"At the time I searched desperately, inside myself, for any memory of happiness. Now, fifty years later, I learned I was part of someone else's happiness. What a wonderful discovery."
After Life is one of my recent Criterion purchase. It is also the first Criterion I bought without watching it first. I did not really take a look at the plot or read a synopsis before hitting the buy button. It is something in the cover, an empty chair and…
I said, "I love doomed romance movies with tragic stories and endings."
My friend asked, "Why on Earth would you love that?"
I replied, "I like to see my life on the biggest of screen, sadness imbued stories that I can relate to."
He said, "Isn't movies made for us to escape the real world, why would you want to suffer more when real life is already that much?"
I never gotten to answer him on that question, or maybe…
"不過現在想起來，我們或許只是停留在一個拼命揮動翅膀的階段而已"
A reconciliation with the past, a return to the bare nothing but be reminded that it is all a fantasy. A rosy introspection into the years that you thought changed you the most. Isao Takahata once again stuns with a story that interwoven fantasy and reality. Filled with cute and little moments that build into who we are. From the minor histories that make us who we are now comes a tale of love.
Only Yesterday works when it…
"i want to speak with you without talking."
A search for connection. Yearning for touch beyond physicality. To feel once inner self, while reflecting on our biggest demons, to face with our disembodiment and to truly embrace one in our arms.
Queer is hard to be put into words. A psychedelic experience only presentable in the unspoken. Luca imagine a world so distant and artificial to delve into the meaning of love itself. Our longing to connect even when we can't.…
"If you leave something behind, you gain something too."
One of my most anticipated indie release of this year. In a year (just like last year) filled with studio blockbusters, I had a slight feeling this will end up being my favourite movie of the year. Words can't really summarise the emotions this thing brought out in me. A story that is as simple and straightforward as possible, comes a tale that reflect on our choices, relationships, regrets. A simple…
Finished my John Week finally. Finally got the inventive action set pieces that I wanted, super well lit, choreographed amazingly, wished they stayed in Osaka a bit more tho. liked the biblical parallels to his journey in struggling with life and death. That overhead tracking shot make me feel like I am watching Rainbow Pro League during prep stage.
