Norwegian Wood

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Due F @RT14704568 Feb 28, 2026 Norwegian Wood tenderly portrays grief and emotional survival after loss, following Toru as he navigates trauma, memory, and complicated bonds with Naoko and Midori. Through restrained performances and symbolic storytelling, the film captures intimacy and sorrow with quiet depth, even if its pacing occasionally feels fragmented. Ultimately, it offers a reflective and melancholic experience about choosing to live in the aftermath of heartbreak. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com) See more Stuart M @RT50995099 Jan 21, 2024 A lot of the detail that's in the book is missing in this movie. You're better to read the book. See more Bill D @BD0648 Jul 3, 2023 I had high hopes for this film. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 3, 2022 This is, in a way, a pretty frank film about sex, well, adolescents talking about it, moreso than lots of explicit sex scenes but I wouldn't say this is the most comfortable film to watch in front of your parents, put it that way!. It features some nice cinematography, scenic shots in rural and costal areas, which I liked. The dialogue shows how curious and perhaps naive the main female character (Naoko) is, which perhaps tells you all you need to know. There is something a bit touching about it, in a good way but it didn't entirely sit well with me overall, due to the bleaker elements present in the plot I suppose. I think its made clear that the female character has more to lose from investing in her relationship. I assume the presence of snow in some scenes is meant to symbolise the characters innocence/youth/purity(?). I appreciate that the narration is off hand written letters, so thoughts and emotions are laid bare. I also thought the musical score was quite good towards the end - its somewhat evocative. Some scenes feature little in the way of dialogue - the dialogue being quite sparse but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I wasn't so keen on this film overall - it does a decent job at highlighting some cultural issues perhaps but its not one of my favourite Japanese films, though its still a reasonable film, for what it is. I imagine an adolescent audience may enjoy it more than someone 20 years older, such as myself(!) (as of 2022, in my later 30s). Overall I wouldn't expressly recommend this film as such, no. It is perhaps thoughtful and perhaps there's a poignancy to it at times but its also somewhat tacky and like I say, didn't sit entirely well with me, so it's not one I'd entirely recommend. See more dave s @RT68722908 Jan 13, 2021 Based on the Haruki Murakami novel, Norwegian Wood follows the story of a young man whose love is divided between a depression prone friend and a free-spirited fellow student. Filled with meditations on life, love, and death, the film features beautiful cinematography and nicely understated performances from the three lead characters. Norwegian Wood, in many respects, looks and feels like a Terrence Malick film. If you see Malick, post 1997, as a cinematic genius, you will love Norwegian Wood. If you see Malick, post 1997, as a pretentious bore, you will probably hate Norwegian Wood. See more hei y @RT17690255 Jul 26, 2020 pretty weird movie about loss See more Read all reviews

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