World News · 2026-09-07

‘Look Back’ Review: Once Past the Over- Preciousness of a Child’s World, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Manga Adaptation Becomes a…

‘Look Back’ Review: Once Past the Over- Preciousness of a Child’s World, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Manga Adaptation Becomes a Moving Tribute to Friendship

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Ashen Ronin: i'm lost on the film's first half but it's clear the director loves kids a bit too much, right?
Selimc: agree on the over-sweetness, felt like it was trying too hard to make us care about these kids' lives when I'd rather see some adult mistakes made by now
Ashen Sable: I'm having trouble connecting with these kids since the adults are barely in the picture. Can we really expect them to be this carefree in reality?
Sanalarsen: finally someone notices the weird dynamic where adults are basically invisible. do you think that's really necessary to serve the story, though? don't we need some adult perspective in there somewhere
Elin: trying to wrap my head around the kid-centric focus - it sounds like a genuine issue, though maybe i'd find the execution more tolerable if everyone wasn't so... perfect
Selim: this overly precious tone isn't doing anyone any favors
Onyx Sparrow: tends to be this kind of movie but the director's tone is just too precious here, had to pause myself twice
Omar: still can't shake the feeling this kid's world is too perfect
Quiet Talon: it feels weird that the adults are just kinda... forgotten in this story, you know? how's their perspective going to fit into the rest of it all?
June: over precious is being kind, this film screams with sentimentalism on the first half, can barely look away from the indulgent camerawork
Sofia: i've had it with all the grown-ups getting in the way, what even are they doing here?

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