For the documentary genre, this film might be an interesting attempt. In this one, narrative is not a faceless, lifeless voice but a woman who shares details about her thoughts and feelings, along with the information about the main subject of the movie. Despite its originality in handling the narrative, the film doesn't offer too much.
Basically, it's a well-done documentary loosely attached to a storyline about a woman who longs for the person she loved. The former part is an outstanding documentary about Okinawa and World War II, and it deserves 5 alone. However, the latter is filled with some mysterious yet lame "cyberspace" themes and mostly unrelated rantings of a woman, and it deserves a zero.
If the movie was able to connect these two parts in a more meaningful way, I would definitely consider it a masterpiece. However, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was watching two completely unrelated movies that cobbled together in the last minute.
Basically, it's a well-done documentary loosely attached to a storyline about a woman who longs for the person she loved. The former part is an outstanding documentary about Okinawa and World War II, and it deserves 5 alone. However, the latter is filled with some mysterious yet lame "cyberspace" themes and mostly unrelated rantings of a woman, and it deserves a zero.
If the movie was able to connect these two parts in a more meaningful way, I would definitely consider it a masterpiece. However, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was watching two completely unrelated movies that cobbled together in the last minute.