Some people say the being too young thing, but that doesnt really make any sense. Straight kids have innocent crushes on each other, so do gay ones. Its the same
My first crush was in the kindergarten. I knew something was weird. Moving on to primary school I tried to convince myself I like girls, I did, but more like admiring then romantic/sexual attractions. That carried on until high-school then I finally accepted I'm gay.
Monster is honestly such a beautifully sad yet very mind provoking film where we go through multiple perspectives of the same scenarios in order to put the pieces into this puzzle of a movie and honestly is a very good film and is now one of my fave movies perios not to mention Queer kids can relate and feel seen.
It's sad that it's always the best movies that are underrated on the reaction department (get less views) while movies like Jhon whick get thousands of views and many reactions.
I've rewatched this movie five times now. There's so many new details to catch with each re-watch. One huge thing I'd like to point out to you is the letter Yori wrote with his and Minato's name on it. It was actually a paper they had to write about what they wanted in the future - Hori talks about his own one in which he wrote about wanting to marry his crush. So with Yori writing Minato's name next to his, it's actually a secret love confession they leave. It's a letter about wanting to be together in the future. Hori catches on, and that's why he runs to Minato's house and one of the significant lines he says is "there's nothing wrong with you". Also, in that odd scene where the mom leaves to go shopping and comes back to find Minato still hanging off the table reaching for the eraser, it's because Minato was contemplating erasing Yori's name from his paper - so he was stuck like that for however long his mother was gone until finally picking up the eraser and rubbing the name out. It's still uncertain whether Minato changed his mind and rewrote Yori later, but at least Yori's paper is still proof of their relationship. There's also a few more 'confession' scenes that are in the extended bluray dvd. One is a train scene where they're both playing 'Who is the monster?' game and Yori asks "is it an animal that throws dung at their loved ones" (a monkey lmao) to which Minato laughs and then acts like he's, for lack of better words, throwing dung at Yori. It's a childish and sweet little confession, acting like he's a monkey throwing at his loved one. The little girl Kida also has a bigger role in the extended version. Like you picked up on, she is aware of what's between Minato and Yori - she intentionally sets them up together in the band room when they're cleaning, and she's also seen reading a Queer BL Comic while sitting next to Minato. She actually confronts Minato in the extended cut and basically says she knows about his secret and he should come out. The script also has really lovely little details in it, like text messages between Yori and Minato - where Minato is waiting to give the flowers to Yori after pushing him away after the hug (Minato pushed him because he was still coming to terms with his feelings and felt scared). So while they text, Yori says he doesn't know if he should come meet him because he doesn't know if he can stop himself from touching Minato (obviously in an innocent manner), and Minato just smiles and says that it's okay, Yori can touch him. So Minato has finally accepted himself and Yori's dynamic. It makes it all the more sad then when he runs to Yori's house and Yori get's pulled in by his dad. That scene is longer in the extended cut and Minato yells past the door about wanting to run away with Yori. It's a heartbreaking moment as you can hear Yori getting abused by his dad. If you'll notice the sound of the horns too, when Minato and the principle are playing, it sounds very much like wailing or a cry of grief. The sound is what stopped Mr Hori from jumping off the building and taking his life. He felt heard and seen in the wailing sound of the instruments. So, Minato actually saved his life in the end. There's also a book that I haven't read yet, but it goes more into the dynamic of Yori and his dad -- and how when Yori's dad isn't drunk, he truly does love his son and just wants the best for him, which is what leads to the abuse due to his dad's homophobic views. There's a lot of shame surrounding sexuality and identity in this movie in the most subtle ways - pig's brain, Hori being mocked for going to the hostess bar, but also a finer detail most people miss is that Minato's dad cheated on his mom. In the car crash he died with his mistress. That shame and covering up of promiscuity further leads Minato to supress himself - as well as the TV show he watches with his mom, which depicts a gay drag queen being mocked and used for comedy. And also, just for one final note (sorry for the essay lol), Minato jumps out of the car because of two things. 1) his mother is talking about his father and how she promised to look after Minato until he can have his own family, a normal ordinary family. Minato can't have that. He can't have a 'normal' family, he can't marry a woman or have kids, so he jumps from shame. 2) he also receives a text from Yori at that same time, so while his mother talks about her hopes for his future, he's being presented with the one thing he actually wants. In the end, he chooses Yori, and jumps from the car. Just a few notes I thought I'd add to expand your perspective on the film :)
the extended version has so many amazing details and it hurts so much more, i'm glad it was the first ver. of the movie that i watched. thank you for writing this explanation
Even tho they didn't die in the movie it still hurt my heart to know that they probably talked about dying just soo they could be accepted in a different time of the world were there love would be accepted without any hatred 😢 such a amazing movie
this movie is so gorgeous, thank you so much for reacting to it also it's very interesting to see that in each perspective, there's someone being considered a "monster". first in the mother's perspective it was Mr. Hori, then in his (teacher) perspective the monster was Minato, and finally in the final perspective the real monster was Yori's abusive and homophobic dad.
the narrative structure of this film is seriously so genius and great, nothing like ive ever seen before. thank you for watching it! thoroughly enjoyed your reaction
The 3 pov were amazing! You can't blame the mother for protecting the last member of her family and especially her own son. Seeing the Hori-sensei from her perspective made you want to punch him. After discovering the perspective from the teacher, you can see his kindness, his loving attention for his students but also his naivety. Make me shed a tear... And then, the perspective of the two boys, too young to know what to do with this feeling. Yori is more clear with what he wanted than Minato. Still wanted to protect each other. Just don't like the principal of the school. Come on! To protect the reputation of the school, her husband needed to take the blame and go in jail! Why didn't she quit her job but dared to force Hori-sensei to resign? Great movie! Really!
The teacher's story is the most sad to me. poor dude just wanted to help the kids and because of that was being unjustly 'crucified' from all sides. : ( About Yori: I think he's the more resilient of the two because of what he has to endure with his drunken father. so the bullies at school feel 'weak' in comparison. he has a very thick skin already and sadly. I think the core message of this movie is about how gossip, miscommunication and also how the lack of true communication can literally destroy everyone's life and It's also about maintaining a reputation at all costs no matter the price. Nobody really know whats going on, so nobody can really help each other. The mother couldn't help her son because she was projecting a life for him ( being married and having kids ) that was out of reach from his perspective; Minato was ashamed and not able to talk to his mom about his true nature because of that and his friendship/crush was also stuck on limbo due to fear of being publicly ridiculed forever, also unsure about his own masculinity or what that even means; The teacher was unable to help anyone, lost his girlfriend, his job, reputation destroyed by sensationalist newspapers and finally almost committed suicide; Yori's dad, lacking empathy, was taking out all his frustration on his son for not knowing how to deal with his feelings and also maintaining his reputation as "straight's man dad"; Yori was not able to connect and have friends, always being pushed back as an outcast by everyone for being too effeminate and 'weird'. the situation with his father also making him increasingly cold-hearted and socially desensitized; and the principal - like you said - blaming the tragedy on her husband to maintain her life and her position going. It's such an amazing movie!
I think the title "monster" is such a misleading name, especially in English. This is just the translation of the Japanese title "怪物", which technically means something unidentifiable so that's why it's scary, not merely a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature. In this sense, I feel like it makes more sense why Minato and Yori were playing this "who is the monster" game, and also what it means by using "怪物" as a title (all the characters have some sort of conflicts in themselves, which might make them monster ( including the audience)
The movie really makes you judge the characters very harshly. and then as the story unfolds you start to realize how wrong you are about all of them. so yeah. it does make you feel like a monster as the audience.
Have you seen the Korean films JSA (Joint Security Area) and Burning? The first one deals with perspectives in a DMZ North Korean v South Korean military setting, and the second one is about biases in a socially stratified contemporary South Korea.
I can see why people say its a BL movie it kinda is but in its own special way i also see why people say there just kids but we have to understand that we can go through these feelings in any stages/age of our lives I feel this movie try to show us that but in a young age perspective
Some people say the being too young thing, but that doesnt really make any sense. Straight kids have innocent crushes on each other, so do gay ones. Its the same
perfectly said
My first crush was in the kindergarten. I knew something was weird. Moving on to primary school I tried to convince myself I like girls, I did, but more like admiring then romantic/sexual attractions. That carried on until high-school then I finally accepted I'm gay.
That's exactly what i want to say This is normal for gay kids to have crush on each other.
i want people to react to this movie so bad but there are just a few of them so thank you for this!
Monster is honestly such a beautifully sad yet very mind provoking film where we go through multiple perspectives of the same scenarios in order to put the pieces into this puzzle of a movie and honestly is a very good film and is now one of my fave movies perios not to mention Queer kids can relate and feel seen.
It's sad that it's always the best movies that are underrated on the reaction department (get less views) while movies like Jhon whick get thousands of views and many reactions.
@@アキコ2003 it is truly sad, not everyone understands real art, i guess
The teacher's story is the most sad to me. poor dude just wanted to help the kids and because of that was being unjustly 'crucified' from all sides.
I've rewatched this movie five times now. There's so many new details to catch with each re-watch. One huge thing I'd like to point out to you is the letter Yori wrote with his and Minato's name on it. It was actually a paper they had to write about what they wanted in the future - Hori talks about his own one in which he wrote about wanting to marry his crush. So with Yori writing Minato's name next to his, it's actually a secret love confession they leave. It's a letter about wanting to be together in the future. Hori catches on, and that's why he runs to Minato's house and one of the significant lines he says is "there's nothing wrong with you". Also, in that odd scene where the mom leaves to go shopping and comes back to find Minato still hanging off the table reaching for the eraser, it's because Minato was contemplating erasing Yori's name from his paper - so he was stuck like that for however long his mother was gone until finally picking up the eraser and rubbing the name out. It's still uncertain whether Minato changed his mind and rewrote Yori later, but at least Yori's paper is still proof of their relationship. There's also a few more 'confession' scenes that are in the extended bluray dvd.
One is a train scene where they're both playing 'Who is the monster?' game and Yori asks "is it an animal that throws dung at their loved ones" (a monkey lmao) to which Minato laughs and then acts like he's, for lack of better words, throwing dung at Yori. It's a childish and sweet little confession, acting like he's a monkey throwing at his loved one. The little girl Kida also has a bigger role in the extended version. Like you picked up on, she is aware of what's between Minato and Yori - she intentionally sets them up together in the band room when they're cleaning, and she's also seen reading a Queer BL Comic while sitting next to Minato. She actually confronts Minato in the extended cut and basically says she knows about his secret and he should come out.
The script also has really lovely little details in it, like text messages between Yori and Minato - where Minato is waiting to give the flowers to Yori after pushing him away after the hug (Minato pushed him because he was still coming to terms with his feelings and felt scared). So while they text, Yori says he doesn't know if he should come meet him because he doesn't know if he can stop himself from touching Minato (obviously in an innocent manner), and Minato just smiles and says that it's okay, Yori can touch him. So Minato has finally accepted himself and Yori's dynamic. It makes it all the more sad then when he runs to Yori's house and Yori get's pulled in by his dad. That scene is longer in the extended cut and Minato yells past the door about wanting to run away with Yori. It's a heartbreaking moment as you can hear Yori getting abused by his dad.
If you'll notice the sound of the horns too, when Minato and the principle are playing, it sounds very much like wailing or a cry of grief. The sound is what stopped Mr Hori from jumping off the building and taking his life. He felt heard and seen in the wailing sound of the instruments. So, Minato actually saved his life in the end. There's also a book that I haven't read yet, but it goes more into the dynamic of Yori and his dad -- and how when Yori's dad isn't drunk, he truly does love his son and just wants the best for him, which is what leads to the abuse due to his dad's homophobic views. There's a lot of shame surrounding sexuality and identity in this movie in the most subtle ways - pig's brain, Hori being mocked for going to the hostess bar, but also a finer detail most people miss is that Minato's dad cheated on his mom. In the car crash he died with his mistress. That shame and covering up of promiscuity further leads Minato to supress himself - as well as the TV show he watches with his mom, which depicts a gay drag queen being mocked and used for comedy.
And also, just for one final note (sorry for the essay lol), Minato jumps out of the car because of two things. 1) his mother is talking about his father and how she promised to look after Minato until he can have his own family, a normal ordinary family. Minato can't have that. He can't have a 'normal' family, he can't marry a woman or have kids, so he jumps from shame. 2) he also receives a text from Yori at that same time, so while his mother talks about her hopes for his future, he's being presented with the one thing he actually wants. In the end, he chooses Yori, and jumps from the car.
Just a few notes I thought I'd add to expand your perspective on the film :)
great breakdown and analysis! ive learned more abt the film from this. thank you!
Where did you get the chance to see the extended version ? How much longer is it ? Great break down thank you for sharing
the extended version has so many amazing details and it hurts so much more, i'm glad it was the first ver. of the movie that i watched. thank you for writing this explanation
so they died in the end right?
@@sreeja5129 it is up to your interpretation, but yes I believe so
Since it’s an open ending I’d like to believe that they are alive and just ran away together because thinking about them being dead hurts too much!
they alive
They running away is also sad.
Its so good
Loved your reaction and I adore this movie!
Thank you!! 😁
My favorite film of 2023, simply beautiful. Thank you for reacting!
Thank you for the reaction video :)
Even tho they didn't die in the movie it still hurt my heart to know that they probably talked about dying just soo they could be accepted in a different time of the world were there love would be accepted without any hatred 😢 such a amazing movie
this movie is so gorgeous, thank you so much for reacting to it
also it's very interesting to see that in each perspective, there's someone being considered a "monster". first in the mother's perspective it was Mr. Hori, then in his (teacher) perspective the monster was Minato, and finally in the final perspective the real monster was Yori's abusive and homophobic dad.
the narrative structure of this film is seriously so genius and great, nothing like ive ever seen before. thank you for watching it! thoroughly enjoyed your reaction
lovee this movie it’s so thought provoking and smart
i had crushes even before i started school and i definitely knew i liked guys so yeah
The 3 pov were amazing!
You can't blame the mother for protecting the last member of her family and especially her own son. Seeing the Hori-sensei from her perspective made you want to punch him.
After discovering the perspective from the teacher, you can see his kindness, his loving attention for his students but also his naivety. Make me shed a tear...
And then, the perspective of the two boys, too young to know what to do with this feeling. Yori is more clear with what he wanted than Minato. Still wanted to protect each other.
Just don't like the principal of the school. Come on! To protect the reputation of the school, her husband needed to take the blame and go in jail! Why didn't she quit her job but dared to force Hori-sensei to resign?
Great movie! Really!
The teacher's story is the most sad to me. poor dude just wanted to help the kids and because of that was being unjustly 'crucified' from all sides. : (
About Yori: I think he's the more resilient of the two because of what he has to endure with his drunken father. so the bullies at school feel 'weak' in comparison. he has a very thick skin already and sadly.
I think the core message of this movie is about how gossip, miscommunication and also how the lack of true communication can literally destroy everyone's life and It's also about maintaining a reputation at all costs no matter the price. Nobody really know whats going on, so nobody can really help each other. The mother couldn't help her son because she was projecting a life for him ( being married and having kids ) that was out of reach from his perspective; Minato was ashamed and not able to talk to his mom about his true nature because of that and his friendship/crush was also stuck on limbo due to fear of being publicly ridiculed forever, also unsure about his own masculinity or what that even means; The teacher was unable to help anyone, lost his girlfriend, his job, reputation destroyed by sensationalist newspapers and finally almost committed suicide; Yori's dad, lacking empathy, was taking out all his frustration on his son for not knowing how to deal with his feelings and also maintaining his reputation as "straight's man dad"; Yori was not able to connect and have friends, always being pushed back as an outcast by everyone for being too effeminate and 'weird'. the situation with his father also making him increasingly cold-hearted and socially desensitized; and the principal - like you said - blaming the tragedy on her husband to maintain her life and her position going.
It's such an amazing movie!
The old lady tripping kids so they won't run because she is traumatized of the fact her granddaughter ran and died
phenomenal reaction, thank you!!!
I think the title "monster" is such a misleading name, especially in English. This is just the translation of the Japanese title "怪物", which technically means something unidentifiable so that's why it's scary, not merely a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature.
In this sense, I feel like it makes more sense why Minato and Yori were playing this "who is the monster" game, and also what it means by using "怪物" as a title (all the characters have some sort of conflicts in themselves, which might make them monster ( including the audience)
The movie really makes you judge the characters very harshly. and then as the story unfolds you start to realize how wrong you are about all of them. so yeah. it does make you feel like a monster as the audience.
Just watched this earlier today - 😢 beautiful, thought provoking, and involving on a different level.
I truly want to see this film!!
My favorite movie from 2023❤
I hate that no one is talking about this movie.
Yes, that's precisely why I only discovered this film recently, I wish I had seen it before
Have you seen the Korean films JSA (Joint Security Area) and Burning? The first one deals with perspectives in a DMZ North Korean v South Korean military setting, and the second one is about biases in a socially stratified contemporary South Korea.
I can see why people say its a BL movie it kinda is but in its own special way i also see why people say there just kids but we have to understand that we can go through these feelings in any stages/age of our lives I feel this movie try to show us that but in a young age perspective
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