Ordinary life true depression

Roel 2022-03-22 09:02:32

It was Hirokazu Kore-eda who used the method of recording to shoot a film based on a real event. The whole process was told in a straightforward manner, with no emotional outbursts and no dramatic ups and downs. But each shot hides the emotion and drives the plot.

The tone of the whole story is colder, with a clear Japanese narrative style. But this sharp cool color makes people feel that this is just false warmth, it is real life. Only in the final ending of the film, several people walked into the sun together, and the tone warmed, indicating the director's blessing to them.

Perhaps because of the influence of making documentaries, the operability of the film has become smaller and full of symbols and metaphors.

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Extended Reading
  • Florida 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    What a lovely child. After "Distance", Yuka Kee's movies have become more and more life-like. There are some documentary styles and trivial details of life. The two children are not even a performance. The improvisational performances also make this movie full of life. What’s more rare is that in the face of this kind of dog-blood themes, it was Hirokazu Kee who did not sensationalize and yelled, but just let all the characters endure and bear it together, together with the audience.

  • Antonio 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    Distrust of the adult world is almost everywhere in the movie-moms, dads, landlords and landlord’s wives, the manager of a convenience store, the man who assists in the transaction...

Nobody Knows quotes

  • Pachinko Parlor Employee: Shit. I'm 10 yen short. Lend me 10 yen.

    Akira Fukushima: Ten yen?

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: No big deal, huh? Lend me. What the hell is with that big wallet? What the hell is this?

    Akira Fukushima: It's a hand-me-down from Mom.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: From who?

    Akira Fukushima: From Mom.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: You moved, right? Roomy, huh? Any pubic hair comin', yet?

    Akira Fukushima: No...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Bullshit. I got mine in fifth grade.

    Akira Fukushima: No way.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: No bullshit.

    Akira Fukushima: Well...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: What the heck are you smiling about, huh?

    Akira Fukushima: Well, It's just that single mother's gine, well... there's no money...

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Whoa. I don't have any money. What've you got left?

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: About 10,000 yen.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Oh, that's enogh, huh? You know, I'm in a hell of a jam. My stupid girlfriend, you know, she totally maxed out my credit cards. I'm badly off. I'm working my ass off, slowly paying it down, man. Uh, this is all I've got on me. This is it, the last time, huh?

    Akira Fukushima: Thanks, thank you.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Okay. I'm outta here.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: By the way, Yuki ain't my kid. Every time I did with your mom, I used a prophylactic, huh? Good bye.

    Akira Fukushima: See ya.

    Pachinko Parlor Employee: Bye-bye.

    Akira Fukushima: Thanks for this.

  • Saki: You washed ya hair?

    Akira Fukushima: Yesterday, at the park.