plsletitrain
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Given that I have the attention span of a kid, you wouldn't believe I watched this in one seating. I'm always late for everything and I think I'm the only one on here who hasn't watched this but what the heck, I think this movie deserves to be dissected like a frog dissection we did in Science class.
The almost 3-hour runtime was a bit of a downer, but I don't know what kept me up during those times. There's not much going on, no plot twists, no big drama, but it was still plot-driven. I think it has something to do with the lead character. Yeah, I think it is. She looks so fragile you'll wonder where she'll end up to at the end of the movie. Or maybe its the piano pieces that kept me up? Yeah, the piano pieces played here (and quite long at that) will take you to places and then you get back to yourself and say, Oh I almost forgot I have a movie to watch. Heh. I don't know if I was imagining things but I thought A Whiter Shade of Pale which is a personal favorite was given its version here and I just can't help but be more drama queen than the lead.
Actually, Rip Van Winkle doesn't appear until the second hour. So what happens before that? The miserable life a school teacher, who's a victim of bad judgment, was portrayed. She meets a certain Amuro whom she sought for refuge, and whom she trusted, all the while this Amuro is after all an actor-for-hire or a genie-for-hire (yeah, you tell him your concerns and he solves it using his gifted mouth). Our Poor Nanami (the fragile lead girl) was divorced, fired, disowned, name it. She then struggles to live her life.
So how does Rip Van Winkle enter the scene? Rip Van Winkle is the internet name used by Mashiro--an acquaintance met by Nanami who eventually became her friend. Amuro hired Nanami to be a house maid in an abandoned mansion, the other maid being Mashiro. An awkward lesbian love blooms here and eventually, the truth is revealed that Mashiro hired Nanami to be her friend during her last days (Mashiro is terminally illed--because everyone with cancer has to die--so she wished for a friend during her last days). Mashiro was also revealed to be a porn actress who was also disowned by her mother. There was a funny face-palmish scene in the end where the mother and Amuro went naked to show how embarrasing it is to become a porn actress.
Overall, I love the film. It is simple but I think the strength of the movie is the production values. Especially the lead girl (Haru Kuroki) who just looks like she can't hurt a fly and should thus experience nothing but happiness and pure love--she gave justice to her role of someone who just takes whatever life throws her. Kudos to Go Ayano and Cocco who both had their awkward, no, weird, no (I can't find the right word) eerie, spooky, portrayals--they acted like crazy individuals at one point or more.
The movie is melodramatic. The pacing is fine, not too slow. The music helped me through the runtime. The actors were perfect (except for Cocco who still gives me uncomfortable feels whenever I think of how she stares intently or laughs awkwardly while she's with Nanami).
The almost 3-hour runtime was a bit of a downer, but I don't know what kept me up during those times. There's not much going on, no plot twists, no big drama, but it was still plot-driven. I think it has something to do with the lead character. Yeah, I think it is. She looks so fragile you'll wonder where she'll end up to at the end of the movie. Or maybe its the piano pieces that kept me up? Yeah, the piano pieces played here (and quite long at that) will take you to places and then you get back to yourself and say, Oh I almost forgot I have a movie to watch. Heh. I don't know if I was imagining things but I thought A Whiter Shade of Pale which is a personal favorite was given its version here and I just can't help but be more drama queen than the lead.
Actually, Rip Van Winkle doesn't appear until the second hour. So what happens before that? The miserable life a school teacher, who's a victim of bad judgment, was portrayed. She meets a certain Amuro whom she sought for refuge, and whom she trusted, all the while this Amuro is after all an actor-for-hire or a genie-for-hire (yeah, you tell him your concerns and he solves it using his gifted mouth). Our Poor Nanami (the fragile lead girl) was divorced, fired, disowned, name it. She then struggles to live her life.
So how does Rip Van Winkle enter the scene? Rip Van Winkle is the internet name used by Mashiro--an acquaintance met by Nanami who eventually became her friend. Amuro hired Nanami to be a house maid in an abandoned mansion, the other maid being Mashiro. An awkward lesbian love blooms here and eventually, the truth is revealed that Mashiro hired Nanami to be her friend during her last days (Mashiro is terminally illed--because everyone with cancer has to die--so she wished for a friend during her last days). Mashiro was also revealed to be a porn actress who was also disowned by her mother. There was a funny face-palmish scene in the end where the mother and Amuro went naked to show how embarrasing it is to become a porn actress.
Overall, I love the film. It is simple but I think the strength of the movie is the production values. Especially the lead girl (Haru Kuroki) who just looks like she can't hurt a fly and should thus experience nothing but happiness and pure love--she gave justice to her role of someone who just takes whatever life throws her. Kudos to Go Ayano and Cocco who both had their awkward, no, weird, no (I can't find the right word) eerie, spooky, portrayals--they acted like crazy individuals at one point or more.
The movie is melodramatic. The pacing is fine, not too slow. The music helped me through the runtime. The actors were perfect (except for Cocco who still gives me uncomfortable feels whenever I think of how she stares intently or laughs awkwardly while she's with Nanami).
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