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20050919 : 8:04 PM
i watched Hinokio today!! *screams* yesh, it's so unbelievable man. absolutely tearjerking, heartwrenching, soulful, inspiring, etc. i was completely won over by the simple plot, a subtler adaptation of pinocchio. it's all about a boy named Satoru, traumatized and half-paralysed by an accident that killed his mom, he has been shut up in his room for a year. his estranged dad builds him a robot -Hinokio- as a substitute for him to go to school and interact with the outside world without ever needing to leave his room. and there, he finds unexpected friendship in Jun, a strapping tomboy who had intially played pranks on him. as the story unfurls, we can sense the underlying currents of emotion that're not voiced but rather, sensed in the atmosphere, through almost invisible twitches at the corners of the character's mouth, through their dark pools of eyes.. the strained relationship between Satoru and his dad is proven many times throughout, to the extent where they only communication between them is through scribbled notes and reminders to take dinner or buy groceries, and through messages left on the answering machine. such is the cold world of a family torn by grief and blame, father and son running away from each other, unabel to face either. satoru bears a grudge against his dad for arguing with his mom before the accident and refuses to forgive him or even acknowledge his presence, and there were certain poignant and tearjerking scenes where his dad confessed and broke down. Jun, the light of Satoru's life. well, something to that extent. she shows him what it is like to be alive, and questions his true identity. "are you willing to be behind this metal facade for the rest of your life, or are you going to show me who you really are?" interwoven with the real world are traces of a virtual gaming world, where it is likened to reality. that part is pretty confusing, and i have no idea what it's supposed to represent. insert a jealous classmate -jealous as Satoru in Hinokio the robot commands most of Jun's attentions- and a possible but vague love interest of Satoru's -Eriko- and two comical sidekicks of Jun's, and there you have it, Hinokio for you. |
the round one.
Just your average human specimen wanting to be something more. Also has an absurd fondness for potatoes and shoes, among other things.
what i want.
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