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The Hours (2002)
Almost depresssing, but not.
I watched this by accident and almost decided to stop after the first 10 mins because it's too real, and for someone who is not emotionally stable at the moment, it might not be a good idea.
However, I decided to continue to see what is the final message is. 20 mins into the movie, I googled "Nicole Kidman's best performance" to see if it was this movie, because her acting is incredibly and unmistakably amazing.
So the conclusion is: no, the movie is not that depressing in the end. It's not easy to watch, that is certain, as it shows that life can bring us some very dark moments, and those moments are so vulnerable that a tiniest detail can pull people over the edge. But, after all these frustrations and struggles, we can always choose life. We can get away.
Mùi du du xanh (1993)
brings strong peace to your mind
This explains perfectly the tranquil beauty of Vietnamese society, a beauty that is hard to explain through arguments when we come into an western logical conversation. Oui, traditional family, macho man, submissive servant, silent love... things are considered as weak and outdated. But it is not weak, is not outdated. This is just a way of life. Life is not supposed to be about fighting all the time. The movie tells us that we can lead a happy, peaceful life wherever we are, whoever we are, without losing hope in a better future. Mui was a servant since she was 10, but she is not sad nor pessimist. She enjoys little things around her, the nature, the insects, she learned to cook and to clean, she cares about her master's sorrow, she loves an elegant, handsome guest secretly. She was nice, and charming, lives in her true instinct. But she didn't miss the chance to be pretty, to love her master, to study and to be a mother. That's how Asian society once works. Quiet, calm, positive and filled with pure feelings. A zen, slow movie and very beautiful decorated scenes. A great fusion between french and Vietnamese. The Director did pay a lot of attention to details. I recognized a Noguchi lamp ;)
Funny Face (1957)
Feel good in Paris
This movie reminds how beautiful Paris is. Paris 50 years ago was nothing different from 21st except from the old cars and gorgeous vintage film color. Movie scenes were exactly like vintage postcards and lots of scenes are symbolic. French are described as crazy and over dramatic or even traumatic people. Audrey Hepburn as usual has a delicious performance, an innocent and very lady-like which makes men both crazy and crazy in love.A classic movie to be watched in Valentine's day and especially if you are in Paris, it will certainly raise your mood up. If not the case, its melodious and simple spirit wouldn't cause you any bad...
Bao gio cho den tháng Muoi (1984)
This movie had my tears
As simple it could be, the movie took my tears in the last scenes. Somehow I could feel the bitterness and the extreme heartbroken feeling when the father touched the soldier's gun whom he believed his son. To understand that faith has extreme power to heal, though illusive it had to be. Dang Nhat Minh described war with a sensible point of view. Father, mother, wife and kids are the most vulnerable when it comes to war. They suffer the pain, a kid became brave and a wife said white liar. The painting of the countryside of Vietnam was well described, with sincere farmers. Just listen to their conversations, they are REAL. I believe every Vietnamese have lived those dialogs, simple but nothing more than caring and faithful.