Spoilers for ticket to heaven episode 1
It weighs heavily in my chest. Idk I feel melancholy after watching it. But let me talk about the trains that made me happy first, then I'll get into the deeper stuff.
I really like the sound of the choir singing, and hymns make me so happy. So that theme song was actually tailored to me perfectly. I can't help smiling whenever I think about it, it's just so warm-feeling.
The soundtrack as a whole, I love the vibes it brought to the scenes.
That scene where everyone sat down but Barth was the only one standing, with the sound and everything, it was so... Magical. To watch, anyway.
Okay, now on to the deeper stuff.
I feel like that seminary does a good job of pretending to be a safe place, but there's an underlying... Unease? Like you have to walk on eggshells and comport yourself a certain way or else that safety will be stripped away. Like something feeling friendly on the surface but underneath its genuinely terrifying.
And you can see the cracks. The way the students look at Barth, the way they treat him, the warning that the father gave him, even all these rules that are put in place... If you don't obey you're getting suspended, expelled...
I feel really bad for Barth. "Your God never helped me", it really hit me right in the feelings. It's just so sad how he had to act and be a certain way, and once he deviated from that path, once it came out that he was gay, all that support and love he was supposed to receive from his family was just stripped away. Even during the fight when they went to the principal's office I didn't see his parents there. Or his dad, whatever~
Even Tanrak, he clings unto God and the church as some type of hope... That his parents are safe and waiting for him- yeah, the melancholy feeling is very on point.
I'm actually really excited for the next episode, so far I'm having the best time.
P.S. that bully deserves a serious beating cos wtf is genuinely your problem.
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