I am Japanese and usually write book and movie review articles in Japanese. In this "English Articles," I have compiled translations of the articles I wrote in Japanese using ChatGPT.
I enjoy a wide variety of books and movies. I read novels, manga, non-fiction, and watch both fiction and documentary films. I write articles about my thinkings through these works while introducing their content.
I hope my articles can serve as a tool to discover new works or delve deeper into ones you've already read or watched.
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[Film] Like Father, Like Son: A Story That Challenges Family Values (Director Koreeda Hirokazu)
Is “blood ties” the only thing that makes a family? Is providing “future happiness” what parenting is all about? Inspired by the actual “baby mix-up case”, Koreeda Hirokazu's film “Like Father, Like Son” portrays a struggling family and prompts us to think about “what is family?” and “how should we approach parenting and happiness?” -
[Movie Review] Spotlight: A Story That Exposes the Church’s Scandal (Director Thomas McCarthy) (a movie based on the true story of the Boston Globe)
"The Boston Globe," a local newspaper, revealed the shocking fact that numerous priests had been sexually abusing children for many years and that the entire church had been covering up the truth. The movie "Spotlight" depicts their struggle and helps us understand the importance of "keeping power in check." -
[Summary] The Imitation Game: A True Story That Alan Turing Decrypted Enigma (Director Morten Tyldum, Starring Benedict Cumberbatch)
Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician who developed the basic principles of computers, broke the strongest encryption machine, Enigma, which was once considered "impossible to decipher". After watching the movie "The Imitation Game", I learned about his unfortunate life, which led to his suicide due to prejudice despite having saved more than 14 million lives. -
Genocidal Organ: A Movie That Confronts Our Indifference (Director Murase Shuko, Original Project Itoh)
Living in a world that's too convenient, we stop imagining about "how this convenience was created". This "indifference" can definitely make the world worse. From the anime movie "Genocidal Organ" based on Project Itoh's novel, we can learn about the "cruelty of indifference" and the importance of "imagination". -
[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’." -
[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."
