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Love at First Sight (2010)
Love is the most important things in the world
"Love at First Sight" is loving and heartwarming film. This film was made in 2010.
An old man, Arthur, who lives in a nursing home, falls in love at first sight with one of the residents, an old woman, Ruth. As they spend the day together, Arthur develops a desire to marry Ruth. He proposes to her that day, but the next day, the way he treats her is mysterious. There are some reasons that he treats her like that.
I think this short film is very heartbreaking. It is very romantic that Arthur falls in love with Ruth every day, although he is ill.
This is a great short film that include a lot in 12 minutes, and is well worth watching.
Spielzeugland (2007)
Poweful telling
"Toyland" is heavy but has the power to tell the audience about racism in a way that is easy to understand. This movie was made in 2007.
A German boy, Heinrich, and a Jewish boy, David, are best friends. One day, David is taken to a concentration camp, but Heinrich's mother can't explain the truth to Heinrich and lies to him. However, because of the lie, Heinrich goes missing and his mother makes a big decision.
I think this film is a very realistic story. This film sometimes made me think, and I think this film will help those who have no knowledge of the Jewish persecution to learn more about it.
This is a great short film that include a lot in 14 minutes, and is well worth watching.
Fish Out of Water (2005)
Enjoying time by ourselves is sometimes difficult to do
'Fish Out of Water' is a funny short film about a young man who enjoys time by himself. This film was made in 2005.
The man uses the boat in the sea to commute to his office because he dislikes the crowded space. One day, a beautiful woman is comes beside him and she asks whether she can share his boat. Little by little, the number of people who want to take his boat is increasing. But he feels uncomfortable at the same time because actually he wants to enjoy time by himself from the sea to his office.
I think it's a funny and amusing story and it has a good effect on entertaining the viewers because we can expect the next scene by increasing the number of people taking his boat, but each person has
different features.
This is a great short film that includes a lot in 8 minutes, and is wellworth watching.
Lifted (2006)
Slow-moving story.
'Lifted' is a funny comedy film about aliens who try to kidnap a man sleeping at home. This film was made in 2006.
A UFO comes over his house and the aliens in the UFO try to take him away when a man is sleeping in a lonely house. However, an alien isn't very good at kidnap and fails many times. The senior alien is worried about his operation of the machine, but the junior alien fails in the end. When the man wakes up, he wonders what happens.
I think it's a funny, but really slow-moving story. However, it has a good effect on entertaining the viewers because it is interesting that the story isn't simply about aliens succeeding in abducting humans, but also about aliens failing to do so, a development that is hard to imagine.
This is a great short film that includes a lot in 5 minutes, and is well worth watching.
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times (2017)
Touching short film
"Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times" is a film about the opposite themes
of racism and friendship. This film was made in 2017.
One man, Alistair and another man, Samir meet again in various years and
various places. Alistair has strong stereotypes from his mother, so when
he meets Samir, he looks at Samir with a discriminatory eye. However, when he finds himself in a difficult situation, Samir deals with him without discrimination. When they reunite when they are old men, how do they look at each other?
I think this film is a very deep story about friendship. In fact, the way the story unfolds is very unique, but the friendship that began to develop between them at the end of the story is very touching.
This is a great short film that includes a lot in 12 minutes, and is well
worth watching.
The Lunch Date (1989)
This has an unredictable ending.
"The Lunch Date" is an interesting film with an unpredictable ending. This film was made in 1989.
A white woman misses the train, so she goes into a restaurant to kill time and orders a salad. But while she is looking away for a moment, a black man eats her salad. She sees him and asks the reason for eating. After that, she leaves the restaurant, but when she returns to pick up
her forgotten items, something interesting happens.
I think this short film is very interesting. I think we can learn that it is dangerous to make assumptions. It is especially interesting to rewatch this film from the perspective of a black man.
This is a great short film that include a lot in 10 minutes, and is well worth watching.
J'attendrai le suivant... (2002)
Shocking and unpredictable ending
"I'll Wait for the Next One..." is a comedy and a slightly tragic short film. This film was made in 2002.
A man gets on a train and shouts to the passengers that he is looking for a marriage partner. He starts looking for a woman who would sympathize with him while explaining his thoughts in detail. Then one woman sympathizes with his thoughts and does as he says.
I thought this film seemed to empathize with the women in the characters very easily. The camera catches the various the expression on her face. When the woman realizes she has been abandoned, even though she sympathizes with his views on love and follows his wishes, we can imagine how she feels in that moment.
This is a great short film that includes a lot in 4 minutes, and is well worth watching.
Three Days in Kamakura (2012)
Each form of love is different
"Three Days in Kamakura" is a heartwarming but also slightly terrifying short film. This film was made in 2013.
A man works as an English teacher at a school or cram school in Kamakura. One day at the school, he lets the boy eat at a café and sleep at his home when the boy's mother doesn't come to school to pick him up. He then suggests to his wife that they make the boy be their own child.
I think this film is a very good film about the kindness of adults towards children. However, I think I have to understand the story deeply to understand why the man wants the boy so badly and his wife refuses to accept his proposal.
And I think if he really wants the boy, he should ask the boy himself with whom he wants to live.
This is a great short film that include a lot in 20 minutes, and is well worth watching.
Otousan no tabako (2007)
It's a heartwarming family love story
"Otousan no tabako" is a short film about bonding and love. This film was made in 2007.
As soon as the girl buys a pack of cigarettes, she hides it in her school bag and goes home. When she gets home, her mother is angry that she has it, but she doesn't give up and tries to go out to buy it because her father wants it. But on the way, various happenings occur. Her father wants the cigarettes, but he says he doesn't want them after she goes back home, so she tries to heal him by doing something.
I was a little unsatisfied with this film, because I wonder why the writer or director decided to deal with cigarettes if the theme is about family love. There were some possibilities not to deal with cigarettes. However, I was impressed that the girl was trying so hard to get cigarettes for her father.
This is agreat short film that includes a lot in 20 minutes, and is well worth watching.
Knick Knack (1989)
Short and funny showman movie
'Knick Knack' is a funny animation about a snowman who is trying his best to escape from a snow globe. The snowman falls in love at first sight with a girl. However, the snowman desperately tries to get out of the snow globe because he has to move out of the snow globe in order to touch her. When he finally manages to get out and meet her, he finds himself in the snow globe again.
I think it is brave of the snowman to make a desperate effort to meet and touch the girl. THe snowman was in the snow globe at first, and there was almost no chance of him getting out of the snow globe, but I'm glad that he never gives up and was able to see her for a moment at the end. I learned the importance of not giving up and working hard until the end from this movie.