I ache all over. Couldn't get through the final musical montage at the end of the movie. It was just too much. Felt like my insides melted and stuck to the cavity walls. This movie... stays with you for a long time. A long time.
And by "you" of course I mean "me". Don't know what to say. It's a common story. Common and beautiful. Beautiful because it is common.
So cruelly beautiful. I'll have to recover and watch it again.
...Upon further reflection, I realize why I couldn't get through the ending montage. The cheesy song started to shatter the exquisite balance of breath-taking visuals and unobtrusive but supportive ambient music that had been perfect up to that point. Without even thinking about it, I instinctively fast-forwarded. I'll have to watch without the song and without the subtitles.
...Watched it without the subtitles but with the song. It was worth it. The second train..... super rats of HappySoda thought at first viewing that it was murderously cruel....then later thought it was so kind for giving the male protagonist a moment of clarity to move on.
I still think it was cruel.