Reviews
The Intern (2015)
the model of gentleman
The main characters are Ben and Jules. Ben is 70 years old, but he likes to challenge new things. One day, he finds an advertisement of intern. He decides to challenge it. Then, his new life starts. His new work place is a company of apparel fashions. He is assigned to under direct to Jules, the CEO of company. At first, he doesn't have any knowledge, but he does hard what he can do. Gradually, people around him like him, also Jules gets to like and believe him because of his character. Also, Jules has a problem about family, so Ben becomes a good adviser. This movie can cheer people who work or do something hard. They can think to continue to do. I will watch this movie again if I lose my confidence. Also, you want a warm adviser like Ben. Ben is a good example of gentleman, so I hope men follow him.
Umimachi Diary (2015)
good sisters
The story about sisters lived in Kamakura. It starts that the father of three sisters dies. Then, they know the father has youngest sister, Suzu, whose mother is different from theirs. Suzu needs a place she can be, so she moves to a house that three sisters live. Four sisters have each trouble such as love and work. Also, they think about other sisters very much. Some people don't like this movie or they are bored because the logical development of this movie isn't clear and the story advances slowly. However, I was sympathized about the feeling of each sister and I was moved to tears by their love. I have a sister and two brothers, so I did more than others. In addition, the atmosphere of Kamakura is good and fits with this slowly movie. You wants to go to Kamakura if you watch this movie.
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Reality is sad and beautiful
The story of this movie is about a life of a doctor, Doctor Hawking. This is a biography based on reality. Doctor Hawking major in physics at a university and he is a genius. He is expected by many people such as professors and his parents. One day, he loves a girl, Jane. She is a student at the same university. He lives a full life. However, he get a ill and is pronounced that his remaining days are only 2 years. He and Jane are sad, but they marry and he continues his study. Also, they have 3 children. He can live more than 2 years miraculously. They have many problems for it. Then, they decide one thing. The last scene is different from what I hope. It is sad but beautiful because it based on reality. We cannot help thinking about love when we watch this movie. Also, we think we will cherish the existence of lover.
Fune wo amu (2013)
my favorite movie
This is one of my favorite movies. The story is about that a man, Majime, completes new dictionary. Majime moves to an editing dictionary office in publish company. He is quiet and not good at communicating with others, but he is attracted by editing a dictionary. Therefore, he can get along with other editors at the same office. Then, he becomes expressive. I didn't know that it takes many years to complete one dictionary and how to make a dictionary until I watched this movie. It is very hard. The last scene so moving that I'm smiling instinctively. Also, Majime lodges at Take's house. He loves a daughter of Take, Kaguya. At first, Majime can't convey the feeling to her, but they gradually become friends. I like the mood between them. They can understand each other in spite of a little word. It is an ideal and so nice.
Three Days in Kamakura (2012)
good husband
This is a story of one couple, a Japanese wife and foreign husband, who live in Kamakura. The husband works hard as an English teacher and loves her very much, but the wife falls into a depression. She wants to do nothing and has a cold attitude to him. The darkness of their room makes us gloomy like her. One day, however, a student of the husband in not picked up by his mother. The boy lives with the couple for two days. The husband comes up with an idea that they start their lives over. The husband is so kind and he is forced into troublesome roles. We pity him, but he is the strength of this dark movie. There isn't much dialogue in this movie, but we can understand the feeling of characters. Therefore, it is good at showing us the story.
Mommy (2014)
Love for mother
This is a story about a mother, Diane, and her son, Steve. Diane is a single mother, and Steve has a handicap and often uses violence. Steve loves his mother very much, but he is awkward. One day, Steve is thrown out his facility, so Diane starts to live with his son in the country. Also, Diane becomes friends with Kyla, who lives across the street. However, the life is poor because Diane can't work very much and must pay the cost of treatment of the man who Steve injures. This movie is sad and painful. Steve only wants his mother to be glad, but he bothers her. Steve is very cute. I want to watch again when I become the mother. Also, this movie is a camera-work and the mood only the director is capable of. You will have a strange feeling after you watch this movie.
Laurence Anyways (2012)
Fresh movie
This is one of the most impressed movies that I've ever seen. This movie is about a couple, Laurence and Fred, who love each other and have been together for long time. One day, Laurence opens his heart to her that he wants to be woman. Fred confuses and thinks about their future. Then, Fred decides she becomes Laurence's best friend and she teaches him how to make up, but they are troubled by prejudices of the society. Also, the mood of this movie and camera-work are fresh. Many colors are used and music invites us into story, so we can't be bored in spite of complex story. The director of this movie, Xavier Dolan, became my favorite one after I watched this movie, and this is the most favorite one of his movies. Therefore, I want everyone to see this. I recommend very much, but you will be tired a little because you are dragged very much.
Frances Ha (2012)
We can't help liking Frances.
This is a story of a girl, Frances, who is awkward and wants to be a pro dancer. She always lives desperately and does the things hard. She lives an apartment with her best friend, Sophie. She wants to be with Sophie forever, but Sophie leaves the apartment because Sophie lives with her boyfriend. Frances is alone, and her job of dance doesn't well. She doesn't know what to do. However, she catches up on herself again. Then she does gradually what she can do. She moves us, and I think I won't fear a failure and will work hard. Also, this is a black-and-white movie, the simple mood is very good and fits into the story. I don't like black-and-white movies very much, but this movie is visible. In conclusion, I recommend this movie people who worry about their future or themselves. I want to watch this again.
About Time (2013)
The importance of days
My friends often recommended me this film when this movie was screened, but I couldn't go to a cinema. I want to watch this movie in the cinema because this movie is really good. I misunderstood that the main character of this movie is a girl, but it is a boy. He is muddy. One day,he is taught that men of his family can travel in time by his father. He try to change his mistake returning the past. Also,he can get a girlfriend and marry her. Of course, he challenged many times. The scenes are funny, we can laugh at that because they seem as if NG scenes. I think he is cunning, but he finally notices the importance of days. Also, I like the mood of this film because the heroine is very cute, and the music is comfortable. Therefore, this movie is my favorite one.
Boyhood (2014)
everyone can sympathize with this movie
This movie is about life of a man. The story begins the time he is 6 years old, and he gets old. One actor has played for 12 years, so we can watch his growth in details and sympathize with him. It is very novel because the filming continues for many years on and off. Therefore, we can follow his growth easily.
The main character is gentle and timid, and becomes a little strange. His parents divorce, so he must move to the place that he can't meet his friends. After, his mother marries new man. He gets a new family, but this new father causes a big problem. Also, he experiences his spring of life such as love. I like his ties with his former father. They are best friends, and the scenes of them warm my heart. In conclusion, everyone must sympathize with this movie and doesn't know what to say.
Porcelain Unicorn (2010)
lovely story
This movie is divide into two time periods, now and past. An old man is tense in front of a door holding a box. This scene gives us some questions, for example, why he is tense, or what is the content of the box. The hint of these questions are in the next scene. The next scene keeps us in suspense. We are likely to stop breathing when the army enter the room because we feel we would stay with the two children, a boy and girl. Also, I feel love between the two children though they don't speak very much. It is so cute. At the end, we feel gentle opposite to the violent scene in the middle. And, I like the last scene because they don't say the conclusion completely. Therefore, we can wonder about the future for then.
Whacked (1998)
wonderful talent
I feel anxiety because I can't know why people fall down suddenly and a siren of ambulance is sounding constantly. I expect this is a story of an epidemic or an act of terrorism first. I can't connect the scene which people fall down with golf until the last scene. In this film, no one speaks, but I can catch the felling of the main character who works in a golf course. I think he should make use of his talent of golf in another way because his talent is wonderful. Also, the length of this movie is good. The logical development is clear, so I can enjoy this film without being bored. The questions which I came up with first are solved in the end. Therefore, I can watch feeling refreshed.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
your youth
This is American high school story including comedy and drama. High school students have many problems:their friends, families and themselves. Characters of this movie are individual, for example an athlete and a cranky girl, but all of them have problems. Everyone experiences it, so this movie can strike a chord with everyone. I enjoyed this movie, and want to watch another American high school movie. Also, this is a love story. I laughed very much because developments of their loves are so fast and I couldn't follow them. However, I had g good feeling very much because it is simple and they are meek and mild. It is just like young people, adults can't imitate it because they reflect on many things such as their jobs or families. Therefore, watching this movie, you can recall your youth. Is is important very much.
La rivière du hibou (1961)
No use guessing what will happen
The atmosphere of this movie is dark and lonely, because it is very quiet. This movie starts with that main character who has a wife and children is hanged for some crime. We do not know what he did when we watch. According to the Internet, he is a spy and was going to destroy an iron bridge because he supported the south army. Also, this is a story during the Civil War. Of course, you enjoy this movie even if you don't know the background.
You can't breathe very well watching it because you feel nervous. In the last scene, I thought he would be caught by armies or they waited at his house. However, we are deceived from the first. It is no use guessing what will happen next. In conclusion, this is an interesting movie that tricks us very much.