5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND
The actual name of the name is"5 Centimeters Per Second: A Chain of Stories of their Distance". It is only an hour long, comprising three short episodes. Cherry Blossom, Cosmonaut, and 5 Centimeters Per Second. The story revolves around a guy named Takaki Tohno. He fell for a girl when they were still thirteen but the girl moved to another city due to her parents' jobs. They kept in touch by writing each other letters. At that time cell phones were still uncommon and emails were hard to get. Finally it was Tohno's turn to move to another town, which is even further from where the girl lives. Despite the long and snowy journey, he traveled by train to see her as he knows it will be impossible for the both of them to meet each other again. As they shared their first kiss, Tohno realized that it was impossible for the both of them to be together again.
The second episode is about Tohno at his new high school, and his classmate has a crush on him. She loves him badly but when she decides to confess her feelings, she realized that Tohno only treated her as a good friend. Tohno always gazed into somewhere far, somewhere unknown, and she knows she won't be able to give him what he really desires.
The last part reveals the lives of the three characters. Everyone moved on with their lives. Tohno was actually in a depression. It seemed like he couldn't let go of his first love, which finally made him quit his job. On the other hand, the girl moved on and is married to a man whom she loves. I personally like the ending when they walked pass each other at a railway when the cherry blossomed. Both turned around but a train cut their views. Tohno waited but when the train passed by, the girl is no longer standing there -- She moved on. That was when Tohno finally let go of the past.
I thought it was gonna be boring actually. Then I saw them writing letters.. I think of how they actually kept in touch that way. I used to write to my primary classmates too. The practice died when I got here.. And then the crush.. I had a five-year crush on someone when I was in high school. I doubt he knew it anyway hahaha. And then my boyfriend, I had a crush on him for erm, quite a while. XD I didn't expect anything to happen actually, eversince my previous crush. Hoped for nothing, wished for no changes. How we got together was seriously out of my expectations, and I'm happy to be with him. =)
Another part about letting go of the past.. I understand that we should not be tied to our past and life goes on no matter what we do. But still.. I cannot let go.. The pain is still there, I can still feel it after so many years. It might have turned into a kind of trauma, but I'll still live with it. I believe I can cope with everything that is coming towards me.
I will be fine. =)
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