Two cousins with the same history and shared adolescence but who have ended up living completely different lives. Benji’s pessimism on the corporatization of everything and how fucked up the world is, his mental illness, and implied stagnant lifestyle like having no solid plans for the future leads him paralyzed and unable to move forward. He finds solace sitting in a bustling airport, maybe feeling comforted by watching the many others go about their days. He also thinks deeply about…
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Safe 1995
Safe - the feeling that all anxiety sufferers long for. But total unadulterated safety, from the outside world, from your past traumas, or from your own sick thoughts, is ultimately unattainable and actually gets further away the longer and faster you chase it.
As a long time anxious girly and newly diagnosed ocd haver, I have never watched another’s sufferings so eerily similar to my own. I have felt what she felt in the last scene - in an environment custom designed to maximize safety - that is actually just as horrifying and isolating as the outside world.
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Tampopo 1985
An ode to food.
Even though I watched this movie after a big meal, I was left craving a bowl of yummy ramen. This film was funny, sensual, entertaining, and incredibly engaging from beginning to end. From Goro and Tampopo to various shop owners and sidekicks we meet along the way (thinking of you, Ramen Sensei), each character and the respective roles they played in Tampopo’s journey was perfectly crafted.
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