Nah I'm with you, maybe it's not something as intense as dread, but I definitely feel the melancholy and the impending sense that something is gonna happen.
Yeah it's cool seeing something like this actually explored, and done well too. Going from an unattractive guy who's been put down, insulted, and had his dreams denied to an incredibly attractive girl who has people genuinely backing and supporting her and also believe she can achieve her dreams...