Movies(fiction)– theme –

I was surprised how vividly "zombie movies" depicted our reality. Based on the movie "The Cured", we can learn about the fear caused by "invisible facts" and how a situation can cause "division" even if each person takes a correct stance according to their position.

I dislike "those who do not doubt their righteousness" and “those who try to force their sense of right and wrong onto others.” I dislike “those who disturb those who want to change.” In the movie "Skin," based on a true story about a racist covered in tattoos who turns his life around, we can think about the idea of regeneration.

Learning about the history of how the socially weak have fought for and won their rights, I believe that rights should be recognized without having to fight for them. And, we are not living in that kind of society, so there are also "situations where we have to break the rules is necessary for justice." From the movie "The Public," let's consider the balance between rules and justice.

I went to see the movie "Violet Evergarden the Movie" without knowing anything about the story or characters because I had never even heard of the TV anime. Despite not typically liking "stories without malice," this piece surprisingly stuck with me and made me weep.

Learn a guideline for living that is more important than "upholding the law" from the movie "Official Secrets," which depicts a real-life woman who was a member of the country's intelligence agency, but who went against her duty of confidentiality to try to reveal the truth because she knew about a huge stratagem to "justify the Iraq War."

Following rules is a fundamental principle, but there are always exceptions. The movie “The Specials” depicts a protagonist who passionately tackles problems in an unauthorized facility that even severe autistic patients are not rejected from, making us think about the ideal form of rules.

As a graduation project from a vocational school, Hamaguchi Ryusuke's film "Intimacies" is an ambitious work that incorporates a two-hour and ten-minute play within a play. The film emphasizes the power of words, despite being a visual medium, and I was overwhelmed by the words spoken throughout the film and the play within a play. Although it is very long at four hours, glad I saw it.

I was not planning to watch the movie "Inu-Oh" directed by Yuasa Masaaki, and had zero expectations and almost no prior information. However, it was so amazing that I was stunned to think that I might have missed such a fantastic masterpiece. The insane worldview woven by Furukawa Hideo, who wrote the original work, combined with the realistic "live feeling", makes it a wonderful "music movie".

Actually, only India has succeeded in sending a spacecraft to Mars in a single attempt. Both the United States and Russia have failed many times. Furthermore, India's space development budget is overwhelmingly low compared to major countries. Why was India able to accomplish this great feat? Let's learn project management from the movie "Mission Mangal".

The acclaimed film "Let the Right One In" depicts the struggles of those who choose to live with the despair that "what it takes to survive" is "to destroy others." The relationship between the two characters, which can be described as "pure love," and the unexpected development of the story are truly moving.

I believe that anyone who breaks the law should be punished, regardless of the reason. However, this is not related to the judgment of good and evil. From the movie "Shoplifters" directed by Koreeda Hirokazu, let us think about the legitimacy of a society where "good and evil" are determined by the "national mood" and a way of living that has "the courage to put on hold good and evil judgments".

The phenomenon where hostages develop feelings of sympathy or affection for their captors during events like robberies or hostage situations is called "Stockholm syndrome," and it's based on a real-life event. Learn about the strange psychology of humans who end up helping their captors from the movie "Stockholm."