The film uses a modern perspective to dissect Japanese society-calculating, realistic, calm and clear like a glass of cold water
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At first glance, the film seems to be a bittersweet fable, but as the story progresses and levels deepen, I realize that it is not only a moving family film, but also a failure of society. Deeply sigh and review the shortcomings of human nature
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The film presents Hirokazu Koreeda's best level of director and screenwriter. The plot of the family united together is subtle and confusing, and at the same time has a thought-provoking emotional power. The first half of the film is as slow and comfortable as "Haijie Diary", while the second half brings a huge shock to people, enough to remind the audience of the end of "As Father Like Son". Shizhi is also a master of deconstructing conflicts and routines. When he tells "Shoplifters", he never loses the most resonant truth of the film. If the film took 90 minutes to immerse the audience in their worries about the characters and their attention to their daily lives, then in the remaining 30 minutes, the group of people will be closely connected before they are separated. , And squeezed the last drop of humanity in this family. Although it lacks the pioneering ambition of Hirokazu Koreeda in "Phantom Light", or the imagination from his soul in "The Next Station of Heaven". But the lack of innovation in this movie is made up for by its crude and original human brilliance
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