Long Movie Marathon 2.0 Part VI
“do you think one can live only for others?”
the monstrous expectations i had for this film have been exceeded a great many magnitudes. i honestly had no idea what i was getting into, ive been recommended this movie multiple times with the people recommending it holding it to a state of near divine reverence, i knew nothing of the plot, characters, themes, or even Aoyama’s style of filmmaking as this is the first film of his i have seen, it was a completely blind first watch, and im so glad it was.
the concept that resides at the very core of this movie thematically is trauma. much like trauma, this film is extremely quiet, almost deafeningly so, as this allows the painful past of the characters to not just be displayed through dialogue, but also through body language and physical mannerisms that mirror their shattered states of selves. the sepia tone of the film only amplifies this, the off color filter is akin to trauma, it puts a beige sense of decay over everything you see and experience, everything is different, nothing is the same, the pain knows no bounds, its expanse is perpetual, and its reminders are omnipresent. this film conceptualizes trauma and the journey to heal said trauma like few, if any other films ever have. the cast and characters were so well written and cohesive, each of their stories being palpable and emotionally supercharged as well as explored in depth, and then that ending sequence was such a gorgeous cherry on top. what a beautiful and powerful movie, holy shit.
Long Movie Marathon 2.0 Part VI
“do you think one can live only for others?”
the monstrous expectations i had for this film have been exceeded a great many magnitudes. i honestly had no idea what i was getting into, ive been recommended this movie multiple times with the people recommending it holding it to a state of near divine reverence, i knew nothing of the plot, characters, themes, or even Aoyama’s style of filmmaking as this is the first film of his i have seen, it was a completely blind first watch, and im so glad it was.
the concept that resides at the very core of this movie thematically is trauma. much like trauma, this film is extremely quiet, almost deafeningly so, as this allows the painful past of the characters to not just be displayed through dialogue, but also through body language and physical mannerisms that mirror their shattered states of selves. the sepia tone of the film only amplifies this, the off color filter is akin to trauma, it puts a beige sense of decay over everything you see and experience, everything is different, nothing is the same, the pain knows no bounds, its expanse is perpetual, and its reminders are omnipresent. this film conceptualizes trauma and the journey to heal said trauma like few, if any other films ever have. the cast and characters were so well written and cohesive, each of their stories being palpable and emotionally supercharged as well as explored in depth, and then that ending sequence was such a gorgeous cherry on top. what a beautiful and powerful movie, holy shit.