From: micro19@cbis.ece.drexel.edu (A Techno-Discordian)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Subject: Re: How the KOR final movie ruined my Christmas!  **SPOILERS**
Summary: The ending was good, and it could have been worse
Keywords: Orange,Road,Spoiler,Movie,Final
Date: 28 Dec 92 04:42:18 GMT
Organization: Drexel University, College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA

In article <1992Dec25.131441.4496@pegasus.com> ranma@pegasus.com (Doug Cha) writes:
>
>	Christmas Eve is usually a time of celebration (and all that stuff)
>but for me and a few friends, it was finally time to finish off the KOR
>experience with the final movie.  I had lots of advice to watch ALL the
>episodes & OAV's before the movie, and it was good advice at that..
>
>Prelimary comments:
>		
>	1)  It was sad..  but for a guy like me who has totally lost his
>		mind thinking about Ayukawa all day, it wasn't that bad.
>	2)  Charactarization of Hikaru didn't seem to quite fit..  somehow
>		I didn't imagine that type of reaction from her (Fatal
>		Attraction type..)
>
>I've always been pulling for Kyosuke to "get his act together with Madoka"
>so I did like the movie in that respect..  I do wish that they had an
>ending where Kyosuke and Madoka are a bit closer, perhaps holding hands
>while walking to class together.
>	BUT..  Then maybe it's because of "Japanese customs" that they do
>not show their affection in holding hands or hugging in the public?  But
>regardless of that, I wish they had some type of nice smutty kiss or hug
>to end the movie.  Shoot me, I'm a romantic.
>
>	Alternatively, I could have imagined a KOR movie where Hikaru
>committed suicide.  NOW THAT would have ruined my Christmas.  The header
>is a lie..  this didn't ruin my Christmas.. but it'll make me think for
>a few days.

I thought the last movie was pretty good, because it logically closed the
love triangle.  I think most people complain about the last movie because
it is tragic, while all of the other movies were romantic comedies.  But
when you think how long the love triangle have existed, a happy ending
would have been difficult, and in my opinion, inappropriate.

Hikaru have been in love with Kyosuke all through high school, and is
obivious to the fact that Kyosuke is in love with Madoka.  Kyosuke is
unable to mustered up the courage to tell Hikaru throughout the series
and OAV because he is afraid of hurting her feelings.  Madoka is
unwilling to intervene because I guess she wants Kyosuke to make the final
decision.  Kyosuke should have closed the matter rather than letting it
dragged on, or Madoka should have intervened, but no one done anything so
the situation exploded in the final movie.

As for the anti-romantic ending, I guess it's because as the movie ended,
all three character put their own life behind, and start everything with
a fresh slate, but Kyosuke experienced regret.

But hey, it's only a movie.  It could have been worse.  The movie could have
ended with a chain suicide ala Romeo and Juilette, or one member could have
snap and murder the other two ala Fatal AAttraction.  Neither ending would
have been appropriate, and I don't think a happy ending would have fit either,
so I think the final movie was pretty well done.