One may find the initial shock of the mother literally dumping away her maternal responsibilities and abandoning her kids, over some blatantly common relationship conflict, knowing oh so well how much they needed her, a disgusting representation to all mothers really. However the film turns out to be pretty clever and magnificent in bringing out the way these children and their townfolk neighbourhood peers handle their own ups and downs of life in a realistic but positive manner.
I cant help but admire their determination to stay as who they are and remain supportive of their own families whilst (most of) the adults on the other hand are portrayed as chaotic and miserable as they lost control of their own family lives. Not to mention the ending which is itself smart and a sharp pinpoint to the flow of the whole fiasco because, sometimes things takes a really really long time before they arrive at happy endings. This movie stands out to me because it is unlike many others which force their way, skipping many timelines and disrupting the flow just to arrive at a satisfactory ending.
I cant help but admire their determination to stay as who they are and remain supportive of their own families whilst (most of) the adults on the other hand are portrayed as chaotic and miserable as they lost control of their own family lives. Not to mention the ending which is itself smart and a sharp pinpoint to the flow of the whole fiasco because, sometimes things takes a really really long time before they arrive at happy endings. This movie stands out to me because it is unlike many others which force their way, skipping many timelines and disrupting the flow just to arrive at a satisfactory ending.