![]() It's super relatable and from various stand points. High school crushes are such a big people at the time and everyone has at least one at some point. ![]() It's not a fan favorite because It's not as mystical or action packed as other ghibli films but it is quite good for being a slice of life film and conveying the feeling of nostalgia post-high school. This movie is definetly one to revisit once you finish high school and want to reminisce about your time. It's good times so just live it as you go but you will definetly grow from it in the end. I'm not sure how many of you are a long ways out of highschool, just out of it, still in it or haven't gotten to it yet but just know that everything that happens is going to seem so important at the time but looking back you'll have a different perspective. That's what high school is all about and they aren't wrong when they say it's nostalgic looking back. Everyone is looking back at their time and reminiscing on fun events, stupid arguments or things they regret never doing but using it to move forward and grow as people. Yutaka apologizes for being rash and punching him and not understanding his feelings, Rikako thinks about their trip to Tokyo despite not going to the reuninion and the things she said to Yutaka, Shimizu regrets hating Rikako, and then we see other boys tell girls they had crushes on them, etc. No matter how minor the character we get a glimpse of this everywhere. Even though it is focused on Taku's nostalgia of high school and, specifically, his crush he never fully realized himself but it takes a look at other characters as well. I like how the movie is framed by the present with the past in the middle as Taku looks back. It's about a group of students looking back at their time during highschool as they are reunited after they have gone off the college. The main theme of this movie is obviously nostalgia and It's all about how they have grown. They have all matured and now understand the world is a much bigger place but they felt everything was so important when their world was small. Looking back they can see how childish they were or how caught up in certain things that didn't really matter long term. They have a new sense of independence and what they value. I personally think this is very accurate because all of them have just gotten a taste of what the world is like now that they have headed off to college. ![]() He mentions that the world is the sea and they have grown to understand the world and now, looking back, they see how little their problems truly were. He talks about how this is almost deeper to him because it makes him think of the characters nostalgia at the end of the film. Then, the YouTuber also goes into the Japanese title which translates to "I can hear the sea". I felt like that was a really great metaphor for the kinds of emotions you face during that period of your life. ![]() Sometimes it's calm and other times it's turbulent. With all the drama and feelings constantly switching around like waves in the sea crashing and merging back together. As mentioned in it the English title "Ocean Waves" is meant to be a metaphor for the even changing emotions the characters face throughout highschool. I feel like summarizing the titles is a good way to sum up what the movie is all about and what you can draw from it. So, before I get into some of the things I want to say about this movie I want to kind of go off of the ideas that video had about the title.
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