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American Playhouse: Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
Sondheim and all the casts are outstanding!
The fine rhythm match Seurat's unique painting. And changing keys in the middle of piece express complex feeling of George or Dot. I think the music is perfect to this musical. We can be surprised at by many scenes, because the story gets on without giving us enough information about their relationship. That makes the musical more interesting. The script makes two talking coincide with each other. It is great. At first two talking have different words, but their words come to meet. Expressing two scenes on one stage at the same time is very difficult but the script makes it possible. There are many rhymes in both songs and lines. Especially during painting, he mumbles rhythmically. Of course the songs are rhymed too. The music, performance and story harmonize well. The musical was made many years ago. Now there is higher technology for musical so that we can CG. Though this musical uses simple devices, we can enjoy it very much. The wonderful direction, script, songs and actors make it a great musical.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
I would like to see another result of this movie!
I felt even a little change affects our lives seriously. When he heard about his death, he seemed to be crazy. But if I were him, I might become crazy and lose my composure. This movie made me consider about my living. In this movie, the main character decides to follow the story. But I wonder what he would do, if he chose to be alive. I think the last scene is good. I think, if he didn't do that, the story may have become more interesting. As the story goes on, I felt he became a more human person. At first I thought he was a strict person. I think changes of our lives may make our lives better or richer even if we can't adjust to it easily.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
a woman is so cool!
There is a woman. She is beautiful and many men love her. She always look at a man but she fails her confess. A captain looks at the scene. But the war changes her life. Men must fight on the war and she makes an effort to defend her family and the wife of the man she couldn't marry. She gets married with a man for money. She becomes a murder. This is what she can do for her family. The captain asks her to marry many times but she refuses. She lost her parents, her husband, and money. But she succeeds in plantation and she saves her home. The captain comes to see her and ask her to marry. She does for money for her business. She has a baby and they become a good family. But one day, she lost her daughter. Furthermore, the wife she always spends together dies. Her husband leaves the house. She lost many things at the same time. But she looks at her home and does plantation for living very hard. This movie is very long but I didn't get tired. This movie is old but its direction is great. Especially, I think firing scene is large-scale. It shows us the view of Tara. It's large-scale is very impressing. The music is good. The main character, Scarlet is strong person. She doesn't look back. She always considers her future. I think she is respectful. Her and his performances are well. They are lively and suited to their characters. I can repeat this movie though this is very long. This is powerful and great movie.
Léon (1994)
Strong person is very kind to others.
There is a man, well. One day, he sees a girl who is his neighbor. She is dropping tears because all members of her family are killed. She is shocked to see her brother has been killed. He allows her to stay with him. They get along with each other. After a while, she asked him to teach shooting guns to her. She wants to take revenge for her brother. One day, she finds the killer of her family. She tries to kill the killer by herself. But she failed. Fortunately she is saved by him but she was chased by the killer. Another day, the killer tries to attack them with big group. He realized that it is difficult to survive even if he works well. In advance, he asks his friend of caring her after his death. He manages to save the girl. The girl visits his friend and cries. The last scene, she enters a new school and takes a small tree from the pot and plants it. I thought he is so kind that he tries to save her even if he is killed. He takes care of his small tree every day. When he has a gun in his hand, he becomes so cool. While he stays with the girl, he always worries about her. He is so cool! The girl is strong. They are delicate so they are alike. The actors perform well. This is a sort of action movie. But this is also an impressing movie. I like this movie. I want to repeat it many times!
Arbitrage (2012)
rich man has many problems.
There is a rich man. He has a rich life with his family. But he loves a woman though he has his wife. He drives with the woman and he cashed into the shoulder and the woman died. He can't call an ambulance because he must not reveal his illicit love. He escapes from the car and leaves her. When he comes home, her wife doesn't care about his action. After the day, he has usual living as a rich man. But a policeman suspects him. His wife's testimony becomes important but she doesn't do easily that because she notices what he does and she wants make him follow her. At last, he does what his wife wants to do and she testified he is guilty. I think this is a story about a rich man. But I don't like such a rich man. He challenges many things but I can't see his success in this movie. I think this movie should show us more success in his business. I don't think I want to see this movie more. I don't like the last.
The Bucket List (2007)
The last scene is so beautiful and impressing.
There are two men. One is a rich man. The other is not. They are in the room in the hospital. Both of them are told they don't have much time left. They made a list which shows about things they want to do before their death. They leave the hospital and they travel and do many things all over the world freely. They become essential for each other. But one day, they have a quarrel and they break up. But they meet again. The man dies before the rich man. At his funeral, the rich man makes a speech, which shows his love to the other man. In the last scene, the rich man's secretary goes to the top of the mountain to put two cans. The cans are two men's cans favorite foods. And he erases a sentence of the list, to see the best scenery together. I'm impressed to see this movie. It makes me feel that I should have a goal if I want to have a good time. In this movie, they do many things and they seem to be happy. At the last scene, the high snowing mountain appeared suddenly. There is not any conversation but I can see the last scene is meaningful and see what it means. This movie is a very impressing but interesting movie.
Three Days in Kamakura (2012)
Short but great movie!
There is a married couple. The wife is always at home and sighs dispiritedly, because a neighbor annoys them. The husband an English teacher. One day the mother of the one of the children doesn't pick up her child. The teacher can't contact her. He takes the child home and he look after him with his wife. They smile. The radio reports about a train accident. The wife care about that. The husband doesn't seem to take it in. The next day, they can't contact his mother. The husband suggests they raise the child and go away, but the wife disagrees. They say how much they love each other. They call the police and the child can see his father. They see off the child with a smile. After that, the neighbor approaches the couple and asks about her husband. They enter the room. This movie is short and I want to see more. In a naked shower scene, I think the wife's scar shows they can't have a child. They want children so the husband tries to get the child. They don't seem to be happy at first. However they seem to be happy in the last scene. I want to know what they talk about with the neighbor. I want this movie story to continue.
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Woman is flexible about love.
This is a story about man who is an architect. A woman, Summer comes to his office. He falls in love with her. They get along with each other. However, while he wants a girlfriend, Summer doesn't want a boyfriend. They become good friends. They like each other so much that they visit theaters, kiss and so on. He gradually feels as if he was a boyfriend. But Summer don't see as a boyfriend although she say she loves him to him. One day he knows that she has a wedding ring on her ring finger. He realizes that she marries another man. Thus he is rejected by Summer. I saw this movie from his standpoint. Summer does bitter things to him. I want them to be a couple. This movie doesn't goes along time series. For example, day400 comes after day5. The actors perform well. I was surprised to know that people change so much if they lose their lovers. And this movie's main character is pure. So I think many Japanese people see it from his stand point. His character will gain sympathize of many Japanese. The name, Summer is nice idea. The last scene, a woman, Autumn appears. It is beginning of his new love. Summer is beautiful. I enjoyed this movie.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
touching science fiction movie
There is a boy. He lives with his mother, brother, and sister. He is timid. He finds a creature from space, E.T. It seems to be left behind. He lives with it to help it. Gradually he comes to say anything to others and he becomes brave. After E.T. comes to his house, he changes. Finally, they become good friends. The boy tries to help it bravely. Emergence of E.T. makes his life richer. He is very kind to E.T. and his friends or brothers become kinder to see him. I was impressed to see this movie. The first scene begins with no dialogue more than five minutes. But I could understand what happens in the story. The expression of E.T. helped me understand the story. And the sounds effects very well. I was more excited or impressed to hear that. This movie uses less dialogue but easy English. Words such as "be good!" and "Stay!" are easy but I feel it is effective. The short words have much power. And the flower has an important role in the movie. These help me understand the story easily. I thought E.T.'s appearance looked disgusting. But I come to see it as very cute character. This movie is a great movie. I like it.
The King's Speech (2010)
Great Friendship
This is a story about a King who can't make a speech in public because of stuttering. He sees a doctor and makes an effort to make a good speech in public. At first, he can't trust the doctor. But after the King talk about his circumstances in family to the doctor, they get along with each other gradually. In this movie, his effort is great. He often seems to be sad, but he goes on the training with the doctor. At last, he makes a good speech. The doctor looks at the speech. I was impressed to hear the speech. His speech is perfect and strong. The public give a big hand. When the speech ends his face turns bright. The process of his overcoming stuttering is performed very well. His fine changes in his face make the movie more attractive. I felt importance of friends. If the doctor wasn't with him, he might not change. They trust each other, so that they result in success. I was impressed by acting ability of both actors.
Enchanted (2007)
Pretty princess
The music is great. I like all of the songs. It describes what we can't face in our daily lives. The main character is a princess. She comes to society from a fairy tale. It has a unique style in that the story suddenly changes into a real society from the fairy tale. She does many things we can't expect. But the actions make the movie more wonderful. The actress performs the character very well. She is beautiful and sings very well. I thought as if she is a real princess! The story is easy to understand. Young and old women can enjoy this movie. In common Disney movies, a princess will marry a prince. But this movie doesn't have this last scene. That is unexpected turn for me. There are many unexpected turn else. I enjoyed this movie.
Groundhog Day (1993)
Profound movie!
There is a man who is a weatherman. It is on Groundhog Day. He has a program to broadcast the day. He finds himself living the same again. And the next day, he lives the same day. But nobody knows that he lives the same day over and over again. He can't accept what happens around him easily at first. But he adjust himself to the lives gradually. This movie teaches important things. As we are busy in daily life, we don't look around ourselves. We have many things to do for ourselves or somebody else. We have many ways to improve our lives. In the movie, he starts to play the piano and at last, he has high skill. I don't know how many times he lives the same day. I thought he made the day more valuable than before. I think we should do it. I was impressed to watch this movie. I think this movie shows us many important things which tend to be forgotten in daily life.
La rivière du hibou (1961)
thriller
This movie begins with a cruel scene. In this movie, some events I can't expected happened. First scene, I felt cruel, but the next scene, I realize my prediction is wrong. But it is an unnatural scene. As the film's scene goes, I fix my eyes on it more. I am not frightened and feel interesting. But the last scene, I realize the meaning of the scene's change, the unnatural scene. This movie always shows us thrill. So I don't get tired. This movie's main character is a man. I thought he really liked his lover and he wanted to stay with her. I think the unnatural scene shows us his desire. I don't know what makes him bring into cruel situation, but I think he has awareness of doing bad thing. In many scenes, he alone was attacked. He always try to escape from the attackers. Its thrill makes the movie interesting. The scenery of the scenes was similar before and after of changing scene. So I think we don't notice the scene's mechanism easily. In a scene, there was a rail. I wonder there is a rail on the bridge.
Stanley Pickle (2010)
fantasy!
A boy lives in a house with his parents happily. His parents have springs. He turns and makes them move freely. He finds a strange girl while locking out a window. He wants to get along with her. He is good at make a spring-driven toys. He tries to make her happy with his technique. But that changes his life.
This movie plays in a unique way so the characters don't move smoothly. But this way makes the movie better. It shows the movement of spring-driven toys realistically. And in the garden scene, the bending grasses were beautiful. This movie makes wonderful natural view. The movie is very beautiful and lovely.
I think it tells the difficulty of make ourselves look nice to others. In the movie, the boy doesn't know how to get along with the girl. He did things he thought are good for her. He notices his action is not good for others. We want to make ourselves look nice, but the action often backfires. I had some difficulties to get along with others. I was interested in the story and sympathized with him. I think many people will enjoy this movie.
Porcelain Unicorn (2010)
nostalgic movie
This movie contains only five or six lines of dialogue. There is an old man with a box in his hands. He watches the window of a house. In 1943, young guys break into a house through the window. And they have an art object in their hands. They seem to be chased and it breaks. And they run away and get separated. In the box the old man has, there is the same pattern art object the young guys had in 1943. He seems to treat it nostalgically with an old woman. I wonder what relationship he and young guys have. I think this may express his recollection. I don't know what happened in this movie actually. The window and the art object help me interpret the plot. If I didn't hear the dialogue, I would have interpreted it other ways. I want to try to see more movies which don't have much dialogue. In this movie, music plays an important role. In the first scene, the syncopation music aroused my uneasiness and I became more worried about the next scene. But in the last scene, the music doesn't have syncopation and is calm. By using different beats, it attracts our interest more. And in the first and last scene, there is fresh color such as trees, or stained glass. But in 1943's scene, there are no fresh colors. This color change may make our feelings thrilling or steady. I learned short movies have to come up with various ideas in order to tell story.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
interesting communication
The main characters are five students. They have their own problem in their life. Through communicating, their relationships become better. Almost all scenes of this movie are set in school. The student's characters are all different. A group with so different people is rare. So there are many conflicts with each other. But it is interesting for me because I can see the scene I can't experience in my daily life. Their conflict is so hard and I can't understand some of the cases. However, if they conflict, they make up somehow. The more they express something honestly, the more their relationship seems close. If we have something shameful, we are reluctant to say it. But in the movie they say about themselves honestly and they got along with each other. I thought trying to express ourselves without being shy is important in order to have good relationship with others. Whatever you have trouble, having friends you can talk honestly with is important for you. I enjoyed this interesting movie.
Bara prata lite (1997)
horrible story
This movie is about a man living alone. I felt he is so terrible person. He want to stay with someone, but he can't. A woman calls on him. And he asked her to stay his house anyway. She refused, but he got angry. He had asked that to others before but it failed. Many his acquaintances didn't care for him. Therefore he was more frustrated. He looked nice person because he paid attention to guests well. He appeared to be a kind gentleman. But his frustration led him to do a terrible thing. The woman didn't do anything bad. However her future was ruined by him. I think it is so cruel. He even didn't regret about it. Eventually he seemed to be happier though he did a brutal act. Though there is many people who looks peaceful for us, some people have dark sides. Even if we intend no harm, we can infuriate someone. In our life, we have many opportunities to visit someone's house. But when we go to the house of someone who we don't know so much alone, we specially should pay attention for both himself and ourselves, and should tell the visit to people close to us.
Whacked (1998)
A fantastic film
This movie start with a scene of injured people and ambulances. I wonder what happened. I came to be interested in the movie. The next scene shows us the main character and his work which is stressful. The final scene makes me realize what happened in the story. His frustration led him to attack somebody in the town. I feel it sympathetic because I have some stressful things in my daily life. People work hard. But many people have stressful things about their work. In this story, the main character gave vent to his frustration by doing a dangerous thing. If you have stressful thing, we often overcome it by doing something easy. His action is impractical, but a little likely. I think his action is terrible, but I envy his action because I sometimes come to want to revenge something. I have considered revenge for a bad thing. This movie linked with my secret instinct. Though some people don't like this movie, I enjoyed it. I want to see more movies about other patterns of revenges. If I see them when I am stressful, I will feel better.