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Movies(fiction)
[Movie] Three Billboards: A Critique of Internet Society (Director Martin McDonagh, Starring frances mcdormand)
To argue that something is "correct," we need a "standard of correctness." However, even with that, the question of whether "anything goes if it's not regulated" can be problematic. The movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" uses three analog tools, or signboards, to expose the realities of modern internet society and make us think about the “difficulty of ‘correctness’." -
Movies(fiction)
[Review] Movie “Detroit”: How Power Corrupts and the Tragedy of Injustice (Director Kathryn Bigelow)
When those in power abuse their authority, the citizens are powerless. In such situations, what choices do we have? The movie "Detroit," which is based on a real event from 50 years ago where a white police officer threatened and killed black men, shows us the horrors of "injustice by those in power." -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
[Review] Movie “Denial”: The Fight for Holocaust Facts on Trial (Director Mick Jackson, Original Deborah E. Lipstadt)
In a British trial, there was a dispute over whether or not the Holocaust happened. Based on this shocking true story, "Denial" raises questions about "what is the truth?" and "how should we believe information?" In a world where the term "fake news" is commonly used, this is a fact that we should know. -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
[Book] Umberto Eco Says: How Forgetting Creates Culture: “N’espérez pas vous débarrasser des livres”
Umberto Eco, a world-renowned literary scholar and devotee of the "paper book," makes a truly thrilling argument that "books are valuable because of their function of forgetting". From the conversation in "N'pspérez pas vous débarrasser des livres," we learn about the disadvantages of "electronic data without the property of forgetting" and the possibilities of the "book". -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
Gautama Buddha Said “Don’t Work” “Don’t Look at the Opposite Sex”
The Buddhism that we are familiar with is "Mahayana Buddhism" which is different from "Hinayana Buddhism" that embodies Gautama Buddha's beliefs. In "講義ライブ だから仏教は面白い!(That's why Buddhism is so interesting!)", the teachings of such "Hinayana Buddhism" are simplified as "Become a NEET person who doesn't even make eye contact with the opposite sex!" and explained. -
Movies(fiction)
[Movie summary] How “A Taxi Driver” Can Change Your Worldview (Director Jang Hun, Starring Song Kang-ho) (a true story of the Gwangju Uprising)
We, who are so immersed in "comfortable information" and are not ashamed of not knowing what we should know, know very little about what is happening in the world. From "A Taxi Driver," a film depicting "Gwangju Uprising," we consider about a new view of the world.