‘Fireworks’: Looks To Be A Summer Hit To Fall In Love With

I suppose depending on what part of the world you are in, it is finally summer. Summer brings vacations: kids blessedly released from school, with the hope for lots of fun activities and events to attend. I’ve always appreciated summer, as this meant more time to spend going to the movies. My birthday is the day before July 4th, a national holiday here in the States. I could always expect some blockbusters that week, and if I played my cards right — a trip to the movie theaters as an escape from the heat and boredom from when I finished my weekly stack of library books, and a chance to beg to visit the concession stand for overpriced junk food and snacks.

On that note, there have been a myriad of films to be released that first week of July: from the great Independence Day to the…”In this house, we don’t talk about that”, The Last Airbender. With this film, producer Genki Kawamura follows up his mega-hit Your Name with another tale of star-crossed teenage lovers with a twist. Shy Norimichi and fast-talking Yusuke are totally head over heels in love over the same classmate, the elusive Nazuna. She’s severely unhappy with what little agency she has over her life, as her mother decides to remarry and relocate to the countryside from all Nazuna has ever known. Norimichi discovers that a glowing multi-colored ball found in the sea has the power to reset the clock after his and Nazuna’s failed attempt to run away together.

This is the twist. This is the superb, sci-fi fantasy…