11
Nov
2018
BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE (not a review)
I have just finished watching Boruto: Naruto the Movie. In fact, I have been binge-watching Naruto movies since last night. Reading so many hate comments about Boruto (as a character), I decided to give the movie a shot.Well, Naruto's kid is such a brat. However, I wouldn't say I don't understand how he feels. It's like his father is there but not really there. Get the drift? I reckon the same thing happens in real life. Children tend to do things that can grab their inattentive parents' attention.
True, Naruto is Konoha's Hokage and he is responsible for the hidden village's peace and order. However, I have always believed that before a person is a leader, they are first humans. Before he is a Hokage, he is a husband and a father. Despite his responsibilities as a leader, he also has responsibilities as a father.
In real life, children have the tendency to do stupid (or sometimes despicable) things just to get their parents' undivided attention. Let's not forget that Boruto is practically a kid, a growing human who has to be nurtured and cared for by his parents. His mom may be ever-present, but his father has to do his fair share of work in bringing him up.
That's another thing! Boruto, both the animation series and the movie, seems to domesticate Hinata so much. It is 2018 yet it appears that the way women are being portrayed is still backward. Let's say that it is Hinata's choice to be a homemaker. Even so, all her scenes are mostly about cooking or doing household chores. Why? I don't event want to get into that.
As I have been writing, Boruto may be annoying but I totally understand. All kids, I mean all of them, are generally irritating. The same goes for Boruto. However, it is up to Naruto and Hinata to raise him into a decent human being. At this rate, Boruto has a long way to go. edit
