Tatsuki Fujimoto demonstrated with his manga Look Back that their ability to tell stories may be beyond our understanding or that perhaps we have left all the sensitivity and tenderness aside because now we spend our time watching short videos that translate into junk content that does not give us greater context about life.
Look Back It is a very kind work and at the same time, full of strength. It is a world that perhaps no longer exists, because now we are only concerned with trivialities and immediacy instead of pursuing the dreams that truly nourish the soul.
This anime film, which will be in Mexico for a very short time, is one of those productions that is worth seeing. It doesn’t matter if you are or are not a fan of Chainsaw Man, shounen or shoujos… Even of Japanese animation. It is one of those reflective works that make you think that there is something beyond, you just have to look for it… Or get it out of where it is.
Look Back deserves all the positive publicity circulating on social media or coming from the opinions of the most insufferable personalities in the entertainment world. This is a film with all the arguments to even take home something more than just a simple award, the eternal memory in the short memory of a generation that consumes a lot of garbage in vertical format.
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Look Back point by point
The story of 2 people united by a bond
Look Back It begins in a somewhat unorthodox way through the lines of an elementary school girl named Ayumu Fujino. The childish irreverence of a dramatic story about a couple of lovers who die in an accident fills you with laughter and you realize that perhaps you have in front of you a kind of comedy, but no.
Fujino seems to have a natural talent for drawing. She loves it, and she can do it without any problems. The problem comes when Kyomoto appears, a faceless girl who doesn’t go to school, but who sends her manga to the school newspaper. From here on, a kind of competition arises in Fujino’s mind, as she can’t see anyone else drawing better than her.
The narrative revolves around how Fujino becomes obsessed with drawing better and not being overshadowed by Kyomoto and thus being recognized by everyone. It is a natural reaction for someone who has no other concerns than school itself. But what happens when one hits a wall so many times? Here comes another lesson from Look Back.
Finally, sometimes to take a leap forward, you have to take a couple of steps back and change your perspective on things. The eventual and fortuitous meeting of Fujino and Kyomoto is sweet, hopeful and makes you want to believe that humility is worth a lot and recognition can come from the people you least expect.
The bond between 2
Since Fujino and Kyomoto met, Look Back It seems to be moving at top speed. It’s not that you have to pay so much attention to the details, it’s more a matter of the narrative moving quickly and the aspirations and desires of each of our protagonists starting to come to fruition.
The great thing about this is the sincerity with which both of them carry themselves. This presents a warmth on screen that can only be given through the medium of anime. The way in which one supports the other and how a friendship develops ends up showing us the value of sincerity. We could say that “it’s just an anime”, but I also oppose thinking that there are no kind people in the world.
Now, not everything can be smooth sailing. I say this because our protagonists also suffer and have a hard time. They make very hard decisions and there is no way they will overcome them. You know? These are things that happen inevitably. I sincerely believe that Tatsuki Fujimoto wanted to give the audience a dose of reality by showing that not everything can be perfect.
Another detail that has Look Back The audience will be able to empathize with the protagonists, because what happens to them can ultimately happen to anyone. These are real issues that make you reflect on life in general and that will ultimately touch your heart.
It is short, but also very agile.
Perhaps the only sin he has Look Back It is a short film. It is a fact that many people go to the cinema to try to disconnect from the world for a little over 2 hours, taking into account all the commercials that are shown beforehand.
The movie based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s original work flies by like water through your fingers. It’s very fast and yes, it’s short. The thing is that at the end it leaves you thinking, which is inevitable. What would you do after everything that happens in this anime? That’s when the questions begin.
Thanks to this, despite the fact that the length of the film is not that long, we can actually say that a lot happens before your eyes and all of that can generate a lot of discussion, from the simplest to the most implausible that does not require us to go crazy.
Thanks to the agility with which the events are told, we also feel that this production goes by quickly. Even when you think it is “anticlimactic” you realize that it is not, it is really a natural way of reacting to the outcome of such a sad moment.
And as House once said: “Life always hurts.”
One of the last episodes of the House MD series, Hugh Laurie throws a dialogue that begins with a “life always hurts” and that phrase echoes in my ears especially after watching Look Back. Because all the decisions we make influence and move our destiny and not the other way around.
Look Back It is a beautiful lesson that despite so much pain, there is no other option but to keep going. It is not about giving up, but about taking the necessary steps so that the next day arrives and so on.
It’s worth giving Tatsuki Fujimoto the benefit of the doubt, especially if you think all he can do is Chainsaw Man. The music, character design, and animation are all remarkable. Given its length, I don’t think it’s going to be a direct nominee for an Oscar, but it’s sure to receive more than one recognition around the world.
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