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Sweet November (2001)
Warm and sorrowful!
This film is warm and sorrowful. I do not see much love story but, the lead that I watched this movie was that my favorite actor, Keanu Reeves, played the main character. However, as I watched it actually, it fixed my attention and I have watched it many times.
The charming point in this film is that the relation between Sara Deever and Nelson Moss is not usual. They do not know each other. Especially, Sara unexpectedly appears at Nelson. Who is she? Nelson never knows and mistrust her at first, but he is gradually attracted to the woman yet she has a secret. Although Sara appears to be Nelson's girlfriend for a few time, she notices she has truly loved him. Then she decides to go away him because of her being reluctant to show her weakness him. There are pros and cons in her thought, but I disagree with it. She is selfish. Love can overcome some plights. Love can lead our good ways to live. I think so. Also, the soundtrack improves the quality of this movie. The music fits in it. It doubles the impression of the audience. Though I cannot agree with Sara's behavior, I like this film as one work.
Don't Breathe (2016)
So tensed film!
I was excited from the first to the end! I could not stop watching through!
A group of young people make a plan to rob a house which a blind man lives of a lot of money. However this inhabitant was the military at one time and then he lost his eyes. Although his eyes cannot be used, he has strong skills to fight and shoot. However the group of robbers is off guard. They venture the theft without a weapon. And the blind man also makes a dangerous plan in secret...
This film is shot mainly in the house, but the contents are very deep and the audience may enjoy themselves sufficiently. It makes me keep tensing though the opponent to the robbers is not ghost but the blind man because the moment he notices that somebody enter his house, he nails all the escape. So I felt the endless fear. The blind man kills the intruder one after another. I have stated that he is like the worst person, but I cannot necessarily say so. I think that a woman in the group of the robbers is bad person. Why do I think so? If you want to know the reason, I want you to watch this movie. This film is given a picture of the madness of people.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Beautiful and sad.
This movie is gorgeous and excites me, but totally sad story. Jay Gatsby, a rich man, holds the large-scale parties. The purpose is that he wishes Daisy Buchanan, his girlfriend, return to him again since she have disappeared somewhere during his duty. Actually when Daisy drives the car with Gatsby, she hits a woman and kills. Gatsby persuades her that he had happened the accident in place of her. These concerns shows his strong love to her. In the final scene, Gatsby is killed as a revenge by a man who had lost his wife in that accident. However Daisy never appear at the funeral of Gatsby. What I want to state is the misunderstanding between their feelings to each other. They had loved together at one time. After that, Gatsby has been keeping the affection for her, but Daisy does not do so. I feel that it is the sadness on this tale and important theme.
Fish Out of Water (2005)
Easy to understand and interesting!
This story is alittle peculiar in that a main character commutes by rowing a boat. This piont is interesting to me, but more funny things will happen afterwards. Various people are ready to get the boat, so the main character is gradually tired of that. Finally, he commetes by swimming in the river. Why did he do that? What I can guess is that he hates traffic jam so much. We tend to be irritated by it and he is no different. However commuting to row a boat and swimming in the river are fantastic evolution! It made me laugh. In addition, this short film is not difficult, but makes us smile so that I sensed the unlimited possibilities for making movies.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Kind story!
This movie attracts me because the alien which appears on this film is not scary but coward and a little cute. Of course, he is alien so that he does not know about human world. He is willing to try various things as human being does. This attitude is interesting. The key point in this film is the friendship, I think. ET and Eliot, the main character, gradually cultivate relation between them. Even if the object is not mutual lives, we can live together. There is a point I notice. When everyone hear of this word, ET, what do they associate? I am suggested the image that ET and Eliot join their index finger. However the scene does not exist. It is just jacket design of the books and DVDs. I was so surprised when I noticed it. Although now that CG technology has been developing and a lot of spectaculars have been made, I think that this movie was revolutionary in those days.
Section 44 (2008)
This story is a bad taste in the mouth.
This story is tragic and sad. As soon as this short movie starts and the main character opens the door of his house, he is taken away somewhere. I did not understand what was happening. What did he do? I was a little surprised at how this story began. From the scene, the tragedy go to bad and unhappy way. This short film make me think about what I should not rashly tell others my secrets or my party's. If you do not pay attention, you might say something you do not have to say. I feel scary in this film. A series of this story is to celebrate his birthday, but I think this surprise go a bit too far. I have watched the celebration like this on foreign TV show. The style is usual in the country like America, but I cannot think of it in Japan. Movies are excellent in that the audience can enjoy the gap between own values and other's.
Tootsie (1982)
Main character has strong passion!
First of all, I regard Dustin Hoffman who plays Michael Dorsey as a good actor because he performs as if he were a woman. I feel discomfort in his performance. Although this film had serious scenes, it made me smile once in a while so that I was not bored with it. This title also has humor. Watching the peculiar man who dressed up as a woman, I felt that it was fresh because I have never been disguised as a woman. In addition, there is another thing I learned. To have desperate efforts to do what we want is important and wonderful. For example, Michael Dorsey was fired from his job, but he decided to apply for the role of a woman in one drama none the less. This is just his passion to act the part even if he must become a woman. As a whole, I like this movie.
The Crush (2010)
Dangerous tactics!
The school boy is pure and pretty at first. The scene which he secretly has a ring to give his teacher is adorable. In fact, everyone might experience like this. I think that school children tend to love their heterosexual teachers. In this short film, however, the school boy plays pretty dangerous conduct. His love to his teacher increasingly rises. In spite of his youth, he takes out the gun from his father's shelf to deprive her fiancé of her. It is crazy, isn't it? He is not ordinary school boy, but his unexpected act strikes me as fresh. In the scene he tries to kill her fiancé, his look is cruel and heartless, but what is fired from the gun is not bullet but other something which does not do him harm. This is funny to me. Although children are pure, I cannot expect what they will do. I feel the fear.
John Wick (2014)
Admiring his action!!!
The story is about a miserable man. He loses all his things to need to protect and revenges himself on his enemies who deprive him of the dog which is sent from died beloved as a memory. Although the subject matter is dark and sad, I think that the audience loves him because his anger is intense and his quick action is bold and beautiful. Interesting point is that he is known well to people around. Everybody knows his ability to fight. He is wonderful killer. The audience can see the story from his angle, so they are able to feel as if they were really super strong. Anyone will come to like him. Another point which the audience should notice is that this film depicts the black society. To be able to watch what we basically do not experience is goodness of films.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Perfect film!!!
I consider this film as the monument of SF. The Terminator is very different from normal people and he really does not die even if he is shot with a pistol. The difference between us is impractical and attracts me. T-1000, an opponent to the main Terminator, has also characteristic ability. For example, he can transform his body into lead and other people. The capacity is strange, but it excites me. I have never seen such a fun movie. I think that I want to watch it again for the first time. And I have heard that this movie had been produced to be based on what James Cameron, the director, saw in his dream. I think he is talented originally. By the way, this film is perfect in all points.
Whacked! (2011)
Convinced climax!
In first scene, some people fell down one after another and I did not understand what happened. But it was the consequence of a phenomenon. By contrary, the middle scene was monotonous and a little tasteless. A man who works at golf course and collects a lot of balls hit by customers strike his vehicle. He might well be angry. This daily temper brings the final shocking scene. This short film does not unveil the truth until the climax, but once the audience watches the climax, everyone will be satisfied with it. It makes our confusions in the last scene clear. And I do not know whether this film is owing to old, but the monochromatic images feel eerie. Though I feel like that, this film's screenplay is so good!
Head Over Heels (2012)
Memorial items make people link their bonds!
This film is apparently a little strange because a old couple lives together but they exist in different grounds. One is in the ceiling, the other is in the floor from one sight. It is hard to imagine that situation. Why are they under the condition? I think that it shows gap between the old man and woman is built. It seems that they are at each other's throats because they do not talk with each other and they try to set the picture on the part of themselves. However what is came out in the picture is their marriage and they smile and look happy. That is to say, both still love each other somehow. Then the old man makes the point to make up and finally be reconciled. As the married life lasts long, I think it is natural that a gulf emerges between couple, but the memorial items remind them of what is really important. This short movie just tells the audience it.
The Conversation (1974)
Tensed film.
This movie tense me from the beginning to the end because fear of this film that the accident is possible in our lives. The bugs are the key points in this film and if we try to obtain them, we can get it. So we can be a person like main character, Harry Caul, who set the bugs and we can be a target. I think that this movie is actually familiar with everyone so I became a little scare. I also think it is attractive that supervisor casually include elements of Hitchcock and then social problem. The former is that take in San Francisco's picture regarding Hitchcock's work and the peeping scene from the gap like Vertigo. The latter is the problem that Nixon bugged. I think that it is ironical. By the way, I like this film.
Blow Out (1981)
Beautiful and sad story.
This movie has various camera-work. At the early scene, for example, it seemed that camera was character's eyes by moving it forward. There was also camera work which turn it. I am familiar with them because I think that they are particular to recent films. For these things, I was easy to watch this film. At this time, I like a character of Burk because I tend to prefer strange person and he is curious man for me. I think that the actor is also good. He does not hesitate to kill the targets and irrelevant people. I associate Burk with my favorite movie, "the Terminator". Above all, I was surprised to that Sally was eventually killed by Burk. Terry has had a sad past that his associate had been murdered on duty. So I thought that Terry would be able to save Sally in this time, but it was not true. He has lost his friend again.(I should regard her as his girlfriend.) I was interested in that the audiences have not be able to look beyond the story. This film is suspense and love story. Also, it is included sad music. My favorite scene is last one. I was so moved by it. I felt that it was the sadness and beauty. I will never forget that scene. As a result, I think this film is a masterpiece.
Knick Knack (1989)
Devised story!!
This film will satisfy everyone even if anyone watches it because a lot of complications and resolutions appear. They hooked me. A snowman challenges in some ways to escape from his dome, and when he is focused on, it seems that he does grand actions. For example, he uses a drill, a hammer and dynamite. However, it is funny to see his actions from human's eyes because a tiny toy merely tries various means in the small toy's world. This switch of the angle in camera is amazing to me. Moreover his efforts do not succeed and fail in breaking out the dome again and again. His failures were shown cleverly so that I admired it. I thought that it was surprising that this movie was a kinf of Pixar films, but this story was not happy end. I have an idea that Pixar films would do well eventually, but this is not like that. I was mocked by it in good meaning.
Three Days in Kamakura (2012)
Heart warming short film!
The charming point of this film is that both English and Japanese are used so that everyone can enjoy it. And the next point that we should notice is that David is not only dedicated to the school children, but also is confused about whether he should bring up JAY as his child through the lift of David and his wife, Keiko. She advises him what to do. Though these steps, the relationship between David and Keiko is not so good at first, but it becomes nice by degrees and they cultivate their bond. In the course of calm scenes, sentiments of David and Keiko are described and the audiences can symphathize with their feelings. I also felt the warmth of theirs. And in this movie, I was impressed on a sorrowful look of the actress playing Keiko. Not only her, but all the actors are good!
The Birds (1963)
Unusual days!
I have two birds and they are so cute, but I found that a group of birds was a scary in this film. Why did the birds attack people? I think human beings control birds and they are the lower class in our daily life. For example, they are basically in the cages. Their real symbol is freedom. Though they want to fly freely, they cannot do that because they are in their cages. It means that human beings violate their rights. Wild birds can, as a matter of course, fly like they want to. However, crows are poor existences because they are said "the Messenger of the Dead". There are a lot of people that hate the crows (But I adore them). However, if the birds became a band, they could control us, people. But it is impossible that the birds attack the people badly like that in reality. This impractical occurrence was interesting and fascinated me. Symbol of freedom is birds. Human beings dominate some birds. However, the birds revenge and dominate us in this film. The paradox is also very interesting for me. I like this movie because I love strange, horror and psycho thriller stories. Moreover old works' qualities of graphics are not clear rather than current that. It still felt me creep.
Psycho (1960)
Profound film!
I think that Hitchcock's films often have the meaning on every scene. For example, he used a mirror and tried to show double sides of a human, or in Vertigo, he reflected the Coital Tower at love scenes. However I thought that "Psycho" had scenes that played games with me. They were the parts that Marion Crane had run away with the money of her picked of a man. In that part, policeman picked on her action and shadowed her car with his car. It seemed that his tailing is persistent, but anything did not happen after all. I have another instance. She had been driving in heavy rains until she has arrived at BATES MOTEL. Maybe, the audience thought that something would happen, but it was just heavy rains. Anything have never happen. Are those Hitchcock's mischief? I thought he had kidded the audience. Next, I noticed about Psycho's soundtrack, "The Murder". This tune is pretty shrilling. People tend to feel the nervous to the register. So this music matches "Psycho". And it is exaggeration that this music makes the film become famous. In Japanese TV shows, it has been often used on the scary shots. I really think that influence which "Psycho" brought the world of movies and TV was so huge!
Vertigo (1958)
Riveted film!
Vertigo has an unexpected twist in all over the place. I think that this movie is not tired, so it is said this is a masterpiece. And we tend to go out strange things if we have fear so that Hitchcock could be a member of the most famous supervisions. I think that there are some wonderful point in this film. First, shaft of the story is never shake. Of course, to change shaft is terrible and must not do. But I thought again that his film had unity. So it made me be easy to understand the story. For example, green often appeared, so I could notice that the color was key. Second, this film betrayed me in good meaning. I thought that Madeline killed herself first. However it was mistake. The deed was performance. Therefore Madeline was not Madeline. She was a completely different person. I had never thought like that. It was exciting for me, so it impressed me that scene. Maybe everyone also would do. Finally, silent scene was not even boring me. Usually, when the silent scene lasts, I come to be sleepy. However this film did not make me do that and attracted me!
Father and Daughter (2000)
moving short film
The interesting point in this film is that it does not only use dialogue but nonverbal and sound is just melody. However this picture precisely tells us the content because I think that back music supprts this movie. In the first scene which the daughter and her father ride bikes, airy music is used, but her father goes off to heaven. After that, the daughter often commutes to the waterside where fer father left. The airy music is used in these scenes. That is to say, I can say that this melody expresses her feelings very much. I think she believes if she goes to the waterside, she will see her father so that the melody is always sunny. Though this story is a little sad, the merry music is used, so I felt her strong feelings that she wants to see him. The soundtrack is very important to movies.