I always find movies depicting male friendships particularly interesting. I can tell from the many Japanese movies I've watched, that failure is a prevalent theme that resurfaces, and this movie does a perfect job at depicting that looming unknown and possible failure awaiting these young people. For these 7 boys, the uncertainty of their future caused them to implode their present, and slowly descend into chaos in their final year of high school. I can't wait to rewatch this film and see all the new layers I can peel off.

The cinematography was simply perfect for the vibe and the soundtrack couldn't have been more perfect to represent teen angst. Also really loved the use of slowmo, sometimes in films I can feel sorta desperate to speed up a slowmo that lasts too long but they really knew when to utilize it throughout and it really emphasized certain scenes. Will definitely be that kind of movie that I can't stop thinking about for weeks.