What is it with Japanese films being ridiculous? You don't ever see films like this in Hollywood. That is probably because Hollywood would never let it hit the big screen.You better read the plot before watching this because a lot of this film will not make sense. In the back of your mind you really feel as if there
is some great concept and meaning to the story, but unless you dig down deep enough, or you know the director personally, you will not be able to figure it out. It is a shame really, since the animated introduction does a good job at getting you rolling with the film. As the movie moves forward you also get the feeling that multiple stories are being told at once.On another note, more then half of this film deals with only 3 characters and all 3 of them have little dialogue. In fact, this entire movie has little dialogue. So this a movie with little dialogue that is really confusing, yet I still consider it better than average.It is the directing that really saves this film. Director, Mai Tominaga, shows her genius with her first feature length picture. It really does look like EVERY SINGLE SHOT is thoroughly thought out. The films uses some CG effects and the transitions from real life to these animations are smooth. The film also employs a catchy jazzy soundtrack and some nice sounds. Ayu Kitaura's amplified voice sounds awesome. "Damn. I have to knit it all over again!"The acting is great, and I can guess we can thank the directing for that. As I mentioned before, the characters do have very little lines, but that barely hurts this film.There is just something about this flick that keeps you watching. If only the story made more sense.
November 5, 2007
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