samedi, mai 27, 2006
世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ ; Mar adentro
two movies. one in japanese, one in spanish. both, admirably, without english audio, but with subtitles. [sidenote, i believe that the chinese cannot translate into english decently]
one movie about a guy, and his lost first love, dead long ago from leukemia, memories of which haunt him. ultimate tragic romance. lovely story, lovely cinematography, lovely feeling. perhaps i shouldn't say it's lovely, since it's so sad and tragic.
one movie about a man, paralysed, seeking death. about the people who are affected by his condition and decision. about those who come, and who are changed. about euthanasia.
so much death. so much. how rare to even find one movie that actually regards death as more than a statistic, more than an overpowerful bullet.
the girl(aki) in "crying out love", was so strong, so mature, also so joyfully in her(their) first love. 16, 17 years old when everything was carefree, innocent, happy, simple. actually i think the guy is positively ugly and moronic. why would such a pretty intelligent happy girl fall for such a moronic person. just as oddly, how come the cover picture shows the other girl(ritsuko) instead of the main girl. i do not understand. so touching that the movie shows their entire love story. the casette tapes remind me of something, i smile. i shall not say too much, it is not a movie of many words, neither are.
The Sea Inside. NC-16 | Mature Theme. the rating doesnt even seem necessary, what would kids understand of it. how many secondary school kids would understand the feelings in euthanasia, in death. the permanance, the relief, the release. i doubt they would even care to watch this movie. the poor lawyer in the movie, poor woman who suffered such bad strokes that she became crippled, then lost her mental faculties. i wonder if she remembers that she wanted to take her own life too.
Tragedies. Love. Death. everything one could ever hope for in artistic works.
alright alright. wonderful movies. sit down, quietly, watch them. and go to sleep.
if only americans had brains and hearts.
世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ ; Mar adentro
two movies. one in japanese, one in spanish. both, admirably, without english audio, but with subtitles. [sidenote, i believe that the chinese cannot translate into english decently]
one movie about a guy, and his lost first love, dead long ago from leukemia, memories of which haunt him. ultimate tragic romance. lovely story, lovely cinematography, lovely feeling. perhaps i shouldn't say it's lovely, since it's so sad and tragic.
one movie about a man, paralysed, seeking death. about the people who are affected by his condition and decision. about those who come, and who are changed. about euthanasia.
so much death. so much. how rare to even find one movie that actually regards death as more than a statistic, more than an overpowerful bullet.
the girl(aki) in "crying out love", was so strong, so mature, also so joyfully in her(their) first love. 16, 17 years old when everything was carefree, innocent, happy, simple. actually i think the guy is positively ugly and moronic. why would such a pretty intelligent happy girl fall for such a moronic person. just as oddly, how come the cover picture shows the other girl(ritsuko) instead of the main girl. i do not understand. so touching that the movie shows their entire love story. the casette tapes remind me of something, i smile. i shall not say too much, it is not a movie of many words, neither are.
The Sea Inside. NC-16 | Mature Theme. the rating doesnt even seem necessary, what would kids understand of it. how many secondary school kids would understand the feelings in euthanasia, in death. the permanance, the relief, the release. i doubt they would even care to watch this movie. the poor lawyer in the movie, poor woman who suffered such bad strokes that she became crippled, then lost her mental faculties. i wonder if she remembers that she wanted to take her own life too.
Tragedies. Love. Death. everything one could ever hope for in artistic works.
alright alright. wonderful movies. sit down, quietly, watch them. and go to sleep.
if only americans had brains and hearts.
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