A man's soul redemption

Hailee 2022-04-22 07:01:39

Spring break is here and
St Patrick's Day is over and it's
still snowing. . . . .

However, the Japanese dramas/movies in spring still kicked off
in time. On this spring snowy night, you can calm down and see that the narrator

is not overly delicate compared to ordinary Japanese dramas . With a warm nostalgic atmosphere, the male protagonist, from the beginning of rejection to his new job, was unable to give up even the threat of his wife, and eased it step by step---- and then he used his work attitude to persuade his wife on the spot. At the end of the funeral for his father, his wife solemnly said, "My husband is an mortuary." The theme is sublimated and laid out so that there is no pretentious feeling. This film is suitable for watching with peace of mind, or watching relatives say goodbye for the sake of meditation. The scene is real, sad but not hurt, and it can bring tears to my eyes . My grandmother passed away last year. She was away on a study tour and could not send it to the ground in person . When she saw the snow-white urn, she couldn’t help herself and remembered it . Grandpa Yao passed away, on behalf of the people in his hometown to send him on the last journey , the cold touch on the forehead on the concrete floor, I can clearly remember that death is cold, the gray may come suddenly, it is clearly visible when you are unprepared or Weeping bitterly, even heartbroken, so people are more afraid of death for this reason, and even related practitioners work. This film is to rectify the name of the mortuary, and also explores life, family, and even death is not terrible but A proposition worthy of respect I personally think that Japanese culture advocates subtlety, forbearance, and delicate emotions ----- I vaguely remember the aristocratic charm of Japan's inheritance of Tang culture, and have an almost abnormal paranoid focus on seasonal changes





















The whole film changed from the bleak autumn of unemployment to the cold winter when the wife left home, and then ushered in the spring when the man redeemed himself with cherry blossoms flying all over the sky,
and the cello as the main melody
to express the theme, which is appropriate and not overwhelming.

In short, this is the I'm sitting with my arms upright, and a film played in full screen is
worthy of respect

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Extended Reading
  • Denis 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    The script is far from amazing. It is mainly through the funeral of the proprietress of the bathhouse that Dawu can gain the understanding of his son and his wife, and the two key plots of the father's funeral to unravel the knot are too well-behaved. You wrote most of the beginning. Ordinary screenwriters will choose such a continuation of the proposition composition. The selection of the remaining daily clips is really not outstanding in the Japanese-style warm feelings and comprehension themes, and the screenwriter did not put forward any unique views on life and death, but just piled up some very Japanese-style lines. In addition, the soundtrack that is too full and has no theme is really just pure sensationalism, but it is often a step ahead of emotion to grab the scene. The poignant part of this film is more about the shock brought about by death itself, rather than the drama.

  • Angelo 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    It's far from being as good as I imagined... The routines and sensationalism of the play can be seen at a glance, and there seems to be no more desire to explore careers and life and death. Although some quiet and beautiful moments can still bring a more comfortable look and feel, they are too "boring".

Departures quotes

  • Daigo Kobayashi: There are many kinds of coffins.

    Yuriko Kamimura: 50000, 100000, 300000 yen.

    Daigo Kobayashi: They differ by that much?

    Yuriko Kamimura: The left one is plywood, the next one has metal fittings and carvings on both sides. And the most expensive one is solid cypress wood.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Oh, the difference is in material and decoration.

    Yuriko Kamimura: Yes, they all burn the same way.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Same ashes.

    Yuriko Kamimura: The last shopping of your life is done by others.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Kind of ironic.

  • Shokichi Hirata: Salmon?

    Daigo Kobayashi: [Watching the river] Ah, yes. They're right by the rocks... over there.

    Shokichi Hirata: [to the salmons swimming against the stream] Oh! Go for it!

    Daigo Kobayashi: It's kind of sad... to climb only to die. Why work so hard if you're going to die.

    Shokichi Hirata: I'm sure they want to go back... to their birthplace.