19Nov/090
Tokyo Sonata
Last night I saw a very interesting Japanese film, Tokyo Sonata, I am not sure I would recommend it from an entertainment perspective, but if you are looking for something curious that really embodies Japanese mentality this seems to me to be one to watch.
The cinematography is superb, a lot of the slower scenes look like excellent photos, one scene showing some high rise buildings with the slow moving of traffic just looked amazing, it's a shame I can't find a still of it on the net to show here.
It just made me realise how completely different the Japanese are to us here in England, if that is indeed a realistic representation of the way they think and act. Honour it seems is so important that it actually clouds their judgement in making rational decisions that could overt the situation becoming worse.
This is really one of the first films I have seen that shows typical contemporary Japanese streets and houses, I think that is what really makes it so intriguing. The people seem so calm and considered, always listening to what another says before answering until they eventually snap under extreme pressure. I think it's actually a storyline that could not work in any setting other than that of modern day Japan.
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