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Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
How One Jehovah’s Witness Escaped from the Brainwashing
The book "カルト脱出記(Escape from Cults)" was written by an author who was a "Jehovah's Witness" and avid Bible student in Japan. Through their Bible studies, the author was able to break free from "brainwashing". We cannot ignore the author's experience as "somebody else's problem" because "brainwashing" is something that exists in society and can affect anyone. -
Documentaries
[Summary] The Truth About Greta Thunberg: A Story of Passion and Anxiety: “I Am Greta” (Nathan Grossman)
I used to think of Greta, an environmental activist, as an "angry person" or a "righteous person." But that's not the case. She took action because she couldn't bear the "anxiety." Through the movie "I Am Greta," let's get to know the real Greta and her strong feelings. -
Movies(fiction)
[Review] How “The Last Duel” (Ridley Scott) Shows Our “Communal Fantasy” (Starring Jodie Comer, Matt Damon)
For example, the reason people "value" a mere piece of paper called a "100 dollar bill" is because society's members live in the same "communal fantasy." Ridley Scott director's film "The Last Duel" depicts the social conventions that "rape does not cause pregnancy" and "determine the winner of a trial by a duel," and the strength of "communal fantasy" that is still relevant today. -
Movies(fiction)
Onoda Hiroo’s Story and Cognitive Dissonance (Director Arthur Harari)
Until I watched the movie "ONODA", I felt uncomfortable about the person named Onoda Hiroo. It seemed unnatural to me that he had continued to live the reality of "the war is not over". However, after watching the movie, I realized that his way of life and decisions are not so different from ours. -
Documentaries
[Film review] Collective: A Movie About Power and Corruption (Director Alexander Nanau)
The movie "Collective" portrays the struggle of Gazeta magazine, which exposed that the cause of the death of patients who survived a fire but died one after another was "disinfectant diluted 10 times more than indicated" and pursued state corruption. It is a shocking work that reflects the end of a country where "monitoring of power" no longer works. -
Movies(fiction)
[Movie review] What “Sound of Metal” Asks Us About Being “Normal” (Director Darius Marder)
The movie "Sound of Metal" depicts a protagonist who faces the harsh reality of losing his hearing as a drummer in a band. He is faced with the choice of whether to continue living with able-bodied people or not. How should we answer this question that is also directed towards able-bodied people?