“sorrow is nothing but worn-out joy." 3.5 so, the thing about friendship is just universal -- it changes, for sure, but the core of love and not wanting it to change stay the same. "i just want us to be real friends again" scene is authentic and touching.
3.5. Thought more about this and I was wrong. Much of the reminiscence and introspection in nature are still indie nonsense but the premise and the ending capture and anticipate post-2008 anxieties and sense of being lost remarkably well.