“what should i do if i’m hated for just being me?”
last night i watched
drive my car, and i felt the urge to immediately put it in my top 4. going through ryusuke hamaguchi’s filmography reminded me of the time i first discovered shunji iwai, and how i immediately wanted to do a deep dive into everything they’ve created. which made me think to myself, why am i so obsessed with movies? i’m 17, i have barely lived, and i feel like an such an outsider within my age group. why do i seek so much from movies? why do i relate to characters who are living lives i have never led?
anthology films usually vary in quality from story to story. but
wheel of fortune and fantasy, doesn’t fall into that category. all 3 vignettes of the regret, choices, and fate, are all equally beyond amazing. i genuinely can’t pick a favourite. ryusuke hamaguchi explores the human condition through flawed characters in bittersweet situations, in such a sensitive manner. and even though i haven’t lived enough to be in situations as extreme as theirs, i have experienced regret, i have repeated conversations in my head, wondering what i should’ve said or done, i have wished i could redo moments of my life. and this is coming from a 17 year old 😭 which proves how universal these emotions are, and how spot on ryusuke hamaguchi dissects out these very characters in 40 min intervals, and show us just how cathartic imperfection can be.
"your existence gave me power. it's true. you have the ability to give people power. please remember that."
