Nana and Kaoru (2011)

Because consent isn't a thing to him??

So I stumbled across this and was curious, as most would be, I guess...
But not even that far in, red flags were going off constantly like a freaking pinball machine.
Lets count, shall we? (mind you I'm writing this as I watch, follow me on this journey)
Also keep in mind, heavy spoilers, I watched this so you wouldn't have to. lol I also haven't seen the anime (and don't plan on it) So this is my thoughts on the movie alone.

Red flag one, Blackmail is NOT consent. I repeat. BLACKMAIL IS NOT CONSENT!!!!!! before you EVER try to do ANYTHING, always talk about dos and don'ts. Talk about limits. Discuss safe words. Discuss soooo much!! GET CONSENT!!!!!!!!!!!!
This scene was completely disturbing and disgusting. Okay, she's stuck in the suit she was curious about. You're hormonal -- but that does NOT give you the RIGHT to mess with her because she made a MISTAKE! Doesn't matter what "hot" noise she is making, doesn't matter a damn thing what is happening. SHE TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH HER!!! and you did it any damn way after you demanded she show you how she looks in the outfit. It turned my fucking stomach hearing her say over and over "don't touch me" -- and you fucking did it anyway.

Red flag two, To make matters worse, when it's all said and done, he said "I let her off because she started crying. I guess I'm too soft to be a sadist"... are you fucking joking? Even sadists get consent. You don't just read a porno and go "welp, I'm a dom and this is how I'm going to be" that's not how that fucking works, you douchenozzle!

Red flag three, the collar bit pissed me off because not only was it not discussed, it's not just a collar and it's not something you take for a test drive. It's not to be taken lightly. Between that dom and sub, there is a bond of strong trust. A collar isn't just something you buy one day because you just want to push someone out of their comfort zone for your own pleasure... I mean, unless you're this dickbag who only wants to get this rocks off. -_-

Red flag four, when they finished said collar walk, mind you, this whole time she has been saying the collar had been hurting her and he still didn't offer help -- she asks if she can take it off, which he ignores and says "you're not satisfied are you?" which she says she is and he legit turns to her and says "You're lying. Your face says you want to be abused more" --- ..... dude.... are you serious? Even if she was lying, YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HER!!! Gosh damn do you know what no means? At all? Because 50 minutes in all I'm STILL getting from you is toxic rape-y vibes. *scoffs* "Your face says you want to be abused more" -- I want to fucking vomit.

Red flag five, right after the whole "you want to be abused more" takes her to a bathroom and tells her a story of one of the sports groups running around said bathroom doing guy things and then tells her to lift her skirt and if she doesn't, he won't let her out. Yeah no... That's not sexy. That's not dom. That is not consent. That is forcing someone against their will and that, dear dude, is sexual harassment. You're a sick fuck. Especially when he had the last say of "this is what you asked for".

Red flag six, Piss play... oh joy, here we go. Again, no consent. She needed to use the bathroom and he asks her if she can hold it for a bit. That's it, no context or say of what is going to happen at all. Takes her up to the bleachers and just says "this is it" when she asks what, clearly needing to pee and can hardly hold it, he pulls the disgusting 'You still don't get it?" gee, dumb ass, no. She doesn't because you didn't SPEAK with her about this! You never brought it up to even ask if she was okay with it!
and AGAIN - A-FUCKING-GAIN he pulls he "you can go to the restroom but if you do, that'll be the end of this" when she doesn't want to use it publicly. *screams in frustration*
"I said it before, I'm not forcing you to do anything" that is total BULLSHIT! because you ARE! You're holding this over her head that if she doesn't do something, things will stop or you won't let her get away from the situation. All this shit. What the fuck!!

Red flag seven, and honestly should have been mentioned way before this but all the times he thinks excitedly to himself "she's submitting!" makes me want to throw him down a flight of stairs. She's not submitting, you never give her a choice. Trust me, I've had to piss that bad before, she would never make it back to the bathroom in time even if you let her. You getting excited every time you FORCE her to do something isn't a great thing. You're literally a predator. and it never fails that he tells her "you can trust me, I won't look, I'll be a look out" like he isn't looking over his shoulder at her to get his pleasure view. Ugh (PS, I wish she would have pissed on his shoes)

I was going to give him props for getting consent for the rope play.... until he was like "now let's go outside with it on" -_- Again with the no communication.

What can I say about this whole movie? I wish I never laid my eyes on it. It was cringe and actually could be triggering for a lot of people out there. The whole story line was all kinds of fucked up imo.

Also, I know not everyone will agree with my rating/review and that is understandable. But this is honestly how I feel about it. Did I overreact? Maybe. But I would rather overreact than under-react about serious things like this.

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Although I think the idea of anime-manga screening is generally excellent. This was a bit of a bite for these actors!There were great moments, but it's simply not possible to make such a title with second-class actors. And if Tochihara Rakuto has a solid performance, he is totally shaded by a nice but empty NN main actress.
The story is not bad if you are in fetish, and in this case late teenagers are in an extremely innocent but sincere interest in SM. It is necessary to be open to look at this topic from several angles.
Personally, this is really a great story, but acting of main actress has bothered me the most, and turned the story off, and brought it in a bizarre kind of way!

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