Threads of Destiny – This is a story about destiny between
lovers. According to certain beliefs, it is said that when a thread
is tied between 2 people, they are destined to be together, even if
their love has failed the first time and no matter what the trials,
which speaks of perseverance and fate if you truly believe in it
and work towards it. This movie tells the story of a young man
Akkun, who met a girl called Mai in school. Upon asking for her
birthday, he realized that she was the girl whom he bumped into at
a cake shop, who showed an act of kindness by offering him a
chocolate to wish him happy birthday as he was unsure if his
birthday was going to be celebrated or not, it was then that a
thread was being tied between the two of them.
The movie speaks of many key values of relationships, such as the
importance of knowing that love cannot be forced, not going after
your friend’s girlfriend, and of course other important elements of
friendship like not lying, being there for a friend when in need,
praising others and not condemning and fulfilling promises, which
all illustrates how to love people around you to build long and
stable relationships, between friends, lovers as well as families.
One of the phrases I really like in the movie is “Don’t talk about
destiny if your feelings change so fast” which really adds new
light and direction into a phrase we use so often, “are we destined
to be together” , destined comes with lots of other sacrifices,
hardwork, perseverance and emotions as well.
I would give this movie 3.5/5, the only glitch is that it gets too
dramatic at times, and there are too many things happening at one
time. But overall, the movie brings to light many values in life
and if you are a fan of Japanese culture and society, you will
surely like this as well as it shows some really beautiful scenery
in Japan, such as the falling sakura blossoms, the night sky of the
city and a traditional Japanese festival. Not to mention the cast
are great in their acting as well, effectively bringing out
emotions and character and not being overly expressive. Last of
which, after watching the show, which had chocolate as sort of
symbol between destiny, I felt like eating chocolate!
Oh yea, and at the end, there’s a little twist of expectancy
!
This is the theme song, enjoy!