“there’s a time they call silent blue. i think that’s my favorite time of the day, when night becomes morning.”

“is that the end or the beginning of a day?”

“it’s that moment when one day ends and the next begins. i think maybe i’m inside that silent blue right now.”

“there’s a time they call silent blue. i think that’s my favorite time of the day, when night becomes morning.”

“is that the end or the beginning of a day?”

“it’s that moment when one day ends and the next begins. i think maybe i’m inside that silent blue right now.”

This is perhaps Koreeda’s most restrained work besides Maborosi, revealing more of each characters’ grief with every flashback.

A very tender and heartfelt film, which is common for Koreeda, but something about this one felt more uniquely empathetic than his others to me. I’d say it’s probably because it’s working to humanize a demographic that is often demonized, and it’s using the grief of their loved ones to frame that humanity. 

Great visuals as always, even if the quality of my stream sucked the beauty was still able to come through. 

I think this one will certainly sit with and gnaw at me, so I may have to revisit and change my score. Love you Koreeda ❤️.

This is perhaps Koreeda’s most restrained work besides Maborosi, revealing more of each characters’ grief with every flashback.

A very tender and heartfelt film, which is common for Koreeda, but something about this one felt more uniquely empathetic than his others to me. I’d say it’s probably because it’s working to humanize a demographic that is often demonized, and it’s using the grief of their loved ones to frame that humanity. 

Great visuals as always, even if the quality of my stream sucked the beauty was still able to come through. 

I think this one will certainly sit with and gnaw at me, so I may have to revisit and change my score. Love you Koreeda ❤️.

Overall,
Different from all other films I’ve seen from him. Not very well paced or well structured.. like it missed some contextual content or something. Far from being bad or boring tho, just confusing.. maybe something got lost in translation idk.

Overall,
Different from all other films I’ve seen from him. Not very well paced or well structured.. like it missed some contextual content or something. Far from being bad or boring tho, just confusing.. maybe something got lost in translation idk.

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Kore-eda has made some of my top favourites. Typically, I forge such a deep emotional connection with his films that they bring me to tears over and over again with rewatches. This, however, unironically made me feel so distanced from the characters. I felt no emotional connection to anyone in the film, though understanding him as a filmmaker and the situating of this film a couple years after the Aum Shinrikyo chemical attacks at Tokyo Station, I feel as if it’s intentional. It’s a hard sit through for that very reason, though the wistful romance of the images is enough to keep anyone engaged until the end. Maybe I’ll have to keep rewatching it, I’m not sure. On the first try, I just feel so empty.

Kore-eda has made some of my top favourites. Typically, I forge such a deep emotional connection with his films that they bring me to tears over and over again with rewatches. This, however, unironically made me feel so distanced from the characters. I felt no emotional connection to anyone in the film, though understanding him as a filmmaker and the situating of this film a couple years after the Aum Shinrikyo chemical attacks at Tokyo Station, I feel as if it’s intentional. It’s a hard sit through for that very reason, though the wistful romance of the images is enough to keep anyone engaged until the end. Maybe I’ll have to keep rewatching it, I’m not sure. On the first try, I just feel so empty.