“maybe you and i and the fish only exist in the memory of a person who is long gone. maybe no one really exists and it’s only raining outside.”
an eerily captivating film that is intentionally left ambiguous and open to interpretation. for someone like myself, who was raised in the christian faith but has since strayed away from it, this film has left a deep imprint on my heart and has quickly earned its place as what may possibly…
i think that reading and writing these e-mails helped me recover, little by little. you are the one that i want to understand me and how i feel everyday. i will be writing you from now on! i need you too, haru（^ー^）
my online friends and the relationships i have cultivated through the internet mean so much to me. there is a special kind of intimacy in these connections where being vulnerable feels easy, a closeness that seems different from…
sometimes, there are moments when the weight feels too much, when the world seems too heavy to bear. as if life has taken all the color from the things you once loved, and now you’re left standing in a bleak, grey room, staring blankly at the walls, unsure of what comes next. but when we walk through a storm, we will always find a sliver of sunlight emerging through the clouds. beauty exists all around us, and within you, if only…
“the things you hold dear, friends, family, lovers - hurt you the most. you live with that. that’s why we have ether. a place of eternal peace.”
when the very things we love most become a source of our deepest wounds and music becomes our only refuge. we become lost in between notes, where pain is suspended in time, and for a moment, we feel whole again.
“no matter where you go, everyone is always connected.”
serial experiments lain is nothing short of an extraordinary piece of avant-garde brilliance, transcending its genre and presenting itself as a work of profound art. it shines in its distinctiveness, and is unique in its own right. this is the kind of experience that requires multiple viewings in order to appreciate the full scope of its beauty, and because of this i feel a proper review must wait until at least…
“when i think this will all be gone soon, suddenly everything takes on a shine. soon, will just walking to school seem like it was something miraculous?”
a film that captures the ephemerality of youth, subtle in its intent and beautiful in its simplicity. there is something so nostalgic and charming about japanese films that are set in the rural countryside, especially when it moves at a deliberate pace. the sound of cicadas and a gentle breeze fills me with a sense of peace. my heart feels serene while watching it.
