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Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
Rant about bad parenting in Boruto
This is less of a review, and more of a rant about bad parenting in Boruto (Hinata and Naruto).
First of all, Hinata. What can I say about her? Nothing. And that is bad enough. She has always been around, and she herself is a strong shinobi. However the only thing we see her do is doing housework and trying to calm people down/comfort people ineffectively. For example, when Boruto was really mad about Naruto, where is core issue is that Naruto cares more about his work than his family, Hinana simply said that Naruto had to protect and care for the entire village. This is not an invalid argument, but it only addes fuel to the fire. What any more responsible parent would have done is at least admit that Naruto is paritially wrong for not being there for the family. However explain in depth the cause of him being so obsessed with his work/what would be the consequence of not tending to the work. Finally discuss how to compromise and resolve the issue, and maybe force Naruto to come home and discuss this when he is a little bit free (like when he had time to train Boruto). No, she just said something that can convince no one. Moreover, when Boruto cheated on the exam, and Himawari asked her what is happening to Boruto, she simply hugged her. What does that even mean? How does that answer Himawari's question of this shocking scene? No, it doesn't. It temporarily solves the issue, since Himawari stopped questioning. However, her brother just got disqualified from an important exam and she did not get any answer about why. How would that impact her view of adults/shinobi education system? This would make a great educational moment by explaining that Boruto has cheated, the purpose of the chunin exam, and cheating with the device is not acceptable. But no, she did not explain, she did not attempt to educate her kids. No wonder Boruto turns out such a rebellious brat. Why listen to the adults when there seems to be no reason to believe?
Secondly, Naruto. As a workaholic myself I can relate to his problems with long working hours. Many people have also noted that this is a common issue. However it seems like his time with his family lacks both quantity and quality. What's up with the formality "Seventh Hokage", when it doesn't seem as if former Hokages have demanded such a title from their subordinates? (For example Kakashi told every one to drop the "lord", and both fifth & third allowed Naruto to called them old granny/grandpa ) I get that he wants to be impartial, but why not go with just Naruto, and let everyone do that? It just seems so cold to do that to your kid, and further the gap between them. Same thing with the email and shallow clone. As a Shinobi who has always given his all to anything: training, relationship, etc, now he is the one who is half hearted dedicated to his family. It is utterly understandable why Boruto thinks that Naruto views work more important than his family, since I cannot imagine Naruto having such a flippant attitude towards work. Moreover, again we see the "telling not convincing" problem in Naruto, as we see in Hinata. When Boruto taunted his skills in front of Naruto, he immediately started scolding Konohamaru while stating that teamwork is more important than individual skills. However he did not elaborate on this claim. Why believe him? Is he Jesus? Plus if he has paid any attention to Boruto he would have realized Boruto's desperate need for his approval, and would have complimented Boruto for his achievements before the lecture on teamwork. This would make Boruto in a calmer position and more willing to listen to him. Not doing any of this shows Naruto's lack of dedication to educating his son. Again I can hardly Naruto would use this kind of half-assed talk no juzi when he is at work. (In fact one of his best talent before becoming Hokage is talk no juzi, what happened? )
The fact that this kind of half hearted poor parenting exists in real life makes it all the more relatable and enraging.