currently watching Noein - To Your Other Self. Can't seem to find the other episodes of Genshiken's second season so i'm occupying myself with watching this one in the meantime.