For someone used by Hollywood to romantic films being comedies, this could be a hard one to swallow. In a way, yes, it is a drama, but no more than any other strong love is. The movie attacks directly the strongest feelings anyone has ever had: the first love. Since the main character is an introverted 19 year old, the power of his inner love can only be hinted at. But one gets the picture.
The story is irrelevant, in itself, the lead idea is that someone can identify one's life and reason to live with a feeling that isn't even shared. The interaction between the love sick and his target is only a small ploy to make us understand the things that go on inside the man.
All in all I've seen better movies than this, having stronger messages. Wicker Park, for example, is a fairly recent US movie that captures in a more alert, yet implausible way the same feelings of obsession. Is that the truest love, or is it just a Chimera, making people chase their own tail in the illusion that they have a real feeling? I think there are few movies that explore this issue, this being one of them. Be prepared for a rather depressing view on the matter.
The story is irrelevant, in itself, the lead idea is that someone can identify one's life and reason to live with a feeling that isn't even shared. The interaction between the love sick and his target is only a small ploy to make us understand the things that go on inside the man.
All in all I've seen better movies than this, having stronger messages. Wicker Park, for example, is a fairly recent US movie that captures in a more alert, yet implausible way the same feelings of obsession. Is that the truest love, or is it just a Chimera, making people chase their own tail in the illusion that they have a real feeling? I think there are few movies that explore this issue, this being one of them. Be prepared for a rather depressing view on the matter.