Orange

There are many movies out there that depict the lives of suicidal people, but for me, not many of them can come close to this one. This movie has a way of making me feel more in depth and understand deeper about how life looks like for these individuals, and more importantly, how the main character of this movie, Kakeru, experienced what made him guilty enough to think about ending his own life.

This movie emphasises a lot on how friendship and support from people in a person's life can help them to put off the idea of suicide and think about continue to live and having a purpose to live. In this movie, the friendship between Naho, Kakeru, Suwa, Takako, Hagita and Azusa is very admirable and strong. Kakeru, in the hardest moments in his life, was truly blessed to have met the other five people that helped him change his life and thinking. Never have I ever watched a movie that reflects on the lives of high schoolers at such an interesting angle, and this movie truly did it.

All of the pictures above are screenshots taken by me from the movie clip.

Living Under the Shadows

It's time to stop living life based on people's expectations, for in the end, what could you be proud of to call your own when you are old? Do you not seek happiness in life after fighting through so many years of it? In this case, the end justifies the means. You wanna feel like being on top of the world when you have reached the few final days of your life; you wanna leave this world knowing you did something that you think was right for the future of this land; you want to hold your head high because life is too short to be living under the shadows of someone; be it people's expectations, people's beliefs, people's opinions of you and your life.

It's true. The world moves on without you, you are just a speck and it can all happen without you. But you do not want to leave this life of yours wasted. That's why you must fight through and live the best life out of yours, with no regrets to mourn upon in the end. Never waste your time looking at the life of others but focus on your own. Never compare. You are unique and so you must prove that you are special in your own ways.