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Only Yesterday Screencaps.

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[snailcottage]

Only Yesterday (1991)

[hadermovierec]

Only Yesterday

What a brilliant, beautiful movie. I am already a massive fan of Studio Ghibli so I knew I was going to like it, but I was unprepared for how emotional and nostalgic it would make me feel. To me, the best kinds of movies are the ones that leave you with this knot of feelings that you then untangle and examine to really understand how it made you feel. I find myself still untangling that knot.

What I Liked:

I’m finding it hard to point to my usual specific things that stuck out to me. Taeko is a young woman who is neither happy nor unhappy with her life. She just is. On a trip to the countryside she begins thinking back to who she was as a fifth grader. The events of that year were neither life shattering nor particularly remarkable, and yet, every single memory shaped who she became. Things seem unfair, and opportunities were missed, and moments happen that you wish you could undo or don’t fully understand until you look back at them later in life. We are all shaped by little moments and the choices we make. We are constantly learning and growing and self evaluating who we are. Sometimes we succeed and sometimes we fail and every time we learn a little bit more about ourselves. I love Taeko’s kindness and her willingness to listen to and evaluate things from another’s perspective. The love story in the movie is fine, but it’s the journey of self and the reflection of that journey that really touched me.

What I Disliked:

I realize this would have made it a super long movie, but I find myself wondering what happened to all the kids from fifth grade. Did she stay friends with same girls or did they grow apart as so many of us do? Did the kid who was her first crush continue with baseball or did he grow out of it? Did he ever find himself a girl who also likes clouds? I definitely don’t remember in my childhood periods being the taboo topic that it was in this school, or the boys obsession with talking about it. I hope she stayed friends with the girl that developed early, she seemed like a good one to keep around.

Thoughts and Ponderings:

It truly astounds me that the same person who wrote this nostalgic uplifting think piece is also the person who wrote Grave of the Fireflies, which is the single most depressing movie I’ve ever watch in my entire life.

I have conflicting feelings about her parents. I can’t decide if this is a product of the era, or culture, or my lack of being an actual parent.

If this movie was made today do you think Toshio would have been on Farmers Only? The title could be a Wheel of Fortune Before and After puzzle: Farmers Only Yesterday

I adored every minute of this movie and I’ll be untangling my knot of feelings on it all night.

[elstrawfedora]

After like a decade of hearing about this movie, I finally got to watch Only Yesterday.. Now that I've seen em all, I'd say it's my favorite Ghibli film. . . . #doodle #sketch #drawing #sketchbook #onlyyesterday #studioghibli #ghibli #art #artistsoninstagram

[yvonnelim99]

Only Yesterday (1991) ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

[giartbell]

Only Yesterday" — A cinematic journey into the echoes of youth.

There was a time when every dream felt like a blueprint for the future and hearts were worn on every sleeve. This track from the Giartbell archives is a tribute to that reckless glow we all once had.

“How young we were, how we believed in every dream we dared to weave.”

[a-bigjust]

Only Yesterday (1991) ★★★★★★★★☆☆