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  Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022

  Rewatched 02 Jan 2023

  "If the void arises from the compounding of generational trauma, the Daniels posit that it can be reversed through the unconditional love passed down through those same generations, if we choose compassion and understanding over judgment and rejection. Chaos reigns and life may only ever make sense in fleeting moments, but it’s those moments we should cherish. Moments of love and camaraderie. Sometimes they happen over time. Sometimes they happen all at once." - Marya E. Gates

  These 2 scenes:…

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  The Garden of Words 2013

  Rewatched 24 Jun 2013

  なるかみの, すこしとよみて,
  さしくもり,
  あめもふらぬか,
  きみをとどめむ
  なるかみの,すこしとよみて,
  ふらずとも,
  わはとどまらむ,
  いもしとどめば

  - Man'yōshū vol. 11, verse 2514 - 2513
  言の葉の庭 Kotonoha no Niwa

  Originally, "love" (koi, today written 恋) was written as "lonely sadness" (孤悲), and, according to Shinkai, the modern concept of "love" (ai, 愛) / "romance" (ren'ai, 恋愛) came about by Western influence. The Garden of Words emphasizes the original meaning of koi—a "longing for someone in solitude"

  It is my first time working on a “love” story. I seek,…

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