Perfect Days

This movie changed me, not in the way you expect. I love how boring this movie is, ive had a hard time trying to describe what makes this movie special to me. On the surface it just a movie about a guy cleaning toilets and being contempt with his life. It subverts my expectations in a way I have never seen before. The tic tac toe stands out for some reason, I expected him to meet the guy who made the game but it just a little thing that brings joy to that daily, never to be brought up again. There is no big change in him or the story, this movie has no plot and that fascinates me, the story here is something everyone is used to; a routine. Hiriyama enjoys his boredom and does not complain about his life except when it gets hard. His mindfulness is felt through his mannerisms, his performances, his dialogue, the way he is with people, the way he relaxes and even the way he is about to go to bed. I have tried to sell this movie to my friends and my mom many times but I physically can't, this is one of the few movies I have seen where I can't sell it, this movie is slow and boring and hirayama is the most ordinary man ever and yet it has become one of my favourite movies ever made. You can complain about being bored and not being contempt with your life right now, you can but remember this downtime is only right now, so enjoy it, take it slow, find the resonance and harmony in life, be present and mindful because, next time is next time, now is now.