I saw: Japanese Story
27/06/2004
Ok, Japanese Story wasn’t really what I was expecting
A departure from my usual mode of operation, I did absolutely no research on this movie, saw no trailers, I didn’t even know who was in it. All I knew was that the character(s) said “Hai” a lot (from reading Monkeywanker’s blog) and that last weekend it was #10 on the local box office takings list. Some idea huh.
So when the movie opened, and all the references to Australia – like the landscape, the production company, and Toni Collette’s name – appeared, I started to wonder if I was in the right theatre.
I like movies like this. I like it that there is no over the top point to make, I also like it when it’s more social commentary than moral of the story. I enjoyed it, it was poignant. It was sorta like Lost in Translation, the way that there’s no like fanfare, heroics or Hollywood treatment but just human interaction and emotion. It’s an honest story. Of course half the time I wondered what the point was. But in the end, it’s a better representation of life.
I enjoyed the movie. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s a prime dvd candidate. I guess without the feelgood factor, it’s not something I’d like to replay just to get 20 minutes of simulated happiness.
