My favorite scenes from this film were in the shared living space. I found it extremely fun to look at and intriguing to imagine what it would be like actually living in such a communal space like that. With this, I noticed this feature of the film to be a very clear adaptation of the kabuki script from Mokuami Shinza called The Barber. This kabuki play is set in the Edo period and specifically in a very cramped and shared area. The film depicts exactly that and inevitably brought the kabuki script to life, as it was easier to mentally match the setting with the storyline and timeframe. After reading the kabuki script and watching the movie, I would be very interested to see the actual The Barber play and I wonder if I might like it more than this film.
I found many moments of this film to be very visually appealing. Specifically, I really enjoyed the scene at roughly 48:30 in which it started to rain. There was a shot with people walking by with their umbrellas in the air along when the rain was falling, then showing multiple people inside. I am not sure if this scene could represent something deeper than just a raining scene, but I found it to be very beautiful and worth taking note of. Another feature about this movie I found very exciting and engaging to see what the different patterned kimonos some of the characters were wearing. It is “easy” to create texture and depth in a scene with background objects, but having the clothing create that effect in the film allows for many other interpretations of the character. You could say that the funky patterns were worn by the people who provided some sort of comedic relief to the storyline or were positive characters that we were meant to like and find engaging.
A quote I really enjoyed from this film was from Matajuro Unno towards the end of the film when he was enjoying sake. When Unno was informed that Mr. Mouri had begged his friend for Okoma’s hand in marriage, Unno stated “He bowed to you and begged you? That's quite funny isn't it?”. I felt that this was an ironic and painful scene to watch, as we had just seen Unno beg Mr. Mouri for the smallest amount of attention. I think the hypocrisy shown by Mr. Mouri is very reflective of many people in power, those of which look down on those in lower places who may have to act in certain ways they find unpleasant or annoying. Humans will always act in certain ways to get what they want or need, no matter the rank or amount of money they have, and I think this scene is a full circle realization of that for Unno and the viewer as well.
My favorite scenes from this film were in the shared living space. I found it extremely fun to look at and intriguing to imagine what it would be like actually living in such a communal space like that. With this, I noticed this feature of the film to be a very clear adaptation of the kabuki script from Mokuami Shinza called The Barber. This kabuki play is set in the Edo period and specifically in a very cramped and shared area. The film depicts exactly that and inevitably brought the kabuki script to life, as it was easier to mentally match the setting with the storyline and timeframe. After reading the kabuki script and watching the movie, I would be very interested to see the actual The Barber play and I wonder if I might like it more than this film.
I found many moments of this film to be very visually appealing. Specifically, I really enjoyed the scene at roughly 48:30 in which it started to rain. There was a shot with people walking by with their umbrellas in the air along when the rain was falling, then showing multiple people inside. I am not sure if this scene could represent something deeper than just a raining scene, but I found it to be very beautiful and worth taking note of. Another feature about this movie I found very exciting and engaging to see what the different patterned kimonos some of the characters were wearing. It is “easy” to create texture and depth in a scene with background objects, but having the clothing create that effect in the film allows for many other interpretations of the character. You could say that the funky patterns were worn by the people who provided some sort of comedic relief to the storyline or were positive characters that we were meant to like and find engaging.
A quote I really enjoyed from this film was from Matajuro Unno towards the end of the film when he was enjoying sake. When Unno was informed that Mr. Mouri had begged his friend for Okoma’s hand in marriage, Unno stated “He bowed to you and begged you? That's quite funny isn't it?”. I felt that this was an ironic and painful scene to watch, as we had just seen Unno beg Mr. Mouri for the smallest amount of attention. I think the hypocrisy shown by Mr. Mouri is very reflective of many people in power, those of which look down on those in lower places who may have to act in certain ways they find unpleasant or annoying. Humans will always act in certain ways to get what they want or need, no matter the rank or amount of money they have, and I think this scene is a full circle realization of that for Unno and the viewer as well.
