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norwegian wood
4.15.2011
 so, i finally caught one of my dying to watch film - norwegian wood - today. stupid as it may sound, i am quite thankful for my film class which helped me appreciate th whole plot and cinematography. "Norwegian Wood is a languorous, visually striking movie about love and loss, infused with the earnestness of young people struggling with powerful emotions and with evolving ideas about life, death, art, freedom and responsibility. A constant voiceover commentary and long tracking shots are broken up by lengthy dialogues, and its gifted writer-director Tran Anh Hung, born in Laos and educated in France, is neither embarrassed by the narrator's frequent callowness and solemnity nor afraid to risk boring his audience." -Philip French this film concentrated on closed-up shots amplifying expressions, scenes depicting the richness of nature, erotic scenes normalizing human's sexual desires (which strangely seems to be the case of many Japanese films i've been watching lately), and many deaths, definitely. ultimately, i guess 133 minutes will never be enough to summarize Haruki Murakami's 1987 awarding winning novel. i am really a big fan of his books - his style of writing; his out of the world ideas; his use of words; and the depth of his descriptions that guides and welcomes the reader into his fantasy world. critics have claimed that this film lacks the humorous aspect of the young narrator Watanabe, and seems to be a brief and unfulfilling summary of the book it does not do justice to. indeed, we cannot expect the sensual delight in reading to be fully translated to that of a film. i suppose many audiences walked in anticipating a hollywood style of experience or a straightforward plot that requires no imagination and no thinking on their part. we are becoming more and more appreciative of such films that makes us feel empowered by being able to follow the entire story, better if it has a linear timeline and stars gorgeous actors/actresses. one thought that came to mind was that indeed, directors do not necessarily make films with the intention of allowing the audience to understand whats happening/happened, instead, the film is really about the 133minutes of an individual's experience. (quoting Apichatpong Weerasethakul on his film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) ♥1:27:00 AM |