Phantom Light

Avis 2022-05-11 17:32:28

Phantom Light is Hiro-eda's


calm and long film. Emotions are very measured. No matter how deep the pain is, it is like a deep pool of water. Since when, I have become accustomed to turning inward.

The long shot is very beautiful. On the occasion of the sky and the sea, on this side and the other side, the sea water is like a waste stream of time. The long shot is not messy, and the metaphor fills the picture.

Why do those who leave leave? She refused to let go of this problem and almost collapsed. Unexpectedly, the man in front of him could easily answer. In a word, the burden of her life was lifted, and everything suddenly became clear.

No matter what kind of inner pain you experience, you must give yourself a chance to ask for help in the end. There will be a person who will gently shake off the mist that suffocates you and confuses you, and makes your soul dry and warm again. And what makes me feel especially beautiful is that this kind of story happens so naturally.

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Maborosi quotes

  • Yumiko: It's harder to say goodbye if we keep postponing it.

  • Yumiko: [Recalling her first husband's unexplained suicide] I just... I just don't understand! Why did he kill himself? Why was he walking along the tracks? It just goes around and around in my head. Why do you think he did it?

    Tamio: [after giving it some thought] The sea has the power to beguile. Back when dad was fishing, he once saw a maborosi - a strange light - far out to sea. Something in it was beckoning to him, he said... It happens to all of us.