What I liked
I loved going between different time periods to see these moments in American history that keep popping up. The casting was fabulous. Loved seeing intergenerational pov on these topics, in each time period, too.
What I didn't like
The pregnant character feels more like just a practical character who doesn’t necessarily NEED to be included in the story, other than to show another demographic of folk living at this border house and provide a couple laugh lines – but I was waiting for her to have an arc. I think there are a lot of tear jerking scenes, and I wish there were maybe one more moment like grandpa finding the bracelet on Keiko to provide a bit of levity in the heaviness in the last half. I also think I was craving slightly more in the script of seeing Nanami take a small step towards bravery to justify her becoming an activist by the end. It seemed like that accelerated a little quickly for me.
My overall impression
A really compelling story about finding the courage to be loud in the face of oppression. Miley Yamamoto and the rest of the cast are beautifully vulnerable and stirring.
