The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Blue Spring Ride
Romance · Drama · 2014
In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.
Movie details
Blue Spring Ride
2014 Romance · Drama 2h 2m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Blue Spring Ride?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Takahiro Miki
Written by
Tomoko Yoshida
Tsubasa Honda
Yoshioka Futaba
Masahiro Higashide
Mabuchi Kou
Yua Shinkawa
Murao Shūko
Ryo Yoshizawa
Kominato Aya
Izumi Fujimoto
Makita Yūri
Yu Koyanagi
Tanaka Yōichi
Mitsuki Takahata
Narumi Yui
Court is in session
Put Blue Spring Ride on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.