What I love about this scene is she knew he was going to support her no matter what she wrote, but she knew she would cry no matter what he said. He knew she would cry no matter what he said, and he knew he would support her when she did. It’s all predetermined and all still meaningful.
This arc of the film has no external conflict. Everyone in Shizuku's life supports her unconditionally. Even if everyone in the world could call you and your art wonderful and tell you you worked hard, you’d still cry and not feel good enough. It’s all predetermined, it’s all still meaningful.














