Since I am obviously never going to sleep again I started watching a j-movie. Why? Is it delirium? I’m watching The Teacher and dang it. I have questions. I always have questions. 2 hours is just not long enough!
Ok so there are different povs and tonal shifts in this 2 hour glutton and it really feels all over the place.
1st we have the best gal friend: having a crush on a teacher isn’t really anything serious. Just something to get through the school day.
2nd the best guy friend. He has a massive crush on a teacher. He’s told her out right he’s in love with her and he’s shown up at her home. Anywhere else this would be considered stalking.
Then there’s FL Hikibi. She didn’t really think anything about the opposite sex or crushes or anything until she thought she was being followed through a tunnel and fell as she was running away and who should happen to be there? Ito-Sensei. He took her to his apartment, called her parents, and gave her some bandaids and tea while they waited. He’s kind, he’s handsome and Hikibi falls hard.
Then we have the teachers povs/tones. They have their own flirtations and romances and mostly ignore the fact that they are objects of love and lust for their students except for when they can’t ignore it. The teacher that male best friend has a crush on makes a point to refer to him as a child and that she’s not interested in children.
Then there’s the ML. He kind of reminds me of how Zhi Shu would be if he never met Xiao Qin. He’s kind of cold and kind of closed off. But underneath that gruff exterior he has a warm heart. The teacher that the friend has a crush on has a crush on It but he rejects her and she calmly walks away. Hibiki doesn’t know how to do that and even if she did she’s in his class so she can’t just not see hi. So she’s there every day.
But the movie isn’t showing it as a sweet romance or a creepy grooming situation or anything. It just flows through these povs and tones and you can see It slowly soften towards Hibiki as she consistently and quietly presents herself in front of him until one day she’s kneeling in front of him in a wedding dress and shes declaring she’s going to love him for the rest of her life and he just…kisses her.
I have no idea what’s going to happen in next. The tone of the movie has been all over the place. It’s almost as if they…don’t want to tell me what to think about a student/teacher relationship (obviously ick) they want the story to speak for itself? I hope he doesn’t get fired though. Or maybe he should. Shoot. A teacher shouldn’t kiss his student. Ick.
How are they going to show everyone reacting to him saying how he feels about her but then not tell us what he said. I still want to know what he said but this was a nice callback to 15 mins ago. Best gal friend and best guy friend were wondering if teachers ever get tempted being around all of these pretty young things and Into and another teacher said no. They were never tempted.
Ito didn’t profess a grand love for Hibiki. A beautiful girl was presenting herself to him multiple times a day telling him she was in love with him, asking if it’s alright that she wants him and this last time she presented herself in front of him in a wedding dress, putting her hand on his and vowing to love him even after she graduates and he…gave in. It was a moment of weakness and he kissed her. It cost him his job and it would probably have been better if there was some grand motivating feeling behind it but there just wasn’t.
I think I do feel badly for the guy best friend (Kawai is his name);he’s so desperate to be taken seriously as an adult that he’s fighting a fight that really doesn’t need to be happening.
I’m old. That’s all. I do not relate to this kids passionate declaration at all. I kind of want him to shut up and like…go do his homework as stop harassing the adults. Like child do you get how hard it is to be an adult? They don’t need you and your messiness making ish harder. Just….go away.
Ok. I love Noona romances because typically the woman has been working hard for so long and the younger man comes along and brings a balance to their life that they haven’t had. I so don’t want these two together at all. So what now it’s not an unfortunate giving in to temptation? He’s actually in love with her? But why though? This is why I don’t like movies this ish came out of left field. I’m believing that he’s telling her a little lie for the sake of her ego like Kawai asked him to do earlier. Her falling off her bike (and the way she fell!) seemed to be emphasizing that she is a child and there would be no balance in that relationship. Hell I don’t know. I have mice and can’t sleep.
But I really don’t want them together. Ick.
I didn’t like this. Why did I try and watch a stupid movie? I know better!
I think i saw an fmv of this. To be honest I don’t understand how j-dramas has a whole genre of teacher-student / underage-adult thing going on. I’ve always wondered if it’s a cultural norm for them.
I never really had a problem with a teacher/student taboo but that is 100% every single time I’ve seen it it was a sailor moon fanfic where Mamaru was teaching Usagi and my little heart stood up and ROARED YES PLEASE MORE. And then I saw all of the news stories where it actually happened and my little heart recoiled and went ick but I would still read the sailor moon docs and watch the occasional drama and I just didn’t think about it. And then I read Darkest Vanessa about a girl who was in a relationship like that. She was a vulnerable student who was abused by her teacher and it was couched from her pov as a sweet romance but from the pov of every other character it was clear grooming and assault. Also! As a children’s and teen librarian I have never looked at kids as anything other than kids. And I’ve had to have the conversation with a teen or two on why I can’t and won’t date them because I’m an adult. I’ve had conversations with MOTHERS like it’s…..something…..creepy and gross?……that you want me as a dil but your kid is an actual kid? And eew? But it’s only been in the past few years that I’ve been actively icked out by the taboo.
That is SO weird about Japan. Typically my first thought is: I’ma research it but this time….I think I’ll let it pass.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
June 8, 2022 at 1:27 AM
Since I am obviously never going to sleep again I started watching a j-movie. Why? Is it delirium? I’m watching The Teacher and dang it. I have questions. I always have questions. 2 hours is just not long enough!
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
June 8, 2022 at 1:42 AM
Ok so there are different povs and tonal shifts in this 2 hour glutton and it really feels all over the place.
1st we have the best gal friend: having a crush on a teacher isn’t really anything serious. Just something to get through the school day.
2nd the best guy friend. He has a massive crush on a teacher. He’s told her out right he’s in love with her and he’s shown up at her home. Anywhere else this would be considered stalking.
Then there’s FL Hikibi. She didn’t really think anything about the opposite sex or crushes or anything until she thought she was being followed through a tunnel and fell as she was running away and who should happen to be there? Ito-Sensei. He took her to his apartment, called her parents, and gave her some bandaids and tea while they waited. He’s kind, he’s handsome and Hikibi falls hard.
Then we have the teachers povs/tones. They have their own flirtations and romances and mostly ignore the fact that they are objects of love and lust for their students except for when they can’t ignore it. The teacher that male best friend has a crush on makes a point to refer to him as a child and that she’s not interested in children.
Then there’s the ML. He kind of reminds me of how Zhi Shu would be if he never met Xiao Qin. He’s kind of cold and kind of closed off. But underneath that gruff exterior he has a warm heart. The teacher that the friend has a crush on has a crush on It but he rejects her and she calmly walks away. Hibiki doesn’t know how to do that and even if she did she’s in his class so she can’t just not see hi. So she’s there every day.
But the movie isn’t showing it as a sweet romance or a creepy grooming situation or anything. It just flows through these povs and tones and you can see It slowly soften towards Hibiki as she consistently and quietly presents herself in front of him until one day she’s kneeling in front of him in a wedding dress and shes declaring she’s going to love him for the rest of her life and he just…kisses her.
I have no idea what’s going to happen in next. The tone of the movie has been all over the place. It’s almost as if they…don’t want to tell me what to think about a student/teacher relationship (obviously ick) they want the story to speak for itself? I hope he doesn’t get fired though. Or maybe he should. Shoot. A teacher shouldn’t kiss his student. Ick.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
June 8, 2022 at 2:18 AM
How are they going to show everyone reacting to him saying how he feels about her but then not tell us what he said. I still want to know what he said but this was a nice callback to 15 mins ago. Best gal friend and best guy friend were wondering if teachers ever get tempted being around all of these pretty young things and Into and another teacher said no. They were never tempted.
Ito didn’t profess a grand love for Hibiki. A beautiful girl was presenting herself to him multiple times a day telling him she was in love with him, asking if it’s alright that she wants him and this last time she presented herself in front of him in a wedding dress, putting her hand on his and vowing to love him even after she graduates and he…gave in. It was a moment of weakness and he kissed her. It cost him his job and it would probably have been better if there was some grand motivating feeling behind it but there just wasn’t.
I think I do feel badly for the guy best friend (Kawai is his name);he’s so desperate to be taken seriously as an adult that he’s fighting a fight that really doesn’t need to be happening.
I’m old. That’s all. I do not relate to this kids passionate declaration at all. I kind of want him to shut up and like…go do his homework as stop harassing the adults. Like child do you get how hard it is to be an adult? They don’t need you and your messiness making ish harder. Just….go away.
Ok. I love Noona romances because typically the woman has been working hard for so long and the younger man comes along and brings a balance to their life that they haven’t had. I so don’t want these two together at all. So what now it’s not an unfortunate giving in to temptation? He’s actually in love with her? But why though? This is why I don’t like movies this ish came out of left field. I’m believing that he’s telling her a little lie for the sake of her ego like Kawai asked him to do earlier. Her falling off her bike (and the way she fell!) seemed to be emphasizing that she is a child and there would be no balance in that relationship. Hell I don’t know. I have mice and can’t sleep.
But I really don’t want them together. Ick.
I didn’t like this. Why did I try and watch a stupid movie? I know better!
parkchuna ❤️🍉
June 8, 2022 at 9:08 AM
I think i saw an fmv of this. To be honest I don’t understand how j-dramas has a whole genre of teacher-student / underage-adult thing going on. I’ve always wondered if it’s a cultural norm for them.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
June 8, 2022 at 10:08 AM
I never really had a problem with a teacher/student taboo but that is 100% every single time I’ve seen it it was a sailor moon fanfic where Mamaru was teaching Usagi and my little heart stood up and ROARED YES PLEASE MORE. And then I saw all of the news stories where it actually happened and my little heart recoiled and went ick but I would still read the sailor moon docs and watch the occasional drama and I just didn’t think about it. And then I read Darkest Vanessa about a girl who was in a relationship like that. She was a vulnerable student who was abused by her teacher and it was couched from her pov as a sweet romance but from the pov of every other character it was clear grooming and assault. Also! As a children’s and teen librarian I have never looked at kids as anything other than kids. And I’ve had to have the conversation with a teen or two on why I can’t and won’t date them because I’m an adult. I’ve had conversations with MOTHERS like it’s…..something…..creepy and gross?……that you want me as a dil but your kid is an actual kid? And eew? But it’s only been in the past few years that I’ve been actively icked out by the taboo.
That is SO weird about Japan. Typically my first thought is: I’ma research it but this time….I think I’ll let it pass.
Ally
June 8, 2022 at 11:31 AM
My sleepless nights continue too—so I’ve been watching a THAI BL. 😂
Ally
June 8, 2022 at 11:33 AM
So yeah, not as many problematic things with the one I’m watching, but they’re prone to grooming as well.