The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

  • Director: Gus Van Sant
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Release date: August 26, 2016
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Море дерев
  • "The Sea of ​​Trees" is a drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by Chris Spalin and starring Matthew McConaughey , Ken Watanabe and Naomi Watts . The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 and was shortlisted for the main competition section of the festival.
    "The Sea of ​​Trees" tells the story of Arthur who came to the Sea of ​​Trees with the intention of committing suicide. After encountering the Japanese Nakamura, the suicidal thoughts were eliminated, and the story of hope for life was rekindled. 

    Details

    • Release date August 26, 2016
    • Filming locations Mount Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
    • Production companies Bloom, Netter Productions, Waypoint Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $25,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $20,444

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $1,877

    Gross worldwide

    $906,995

    Movie reviews

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    • By Eryn 2022-10-11 14:04:28

      nice view

      Aokigahara, Japan's suicide shrine. The male protagonist came here to commit suicide after his wife passed away. After a while, he saw the suicide played by Ken Watanabe looking for a way out, and then the male protagonist somehow helped him find a way out. Then he came to commit suicide and ended up being two People find a way to escape together... In the end, the male protagonist was rescued by the forest ranger, and then he came to Aokihara to find his little friend. It turned out that...

    • By Amelie 2022-06-25 22:36:32

      There is always something moving.

      Arthur decided to choose the best place to kill himself after his wife died because he was ashamed of what he had done to his wife. They met another person who committed suicide in the forest, and the two decided to leave the forest first. Arthur finally escaped from the forest and decided to give up the idea of ​​suicide, because he found that his wife never left, but just got along with him in another way, and he was truly redeemed.
      At the end of the film, "Yellow and Winter" can be...

    • By Jaunita 2022-06-25 22:07:34

      spiritualism

      Sorry, what I'm talking about is not to do a ritual in the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara, to appease those souls who regretted but couldn't find their way and had to cry on the Naihe Bridge, but the souls lost by Gus Van Sant at some point in time. .

          In fact, I really like the swaying shadows of trees in the sea of ​​trees in Aokigahara and the sound of wind that can't tell the distance from near and far. Even the sunlight that penetrates the layers of lush foliage is so pale,...

    • By Reginald 2022-06-25 21:37:28

      can't sleep, can't sleep

      It's 1:12 a.m. now.

      I've been in bed for an hour and twelve minutes.

      After my third reminder, the roommate still did not reduce the sound of typing on the keyboard and the sound of flipping books.

      I kind of want to piss off. Then I held back.

      There is a lot of friction in collective life. You always have to find a way to let go of the little things that annoy you from time to time. That's why I saw this movie for the first time.

      After a quarrel, I was so angry...

    • By Lou 2022-06-25 20:07:58

      Cannes 2015

      (I didn't get to see the premiere in Cannes, I just translated a French media report, everyone should know how bad this movie is in advance...)

      Newspaper summary: "The Elephant" director Gus Van Sant's new film was booed by the media at the screening, and the film, which was shortlisted in competition at Cannes, was extremely poorly received.

      "'Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees' is undoubtedly the worst film Gus Van Sant has ever made in his career." The US website Insiewire later...

    User comments

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    • By Edison 2023-09-29 05:50:39

      leave it to those who appreciate...

    • By Emery 2023-09-24 03:36:54

      1.5 Forget about being mediocre, you have to add oriental elements that you don't actually...

    • By Jonas 2023-09-07 07:45:13

      There is a strong temperament of money-making and co-production, and I know that there are really many...

    • By Ona 2023-08-14 18:24:58

      Really can't hold out much...

    • By Rachelle 2023-07-28 03:50:43

      The stalk "Orchid Saves the Husband" is actually quite gentle, but the movie is so plain that it does not leave any room for the audience to interpret and...

    Movie plot

    Aokigahara is located at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan. The dense and deep trees cover the sky, so it is also named "Sea of ​​Trees". Because of its convenient transportation and high privacy, this forest has become a holy place for suicide. American Arthur Brennan ( Matthew McConaughey) came here to take his own life. On the way, he accidentally encounters a Japanese worker Nakamura ( Ken Watanabe) who is hesitant to die. During the...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    A lot of the camera positions in the movie are decided by the director rolling the dice. 
    The Japanese text on the sign at the entrance to the Sea of ​​Trees in the film was written by Ken Watanabe.
    Although the film is called "the Sea of ​​Trees", it was actually shot in the woods of Boston.
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    Reviews

    The film uses a large number of scene descriptions to pursue the correspondence between natural objects and characters' psychology, so as to control the narrative rhythm of the film and create a poetic mood. In the film, the emotions and fate of the characters, as well as the mood and atmosphere of the film, are intertwined with the natural and social environment in which they live. The director gave it a lot of beautiful empty...
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    Negative review

    The script of the film is bloody, the means of creating contradictions are lacking and powerless, the suspense setting is lacking, and the Western imagination of Japanese scenery and culture is exaggerated, which can be said to be a waste of the actors' hard work. ( Time Net Review
    The Sea of ​​Trees film has only 4 functions: hypnotize; enjoy the scenery of the Japanese forest; observe the simple mountain rescue process; ( Tencent...
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    Movie quotes

    • Takumi Nakamura: You must know, this forest is very powerful.

    • Takumi Nakamura: [a loud howling sound is heard throughout the forest and Arthur yells if anyone is there] There is no one.

      Arthur Brennan: Then what was that?

      Takumi Nakamura: Tamashii.

      Arthur Brennan: What's tamashii?

      Takumi Nakamura: Tamashii are spirits. They are souls wandering these woods, until it is their time. Things are not what they seem here.

      Arthur Brennan: It was probably just an animal.

      Takumi Nakamura: There are very few animals in Aokigahara.

      Arthur Brennan: Well, then it was one of the few.

      Takumi Nakamura: This place is what you call purgatory.

    • Takumi Nakamura: There are answers for this in science?

      Arthur Brennan: There are answers for everything in science.

      Takumi Nakamura: But not in God?

      Arthur Brennan: God is more our creation than we are his.