![]() ![]() It isn’t necessarily romantic love, but proof that the two of them managed to help each other grow, and that affected them in a profound way. Both are so profoundly affected by the presence of the other, permanently, that it’s as if they have consumed each other’s pancreases. In this case, that’s exactly what happens- the two people become so affected by each other, learn from each other, that they have metaphorically borrowed traits as they learn from one another. According to Sakura, the act of consuming someone’s pancreas means taking on some of their life, assimilating their soul and very being into you, and taking on who they are as a person. Sakura’s pancreas is failing, but that’s not why she says the titular words. Still, it’s nice to see someone just having fun, no manipulations, no something learned from their death, just someone living out the rest of their days. Of course, this isn’t a universal truth, as people approach tragedy and their demise differently. What makes them happy beyond romance, beyond wishing they could be better, just being happy until the end. There is hope, but in the end, it’s more focused on what makes the characters upset instead of what gives them peace. This is honestly the issue I have with a lot of ‘sick lit’, that there is no joy. Sakura doesn’t want to be pitied, she just wants to have fun, up until she dies. In the meantime, she wants to happily live her life, going as far as to not tell her best friend, because she knew that she’d be treated differently had the news been made public. But she is, she firmly says every single time, and nothing will ever change that. She is so nonchalant that the protagonist ends up doubting her several times as to whether she is really dying. There are only choices- especially the choices made by two people learning from each other.Īnother thing I enjoyed was how nonchalant Sakura is about her impending death. She is uncompromising on that, there is no fate. She has her own agency, even for something outside of her control. Romance doesn’t save the day, it doesn’t cure Sakura, it doesn’t make her feel better- in fact, the one person who is romantically interested in Sakura ends up being incredibly machismo, something she’s disgusted with. The protagonist doesn’t get the girl before she dies, they don’t tell anyone about their friendship, and that never evolves into romance. What I truly appreciated about this movie was that there was no romance. Melodrama has become so key in these types of stories that it seems expected, so I wasn’t expecting something so serene. It doesn’t need emotional miscommunication and heavy-handed drama, just two people figuring out who they are. I can see why that might be a turn-off to some people, but these kinds of stories don’t need action, bombast or high stakes. It’s a very even-toned and quiet movie, and that makes it heartfelt. The movie covers them growing closer, and learning from each other, with the protagonist slowly opening up to others, and Sakura learning how to frame herself and her desires when she doesn’t have to maintain a public persona. ![]() She takes an interest in the protagonist and decides that she wants to spend time with him. It has stopped working altogether, and soon, she will die. Our co-protagonist, Sakura, is suffering from pancreatic failure. It isn’t until the very end of the movie that he reveals what it is. He takes it to such a degree that nobody approaches him, and that we don’t know his name. He is afraid of letting people in, afraid of what people think of him, afraid of getting hurt. Our main character is pretty bland, but purposefully so.
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