The interesting thing is how modestly she uses this ability. Makoto eats the pudding she missed out on, enjoys karaoke to her heart's content, and repeats the same moments with her friends Chiaki and Kosuke. Because it starts from undoing small everyday regrets rather than from any grand goal, the time leap connects naturally with the emotional line of a coming-of-age story. Here the power to turn back time is used less as a tool for solving problems and more as a device that makes the weight of choices felt. Small choices bring unexpected changes, and with Chiaki's confession added on top, Makoto's everyday life begins to wobble. The tension of this film lies where time that can be undone and feelings that cannot be undone fall out of step.
The running time is 98 minutes. Within this length, the composition runs in order through the discovery of the ability, the repetition of daily life and the cracking of emotions. It can be watched on Wavve by subscription, and because it is posted as a 4K version, it is also an option for viewers who care about picture quality.
What to watch for
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You can see how a time leap that begins with trivial uses such as pudding and karaoke spreads into problems in the characters' relationships.
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The relationship among the three friends, Makoto, Chiaki and Kosuke, and how it changes after Chiaki's confession is the central axis of the story.
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Within the relatively short length of 98 minutes, you can feel the speed at which the premise turns into emotion.
This is a good fit for viewers who want to see a story that turns a time-leap premise into everyday life and youthful emotion in a short running time.