Talk:Uchida

During the course of the movie, his lust for Mima takes control

Is that really what happened? The way I interpreted the scene is that, when Mina became a sex symbol, it tarnished her legacy as a pop idol. And Uchida wanted her to remain the 'true Mina', and not the new Actor one. And therefore he grabbed those magazines from every customer holding one, and then buys them for himself to avoid others having it & seeing her like that. He was white-knighting for her, basically.

77.163.127.134 03:06, January 11, 2017 (UTC)

Response to Uchida's Motives
You make a good point with that. Honestly I don't think Uchida really fell for lust. If you recall in the beginning Mima's frightened of him but learns he means well after he fights with the group of guys harassing her. As for the psychological aspect of this, stalkers tend to be loners that interpret any small act of courtesy such as Mima smiling at him the wrong way. As you said, he builds this idealized version of the pure, clean pop singer Mima's supposed to be. When she makes the transition to acting, it's easy to see that he's just trying to uphold this image, getting more violent each time Mima does something that might slander her image, i.e. the photo shoot. I'm not sure who actually killed the photographer, but it's safe to assume that bother Uchida and Rumi were suffering from severe mental issues and clung to Mima as a way to escape how terrible their own lives have become. Tal 21:37, February 23, 2017 (UTC)