The Painkillers Of Life That Are Films

The problem with escapism and the death of imagination

One of the many hilarious scenes of The Pet Girl of Sakurasou. Image accessed here.

Imagine yourself finishing up a day’s work after dinner. It’s 9 pm, and you’re mentally drained. In your mid-20’s, you manage a part-time job while juggling schoolwork. Your life is terribly thrown off balance. You lack a healthy social life and are still single, desperately craving an intimate and genuine…