a touch of sweetness

Lola 2022-04-20 09:02:35

There is no plot, a few scenes, a few lines of dialogue... So, watch this movie must be very peaceful, don't have any expectations, don't expect it to save you from your boring and restless life, If your heart is numb right now and needs stimulation, I advise you not to watch it now. Because it is a cup of tea, it needs to be savored slowly.
In fact, I only watched it for the second time. Sometimes watching a movie really needs a state. This time, I didn't let myself have any thoughts and emotions, I watched it quietly, gradually and completely handed myself over to the director, and followed the film....Unconsciously, an hour passed, and I found myself smiling. After watching this movie.
Looking back now, only Matsuko's simple dress and unmodified shots are left... I thought for a long time why the director gave the characters in the film so long shots, maybe the director just wanted this kind of randomness. Originally, this film was like a sketch of life, a simple record, no need for design, and then we were gratified to find that life was so simple and beautiful, with a touch of sweetness lingering in our hearts...

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  • Lukas 2022-03-16 09:01:08

    It's so peaceful to be young, but not plain, with a little persistence, grow up silently in a corner of freedom that only you know, and open up quietly

  • Andres 2022-03-18 09:01:09

    4.3 "April Story" uses a very short time (60 minutes) to tell a very simple story. This story is fresh and beautiful, about Tokyo and Hokkaido, about a girl, and about all the people who have had a crush. This story is even better than Shunji Iwai's most famous work "Love Letter", because it is about the possibility of a lifetime of secret love, the possibility of a lifetime of youthful mentality, and the possibility of a lifetime of girlish feelings. The scene where the heroine looks back with a red umbrella at the end of the film has become the most beautiful embodiment of all secret love. Therefore, for a person, secret love is a lifetime thing, a lifetime fantasy, a lifetime desire, a lifetime love, and a lifetime freshness. Looking back, a secret love is better than a clear love...