Hai all, today am so bored, waked up very late, have exam after couple of days. But not in a mood to learn anything... lazy all these days or we can say, the trauma, ma first exam left on me is still making some sense…
I was feeling comfy in ma bed, then came to mind a Japanese movie that I saw last week. So I thought why can’t I share ma review of that movie to ma friends
Departures that’s the title of the movie
The Oscar Winner for best foreign film is a testament to life's detours and finding the art in them. It is one of those rare films ever. It is a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well as a beautiful look at a sacred part of japans cultural heritage. Daigo has always dreamed about being a cellist. After devoting his whole life to his craft, he finally secures a job in symphony. The career is derailed when the symphony goes out of business. Devastated and lost, he convinces his wife to move back to his hometown to live in the house his mother left him.
Desperate for any job he answers a want ad for someone willing to work with departures. Excited to become a travel agent he interviews with the companies owner Sasaki. The money is fantastic, but there was a typo in the ad. It should have read working with the "departed”. The shop specializes in ceremonial encoffination, a Japanese ritual for preparing a body for burial. Daigo decides to give it a shot while hiding it from his wife. After a series of very funny training mishaps, Daigo learns to the love this art in himself. But how will he tell his family and friends what he does for a living?
And the story continues unitl he perform his father for the Last Departure…
Am going with four out of five for the Departures directed by Yôjirô Takita
It's one of those rare films where all the elements get drawn together into a stunning blend. The performances are startlingly natural and effortless. The cinematography is gripping, whether they are shooting this cellist playing against snow capped mountains or showing the beauty of a life lost too soon.
DEPARTURE is a stunning piece of work, and should be viewed in a wide screen to feel the beauty in it. Ba bye...
I was feeling comfy in ma bed, then came to mind a Japanese movie that I saw last week. So I thought why can’t I share ma review of that movie to ma friends
Departures that’s the title of the movie
The Oscar Winner for best foreign film is a testament to life's detours and finding the art in them. It is one of those rare films ever. It is a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well as a beautiful look at a sacred part of japans cultural heritage. Daigo has always dreamed about being a cellist. After devoting his whole life to his craft, he finally secures a job in symphony. The career is derailed when the symphony goes out of business. Devastated and lost, he convinces his wife to move back to his hometown to live in the house his mother left him.
Desperate for any job he answers a want ad for someone willing to work with departures. Excited to become a travel agent he interviews with the companies owner Sasaki. The money is fantastic, but there was a typo in the ad. It should have read working with the "departed”. The shop specializes in ceremonial encoffination, a Japanese ritual for preparing a body for burial. Daigo decides to give it a shot while hiding it from his wife. After a series of very funny training mishaps, Daigo learns to the love this art in himself. But how will he tell his family and friends what he does for a living?
And the story continues unitl he perform his father for the Last Departure…
Am going with four out of five for the Departures directed by Yôjirô Takita
It's one of those rare films where all the elements get drawn together into a stunning blend. The performances are startlingly natural and effortless. The cinematography is gripping, whether they are shooting this cellist playing against snow capped mountains or showing the beauty of a life lost too soon.
DEPARTURE is a stunning piece of work, and should be viewed in a wide screen to feel the beauty in it. Ba bye...
