In this blog post, I will examine the potential and necessity of surrealist visual language in mainstream cinema by comparing and analyzing director Shunji Iwai’s film ‘Undo’ with the masterpieces of director Luis Buñuel. Most mainstream films we commonly see today are composed of a sequence of shots designed to convey a story. While narrative delivery is certainly an important...
Why has the Japanese film “Love Letter” been loved for so long?
This blog post explores why the Japanese film “Love Letter” resonates across generations. It examines how memories and loss preserved over time, along with its quiet beauty, endure as timeless love. Introduction “お元気ですか.” “私は元気です.” Back in middle school, there was a time when kids who didn’t even know the basics of Japanese would jokingly repeat “Ogenki desu ka?” in class. This line...
Why does the movie Love Letter make us realize the preciousness of memories?
In this blog post, we explore why the movie Love Letter makes us realize the preciousness of memories, examining the reasons its moving story and beautiful cinematography make us reminisce and feel deeply moved. Why I Love Love Letter There was a high school boy. He still had shaggy hair and was wandering around, searching for shelter from the cold wind. He wore a scarf, but it...
What Does Japan’s Ghost Fantasy Film ‘Love Letter’ Tell Us?
In this blog post, I will revisit the meaning of communication and longing after death through Japan’s ghost fantasy film ‘Love Letter’. What is the meaning of death in Japanese society? All humans die. Socrates is a human. Therefore, Socrates dies. This is a classic example of deductive reasoning that anyone might recognize. Why choose death as the subject for this example...
The Movie ‘Love Letter’: How Were the Shackles of the Past Broken?
In this blog post, we explore how the two protagonists in the movie Love Letter overcome the shackles of intertwined memories and emotions through letters. Introduction We often hear this question in life: ‘What’s your favorite movie?’ Especially for me, with a major somewhat related to film, it’s a question I hear very frequently. Every time I get this question, I always...