Am I wrong here? I loved it

Jeheia said:
I think many people who does not like it does not really get it. I saw a review that listed a few things as negative and I will try to give my opinion on those because it is so misunderstood in my opinion.

1) Hina and Hodaka never tell each other "I love you." -- Can't a simple friendship between two literal children exist without romantic love being involved? Yes, Hodaka seems to like her a bit more than that but he is 16, he is just finding himself and does not want to lose his only friend(s) for some dumb reason.

2) Hodaka starts as loving rain and it changes. -- I love rain, those people were living my dream with that eternal rain. But I also understand the importance of sunlight, and seeing everyone around him longing for sun and his best friend / the girl he loves being a sunshine girl, his feelings about it may change but that does not mean he is hypocritical for changing his view on something after some developments.

3) When another girl confesses, he gets flustered even though he loves Hina. -- He is a child, the thought of confession was probably a boost to his self-confidence and made him think "Someone from my class likes me without spending time with me, that means I have a chance with the girl I spent so much time with"

4) He ran away and considers it hell but went back like nothing happened -- He ran away because he was probably physically (scars on face) and emotionally (feeling like suffocating) abused. He was on probation for those years and I am sure he shared with the police what his family has done. I am assuming his family was probably under watch, too so they could not abuse him like that. And he got away as soon as he graduated, meaning he knew things would go back to the way they were, if he stayed.

5) Burger scene for no reason -- A lot of things has a lot of scenes for no reason. This scene in particular actually was a big moment for Hodaka, because someone showed genuine care for him, someone close to his age. Plus, why does everything has to have a deep meaning behind it other than being visually pleasing and soothing?

6) Gun for no reason -- He randomly found it, it could happen to anyone who was homeless. Pointless to look for a reason behind it, just a coincidence that made things harder for him. Also, it was a tool to show the legnths he would go for something precious to him.

7) Hina runs out of the hospital room for no reason. -- She was wishing for sunlight so bad after an endless rain that the sight of that sun at the moment was a miracle for her. Maybe she thought, if she could reach it, her mom will also be okay. Maybe it was a sign of hope for her and she wanted to reach it so bad. She was 15, with her dying mother in hospital, living alone with a little brother trying to survive. She was not thinking right. When I see rain after a very long time of sunny days, I run outside without a reason, too.

8) Lastly, the point where Hodaka chooses to save Hina. It is selfish. -- No. What is selfish is expecting a little girl to sacrifice herself for people who would not even care about her. Why should he have to choose some random people over someone he knows and cares about? If the people really hated rain so much, they can move to somewhere else. Nothing keeps them chained to Tokyo. It is not Hina's fault that the weather is like that. They should take it up to God, if they think it is unfair. Not expect a child to kill herself because she was just unlucky to be the Sunshine Girl.

A lot of things were not explained maybe, but that what human brain and imagination is for. To fill in the blanks. The author probably wanted the readers / watchers to involve themselves and add to the story. Or maybe not, I don't know. Not everyone has to like the same things. But I felt like this movie was a bit misunderstood and always had to be compared to some other movie (Kimi no Na Wa mostly, I did not watch it yet).