Ocean Waves - Studio Ghibli's (Accidental) Queer Film

[@yurin6952]

Thanks for the great video! I'm Japanese and I was one of them though it is pointless and boring until today. But this line from 11:02 ' I thought she'd never see his value ' (女なんぞにお前の良さは分かりゃせん) makes more sense because it literally says 'Women never understand how great you are'. It's not only RIkako but any women won't be able to understand well like me(Taku). I searched online but at last I couldn't find anyone see this film in the same perspective in Japanese. About understanding of LGBT, Japan is obviously far behind from western countries and some of my friends suffering from it. But your analysis would make a lot of people feels better because it IS the animated film from one of the most biggest studios as you said. Thanks for your great perspective and all the efforts making this once again. p.s Says after watched the preview of Ocean Waves, Hayao Miyazaki got really upset about it and made Whisper of the heart instead.(He doesn't like how they made it too)

[@flowerbookmark]

makes sense, whisper of the heart is such a great film and also somewhat tackles the misunderstandings and issues about liking someone. it just doesn't have that gay-coded factor. but in this case that's good since the main couple actually makes sense (it's one of my favorite ghibli couples) and it's not a forced straight pairing.

[@wariofat]

Why did Miyazaki not like Whisper of the Heart? It's one of my favourite movies.

[@DontMindLena]

@@wariofat he didn't like this one, and made whisper of the heart as a result

[@yurin6952]

@@wariofat He didn't like Ocean Waves and because it looked like full of blur over all, I guess. And he made Whisper of the Heart afterwards which is character's feelings and their relationships are more clearly described.

[@wildhearses]

Thank you for the more specific translation- it's amazing how important language is for the nuance of a story- that interpretation does seem more gay!

[@elpinchetti]

Film: * SHOWS MONTAGE OF AWFUL EXPERIENCES WITH A GIRL * also film: * PLAYS ROMANTIC MUSIC * Viewer: but- * ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS LOUDER *

[@sadtitties222]

@Christian Pinchetti Lol, that's pretty much what happened.

[@dainah105]

Your pfp is perfect 😂

[@C00kii0]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-archonquest]

It seems like the movie was fully intended to be only understood by few people

[@manuecheverria3664]

LMAOOO

[@angrywizard3199]

"I hadn't noticed til then... " 'YES YES YES' "that you really liked Rikako." NO NO NO.

[@notareallin620]

Talk about a punch in the gut. Oof.

[@samaassiri7583]

Is that a Jojo reference?

[@bojjit-t3138]

Araki would be proud NSJS

[@elusive-osmium]

YES YES YES YES *YES*

[@satiretalised18]

@@samaassiri7583 yes, yes, yes, oh my god!

[@halimaf240]

“YOU IDIOT!! YOU’RE THE WORST” *happy music intensifies*

[@sen4845]

LMAO

[@renganime2151]

BEST COMMENT 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brendan2018]

LMFAOOO

[@Sol-tr8ud]

*happy laugh*

[@h3ru_art358]

*sigh* those happy happy memories

[@possum0451]

I hate it when I accidentally make an incredible piece of LGBTQ media so I have to change it last minute because it’s the 90s.

[@505sym8]

😂😂😂😂

[@MillyKKitty]

😂😂 How I felt about When Marnie was there

[@aturchomicz821]

@@MillyKKitty AAAAAAA RIGHT?? THATS SUCH A QUEER MOVIE BUT 2010s JAPAN WAS HAVIN NONE OF IT💀💀💀💀

[@Liam-bi7wo]

@@MillyKKitty YES I ASSUMED THAT WAS THE ENTIRE SET UP UP THE MOVIE WITH THE TWO OF THEM AND THEN THEY SAY SHE WAS HER GRANDMA? LIKE???

[@pixelmagicbeat8131]

@@Liam-bi7wo lmfao ikr... I watched with my mom and my mom 1st assumed they hv smthing else going on yk (gl)

[@boglarkaberkes2065]

The "happy" montage makes it seem like he wants to go see the castle with her just so he can push her of the roof

[@maimaimai7953]

I love this comment.

[@instantmiso9921]

I LOVE THIS COMMENT SO MUCH-

[@dyuthiajmera6662]

this is......exactly what i thought. Thank you, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@bd.c1047]

omfg...

[@azkaarshad4953]

Now that's a "Happy Ending" . Lol

[@teylawhite687]

This boy is like: I sure do love being used, belittled, manipulated and yelled at

[@fatixa6792]

@@shejutisengupta6114 he doesn't even think she's hot😭😭

[@asteriskarene3866]

at least he slapped her that one time 🤣

[@SAIMONch]

Kinky

[@Hecatonicosachoron]

That's because he's really a sub bottom but neither he nor his authors has had time to realise that and come to terms with it. But really not all that uncommon.

[@bangyonggukisgod1773]

@@Hecatonicosachoron lmao yeah taku is definitely a sub bottom😭

[@tedsowards]

"They can go off and be boring together. Drinking sodas on the roof as the sun shines down on their banal existence." Such poetry!

[@noneofyourbeeswaxquinton]

I want that. It's the kind of thing I've missed for a few years.

[@Vivian_Wong]

Rebecca sometimes boring is better 🥺

[@xiang7437]

Omg was gonna point this out as well hahahaha only to see someone does before me. Kudos!

[@zulqarnaincraftvods]

Ok

[@briddenattech]

@@noneofyourbeeswaxquinton My wife and I love our 'boring' existence. We don't argue, we don't fight, we don't swing, go out clubbing or cheat. We have a beautiful daughter and a son on the way. We have enjoyed this 'boring' life together for half of our lives... Seems like many would prefer an exciting, drama ridden romance. I'll take my happy, boring life with my family any day. I mean, we are moving to Japan soon (after this stupid COVID asshole goes away) so I guess it isn't super boring ^^

[@TotallyAGoblin]

The thing with him liking the girl because Yutaka likes her, is something I've literally seen with a friend in Highschool before he realized he liked men. He was full bromance with his best friend but then went after the girl his friend liked, only to get her, mess up his friendship, dump her and years later come to a realization he loved Marco and not the girl. He never reconciled but his former friend was/is straight and he doesnt want to make things awkward by butting into his life now days.

[@ExtremeWreck]

This sounds like the start of becoming an isolationist... like me.

[@andifishgallery9400]

@@ExtremeWreckhey I know this was a while ago but take good care of yourself

[@velvetchiharu]

Perfectly Sad. :( (saves as a writing prompt later..)

[@cnj67]

@@ExtremeWreck Take care! There's a world out there where an LGBT person can have a life. Hugs.

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@cnj67 Thank you for that heartwarming comment!

[@marko9744]

"Chemistry of a boiled potato and a dress shirt" is the imagery I never knew I needed

[@stylesfanatik9030]

enemies with benefits slow burn 210k words

[@TorchwoodPandP]

Dress shirt’s been starched with potato flour...

[@araaraurydice]

Even that has more chemistry.

[@lia_riani2290]

They went “They are in love with each other....but their not gay”

[@adrianrandom3448]

"They were best friends, they thought about each other, left work early for each other, called the other for company just because they wanted to see each other, but also they're straight no homo btw see them standing 5 feet apart?"

[@debbystragier2154]

@Rathalomaniac if it was straight you would say it’s true love.

[@TheFFilipp]

Just what a lot of movies/tv shows keep doing in this year of Lord 2020, unfortunately 🥴

[@jungkookslisp]

@@adrianrandom3448 nah they not best friends they both pretty

[@tartagliussy529]

r/sapphoandherfriend

[@WisteriaWaves]

I bet one of the writers was like “Oooo b r o m a n c e” And part of the team was like, “oh you mean he likes the girl?”

[@irisgn4629]

I remember watching Ocean Waves and the only thing that stuck were the aesthetic animations and Taku's incredible fashion sense.

[@태이씨]

Yeah hahah Taku's haircut is my hair goal😂

[@tetitous]

@@태이씨 I stole that guy's drip so bad in the last few years, rewatching the vid made me realise just how much I used his style as an inspiration

[@jozellescain7325]

Same !!!

[@linaresryan]

Definitely

[@fusilijerry6295]

YES

[@Green-Rainbow]

11 minutes in and I forgot that this wasn’t a “are they gay” episode

[@anonymousaxolotl1757]

we all know the answer to that anyway

[@jaymacedo7461]

Yutaka have kind of bissexual vibes-

[@aman7930]

now i wish someone will make an animatic of "is he gay or european?" for taku

[@danmanm9205]

@@aman7930 he is gay AND european! but lmao yes I wish someone would do that too

[@yurimessiah]

@AlanisNeedsSomebody2Love but- I thought he was Japanese...

[@simonmartin2558]

The actual title of the movie in japanese is "I can hear the ocean." There are a couple of scenes by the ocean (party in Hawaii, confession on the bridge) but the only scene where we actually hear the ocean is on the dock.

[@indahos7146]

mindblowing

[@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna]

straight ppl in the replies getting offended and defensive cause theyve never seen a joke in their entire lives.

[@evesning]

exactly my thought

[@jeffreylo1477]

It was in the original novel. The animation didn’t manage to include that motif because of the limited runtime

[@kr_zzzy]

Can someone give me the link to the soundtrack that's playing at 6:29 pleaaseeee

[@len5329]

I lose it at "a chemistry of a boiled potato and a dress shirt" LMAO

[@jazzamoartlestrade1458]

IDK about you but when I starch my dress shirts they ALWAYS end up HARD as a rock 😉

[@dementiaravenway]

Taku is way better off with his friend. Rikako needs a therapist and she 100% deserved that slap.

[@inspiritsungjongie]

Yup this movie despite being so beautiful, the heroine is not it

[@LAdeThatFeel]

She deserves a punch not a slap 😤

[@fatimashaik715]

@@venicebeach009 ngl I used to be a casual bl reader but alot of people stereotyped me as the typical girl who fetishizes mlm and hates wlw just for liking bl. Ever since then even though i want to read bl because i enjoy it i cant because of all these stereotypes from people that make me feel like im a weirdo for liking bl. What im trying to say is not all of us are like that but many people lump everyone who reads bl together with the weird and obsessive type of people. Sorry if this was unnecessary to hear im not very good with words.

[@fatimashaik715]

@@venicebeach009 i never expected you to be more open minded!!❤ usually when i get in an argument with someone they just end up insulting me. Thank you for being so caring hope you have a good day!

[@ujjssjsjsjjsjs8061]

@@fatimashaik715 honestly i like reading it if it has a good story to it! Shoot, MLM, WLW, MLW I'll take it all if the story's good!

[@sapphic.flower]

With her character, I think they were trying to write a “cunning, mischievous girl who acts on emotion” but ended up writing a controlling biatch XD

[@wildhearses]

didn't watch this but she comes of as a sociopath! lol

[@janetmissjacksonifyourenas2904]

yea, some of her actions, are....

[@fwoosha.1879]

She really annoyed me, the way she treated him and all >:v

[@yehetohorat827]

@mehazad rahman she looks cute but when you watch it you'll get to know why everyone hates her lol

[@kazuzart1582]

@@waterdrinker4033 i think because you are working in that field you might considere it is not always a good thing to allowed children to be self centered and selfish. They are like that by nature and enabling that instinctice behavior doesnt prepare them well to the world out there. They won't always be the little prince and princess of their world. Rikako has a very problematic behavior that wasnt corrected because of an obviously too permissive but also dismissive familly and it makes her miserable in all the movie. I see her as a cautionary tale about spoiled children that are let on the lose. They are not ready for the world and get frustrated and broken by it

[@ao_qwq]

Oh yeah there’s no nicer memory than a girl telling you you’re stupid and taking your money. True love 10/10

[@biankaperez8220]

Honestly she could literally spit on him and it'd be a "touching moment" between the two.

[@Alec_____]

that's straight people in a nutshell lol

[@EmilyHoot]

not to sound desperately sapphic but man i wish a girl would tell ME i'm stupid and take my money 10/10 would date

[@kr_zzzy]

Can someone give me the link to the soundtrack that's playing at 6:29 pleaaseeee

[@southchild_]

Okay so my boyfriend introduced me to this movie a few months back and I couldn't help but rant about these things along the way. He told me the movie was really nice - and don't get me wrong I love the aesthetic, the music, the guys, but after getting real annoyed with the girl I was wondering was I in the wrong for judging too harshly? Kinda nice to know I wasn't the only one that saw an issue with her behavior and the outcome >.>

[@holyflutterofgod]

"It really irritated me when I realized that Yutaka was interested in Rikako... Forget it...! She'll never see his real value." WOW that is some damningly gay dialogue

[@holyflutterofgod]

p.s. I'm glad this movie is getting some focus, if only so people can listen to the soundtrack. I watched the movie once, and I still think about the soundtrack 5 years on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3LJfXSvg9CVjM0

[@neena18]

I dont know tbh, I felt the same way as Taku when one of my best friends is crushing on someone. I get overprotective because they matter to me a lot.

[@miche8868]

_if you could see that im the one who understands you, been here all along so why can’t you see?”_

[@xrrgr]

Francesca Alberici give it a rest, you’re under every comment for christ sake.

[@EhyWisdom]

HAHAHAH IT IS

[@kuro9598]

okay so as a mixed kid with a japanese mother, i watched this film when i was very young. when i was in primary school if i'm not wrong, and that was wayy before i knew queer people existed. but EVEN SO, 8 year old me could tell there was something going on between taku and matsuno/yutaka. like y'all "from that moment on, matsuno's place in my heart was always different from my other friends."（それ以来、僕の中で松野がいる場所はいつも他の連中とは違っていた）there is absolutely no hetero explanation for that line. i just rewatched this movie today as a 15 year old queer teen and found this video and i couldn't agree more, everything you said was spot on. also, i am still PISSED about the "you really liked rikako" line, ruined everything

[@elenagonzalez8463]

PLS??? omg. Also love our matching yoongi pfps

[@moonyaan]

yesss!!

[@yusrikhldn5273]

It was some sort of sacrifice he has to do tho, i hope "by now" yutaka realise dating rikako is a huge mistake. sure nuff theyll broke up. jahahah we deserve a short sequel . :P;P

[@mikaelasambajon7287]

LOLOL FR AND THERE'S ALSO THE TIME WHEN TAKU SAID HE GOT A LITTLE IRRITATED WHEN MATSUNO WAS TALKING ALL ABOUT MUTOU

[@cnj67]

I think a lot of queer movies in Asia are officially hetero. It is legal to make queer content, but you'll condemn yourself to niche films and being an interesting poor person with little financing of your ideas. I've watched a lot of K-drama and there are so many queer characters who just get like, a sticker with "definitely hetero" at some point in the show. Like that friend with the fastfood restaurants in It's Okay not to be Okay. Hetero? Yeah, sure, let's just say that. Kang Tae-oh in Run on ... not bi at all! And the ending of Doom at Your Service? Kang Tae-oh and Doom ... they're don't have a cute meet promising sweet, sweet love at all, Oh, no, Doom will definitely be fine with the female lead who has obviously lost all interest in him. Etc. ... There are some beautiful and/or interesting LGBT depictions in a lot of films, but they all have to be able to pass as hetero to get funding.

[@thatsawholereliableguykoic6402]

I can’t write good chemistry between characters but this movie does it by accident?? dang

[@lucia-js3ew]

lol same

[@mantaren]

It's not by accident. They're just masking their true intentions for the characters.

[@morningboy_]

Mood honestly

[@Herralevant]

Lel

[@pinkitydinkity6550]

Bruv im the 4k th like demn

[@basketman2517]

Let's get one thing straight, this movie isn't.

[@bansheblue312]

There are no replies because this is the undeniable truth 😌

[@lotuzribbon]

@@bansheblue312 Yuh

[@thegoodwitchluzura]

hahaha

[@mightychondria666]

@@lotuzribbon aRiAnA?

[@lotuzribbon]

@@mightychondria666 ????

[@profeseurchemical]

like the guy didnt have to be gay or bi but it was clear as day that he loved the other guy (in some fashion or another) and didnt give a rats about the gal.

[@daffo595]

Yeah rikako sucks. I mean I know she’s got issues but MAN.

[@Ash-hx1jz]

She was very selfish and rude

[@yasminr944]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought that!!!

[@fluffyth3f0x8]

It could be admiration or just straight-up guy It's for you to decide ;)

[@stonecat676]

that reminiscing sequence was so hilarious, i died laughing at all his comments on it they really have no positive chemistry

[@bunnys9704]

There is no way the castle scene with her lines playing was meant to be happy memories. It sounds like satire. I simply refuse to believe the creators meant it to be a happy, nostalgic montage.

[@cnj67]

I have seen romantisized relationships built mostly on quarrels, but this seems a bit much. And I mean, I don't remember the film, but are there any moments where you'd feel any kind of repressed attraction between him and the girl? Some quiet moment where you feel they could kiss if they didn't start fighting again? DOesn't seem like it, but any of you remember the details better?

[@bombasticblunderbuss0918]

​​@@cnj67I just finished the movie and the entire time there were NO signs of Taku ever liking rikaku. I assume the writers expected us to think Taku was romantically interested Rikaku with the scene of him accompanying rikaku, to ensure her safety, and the scene in the hotel where she shows more self awareness (same scene where she calls her ex and herself "bores". But I just chalked that up to Taku's helpful, outspoken, and naive personality. Those two have such horrendous chemistry that the only memories the writers could find for the montage were moments of their arguments, Rikaku berating Taku, and Rikaku self-pitying.

[@toastedghost5524]

I feel like they purposely made Rikako the most unlikeable character ever.

[@denji5426]

i couldn't stand her

[@denji5426]

@Emmawat What there's a difference between being a flawed character and being an asshole

[@sy-zu4uz]

@@denji5426 HOLY SHIT 😂

[@bleepblop9561]

@prod suga PERIODTTT 💅

[@milkyraindrops7199]

@@denji5426 of course a fellow yoongi stan would spit out facts lile that 😌💖

[@kalaniehill6300]

I just essentially watch a dude go over his favorite ship that didn't become canon.

[@kaeyasimp3918]

IKR lmaoo

[@Gr3ypsTFT]

But like... He right

[@gc0009]

underrated comment

[@eitakou]

He wanted the ship to sail but alas it went over like a boiled potato shipped with a dress shirt 😔

[@saltea8266]

Eitakou truly heartbreaking.

[@roseclearwater9904]

"They can go off and be boring together, drinking sodas on the rooftop as the sun shines down on their banal existence." lol relationship GOALS!

[@tReadYT]

Yeah, that's one point where I REALLY disagreed with the narrator, denigrating a peaceful comfortable life. If only unrequited love were the biggest problem in everyone's life. Far too many people are still struggling with the lowest tiers of Maslow's hierarchy.

[@ioan.c8868]

Relationship goallsss

[@Fosifar]

@@tReadYT Yeah true. :(

[@Official_Nigel_Simp]

I feel like this movie tried to make an enemy to lovers or tsundere trope thing, but like forgot the part where they're supposed to show some kind of attraction together and instead it's just them having shitty moments and calling it love

[@Jey-fx2zs]

Bruh this movie you can literally screenshot any scene and there’s a 90% chance that it’s the title screen for a lofi playlist. From Yutaka looking at Taku while he looks out the window in their school uniforms to Taku watching the train pass by even a scene of Rikako tiring her hair in a bun. Every scene from this movie can be used as an aesthetic.

[@РитаРязанова-д2й]

more like a 100% cuz i definitely listened to at least 2 playlists with that as background

[@anahiapcay9042]

Whispers of the Heart also has very aesthetic scenes

[@shenii6512]

Omg yess i noticed that haha

[@WannaAstro]

i definitely saw this movie in a loft, that’s actually how i heard about it

[@anahiapcay9042]

@@Lilstiffsocks69 actually it's not about old or new art. Older anime art was very detailed in parts like hair, eyes and clothes, newer anime is simpler in those aspects (it depends on the art style of each anime tho). Studio Ghibli have always had this unique and simple art style because it's their style, not because of old or new. _(I know it's a very weird grammar but I'm actually a Spanish speaker)_

[@s_mai8970]

it's the fact that the movie is called "ocean waves" and yet the only scene where a wave is present is when the two of them went to the pier. yep, that sealed it. this movie never really had rikako in the picture.

[@serendiclipses6851]

omg I had to scroll down so much but I’m glad I finally found someone else pointing that out

[@random-accessmemory9201]

I was shocked with this movie. 😱

[@Milo-hi5so]

Francesca Alberici bro let them have it :/

[@sy-zu4uz]

@@francescaalberici9950 ...did u just copy pasted this reply? How low are you? 😬

[@seokjinkim8964]

@@francescaalberici9950 lmao why are you so pressed about everyone else's opinion? That's how they interpret the movie so you don't have to copy then paste your statements down everybody's throats :/

[@DarkMaster706]

My literature professor once said “you’re never wrong when analyzing a book, if you find enough evidence and run with it you’ll be ok” And you just did that with this

[@saltations_]

My English teacher failed me for doing that

[@mooncrater1286]

cyclone What a wet hot dog...

[@SisterUnity]

BRAVO that teacher!!!

[@user-ip3ff5ne1i]

HAHA that's pretty every literature teacher xD

[@bamshablam5977]

@@saltations_ The irony

[@teonfall8821]

As a straight male, I thought from the first 10 minutes Ghibli may have actually given us a gay film, and I was pumped. The movie kinda sucked with it's real ending, so in my head it just stops after the reunion scene. And honestly, I feel like the director would prefer it that way. It was so obvious that they were gay for each other or something. But it's Ghibli in the 80's, 90's? It *needed* to have this ending, but I think it was meant to have your ending

[@ExtremeWreck]

Considering that it was based on a book that had this same ending, I'm *pretty sure* the creator was one of *THOSE* people.

[@wweeo53]

@@ExtremeWreck what’s the name of the book?

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@wweeo53 I have no idea, Wikipedia doesn't say jack crap about it.

[@hithereeee1]

@@wweeo53i’m late, but it’s based on a book of the same title as the non-american adapted title, “i can hear the sea” by saeko himuro.

[@cnj67]

Ghibli studio has provided the best movies with a female perpective, the most respectful depiction of female gender roles, without the yucky syrup of mysticism (Like, some films have that "a mother always knows exactly, what ... " bla bla bla. Or "Little girls just love cleaning, and they are neat while doing so!") But in Ghibli film girls struggle with artistic blackouts, depression of a kind, (like Kiki and her painter (girl)friend) and when they work hard - also with very traditional girl's stuff - they are being cool and practical, not adorable. Like in Howl's moving Castle, but also CHihiro. What I see is a studio led by someone who has a special place in his heart for the feminine, non-patriarchal perspective.

[@mr.muffinsiii8100]

The sunset scene: Wow! I this movie isn’t that bad, that was really nice plot twist. “You like Rikako”: OH COME ON!!

[@sstupidliar]

This is literally how my boyfriend and I reacted on that part, we were so ready and so sure that Taku was in love with Yutaka, everything made sense! Until it didn't lol

[@dicorockhimself]

When i just saw that scene just now and I threw my phone KEK

[@llll4445]

@@dicorockhimself bro I didn't even watch the movie but that scene made me want to throw my phone right now.

[@dicorockhimself]

@@llll4445 yeah it was quite frustrating to say the least

[@jilyui0416]

Same T_T

[@halcyon2488]

History books would say: They were great friends

[@oswaldogonzalez4028]

Just like Abraham Lincoln and the other guy

[@riko4732]

@@oswaldogonzalez4028 wait what

[@dreamsandmemories4807]

oswaldo gonzalez yeah wait what??!

[@maximellow5745]

Guy: "...and I loved him like I loved nothing bevor" History book: "And they where friends!"

[@cosmicmystery3537]

*Alexander Hamilton has joined the chat *

[@jayaniee]

imagine reminiscing about someone and the first thing you think about is how they asked you for money. Real romantic and full of love~ 😂

[@girlykyuu1185]

@@waterdrinker4033 its not.

[@hxwareu_9252]

@@girlykyuu1185 agreed

[@beefortebrea9386]

@@waterdrinker4033 he likes the other guy, and he borderline hates the girl.

[@Yelpopr777]

I REALLY THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ED AND ROSE JAJAJA

[@HufflepuffShortie]

@@waterdrinker4033 if the very first time I talked to someone they acted righteous and asked for money I rly don't think I'd even have romantic feelings for them but idk MAYBE IM JUST qUIRkY

[@nicolle2126]

the belly laugh i gave when they showed him reminiscing while staring at the castle with sentimental music playing, only for the first words we hear from rikako to be "could you lend me some money?" ahahahahahaha

[@felissylvestris6557]

ikr this was soooo corny

[@originalyrandom6471]

forreal 😂😂😂

[@mango-fq6tk]

I feel like that castle scene was just a protest because they didn't let the creative team make this film gay enough

[@junai_]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@janiahsantos3241]

601th like

[@aj-dk5ym]

nice sunny pfp

[@angelhakushibuya3362]

LITERALY

[@angelhakushibuya3362]

@EXO Kai is my Michael Jackson :0 Im going to watched it

[@zsvntt]

“They can go off and be boring together”

[@idkhowigohere]

"drinking sodas on the rooftop"

[@Meow2198]

"as the sun shines down on their banal existense"

[@emiliogarnica4882]

actually this is the kind of relationship im looking for, since im pretty boring haha

[@squishy-melonpan3290]

If we leave out that the story isn't that interesting, because the characters are so, the music is still...yes, the music is such a masterpiece. And for me it's reason enough to see the film...over and over... But this Taku-Yutaka-Ship is realy interesting. Well I haven't thought of it, but if you tell it that way...it sounds obvious. Thank you for this quite funny thirty minutes XD P.S.: To be true: I like this slice-of-life and drinking soda on the rooftop, because it's so "normantic" (normal + romantic = romance, charmy of normality)

[@abigailsuarez6337]

my kind of relationship 😌

[@sparrowhawk4641]

Let’s pretend the last sentence doesn’t exist and the two confess their love for one another and live happily ever after, they open a restaurant together, everyone thinks they are just two very good friends opening a business together but they actually got secretly married in the sunset

[@asufratrishaelainev.4491]

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL I NEEDED THIS.

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

Oh yeah that'd be the best 😭😭

[@pancakesiguess]

thank you for saying this i needed it

[@frizz5200]

don’t forget them either getting a pet together or adopting a child

[@bananapuding866]

Writing a wholesome fanfic about this

[@uwumarii]

To add to your theory of "retelling of the scenes", that castle scene with Rikako's lines were probably Taku's enlightenment that he didn't like her at all. He was letting her go at that point

[@abbyweeks2953]

Maybe a writer wanted it to be gay, but didn't have the freedom too.

[@samaassiri7583]

It's mostly like that

[@asufratrishaelainev.4491]

However that was.... I'm proud of him🥺❤

[@what-gt1hi]

yeah probably

[@Dewisd2002]

I feel like you've all mistaken brotherly love for boy on boy action

[@Melkac]

@@Dewisd2002 No.

[@pink_alligator]

24:32 It's like someone having flashbacks of an emotionally abusive relationship but set with romantic music... it's So many levels of wrong

[@iwontbesilenced2321]

ikr

[@minsugagenius526]

Exactly! Change the music to something sad and dramatic and watch how it actually lines up. That relationship was abusive and toxic

[@minsugagenius526]

Editing is everything

[@tobeornottobelikebtob1625]

I'm not really into the gay theory I think rikako and taku they both liked each other but they couldn't Express it in a nice way rikako had already psychology issues because of her family divorce and taku is normally gets angry fast and he didn't want to admit that he loves rikako because he knows that yutaka loves her so that's why rikako and taku both of them had their own struggles to admit their feelings toward each other but they were comfortable with each other enough to open up these weaknesses to each other And for the slap scene that he thought was dumb what I think is while all people around riakako seemed to hate her specially girls and in that scene she fights with them and being rude with the girls while taku is watching the fight... after the fight taku compliments her and said she did a great job facing all these girls and even make a girl cry After what taku said it seemed to rikako he is the only person that got her back and supported her and loved everything she did even the bad ones so she got emotional and slapped him or maybe slapped him cuz she thinks how fool is taku because he is rooting her for something not nice but still supporting her and again she got emotional and thought she doesn't deserve this kind of nice compliments of him(rikako sure she has self esteem issues after they got close because of the trip they had together after that she immediately pushed him away cuz she thought that is better for him he is kind and she is not and she thought he deserves better than her and that's why she ignored her plus she didn't want him to get any kind of harm so she Ignored him so the rumours that they dating will be reduce) And there is kinda another proof that rikako likes taku after the fight he asks taku how long he is been there she was worried that he realised that rikako is not a nice girl she cared about his opinion about her after the fight and again after she knows that he was there throughout the whole fight and still supporting her she was happy but emotional so she slapped him for the reason the I mentioned

[@handsoaphandsoap]

The love of my life, the girl who extorted me, treated me like shit and slapped me across the face

[@guytorie]

That montage of him remeniscing about her rude comments went on for a painfully long time.

[@RaspberryStudios]

Hahahaha omg I watched this movie for the first time tonight and honestly skipped past that scene after a while for that reason

[@ij5355]

maybe he’s into it- like when the other guy slapped him? 👁👄👁

[@fartpoopy9551]

She seemed like a bitch 🙄

[@MrBobbyBo]

@@RaspberryStudios same omg

[@sahar64]

@@fartpoopy9551 yeah.........

[@heatherlee2967]

It was refreshing to watch an analysis of a female character that is aware and sensitive to sexist tropes in media

[@elquiu1566]

watching this movie with my mom, at the dock scene she says "why are they so far from eachother? why are they not holding hands?" mum, i just got to show this video to you, you'll love it!

[@stonethemason12]

Your mother has patience...

[@unicornburgers302]

She’s askin the real questions

[@FandomFrenzy]

Then there is my mom.... ._.

[@uglyduckling1724]

@@FandomFrenzy she a homophobe?

[@FandomFrenzy]

@@uglyduckling1724 y es

[@itzkirml]

"Yutaka has the charisma of a dilapidated cardboard box, and Taku is not that far off. Which you could use as evidence for how compatible they are" when I tell you I gasped-

[@sen4845]

LMAOO

[@r7erick]

That coment its awesome lol

[@TsunayoshiSawada469]

Dude I laughed so hard at this comment so freaking hard I can't 😂😂😂😂

[@bangyonggukisgod1773]

ikr lmao see theyre perfect for each other

[@permanentstateofawe6544]

That ending where the confession took a right angle swerve *hurt me* "My disappointment is immeasurable. And my day is ruined."

[@khymovych0637]

that’s what happened

[@blackberry8615]

Same omg

[@katien3022]

I'm kind of just dying over the fact that all you could say for minutes was how boring the movie was and then as soon as the sunset scene came in you were so invested lol. Such a funny juxtaposition

[@isThisTakenToo---]

i mean you can pull me into any piece of media if you say it has queer undertones

[@ecoemmanuel8156]

i love how everyone just accepted the two boys being the true canon pair i-

[@justbonnie501]

lmao how does this have no replies 😳

[@bubaaaaaaaaa]

@@justbonnie501 Oh god yeah

[@mow1981]

We’ve come far as a society

[@gabrielbors5070]

I like really want them to be together ngl

[@ecoemmanuel8156]

@@gabrielbors5070 in our universal canon fantasies, they are.

[@borko8325]

He still remembers all of the beautiful things she told him. Somber music begins to play... "My period just started. Sometimes its really bad."

[@skyewew]

LMFAOO i couldn’t stop laughing at that part 😭😭

[@_.nastou._]

Wait she said it for real ?😂

[@cottagebirder]

😂

[@_.nastou._]

@Står omg now I've gotta watch that movie

[@audman]

also “You idiot! You’re the worst!” LOL

[@july_toffee5192]

also it‘s kinda disturbing how the movie‘s called „ocean waves“ and literally the only and single time we see the ocean in the whole movie is in that confessional scene with taku and yakato at the pier, hinting that really the movie was all about them after all.

[@holundersirup1189]

Omg I thought the same hing

[@bangyonggukisgod1773]

exactly!! i feel like they hinted it to us that the movie is actually about taku being a closed gay and loving his best friend.

[@xhoigaxho6204]

while i agree with u i think that wasnt what the creators meant to make cuz yeah he was with his best friend at the ocean but he confessed about the girl well thats why its called accidental after all they we understand that scene differently than what they wanted it to mean...well ours is a lot better than the original idea tho

[@Haruhi4me]

OP YOUR MIND

[@Monmon-ve9qp]

My teacher once said " some titles have hidden meanings " And in order to find the hidden meaning of the title you need to know whats the nature of the title

[@nathanwaters8586]

If I had a nickel for every time Ghibli has made a gay movie that’s not actually gay but should be gay cos it’d make the story so much better and the fact that it isn’t ruins the movie, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice Ps. The other movie is When Marnie Was There

[@saraperpetua1093]

😢😢

[@aokoo9009]

I know!! I was looking for a comment mentioning that movie omg

[@youreasimp5232]

2 years late but OH MY GOD, THE ENDING FOR WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE MADE ME PHYSICALLY RECOIL INTO MYSELF.............I SHIPPED ANNA AND MARNIE SO MUCH AND THEN THE ENDING FELT LIKE A SLAP TO THE FACE.... I had to take a longggg break after the plot twist because?? Why??? Would they make it like that??? They were obviously written to be interpreted as lovers...Marnie even called Anna 'My dear Anna'...man. I was so disappointed with it

[@aokoo9009]

I KNOW RIGHT LIKEIT S SO RARE TO SEE SAPPHIC FILMS IN GENERAL, LET ALONE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, CHARMING AND MAGICAL ONE LIKE WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, I WAS SO GLAD TO HAVE FOUND IT UNTIL THE FUCKING SHIT ENDING OMG. LESBIAN NEVER GET ANYTHING GOOD AT ALL WE HAVE NOTHING@@youreasimp5232

[@nathanwaters8586]

@youreasimp5232 Never too because wtf were they thinking making it?? Was it just a bunch of oblivious straight people who thought because they're both girls there's no way it couldn't be seen as platonic or did they just not see if any other way because they knew the twist but viewers going in blind DID NOT see it as platonic!

[@veyunali8504]

"that you liked Rikako" It felt like a rug was pulled from under me and i fell into a hole full of spikes

[@gkarak1996]

He clearly did not have feelings for her. I mean that flashback with all these cringe moments about her clearly are not a flashback of someone he has any love for.

[@gkarak1996]

@@waterdrinker4033 why would you say that? Explain pls.

[@imnotpaulavery7608]

water drinker But dude, he’s only reminiscing of the bad things, because there are no good things! She has zero redeeming qualities, or atleast Taku never saw any of them!

[@gkarak1996]

@@waterdrinker4033 others have already answered for me.

[@imnotpaulavery7608]

water drinker Maybe? Depends where you’re from? I can literally only see bad, what to you is good? (I’m not trying to be rude btw)

[@Creation2Station]

Exactly

[@KD-ch3we]

24:35 “ Can you lend me some money? “ yes very touching, I’m crying

[@sy-zu4uz]

So romantic 😍

[@anaferezin2246]

you re awfully chatty for a boy

[@nekokkoko3181]

*weirdly loud trumpet noises*

[@mari_dl]

"My period just started. Sometimes it's really bad", oww

[@yohello4203]

"Are you a goody-goody?" 😜😮😍😍😳😳😜😳😮😮😩😜😩😲😳

[@kieranrhino]

This video was more entertaining than the actual film

[@brucebloot]

Dang, but their clothing style is on point. Gotta grab me them shorts and button ups

[@gwenethp511]

80's/90's japan bby!!

[@sinner272]

YES! I admire its aesthetic! Esp Taku's

[@griffinwetzel3059]

it’s the call be my your name fashion vibes

[@zoeyheiney8815]

Yesss taku’s outfit with the red jacket and the outfit with the green tucked in shirt are everything

[@PunktStrichPunkt]

Time stamp?

[@scrambled5948]

This film has nothing on Chad and Ryan in high school musical 2

[@itsmedrawpower]

And I-

[@7476-l2n]

oOP

[@shotaaizawa1320]

I-

[@ivymoody4238]

Me and my friends were watching the first two movies and we litterelly screaming at the tv because they were totally into each other, my god Ryan has a new ship every movie.

[@burtmacklinfbi5988]

“I don’t dance.” “I know you can.” “Not a chance, no.”

[@yararinamiil]

this movie really seems like the original intention was to actually be lgbt+ but they weren't allowed to actually do it like that so they just left the subtle hints

[@naji_moarmy6808]

Yeah I feel the same!

[@auseridk.9690]

*cough cough* road to El Dorado *cough*

[@metawarp7446]

Lol with 24:13 it isn't so subtle something is very wrong

[@imsotiredofthiscrap2341]

@@metawarp7446 "ah yes, the love of my life. my manipulator. my abuser. my bully. my crushes friend. also, she told me I should stop sleeping in bathtubs once. that one."

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@auseridk.9690 That felt 2 minutes from saying bisexual-poly-rights.

[@viveleshistoires4874]

I love this video because it’s the literal embodiment of that one tumblr post that goes something like « why would you like media that is good when you can instead like media that is bad and just pace around your room like an insane person thinking about What If It Was Good?? »

[@srfrancium9728]

I love how the reminiscing scene starts out with the girl asking for money

[@stigmautomata]

remember when she asked you for money and then instantly ghosted you, like, literally instantly within seconds of receiving the money??? remember those times????? no??

[@Photon210]

I can relate to Taku's disinterested reactions to females. It's the most natural reaction gay men can give without seeming too obvious.

[@uopeson1259]

I can't relate since I'm interested in both men and women

[@dandaman1478]

@@uopeson1259 im also interested in both men and women but only if they are my type if not ill brush them off

[@--Bo--]

I mean it's how I always used to feel about guys before I was hit in the face with the gay. That not understanding the fuss when all my friends would gossip and I just wanted to play pokemon with them Haha. But genuinely he dose give of a why have girls when my bff can do so much more vibes and I'm here for it.

[@ieii9925]

I can relate because I'm not interested in anyone, like, at all. I'm aroace.

[@dandaman1478]

@@ieii9925 and we love that for you cause guess what YOURE VALID!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michiru465]

I was too distracted by the dialect to even notice that this was a bit boring. Damn, dialect is hot.

[@trejo6570]

same here, I always found myself gazing at the animation or even the fashion, I never realized it was boring

[@ZayedRayhan]

@@trejo6570 fr taku's outfits were KILLER

[@zaynbf5732]

@@ZayedRayhan yeah, especially the outfit he wore when he met her ex boyfriend at Tokyo

[@ZayedRayhan]

@@zaynbf5732 i'm literally gonna make that jacket lol so glad i got this inspo

[@p_ma]

I’m gonna cry this is so hilariousbsbsbsbsbbsb

[@DewMan31]

Not gonna lie, usually whenever people say a movie has queer undertones and stuff like that, it always seems like they're trying to find the gay in something that doesn't have it. Ironically, the one time when being gay makes a lot of sense in the context of the film, they go out of their way to force a straight moment. I genuinely believe it would have made sense to emphasize a gay relationship in this film because of how the female love interest seems to have no redeeming qualities, while the best friend is always there for him. There was potential.

[@donatelling]

honestly, most best friend relationships in media seems to have better chemistry than the actual. not just gay, though the trope is VERY RAMPANT, but straight stuff too. i feel seriously bad for all the second lead best friend characters.

[@mslightbulb]

Also a lot of lgbt people don’t realize they are part of the community until much later in life. Suddenly you look back at your life until now and see little clues and unimportant memories, that were actually very clear signs that you choose to ignore or misinterpreted. A lot of people already know, but some just don’t even consider it as an option.

[@TescoClubcardOG]

God, it would've been such a good movie if it was about our guy discovering his sexuality.

[@happbapp]

Yeah, when i came out as a lesbian i remembered how in 2nd grade i had a crush on my bestfriend who was a girl- but repressed the thought because no one else was like me, no one else was gay- and how I thought I had a crush on this one boy but really I wanted to be him because my friend liked him- and I had a crush on her.

[@modddy0025]

Yeah, true. It's scary sometimes how many clues there were

[@princessgotchi]

this is true. when i found out i was lesbian, suddenly a lot of moments from my teenage yrs made sense. like how I used to think about ways to make my best friend happy only to realise I was in love with her and I was thinking about being her girlfriend. the reason why I never knew until later was because I didn't know liking girls was even an option, and it was actually a manga that made me realise that girls could like girls.

[@happbapp]

@@princessgotchi I didnt know either, and when I found out I just- had a b I g realization

[@melonetchi2884]

I like how eliquorice probably was like "wait- this is REALLY gay" and then he hyperanalized the whole movie just to prove it

[@mandy32396]

i actually busted a laugh when you showed us the ending scene of taku reminiscing his memories of rikako but none of them were actually happy moments LOL you weren't wrong about the scene being unintentionally funny

[@YR-wz5id]

Me too! This was too funny LOL. I never realised when I was watching...

[@lwjia3292]

when i watched that scene, i was like "that's pretty awkward". plus, i was watching at my cousin's house i'm assuming they'll be like "why this film so boring" lol

[@jessicabraud3307]

When they talked about how he'd always been crazy about her, I literally busted out laughing. Like no, you haven't been. Every scene with her, you either ended up angry or annoyed. Like how??

[@twinmonster1989]

Jessica Braud I know! Every scene she seemed more like a burden to him of which he was unwilling to carry, so like, I don't know how he came to the conclusion: I was crazy about her.

[@Shanaoh]

amanda Wait that scene wasn’t edited?

[@am32074]

okay so I just finished watching the movie and let me say that Taku was clearly annoyed with Rikako even when she asked for money, he offered $300 (US dollar) for her to use for the rest of the trip. then she rudely ask for a 6k- at the elevator he was shocked how she could ask for so much so rudely, and when she left right after getting the money it's as of he isn't surprised, he told Yutaka right away despite her telling him not to tell anyone because people like Rikako just don't deserve that type of respect when they don't respect you that much either. the whole trip she treated Taku like he's some object to throw around, even her father didn't really consider him as important. Taku WAS annoyed and disappointed and looked like he regretted going there the whole trip. That table scene was his last straw to the idea that he had in the beginning that she was cool, strong or whatever. I had known people in the past that would call me over just to fill space, thinking they are cool and want someone that they think they can impress. She then comes back and reveal that she did just wants to brag. even the way she talks about the hotel stay is in a way that makes it seem like they did something. what confuses me was how she knew well that Yutaka and Taku are close friends, and that Yutaka likes her but she went out after rejecting him rudely to plant the idea that she slept with his best friend Taku to make him sadder. Taku was mad how she used that to make his friend feel so bad and to cause misunderstanding between them. something to note is that when Rikako slapped him he wasn't even hurt by it but slapped her back HARDER cause she has no right to be mad at him when he didn't do her any wrong. But when Yutaka punched him he was so hurt, he knows he didn't do anything wrong to him but forgave him right away. he was probably hurt that Yutaka still likes Rikako and was mad over her but even when he saw that she hurt him, he punched him and left. I thought that Rikako and Taku stopped talking to eachother for good... but then the ending where it's revealed that he liked her all along was so out of the blue, unlogical and unrealistic to be the case. he was never happy with her, whenever they were together, he was bored, annoyed, regretted helping her, and felt like he wasted his time with her. it would of been better if they changed the dialogue when Yutaka speaks to "I realized you *didn't* like Rikako, it was a misunderstanding" or "she wasn't nice to you at all that's why you didn't help her" and "She wasn't nice to either of us to begin with and I childishly ruined our friendship over her... I'm so sorry" then they continue with the comfortable silence watching the sunset or gaze at eachother then we start hearing faint conversations between them as the music get louder signaling that they are in good terms again. after the get together they walk together again and say something along the lines of "see you tomorrow" Then the movie end ✨ a platonic relationship would of honestly been better than THAT random ending we got

[@millianarakuzen]

This is actually the best ending that won't seem like an insult to their while dynamic. Such wasted opportunity

[@saraperpetua1093]

🎉🎉🎉Yes!!!

[@Crosshill]

it almost feels like someone on the team had a sneaky idea, but then they had to straighten it out cause risks are for really low budget movies

[@clayrelefay2730]

That's exactly what happened and no one can convince me otherwise

[@lonelycracker3334]

I swear I almost fliped my desk up side down when i heard Taku's last line about being CrAzY about that girl after seeing zero chemistry between them, it seemed so forced and came off super cringy in my opinion...

[@alegria1813]

There's soooo much movies and series with that kinda shit where the protagonist claims that he loves the girl when he has 100x more chemistry with another boy

[@fwoosha.1879]

It was so annoying, I could have accepted any kind of ending but that didn't even make sense. Ghibli movies have most of the time a meaning or something but this was like: " yes she treats me like shit and is annoying and fights with me for no apparent reason, but suddenly I'm in love with her" it just didn't make sense at all and made me angry.

[@lloritoshaneerinmitchells.8657]

I actually felt really bummed about the ending. i really disliked rikako too xD

[@fwoosha.1879]

@Lil RE true 😂😂

[@sen4845]

yo i feel the same way,, damn

[@ingusch3783]

Most cathartic moment: When Taku finally gives Rikako the bitch-slap she deserved. Yes, she had tough things going on in her life, as well. But a lot of people do and still manage not to be absolute bitches to everyone else.

[@babybabybaby9201]

I just laughted so hard in this moment and after this I screamed "YEEEEEEES THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR"

[@guthrielinder2555]

Not only is she a jerk, but I get the impression her comments on disliking people from Kochi likely have a lot more weight to an audience with knowledge of the sociopolitical context. There's a lot of regional discrimination within the same country, in much of the world (as an American, I don't think we quite have an equivalent, since much less of our history and culture is tied to our current geographical location), and it seems comparable to her being portrayed as a racist or classist. She specifically says she doesn't like boys from Kochi or their local dialect, and the school activity she's being called out for not participating in looks like it's probably a local tradition.

[@fursuitjumpscare]

I'm honestly glad that somebody is smart enough to recognize that she had it coming, instead of defending her simply because she's a girl.

[@teshthepotatolord7193]

yea mate i also really liked that he just straight up slapped her back , like a lot of people would be like "oooh u cant hit a girl" meanwhile this bish be slapping taku left and right every second like its okay

[@HenryPh_am]

"Just because she has some kind of *insert disadvantages* doesn't make her some sort of saints" literally bring me back to this skit lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYu8oHaVnMZsmMU

[@clemintyne7898]

I don’t understand why, but I keep on finding myself coming back to this video. It’s just so.. well made

[@macyfisher5209]

"I hadn't noticed till then........... that you really liked Rikako." My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[@manuelamendes5766]

YES I got so angry I could only imagine Taku thinking "you didn't get anything T-T"

[@ioan.c8868]

Damn, and here I thought they knew each other well

[@nave_3030]

If only.Maybe they weren't allowed to write them as gay but still.....They could let the sound of the waves or something drown that out. Then we'd be free to interpret it as a straight or gay couple romance... Honestly that would be so much better :(

[@manuelamendes5766]

@@nave_3030 yeees I wish they had make an ambiguous end than the end they did ;-;

[@bungeegum3437]

yes

[@SleepyCrumpet]

“They can go of and be boring together~” My ideal relationship dynamic 😂

[@SingingSealRiana]

Yeah, realy, why are oh so dramatic and often deadly romances seen as the thing one should desire . . Romeo and Juliette is a realy stupid goal, and I think it is tragicly missunderstood in what it tries to tell is. . .

[@DominikaHare]

@@SingingSealRiana well, it basically is a romcom that turns into a tragedy due to romeo and Juliet being impulsive teens. It's easy to see the first part as the most well remembered, and then romanticizing the second.

[@Lilyium]

Honestly if a couple can't enjoy being boring together, then they better both have unlimited adrenaline in their body or they'll just fall flat once there's nothing left to do.

[@Michael-uj4jp]

The "They get confused, They get mad and then they get violent" Gave my gay self a billion pounds of anxiety. Edit: woooo that's a lot of likes

[@addiimae]

as i am currently in the closet, i suddenly felt very scared and on edge :')

[@xhofu7043]

Not all straight people are the same! When I came out to my parents, most of the support came from my straight friends. It wouldn't have been the same without them. Never be afraid to be who you really are!!

[@lotusinaie2457]

YES ME TOO!!!! It's hurtfully true :(((((

[@Fosifar]

@@xhofu7043 g got no support from gay friends?

[@basicamente7067]

This made me remember when a friend asked a classmate of mine what would he do if he finds out that his bestfriend was gay, and he said that he wouldn't have a problem, and then my friend asked again "and what if he tells you he is in love with you?", and he responded by saying he would hit him so he can "stop with his bs" really violently. It honestly makes me sad just by remembering it. (sorry if my english is not the best)

[@alexiasrei3594]

I really thought I’d love every movie Ghibli ever produced until I watched Ocean Waves. Thankfully, this video exists and I can enjoy the movie in a different way!

[@gwenethp511]

My mom's a 56 year old woman. We watched this together. The entire time we kind of gossiped about how shitty the FL was and how palpable the romantic tension was between the two ML's. Like if a 56 year old woman can instantly tell the two ML's have romantic tension, then anyone can as well.

[@sinner272]

Oh my god, yesSsSss.

[@miaruuu8375]

make your mom adopt me

[@BravestCoward]

Women don't understand platonic friendships between men because women inately hate all other women and pretend they don't. Friendship bonds between men and women are very different. It's not gay to care for your bro. Now there's nothing wrong with being gay obviously, but I have no idea why women just project that any deep friendship between people has to be sexual. Think with your head, not your cooter lady.

[@jowjaaa4963]

@@BravestCoward i- what????

[@danielyoung6778]

Weird I didn't see it at all but I may have just been to bored to notice because the movie's super bland. They just seemed like dudes who were good friends but had little in common to actually spend all their time together, kinda like the dude from Poppy Hill with his best friend if you took away them both being in a club together.

[@harleytheapothecary7849]

The scene at the beach with romantic music, the female lead is a terrible person, male lead says his friendship is different than it is with others WHAT GREAT A FRIENDS

[@harleytheapothecary7849]

​ It's kind of ridiculous, what's the point of queer beating? The people you're trying to lure in get upset and the core audience gets annoyed.

[@jakmanxyom]

Good god, I saw the same in an sci-fi animated series ( _Final Space_ , 2018) of all places: two male bro characters supposed to have this sort of pre-mission pep talk, but they're in front of some yellowing star with some warm music, and their talk became softer more intimate to a point of _hugging tight_ compared to one of the protag's (toxic) relationship with the only girl (toxic) character...and now the entire fanbase would rather the "bros" be The Couple. Confusing, yet hilarious in retrospect.

[@Coffee-zv9ln]

@@harleytheapothecary7849 probably because it wasn't queer bating, well not intentionally i mean.

[@triggerbug1987]

Just guys being dudes 😝

[@isabelborges4076]

This analysis is better than the movie itself. Everything about it is perfect: arguments, script, narration, and editing. This is the work of someone who cares.

[@fayesan6094]

I second that 👌👌

[@bangyonggukisgod1773]

exactly! he did and excellent job and I very much appreciate it.

[@thesleepydot]

Isabel Borges I completely agree lol

[@Supervocetubeia64]

Yes!

[@spagetter]

I was not prepared for how funny the reminiscent sequence is.

[@cristianbrancato4362]

finished the film i was so angry about how it ended that i had to google "ocean waves gay", and here we are. (thanks, in this video you said all the things i was thinking while i was watching it.)

[@Tremeishere]

just did the exact same thing! XD

[@larkwong7925]

me too

[@MiLe-ql9ol]

Omg I wheezed 😂 but yes, I agree tbh

[@TheReeShow]

I absolutely agree

[@ceci843]

felt that

[@dandelion6617]

The montage of his “happy memories” with her is so hilarious 😂

[@elsiehadi7418]

for real!! each line just reminded me of how horrible their interactions were

[@sebastyann123]

I kinda wanna buy an outfit like the ones the characters were wearing, so aesthetic but even though I'm 1.8m I don't have those long anime legs lol

[@aquamarineancientsoul7893]

At least ur tall. Im short, and have to wear a stupid headcover

[@sebastyann123]

@karina thanks!

[@sebastyann123]

@@aquamarineancientsoul7893 I'm not sure what a headcover is. Is it a hat?

[@onelusciouslad7841]

The light blue skinny jeans, tucked white t-shirt and maroon jacket is a LOOK

[@kittycatgirl1139]

Go to the thrift

[@merryoldgrinkh9020]

And the way Rikako didn’t atone for any of her wrongdoings & how much trouble she caused for multiple people. And in the end the film presents her as some innocent, sweet, and emotionally well-adjusted girl? To that I say BLEARGH!

[@jenalee1907]

Ahaha my sentiments exactly

[@velvetchiharu]

Right? I’m like… they KNOW they are writing an asshole so what is the point? That mean girls exist? And they often just get away with stuff? That everyone has a mean side? Maybe this is a Japanese vs western thing that in the west we typically have a moral or point of some kind. If there was no point then that’s just real life, random and meaningless, and there would be nothing particular about it to make it worth sharing as a story. Even Camus’ the stranger offers more gratification than this.

[@velvetchiharu]

Right? I’m like… they KNOW they are writing an asshole because she is SO incredibly rude and he clearly looks mad several times and they even hit each other. Her being a shitty person is not ambiguous whatsoever so what is the point of telling this story that hinges on this particular shitty person? That mean girls exist? That they know how to appear as good girls? That everyone has a mean side? Maybe this is a Japanese vs western thing that in the west we typically have a fairly defined moral or point of some kind when telling a story. If there was no point then that’s just real life, random and meaningless, it would be like rambling. But even “my dinner with Andre” makes rambling engaging, like even though they’re just talking without direction it becomes clear that the point is: “this is what a good conversation feels like.” Camus’ the stranger in all of its meaninglessness offers more gratification than this. That story is framed appropriately to what it offers, this story is framed as if it’s going somewhere or means something and then just … ??

[@mybirthstoneisemerald5814]

She didn't even properly apologize to Matsuno.

[@suree861]

When i’m at the part where he’s reminiscing “happy” memories i started laughing and it slowly turned into crying because when you said they were not happy memories.. you weren’t lying a tiny bit.

[@dan_ta_lion]

OMG! your pfp! 😍😍

[@karlakyoshi]

when they were at the bar and started to talk about school crushes THE TENSION BETWEEN YAKU AND YUTAKA WAS SOMETHING ELSE

[@penguin-tc1cx]

yaku lmao im dyingg (esp since yaku in japanese can mean "to fry" 💀)

[@maxwellquipey1]

2 whole years of no comments and 3.4k likes? Not today

[@fakeslacker7132]

IM ACTUALLY LOSING IT AT THE "ROMANTIC" COMPILATION AT THE END.... PURE COMEDY

[@darshansivakalai5718]

Okay. Can we all take a moment to appreciate this guy on how amazingly he analysed this movie which most people would not even watch 20 min with full attention.

[@katiefurlong8844]

Is no body going to talk about the Calvin Klein ad in the beginning??? WHAT

[@bonbonlovestoast988]

Yeah that was fun

[@yellowtoad6803]

ikr it doesn't even make sense, like what year is this from?

[@kmelfina]

@@yellowtoad6803 might be mark Wahlberg's 1992 Calvin Klein ad

[@katiefurlong8844]

like factually his statement is correct but like akshakabskjdjwjsndjd Mark... read the room

[@justalostlocal]

katie furlong It’s correct to not have intercourse during that time. Then you realise they’re using an epidemic to sell their underwear....ugh peak capitalism

[@rontheron4807]

I see a lot of comments pointing out that two guys can have a very close friendship without being gay, and I’m pretty sure everyone agrees on that, but well written stories can achieve a well portrayed platonic friendship without making it feel gay, and this movie just objectively fails at that. Look at Sex Education’s Eric and Otis for instance : one is openly gay, they have an amazing dancing scene together, and overall just have a beautiful relationship, yet not for a second does any viewer even consider the possibility of something romantic between them

[@thatweirdo5048]

Exactly, it’s the way in which Taku talks about Yutaka. He talks about girls like they’re all the same in the way that they can’t care about him in the way he deserved. Taku always talk about him in a way as though he meant more to him than anyone else. He tried so hard to please him, because he loves him.

[@rickyricardo9710]

eh at the same time this is a common thing you see across all media across all sexualities. I agree it's probably a failure on the writing and creation of the movie if they didn't come across as friends, but I also think people be horny and don't want to acknowledge that there's kinds of emotional bonds that aren't just sexual in nature. Like people in these comments are also like "omg the title is ocean waves and the only scene with the ocean is the two of them!" and it's like yeah, that implies their bond is meaningful, but it doesn't imply it's sexual lol.

[@rickyricardo9710]

@@banacarat5752 not really though. The jazz music is non diagetic so you can't count that as part of the moment. And if you've never watched a sunset with your friends I feel bad for you. Friends can have intimate or emotional moments between them...

[@irenitacute]

THANKS

[@shyguyrocks1]

@@rickyricardo9710 And friends can also be gay for each other.

[@refriedwater166]

HAHAH IM SO DEAD AT THE REMINISCING SCENE! It’s so awkward and forced! He’s just staring at the castle like 👁👄👁 and thinking about all the mean shit she said I’m done

[@bamshablam5977]

lol

[@matheuspio5348]

LMAO YES

[@adityaharia9078]

saw ocean waves, the ending completely threw me off, knew that a youtuber must have done something about it, thanks man couldn’t have slept peacefully without this

[@victorthecollector9198]

"I promise I didn't edit any of this" if I hadn't watched the film I wouldn't have believed you this scene is wild lmao.

[@reecep9562]

Imo the movie should’ve ended when they were looking out on the pier. When the movie kept on going I was so disappointed and the ending seems like such a stretch

[@sen4845]

i agree

[@meatclown9909]

In my head it ended there. Oh what about the other 10-30 minutes? Nah I don't remember that, that portion is in the shadow realm,never existed.

[@skonataofawakening]

As a gay man, I love your take on the 'evolution' of their friendship and how real it is. It is quite possible that one may fall for someone who is not the same orientation as you. How that friendship can evolve beyond that can be telling and beautiful, even if it takes time. I think that this film (whether intentional or not) teaches us about that love that comes from understanding in the everyday.

[@cookieezz8127]

I completely agree with you, I think the way it gradually got clearer makes a lot of sense too. To me it seemed more realistic.

[@Sai4651]

Real talk, I thought the same thing about those 2 being gay. It makes so much sense, it explains Taku's character and why he acts the way he does, the ending where Taku likes Rikako doesn't make any sense based off the story we saw. Rikako could have been more interesting if the story was told from her perspective and she had subtle moments of being really nice, but they just didn't execute her well. I liked Yutaka's character, mostly because I found Taku's fascination with him to be interesting. This is a bit of a tangent, but I really like Taku's drip when he was in Tokyo, it was simple but stylish.

[@aris0up]

i only liked the film for it’s aesthetic. it really did not convince me the guy was in love with that unbearable jerk of a girl, i don’t think it convinced anyone really lol. but seeing this analysis gave me a whole new perspective on the film. it could’ve been so much more interesting... he deserved better and yutaka was RIGHT THERE smh as much as i love ghibli i really wish an lgbt ghibli film was a thing...

[@giboi03]

The emotional music for the reminiscing scene could double as an angry, melancolic scene. Like, remembering that one friend you tried to get along with but yoh ecentually got fed up with them and they retaliated, causing you to have friendship issues with others later in life.

[@charamckinnon]

Same!! I didn’t even notice this dinamic

[@MacDodle]

Yeah same here, after I finished the film my first thought was "what was that? Is this really a Ghibli film?" It's such an unsatisfying ending because nothing significant ever develop between those two.

[@rushfudge62]

I feel the same throughout the film

[@debyuura3534]

Me too :T

[@bronaghmallon6022]

Ocean Wave and When Marnie are There are the MLM and WLW solidarity of 'could be gay but we were cheated'.

[@ismalordyfonollera3649]

Well tbf Marnie was there i could kind of make sense. Ocean Wave made just wish that they should took the gay route cuz personally this story was so meh for me.

[@fishyfeeshes]

BUT MARNIE WAS THERE WAS ACTUALLY HER GRANDMOTHER HAHAHAH (i felt cheated too tho when i watched it)

[@llamaice]

i still dont think it has any gay intention its just about bro code... you can't like someone your friend crush on first... just like how chandler can't tell joey's girlfriend that he likes him when even joey is not even serious with her...

[@catto247]

In Marnie nope.

[@ns645]

oh my god, all throughout marnie, the gay vibes were HUGE.

[@branddransnothing]

I love how he sounds like he's force to talk about the girl since she was the only interesting character in terms of personality. But when it came to the queer part and the two guys' relationship, you can *hear* his excitement and happiness 😂😂😂 I'm subscribing.