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There’s one thing reassuring about the way in which Jin and Ichikawa are all the time precisely themselves. That doesn’t imply they’re monotonous characters; each boys have a number of points of their personalities that come by way of at totally different instances, identical to most actual folks. Ichikawa is alternately prickly and candy, whereas Jin’s movie-star appears cover a gaping ditch of insecurities. However they’re each comfy displaying one another all sides of themselves. Whereas this episode doesn’t draw back from the bodily attraction and lust that additionally form their relationship, the actual attraction is how they get to know one another on greater than a superficial stage.
It is also clear that although they’ve grown up, they have not modified their fundamental selves since they first met as elementary college youngsters. Little Ichikawa crying about how he missed out on an Academy Award for his first movie as a result of he received a silly kids’s award as an alternative is so it that it nearly appears like a parody of itself. However when you consider it, we in all probability all know that one self-absorbed little child who was satisfied that adults had no use for them, solely to be introduced again to actuality with a harsh reality. For Ichikawa, that reality might merely have been that no grownup would take his work significantly, however no matter it was, it simply crushed him. Jin, who tells us he’s all the time been a folks pleaser, appears bewildered by Ichikawa’s response to profitable first place. It by no means occurred to him that he may do one thing only for himself; even his second-place entry was based mostly on his household’s gyoza enterprise quite than a ardour mission like Ichikawa’s. Their first assembly set the tone for the way they’d proceed: with Ichikawa serving to Jin uncover new issues about himself.
There’s one thing good about the truth that Ichikawa solely has himself responsible for Jin ending up within the movie. Not as a result of it is a good irony, however as a result of it helps him see exterior of himself. Whereas I would not essentially name Ichikawa self-centered, he does tend to let his passions override the concepts of others; the entire thought of a BL movie is an efficient instance. However by Jin’s work and the movies he makes, Ichikawa finds a brand new manner of issues. He might not be to love Jin’s work (though I am undecided that is fully true), however a small a part of him might need he had created them. They’ve surprisingly complementary personalities, with Jin seeming to be the one one who can actually break by way of Ichikawa’s college self. We see it after they’re sitting on the steps: whereas Jin is speaking and making an attempt to determine Ichikawa’s emotions, the latter pulls the elastic out of his hair. Quickly after, he is capable of categorical his personal feelings, and it is as a result of he feels comfy and secure sufficient with Jin to develop into his extra weak dwelling self.
There’s extra bittersweetness to this romance as a result of we all know Jin is graduating. Ichikawa is torn on two fronts: his boyfriend is leaving, however so is his greatest rival within the movie membership. I’ve little question that Jin will be certain to be in contact, even when Ichikawa simply strikes out of the dorm once more. However that’s Ichikawa’s insecurity coming by way of: greater than something, he’s afraid of dropping Jin. He might not have to fret, however simply figuring out that he can is probably the best consolation for this storyline we may ask for.
Judgement:
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Crispy bread.
