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Partly Cloudy (2009)
Fantastic!
Storks are known for giving every animal their babies. In this story, they transport babies from clouds in the sky. A cloud is good at creating dangerous babies, such as crocodiles, sharks, or hedgehogs. So, the stork which comes to those clouds has many troubles carrying babies.
We sometimes compare clouds to something else, however, in this movie, clouds in the sky have expressive faces and feelings. When they get angry, lightning strikes from it. Also, when it feels sad, rain comes out instead of tears. I think this idea is very interesting because clouds are depicted like humans.
The back ground pictures are so beautiful and they make this movie more fantastic.
When you look up on the sky, you may find a gentle cloud like in this movie.
The Lunch Date (1989)
Be careful!
This is a story of a lady. She misses the train, so she decides to ride another train. While she is waiting for it, she enters a restaurant to have lunch and
I thought that this story is not an event of our daily life, because this is a black-and-white movie. However, I watched this movie to the last and noticed that the lady was actually a humane person. In the last scene, I couldn't forget lady's words, 'OH, MY GOD!!'
This movie depicts that everyone makes mistakes. In this movie, the lady is well dressed and seems to be a steady person. However, she makes a mistake. I think this is one of the important points of this movie, because we can learn some important thing for living everyday life. This movie's lesson is that we should be careful when doing something. And I thought I should make sure especially at lunch time!!
The Crush (2010)
The boy is so good!!
I think this is a kind of funny story. A little boy loves his teacher. However, the teacher had a fiancé. The boy challenges the fiancé to a duel.
There is a proverb; 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'. In this movie, a little boy plays a role like 'friend'. I don't know if the boy gives up on his teacher or not, but I can say that he really worried about his teacher. I watched the movie and thought that we should have good friends that really worry about us.
The funniest scenes in the movie are the latter part. I think the fiancé is depicted as a funny person, because at first, he doesn't believe little boy's words. However, when fighting a duel, the boy gets a glazed look in his eyes. I couldn't think that he is an elementary school boy. The fiancé is afraid of a little boy. And in the last scene, the boy returns to being a little boy. I thought the actor's performance is excellent, too. That may make this movie funnier.
Whacked (1998)
Don't be too much absorbed!
I was surprised to watch this movie's first scene. Many people fall down in the middle of New York! However, there is also a reason.
I like this movie's composition, because it depicts the result first and the reasons last. This way of depiction attracts viewers. So, I can watch this movie with an interest. Actor's performance is very nice. His expression is very easy to understand his feelings. Especially, I can't help laughing at his refreshed face at the last scene.
The main character in this movie is a very funny man. He works in links and likes to play golf. I thought that to be absorbed in something is very good thing. However, it isn't good to be too much absorbed in it. I thought this movie depicts such a thing. And that is the most interesting point in this movie.
Three Days in Kamakura (2012)
the importance of three days
This is a story of a couple who are not getting on well with each other. The husband is Western, and the wife is Japanese. The husband teaches English to little children. A boy who learns English from him changes their relationship.
In this story, I think the people's relationship is the main story; however, the sub plot is a train crash. So, this story makes me warm feeling, but somehow, I feel a little sad.
I think three days is a pretty short term. In this story, three days has an important meaning, because we can change difficult situation in such term. This movie tells me important thing like that.
In this movie, both English and Japanese are used. When a character speaks Japanese, English subtitles are shown on the screen, and the opposite in English. I think that it is good, because both English-speaking people and Japanese-speaking people can understand this film. So, I wish more people would watch this moving film.
Lifted (2006)
funny aliens!
I think this movie is full of dreams, because in this movie, characters are only two aliens and a man. One night, a UFO comes above a small house. An alien tries to abduct the man who is sleeping well. The alien operates machines and tries many times to make the man enter the UFO. In some movies, aliens are depicted as scary being or invaders.
However, aliens in this movie are far from such depiction. I think they have rather likable characteristics. For example, the alien is not so good at handling machines. It fails many times. Each time, the sleeping man in the house hits the ceiling, the wall or the window. The most interesting scene in this movie is this scene. I think that my favorite character in this movie is the alien! You may find aliens' funny side by watching this short film.
Paperman (2012)
Romantic love
This is a story of a man. He encounters a beautiful woman. He can't forget her while he is at his office. He finds the woman in the opposite building. He tries to tell her his feelings
This is a black-and-white movie. It makes this movie deeper. We can imagine the colors as we like. In this movie, papers become a key to understand the story. So, it may be possible that white papers are depicted as opposed to other things. However, the woman's lip on the sheet is red. I think it expresses man's single-minded feeling to the woman.
This story is only 7-minutes long, a short story. When I finished watching this movie, I had a warm and happy feeling. I think this movie has more deep contents. This is one of my favorite movies.
Gasman (1997)
Christmas story
This story was little bit difficult for me to understand, so I watched it many times. This is a story of Christmas. The heroine, Lynne is a little girl. She goes to a party with her father and brother. At the party, she finds out an astonishing truth. Can she get through the experience?
This story has few lines. However, there are many factors so that we can understand the story line. For example, Christmas songs are played in the first scene in this movie, so we can understand that it is a Christmas story. Characters' acting is very good to understand their feelings.
The camera work is also unique. At first, characters' faces are not taken; their back or feet are taken at the first scene. It impressed the characters on me strongly. I think the story of Christmas has many special events, but that of this movie is different from other movies. It made me think about what family is.
Otousan no tabako (2007)
The promise
The title of this movie is 'Father's cigarette' in Japanese. This is a story of a little girl who tries to buy a cigarette. She tries to buy it by using a vending machine as an 'errand' for her father. However, she loses her money because of vending machine trouble. She runs around the whole town to get a cigarette because she has a special promise with her father.
The first time I saw this movie, I was a little bit surprised because the little girl (she is an elementary school student) tries to buy a cigarette. However, there was a deep reason. My favorite scene is that the girl tries hard to search for a cigarette. At that scene, she was so impressive that I felt like crying. After I saw this movie, I thought of family love.
Fish Out of Water (2005)
The unique way
This movie has no dialogue, so actors' expression and performances plays an important role in this movie. Actors' expressions are very interesting and expressive and this makes the movie more interesting.
A man goes to work by rowing a boat. One day, he lets a woman to ride his boat. After the event, the number of people that want to ride his boat increases day by day. I think he is a 'kind' person in some sense. However, he is finally at a loss and hits upon a unique way to go to his office.
I think the most important thing in this movie is 'Do it yourself'. This movie tells us such things with no lines.
Knick Knack (1989)
pretty and funny!!
This movie is very pretty and funny. One day, toys start dancing and having fun. A snow man is in a snow globe, watching the toys enviously. The snow man wants to join the toys, however he can't join, because of the globe. The snow man tries many ways to get out of it. Can he escape from the globe? Where will he reach finally?
This movie has no lines, so their expressions or behaviors play an important role. I thought that characters are well depicted in this movie. Thanks to that, we can understand their feelings easily. I thought that the most interesting scene in this movie is the way that the snow man tries to get out of the dome. For example, the snow man uses a cutter or a drill or explosive, but in vain. When he fails, his face or behavior is very funny! I can't help laughing!!
Father and Daughter (2000)
beautiful
What would you do if an important person parted from you suddenly? This movie depicts such a sad experience. The daughter was cycling with her father. He hugged the daughter tightly. However, he left his little daughter and rowed the boat far far away. After the event, she went to the place many times where she had lost her father. On a rainy day or windy day, even in a stormy day, she kept waiting for him. When she was with her friends or her husband, she never forgets her father. Time goes by and she became an old woman. She notices something and
The music is good too. It fits the story. I think the sad melody represents the feeling of the girl who keeps waiting for her father. Please enjoy this beautiful story with well composed music.