change is something not many are a fan of; especially when the change in question involves losing a human sense, which is even further exasperated given the situation of ruben, a drummer for the metal band blackgammon where the sense of hearing is as important as both arms.
when that sense is suddenly ripped way; when ur livelihood is suddenly in the air and everything you know and love from this day forward shifts, it’s almost innate to feel lost…
kinda digged the beginning where it was just a sorta slice of life “damn i woke up 90 years too early on a spaceship” direction.
now would that have worked for nearly 2 hours? maybe not even though there’s definitely interesting ways to go around it but whatever the case, i think i would’ve preferred it to the horror it became of a man being selfish and putting himself first at the cost of a random woman’s life he didn’t…
the ether accepts all, regardless of race or beliefs, gender or personality. regardless of the differences between one another in life, the ether serves as an entity to bring forth anyone willing to be brought forward.
in the ether, you’re stripped of everything subjective and left with the real you. the you that you never knew was there or the you that you’ve been working on blocking out. in the ether, you can meet like minded souls in anonymity and…
Only Kitano could manage to mix scenes of pure violence filled with blood and scenes of tender affection immediately after and not have it feel out of place.
His dreamy and detached style seen last in Sonatine is brought back in this tale of a man’s descent upon finding nothing to care and live for aside from his terminally ill wife and going through questionable lengths to ease her last few moments and bring her peace and tranquility. The tender…
