Unraveling the Meaning of the Final Scene in Perfect Days - review

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
  • #perfectdays #wimwenders #oscars2024
    Wim Wender's "Perfect Days" was definitely a movie that I was not expecting to like as much as I did. But as I finished the movie and went online to see what other people thought I realized that most reviewers only saw this movie as a celebration of the beauty of a simpler life and didn't really talk about the meaning of that final scene or the less perfect aspects of these "Perfect Days". So in this review, I'm giving a more in-depth analysis of the character of Hirayama and what I took from the movie. Hope you enjoy!

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  • @Lstrnking
    @Lstrnking 7 месяцев назад +537

    The point is not he is happy or unhappy but it’s that he accepted that his life and everybody’s life always have happy and unhappy times. As long as he chose the way he lives his life and accepted it, he can wake up every morning and enjoy every moment. Because now is now.

    • @amaliazanardi1835
      @amaliazanardi1835 6 месяцев назад +2

      Eligió esa vida y puede ver lo que el mundo no muestra

    • @flymykim
      @flymykim 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@amaliazanardi1835 Why don't you try to answer the question that she asks us. What does the final scene mean? Its easy to project your own hopes for the meaning of happiness onto the movie, but its definitely hubris that makes you think you can just "get" the meaning of this movie on the first try. Try again.

    • @cyano3d
      @cyano3d 4 месяца назад +3

      Ima wa ima

    • @flymykim
      @flymykim 4 месяца назад +1

      @@cyano3d ima wa ashita wo kimeru

    • @mrchiefbs
      @mrchiefbs Месяц назад +1

      @@flymykimdon't think about it. Don't force a meaning. Don't be frustrated. Enjoy 'now'.

  • @LonelyDad42069
    @LonelyDad42069 6 месяцев назад +203

    The scene where he saw his sister broke my heart. It perfectly captures the isolation when can feel from even their own family when we live such different lives and don't live up to their expectations. She asks about his job and once it's confirmed she judges him harshly and asks no other questions about him even though he desperately wants to connect with her.

    • @grindedfranz
      @grindedfranz 3 месяца назад +13

      Are you sure he wants to connect with her?
      I perceived it quite different. He seems so content and able to live his life fully, even more as people with way more achievements and money. His sister didnt felt content and happy.
      The fact that he cried just showed that he is still human and not awakened but able to take the pain and accepts this as part of life.
      He accepts that he is different to her.

    • @chezsuzie
      @chezsuzie 2 месяца назад +10

      I believe he cries because he is regretful about not being able to have a relationship with his family because of the conflict that their expectations cause-this is what the whole movie is about, the fact that the way he is living is in direct contrast to what society expects-no one can believe he is happy, and I think that makes him question his own happiness, and that is what makes him sad!
      Why can’t people just let others be happy? (Maybe because there’d be no economy?)

    • @mrchiefbs
      @mrchiefbs Месяц назад +2

      @@chezsuziewow. The sister was clearly judging him with so much "success". A chauffer, fancy car, fancy clothes. But she wasn't happy. She was burdened by her own daughter experiencing life. I think you're totally right with this take.

    • @susannariera
      @susannariera Месяц назад +2

      ​@@mrchiefbs I think she was just surprised. The money is not hers, it's family money, but he ran away of that life because an abusive father (who "doesn't act like that" anymore because he is senile).

    • @Ninjastar202
      @Ninjastar202 26 дней назад

      The hug

  • @Majnun74
    @Majnun74 5 месяцев назад +135

    I’m a maintenance worker at a museum/nature center. I know every emotion the protagonist feels through personal experience.

  • @Ice-forming-in-fire24
    @Ice-forming-in-fire24 6 месяцев назад +158

    In my view the key to the last scene, in fact, to the whole movie is Komorebi. The fluctuating expressions of happiness, sadness, joy, regret, hope, etc. that flash over Hirayama's face are no different than the play of light and shadows filtering through trees. Seeking happiness is ultimately futile because it is so fleeting. So is sadness. But appreciating the ups and downs of life can perhaps bring about a certain kind of quiet joy.
    "Flowers fall amid our longing, weeds flourish in our loathing "
    - Dogen

    • @b2trees
      @b2trees 4 месяца назад +9

      So beautiful, this observation

    • @grindedfranz
      @grindedfranz 3 месяца назад +3

      You put it very well!

    • @mado.madeleine
      @mado.madeleine 2 месяца назад +3

      that's exactly how I saw that last scene - "the play of light and shadows filtering through the trees" 🤍

    • @NatManzano
      @NatManzano Месяц назад +6

      I came up to the same conclusion. He is komorebi. All his light is pouring out like a kaleidoscope of light. Every other emotion mixing with the next one in a beautiful changing swirl.

    • @klappstuhl4370
      @klappstuhl4370 9 дней назад

      Well put.

  • @truehope2344
    @truehope2344 6 месяцев назад +169

    This is the first review I saw where someone agrees with me. Hirayama prefers to keep people at an arm's distance; small and simple interactions, often accompanied by financial transactions, are his preferred way of socialization. The subway diner he likes to go to for a drink and a quick bite, the old men at the sauna that he enjoys being around but not approaching (even though it looks like he wants to sometimes), and most importantly, the lady that owns the small bar he went to every weekend. Those moments that he carefully chose for himself show how he enjoys human connection but is still afraid of it. He does not want to get hurt, so he avoids any situation that might cause him pain. His coworker, who caused him a lot of frustration and irritated him a lot, was also the reason we saw him laugh out loud. I think he believes that a simple life without the ups and downs and roller coasters of emotions that human interaction might cause is the key to happiness. But I feel like he is lying to himself. He is a fictional character but i wish him happiness.

    • @ariwk7941
      @ariwk7941 6 месяцев назад +15

      Absolutely! You speak exactly what I was thinking... so many of the mainstream reviews totally missed this

    • @snörre23
      @snörre23 6 месяцев назад +4

      What makes you think that he chose that life because he is afraid of human connection ?

    • @truehope2344
      @truehope2344 5 месяцев назад +17

      @@snörre23 because i could see the huge difference in his happiness level when he actually got to interact with humans despite his efforts to avoid them. And it took time for him to adjust back to his lonely lifestyle when those brief moments of connection passed by. Yet still that was not enough to encourage him to get out of his shell. When the ex-husband of the bar owner he went to on the weekends tried to encourage him to approach her, he kept dodging him and insisted on keeping the conversation on a fun, surface level. To me that just shows that he thinks his life would be better if he just did not confess his feelings to her. But human connection is not something we can choose to neglect, its part of our instinct just like eating and breathing.

    • @clara.castrobr
      @clara.castrobr 5 месяцев назад +1

      meu deus você definiu perfeitamente o que eu senti com o filme 😭❤️ obrigada por isso!!

    • @HCforLife1
      @HCforLife1 5 месяцев назад +16

      The last scene when he fight to not to cry while driving and put a forced smile on his face is the masterpiece and in my opinion sums all up. I like your interpretation. The fact that he stuck in analogue era shows that something happened in the past which changed him. He somehow stuck in the past, and live in the present as an observer withdrawn from society

  • @Ssaidak
    @Ssaidak 7 месяцев назад +150

    I didnt think if he was happy or not, everybody is happy and unhappy at the same time. The point is to notice the life and love it with their sad and joyful moments. That is the beautiful of the life, feel it. And if you dont cry when Nina sings you arent alive.

    • @lucazupancic9196
      @lucazupancic9196 7 месяцев назад +4

      exactly, the idea of perfect life is not just about bluntly happy but to embrace the different layers and emotional experiences entirely, in a proper Zen Buddhism fashion, and being as much present in the moment. Even the fact that he's not as talkative is born from the fact that the emotional overhaul and satisfactions that he engage from a life that is simplified and limited, amplifies his satisfaction and feeling towards interactions and general living, not just in a sensorial sense, so it's not that he feels that much of a regrets on his life

    • @Ssaidak
      @Ssaidak 7 месяцев назад

      @@lucazupancic9196 for me the a to embrace the different layers but not need to be in a mood zen. That depends only of your character, you can truly live without any zen in your life.

  • @mariedrapalova7365
    @mariedrapalova7365 6 месяцев назад +302

    I don't think he is isolated. He goes to eat his dinner everyday to that place underground where people know him and greet him. He goes to that shop where the lady he likes works. He has a coworker who talks to him. I think he enjoys the peace of solitude in his home. A person who is deep down unhappy wouldn't look up at the sky with such childlike joy every morning

    • @rono6950
      @rono6950 6 месяцев назад +74

      I think he's content because he built a "perfect" or structured life for himself. Some people need that and I don't think there's anything wrong with it if that's what makes you happy. However, because he seems to like to be in control of his "perfect" or structured life--I don't think he can handle unexpected things, such as his co-worker's resignation, his niece's visit, the restaurant owner's embrace of her ex-husband, etc. In other words, I don't think he can handle emotional situations because he can't control them. Deep down, I think he enjoyed his co-worker's company (which is probably why he gave him all that money), his niece's company (which is probably why he gave her the book she wanted) and the restaurant owner's company. But there's a price to be paid for human interaction which I think he needs but doesn't want. IMO this is why I found the ending both happy and sad. Happy because he's living the life he wants (control) but sad because he's not living the life that he needs (human interaction). This was my favorite film of 2023.

    • @govegan562
      @govegan562 4 месяца назад +18

      he’s pretty isolated...he has no real immediate close intimate relationships...just passing fleeting ones...people who know you that work at a restaurant, don’t really know you

    • @fahey7335
      @fahey7335 4 месяца назад

      You didn't understand. He is IN JAPAN . Where you do not have friends and hardly any family. Very lonely people. Google hikikomori. Compared to that he has an incredible social life.

    • @trevorfranks69
      @trevorfranks69 3 месяца назад +2

      ​@@rono6950 I'm pretty sure after the events of this movie, he can reconnect with others again.

    • @some.random.dude.
      @some.random.dude. Месяц назад +5

      @@rono6950 I felt the same things when I'm isolated to the people, The happiness of being alone is really good and u forget about people. But when I realize how many memories I missed that my friends shared I feel like I'm missing the life. It is the thing that makes me feel like I have to connect to people and I appreciate that feeling. If I don't follow that feeling I will end up in a life I can control and feel happy when I'm alone but I will feel sad when I realize how much I missed my friend and my potential. What If I worked harder on something I don't wanna do Instead of being pleasant with what I got. I think being unpleasant is a good thing too

  • @thechatbox18
    @thechatbox18 6 месяцев назад +106

    Very deep understanding of the film. As a teacher, I had the opportunity to embark on two concepts in class: wabi sabi (the art of impermanence) and Ikigai (the reason you get up in the morning) and one of my students commented about this film. I'm so grateful I was curious enough to watch it, cause it moved me to the core. I felt myself a bit uncomfortable at the beginning, I wanted to see something striking in or out, but happening at last! But curiously, I remained waiting for the next day to unfold and the next song he would play on his way to work. And, it opened my eyes to the simple things and the beauty that dwells in the eyes of the observer. A film that will live in me for a long long time

    • @samlab3
      @samlab3 6 месяцев назад +8

      This is the first time I have heard that IKIGAI is of interest to people outside of Japan.
      It is a popular concept in Japan, but many people in contemporary Japan have lost sight of their own IKIGAI.
      They are so busy with work and study that there is a strong sense that they are doing it out of a sense of obligation, not because they want to.
      Nico may be a symbol of this.
      When I asked my Japanese friends what they thought of the film, they said that the style of enjoying the small things in daily life, as Hirayama does, was fresh and cleansing. It will be very interesting for Japanese to see how it looks to foreign audiences.
      From the Japanese

  • @pikachuuprising637
    @pikachuuprising637 7 месяцев назад +382

    He's not happy, he is just accepting the present and tries to find joy in it. I felt his character spoke to me. My mom passed away 3 months ago. But I find or try to find joy in little things like listening to her playlist while driving.

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  7 месяцев назад +38

      So sorry to hear about you mom. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and how the movie connected with you

    • @eddewes8409
      @eddewes8409 5 месяцев назад +7

      That's how you heal appreciate the little things because that's all we have in the end...

    • @govegan562
      @govegan562 4 месяца назад +3

      i felt similar to exactly what you said...he wasnt happy, but making the most of his life, living day to day in the moment

    • @terrycaldwellORST
      @terrycaldwellORST 4 месяца назад +4

      This broke my heart reading this. It's very much what I did when my mom died. I had just started working at the hospital she was treated at, and for the first 3 months at least, I went through every day, dedicating myself to the minutiae of my tasks, instead of the bigger issues. His face at the end just crushes me. It's how I felt, realizing what was actually happening, and how I really felt, despite starting the new position, and pretending to be fulfilled by every motion of each day. I eventually made peace and worked through it, but it's very hard to see anything the same way

    • @zarminaahmady
      @zarminaahmady 3 месяца назад +2

      So sad 😞 😔 my friend same me also I lost My mom 😢😢🫂💔

  • @noodlen.9779
    @noodlen.9779 7 месяцев назад +60

    Such a gem of a film. The main actor couldn't have been better... perfect for the role. The last scene was so beautiful. And the lack of closure made it even more palpable.

  • @TheLejohnno
    @TheLejohnno 6 месяцев назад +57

    Some people don't get the opportunity to change what has made them unhappy, therefore make the best of what they have. You can't eradicate all unhappiness in life by your will . That's what I like about this film. He found contentment in the reality of his life. Which is a good lesson to learn

    • @HCforLife1
      @HCforLife1 5 месяцев назад +1

      I don't think he is so content. I think he is conflicted inside which shows the last scene.

    • @fahey7335
      @fahey7335 4 месяца назад +1

      He *chose* this humble simple life. He comes from a Rich family. Just look at his sister: elegant high Class clothes, hairstyle, makeup; expensive chauffeured car, she *despises* his job (the lowest one you can find in Japan), the humble neighbourhood, his crummy apartment.

  • @shihyunlo7888
    @shihyunlo7888 7 месяцев назад +54

    Life is hard, yet he tries to celebrate it with little sparkles. Still, there is sadness in his eyes when he smiles. The last scene is really heartbreaking.
    Thanks for sharing this! I like your viewpoints

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  7 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you! It means a lot that you liked it. I love to hear what other people felt and took from the movie and your point of view is really beautiful!

  • @smason22
    @smason22 7 месяцев назад +30

    A fine review, young lady. As a 55-year old bachelor I definitely "got" this film and you did too: Live your own individual truth.

  • @EmilioConesa
    @EmilioConesa 4 месяца назад +11

    This movie made me think for many days after watching it.
    Not knowing the exact details of Hirayama’s backstory wasn’t necessary.
    We all experience life’s trials and tribulations.
    Wisdom and knowledge can be a double-edged sword, bringing both enlightenment and a burden of understanding the difficulties and sorrows inherent in human existence.
    The last scene drove it home for me.
    My wife is born and raised in Tokyo so I get the Japanese lifestyle.
    My new daily mantra is “Kondo wa Kondo, Ima wa ima”

  • @CyberSamuraii
    @CyberSamuraii 4 месяца назад +12

    Happiness is a balance between being and becoming. He and his sister are two extremes that lack the other. In the end, he invited some becoming into his life and realized how much he had been missing it, thus the mixture of sadness and happiness.

  • @mattcy6591
    @mattcy6591 6 месяцев назад +10

    I didn't agree with you at all initially. But upon rewatch I can definitely see something. As he drives away to work you always see the artificial glow of the light used to keep his tree garden alive and thriving. I feel like this is a metaphor for his life.

  • @nickmulcahy9199
    @nickmulcahy9199 7 месяцев назад +16

    Excellent review! So well spoken and nicely paced. Plus your observation about the main character's struggles with intimacy is right on (and is something I had not seen in other reviews). But he does NOT struggle in his aloneness (which is different from loneliness). He's good at it and enjoys it. He is full of patience, compassion and simplicity -- the three gems, says Lao Tsu.

  • @RobertJones-ew8fz
    @RobertJones-ew8fz 6 месяцев назад +11

    Searching for joy among the mediocre horrors of life is truly a path to knowing. And knowing might just help others. And that is a recipe for happiness that lasts in my experience.

    • @SIERRATREES
      @SIERRATREES Месяц назад

      I like this comment the best.

  • @sharky582
    @sharky582 4 месяца назад +8

    In Mama's restaurant, customer number 1 gossips about customer number 2's divorce, and asks "if he can be happy while alone".
    It seems the movie wants us to direct that question to the protagonist, and continue asking the same question all through out the movie.

    • @chezsuzie
      @chezsuzie 2 месяца назад +4

      I think this is something the protagonist is constantly having to grapple with too because the rest of the world is constantly telling him that he can’t possibly be happy living the way he does.

  • @ngonzale3
    @ngonzale3 19 дней назад +1

    Its such a miracle that a film like this exists today. It’s a true gem. Thank you for this video.

  • @barbarajones2957
    @barbarajones2957 7 месяцев назад +9

    Thank you for giving us such a nuanced interpretation. I think in the end he is accepting more completely this life he has chosen-- so different form his past. When he sees his sister he is reminded of their class differences and he mourns that a bit (he cries), their estrangement but in the last scene he accepts this new life that he is putting together. Let's not forget that while he cleans those immaculate toilets, he reads Faulkner at night (one of the most difficult writers) thus he is a complex person figuring things out for himself. A remarkable movie that makes of the quotidian something amazing!

    • @sdqsdq6274
      @sdqsdq6274 2 месяца назад

      hmmm he didnt mourn of the class differences , the director already mention , in his youth , he was born with a silver spoon , matter of fact ,he was happy with what basic stuff he had

    • @쏭이-d2k
      @쏭이-d2k 28 дней назад

      I agree. Ultimately, he becomes more accepting of the life he has chosen. In the scene where he meets his sister, he lacks confidence in his situation. However, by the final scene, he decides to embrace the reality he has created for himself. In an interview, Yakusho Koji mentioned that the script contained stage directions stating, 'Tears are flowing from his eyes, but he does not seem to be sad,' and 'he is heading to the workplace that he chose for himself.'

  • @almounasaddiyeh8685
    @almounasaddiyeh8685 3 месяца назад +9

    I got very emotional at the end of the movie. I don’t think he wants more, I think he loves everything about his life and every detail of it, even taking pictures of the light passing through the leaves. Yet feeling lonely is hard when one is lonely and he is very much on his own, but yet again kondo wa kondo ima wa ima.

  • @AnthonyMonaghan
    @AnthonyMonaghan 6 месяцев назад +5

    I think that what happened in the past informs his now seemingly simple routine driven life and his apparent happiness with the day to day. But I feel like he lives in the shadow of whatever it is that happened to estrange him from his family and that if he doesn't stay with his routine and his living in the moment, he could easily loose his found contentment. My guess would be that he is a recovering alcoholic as alcohol is a huge problem in Japan and destroys many lives. If he lets his routine slip, or forgets his gratitude he may go back to drinking and loose what he has worked hard to gain...but there is a grain of regret also in his character that he knows he has to live with. The final scene is a reminder of how far he has come but also that he could fall. A very fine balancing act.

  • @maximataramundi4756
    @maximataramundi4756 7 месяцев назад +11

    Thanks so much for your thoughtful thoughts. I think that he did make a lot of peace with his past by making huge decisions about how he wants to live. And his constant and consistent presence in others people life (niece and bar owner) tell me a lot about his feelings. The question that comes up to me is about life changes, and there is where I’m not sure about how he can embrace that. Also the well organized, clean and all in place Japan life, helps him to keep things the same way. Not sure if that could happen elsewhere. 😊

  • @ariwk7941
    @ariwk7941 6 месяцев назад +4

    Amazing review. I had to dig to find this video so I could see that there were people who could see the deeper meaning of this film. The mainstream media review articles really flopped in that regard. Subscribed!

  • @DirectorsSpotlight
    @DirectorsSpotlight 6 месяцев назад +9

    Amazing video, though I don't think that he is isolated or by any means hesitant in letting other people come into his life, I believe he has experienced almost everything and found what really matters, which is the moment that exists. As far as the scenes with his sister, niece suggests that he is open to spend time with them, but not at cost of changing his own way of life. And the bar scene you mentioned in the end actually depicts the way Hirayama thinks, remember in the end the ex husband of the bar owner says he is gonna die and he still doesn't know if a shadow gets darker, something like that and Hirayama explains with by doing that it doesn't matter. I feel film suggest through the character of Hirayama that it really your perspective that changes the world, it's not about being happy or sad but being in peace with oneself.
    Again that's just interpretation, btw great video ❤️🙌

  • @etherdog
    @etherdog 7 месяцев назад +10

    We watched it tonight and found it amazing. The final scene where he is driving and going through all of the emotions is ABSOLUTELY ICONIC! I was a little on the periphery of the Berlin film, Wings of Desire when I lived in Berlin, and I loved it, but Until the End of the World is my absolute favorite movie.

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  7 месяцев назад +1

      To be truth worthy I’m still pretty new to Wim Wenders’ movies but I’ve read a lot of people talking about those two movies so they are definitely on my watch list!

  • @Linusrox123
    @Linusrox123 9 дней назад

    I just felt that I was remembering a time when my life was as simple and routine as his, and how there was more time to appreciate these smaller things the way we experienced them as a chid, when we encountered the treasures of Earth with great attention. We forget, in our chase of ambitions, that each day will always be compared of both ponds and swamps.
    It's been helpful lately in my recovery from anxiety to remember that life is never just happy or sad, it's about surfing the highs and lows, and acceptance.

  • @monicachavez6609
    @monicachavez6609 2 месяца назад +4

    On a lighter note, the Japanese Public Restroom Project is really coming up with some very creative and beautiful public restroom designs.

  • @utopias4all468
    @utopias4all468 7 месяцев назад +5

    Thank you for this very insightful review that made me appreciate the film even more. The film touched my grieving heart especially because it echoed my late husband's practice of finding joy in simple things (the chop wood, carry water koan of Zen).

  • @margaretlevasseur6119
    @margaretlevasseur6119 2 месяца назад +2

    Hirayama is humble, compassionate, attentive. He gave money that he needed for his supper when he was asked to, to someone that did not deserve it. He is grateful for everything he has. To me, his face showed gratitude, joy and hope. We know he must have suffered terribly but he had let go and was filled with hope. You can't always reconcile past trauma but with gratitude comes healing and hope.

  • @agatakay8639
    @agatakay8639 23 дня назад

    this film shook my world... it's been three days since I watched it and I am still weeping each time the thought of it comes up.

  • @marcdevinci893
    @marcdevinci893 4 месяца назад +4

    As an aspiring filmmaker / writer myself, we learn that the art of storytelling has certain standards, universal rules, dare I say formulas where characters must clearly want something and struggle to get it. An inciting incident, a turning point, a point of no return, all is lost moment etc. Story beats that must be hit at key moments to keep the audience engaged.
    Auteur filmmakers ignore these rules. That's the beauty of art films, it challenges our notions of what cinema is. I try to watch such films regularly to counter the influence of Hollywood-Netflix. I must say very few leave a lasting impression on me.
    Perfect days did it for me. It's not a mindless ride of adrenaline rush, a shock film or artsy for the sake of being artsy and weird. It makes you pause and wonder about your own life and experience as a human. Despite not having a lot going on it is engaging because it does not give you all the answers of a fully executed story where all is laid out for you. It leaves you to fill in the gaps and no one is right or wrong in their interpretation.
    No matter what the director's intention was or the actors' interpretation in their performance. As the viewer, we give it the meaning we want and they are all valid. It creates an impetus for reflection and conversation with friends. That is true art for me.
    The closing scene forces us to put ourselves in Hirama's shoes and ponder what such a life would mean to us and by extension, reflect on our own personal life. How do we feel about our own life? Is it happiness, content, regrets, sadness etc. or perhaps a mix of everything?

  • @_iam.the.ak_
    @_iam.the.ak_ 5 месяцев назад +4

    Im feeling good. The song selection is so perfect actually matching with the moral of the story

  • @nicolasb.3809
    @nicolasb.3809 5 месяцев назад +2

    I have just finished viewing the movie few minutes ago.
    I do think (and feel!) that you make the point about the overall analysis & on the last scene. This gives me an extra layer of appreciation about that movie.
    Sometime we have to put aside our analytical mind, and just feel.
    Which is beautiful with that movie is that one can do feel it like we feel life, this is not something to be analyzed but to be felt.
    In this way, this is a complete success.
    Well said and wrapped up. Bravo !

  • @vincenzoracanelli-music6999
    @vincenzoracanelli-music6999 6 месяцев назад +5

    I believe Hirayama is completely fulfilled & at peace. Our lives should not be about trying to be happy. We all experience pain & suffering. It is unavoidable.
    We all have a choice to make in life. How many people walk around passing on their pain & suffering to others? Most of us! Hirayama does not do this. He eases the suffering of those around him. Look what he did for everyone who he has contact with throughout the movie! So obvious!
    He is not anti-social. He's quiet. He speaks when necessary, anything else is fluff. He's a great man. You can see Mama likes him and they have a connection. There's no evidence in the film to suggest their relationship will not go further.
    He is in the now. He is at One with The Way (universe/Tao). He is his own master.
    He lives a life of perfect days!

    • @HCforLife1
      @HCforLife1 5 месяцев назад +1

      I believe that goal of our life is exactly to be happy. He literally stuck in analogue era and withdrawn from human connections lacking a lot of real life experiences.
      I believe the last scene might be a symbol of him being conflicted. He might be aware of the experiences he is missing and the fact that he will in fact die alone.
      Yet he developed habits to find an inner peace. I know people like that. They are unhappy. Just buried a lot of emotions and experiences within.

  • @totostegemoe1214
    @totostegemoe1214 6 месяцев назад +8

    I was thinking the same, the movie shows a man who meditate the whole day. It seems to me he lives his lives with a big awareness

  • @Pipapisca
    @Pipapisca 6 месяцев назад +31

    As an introvert and routine person, I think a lot of extroverts try to force the "he was sad" because they don't get that people can actually enjoy solitude. Happiness and sadness can occur with or without company. And enjoying company doesn't always transfers to having to be in a relationship. You can enjoy sharing with people in other simple ways. Just because he cries at the end it doesn't mean he is miserable, I think. People with extrovert and social lived can be unhappy too, and for so many reasons. There are days when you feel nostalgic and reflect on life, but it doesn't makes it a bad life. Sometimes we just analyze our lives on metrics that don't work for all of us. He felt sad when his sister felt bad for him, but because to her standards it's not ok, yet her daughter is not happy living the luxurious life and enjoyed her time with his uncle. Trying to say happy vs sad is just seeing life in black or white, while he appreciated the greys, the light and shadow and saw beauty in it.

    • @jean-tatlock26
      @jean-tatlock26 3 месяца назад

      THANK YOU!! I'm looking for this kind of perspective from this movie

    • @mado.madeleine
      @mado.madeleine 2 месяца назад +2

      💯 agree!

    • @LaraCroft-ig9ei
      @LaraCroft-ig9ei 2 месяца назад

      wow such a beautiful interpretation and perception..."we analyze our lives on metrics that dont work for all of us"..:))

    • @chezsuzie
      @chezsuzie 2 месяца назад +4

      As an extreme introvert myself, I find that the only time I feel sad about how I live my life is when others question it and make me feel abnormal for it. I don’t think he was sad because he missed his family-I think he was sad because he couldn’t have a healthy relationship with them. It’s obvious that he wasn’t even living up to his sister’s expectations. He doesn’t like drama-which is hard to avoid in relationships with other people. This is why he likes his solitary job, doesn’t have any friends, is estranged from his own family, and lives alone. It’s not at all what we’re taught to aim for in life-in fact it’s exactly contrary to what society says we need to be happy, so it’s hard to believe that he is happy. I believe this is why he’s conflicted. The people he is surrounded with-literally everyone-makes him question his own happiness.

  • @aldomarquez3064
    @aldomarquez3064 5 месяцев назад +2

    This movie is probably the most overlooked best film of the year. I saw many great movies in 2023, but this one even though was the simplest of them all, was the one that impacted me the most and the one that I will watch again from time to time. I have watched it more than once and Everytime, I get more out of it and appreciate it even more. Those are the signs of a future all time classic.

  • @birotomodachi
    @birotomodachi 6 месяцев назад +2

    I really appreciated your considered interpretation of this beautiful film. You’ve raised some really good ideas for us to ponder. For me, the interesting thing that I’d like to add to this conversation are questions about his unexplained backstory/ subtext, that sits behind Hirayama’s present. For example, his sister mentions their father who is getting old /unwell and that Hirayama should see him, suggesting that their Dad won’t be so violent or angry now. Strangely this remind me a little bit of Steven Soderbergh 1989 film Sex, Lies, and Videotape - where the central protagonist is attempted to simplify his life, but then returns to his hometown. Maybe Hirayama is slowly working towards his own resolutions, hence the road and the sunset motif the mentioned.
    One other thing of note that I’d like to mention . There are numerous brief encounters with people throughout the film which they do not feel compelled to develop or resolve for us. It is enough to know how he responds to these moments..

  • @sunnymunda8688
    @sunnymunda8688 6 месяцев назад +2

    i just finished watching it for the very first time and my thoughts were exactly same as yours, very beautiful interpretation and breakdown. you deserve more viewers.

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much for the comment and the support! It’s great to hear that other people also had the same interpretation!

  • @stratoshd9043
    @stratoshd9043 5 месяцев назад +2

    you are right mate. I just watched the movie yesterday. In reality this is a very ver profund movie, only if you have been in his shoes you can understand what is going with him and his soul. He is contempt and trying to hang on in there, trying to find joy and happiness in his day to day. However, he is very very lonely, he ask himself about his decisions that have bring him to today, perhaps he has many regrets and guilts and the same time he wants to be happy. The movie is way more complex and the character is so profound.

  • @h2k6
    @h2k6 7 месяцев назад +6

    Very good review, compared to some other reviews, it feels like you really watched the film.

  • @deusakremosa
    @deusakremosa 6 месяцев назад +14

    My brother and I were discussing the film and about the lonely feeling that men deals with every day. Most people do not understand that Life runs because of a lot of man (of course women too, but I am focusing on the films inner messaging) that follows routine lives, those that keep it clean, keep it running, keep it going. 😢 It is a very beautiful film and definitely changes you, if you allow it ❤

  • @blabm1
    @blabm1 5 месяцев назад +3

    The final scene is in my view is just a depiction of life and how it influences us and leaves its marks in our souls. The true wisdom of Hirayama lies in embracing good and bad experiences equally witch acceptance and openness.

  • @sanghaviraj01
    @sanghaviraj01 3 дня назад

    The last scene is just a reflection of every one life,regardless of the path you take up in life, we all will experience sadness, joy,anxiety, and in the end gratitude

  • @JussaraAlmeida2912
    @JussaraAlmeida2912 7 месяцев назад +4

    Sensitive review. Very insightful. Congratulations! And thanks!

  • @maximilianweiss1002
    @maximilianweiss1002 6 месяцев назад +1

    A very thoughtful inspection of the ambuiguity of this beautiful film. I had a long discussion with my wife about exactly the question you bring forward and we watched your reflections with great interest.

  • @ecto1ghost
    @ecto1ghost 6 месяцев назад +2

    I loved this movie when I saw it in theaters earlier this year. Thank you for making this fantastic video solidifying things I was thinking about while watching the film. Keep up the great work!

  • @j1--
    @j1-- 7 месяцев назад +3

    The whole movie gets us into a deep scenario about the life of a simple man. It's the kind of movie that makes us think about it so many times after we watch it, and this is so beautiful. Everything in this movie is brilliant, fascinating, and magnificent, and you described it very accurately. Excellent review, and I liked it so much. Thanks for sharing your viewpoints with us. Keep up.

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your comment and the support! I think you are absolutely right, this movie definitely stayed with me and I keep coming back to many parts of it.

  • @ciervoptero
    @ciervoptero 6 месяцев назад +1

    I felt so understood by this review. Great take on the parts that conform of Hirayama. I still think that he experienced a very strong bulk of emotions at the end, neither cheerful nor sad.

  • @marnifylling
    @marnifylling 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you so much! I completely agree with your ideas about this movie, and have been surprised and a little disappointed by what I feel are too simplistic interpretations of it. I don’t have anything to add, I feel like you covered all the points that I’ve considered, the need for control coming from a place of pain being foremost- but not discussed as much. Thank you for your thoughtful review!❤️

  • @thefalsenumber9739
    @thefalsenumber9739 3 месяца назад +1

    I watched this yesterday with my kids … one of them
    mentioned the final scene. My view was that he is content, if not always happy, and that all of us carry around some sadness.

  • @monicachavez6609
    @monicachavez6609 2 месяца назад

    I like your tone of voice, as you do your review. Very soothing. Happiness is not a state of being. It's a collection of happy moments that are temporary, just like sadness. The secret is to make the most of them while they last.

  • @mattmackane
    @mattmackane 2 месяца назад +1

    The song playing during that last scene is Nina Simone's "Feeling Good." To "feel good" can be taken in a couple of ways. I think it means that Hirayama is in a place of profound allowing (surrender?) that naturally cultivates a depth of feeling. That is, to feel better (deeper), you need to feel (verb) better (adverb). This is shown by the large range of emotions that he feels during the film - emotions that he does not try to escape (an egoic strategy). Deep feeling is far more satisfying than mere happiness. To feel deeply one must get out of the way (i.e. be ecstatic - "stand outside of one's self). A perfect day is not necessarily a day filled by happiness, but a day deeply felt in all its expressions. I've spent a lot of time in Japan and the other thing I felt was that this character was SO Japanese! But the film also has overtones of Western Romanticism too, imho.

  • @samuelung2397
    @samuelung2397 4 месяца назад +1

    One particular scene that many audiences missed was the conversation between the protagonist and the ex-husband of the restaurant owner under the bridge. Upon learning his cancer diagnosis, the ex-husband wondered if "shadows become darker when overlapped" and that "many things remain a mystery" even at the end of his life, Hirayama instead invited him to a game of "shadow tag".
    I believe the filmmaker is trying to convey that horrible things happen to people without reasons, and this relates to the estrange relationships between Hirayama and his father/sister. Rather than trying to parse the meanings of life's many misfortunes and sadness, it may be better to take a light-hearted approach and enjoy the joy found within the seemingly mundane moments of our lives. That to me was a beautiful message.

  • @NatManzano
    @NatManzano Месяц назад

    Thank you for your video. You gave me the chance to reflect upon this with your thoughts in mind.
    This film resonates with me a lot. I too accepted a life that was seemingly smaller than the one I could have had and I have done every single thing I did because I wanted to. In a meaningful way that I do not need to show off. I also take pictures of things that other people often take for granted. I decided to speak less because being silence was better for me than the alternative: speaking and being misunderstood or unheard.
    The ending scene is a kaleidoscope of all of the emotions he feels at the same time. We are seeing the light coming through the leaves from within himself. It is a fleeting moment that will happen only in that second. Hopeful enough. Destroyed by the intensity of the beauty of things, holding the idea of others until it gives him joy and longing. He is Komorebi himself, you do not need all of the bright sun to be alive. You can cherish the light that comes through at any time.

  • @Easyenglish2025
    @Easyenglish2025 4 месяца назад

    अभी ये फिल्म देखी। फिर आखिरी सीन समझने के लिए यूट्यूब पर सर्च किया,तो आपका वीडियो दिखा।
    आप बहुत ही समझदार, बौद्धिक,संवेदनशील, सुंदर इंसान हैं। मुझे बहुत खुशी है कि इतनी देर तक आपकी बातों को सुनने का मौका मिला,जो आपने फिल्म के बारे में बताने के लिये की हैं।
    मैं भी अपना यूट्यूब चैनल खोलना चाहता हूं, मैने पूरे समय आप में अपने आप को ही देखा।
    From- India

  • @VeraTarmanMD
    @VeraTarmanMD 6 месяцев назад +1

    Great review. Thank you. I wondered at the last scene as well, it was that tears ? but you put the words to it. What I take out it, is Joy is a mix of sadness, it comes from sadness.

  • @ehrlichesmitteilenfrankfurt
    @ehrlichesmitteilenfrankfurt Месяц назад

    This was a great analysis. The ending left my a little confused what to make of it. Your insight helped to get a better understanding.

  • @neilcomley7854
    @neilcomley7854 6 месяцев назад +2

    A thought provoking review. Well done. One reflection about the scene with his sister. I'm not sure I exactly agree with the way you frame it as demonstrating how much he misses the sister 'even if he isn't ready to face the past and mend things between them'. The way I see it is that although he probably does 'miss' his sister in a sense, and deep down wishes that they could be deeply reconciled and reunited, he also recognises the reality that this is not always possible. Not everything can be fixed just because one wants it.The reason he hugs her 'desperately' in my opinion - in the hug I see a combination of feelings of love, regret and loss, pain and sadness, and possibly forgiveness. I notice that she is restrained in her response, though there is definitely some mutual feeling. Of course no interpretation of this can be definitively correct - we of course inevitably bring our own experiences to our interpretations, but we also cannot know what lies outside the story, only try only interpret behaviour within the context of the wider story. In this regard for me my interpretation of this scene is consistent with the flickering range of emotions on show in the last scene. To me they reflect the realisation that while there is beauty and moments of joy in life, but there is also inevitably also tragedy and loss. A perfect day and a perfect life needs to encompass both.

  • @codyjobe
    @codyjobe 4 месяца назад

    The film really resonated with me. I felt like his life was a mirror image to my life. I recently went through a separation that was devastating for me. I was headed down a completely destructive path but I had a intervening spiritual moment that brought me much peace and joy. My heart still ached and I lived a life of much solitude. (I was living in a country not my own, I had no friends and family outside of my wife's family and after the separation I hardly got to make contact with them)
    I was never a happy person in my life, ever. I had a lot of personal issues, but after the spiritual moment I felt excitement and joy and peace in many things I took granted for. Simply seeing the forest for the trees was a possibility. I worked a pretty dirty job at the time, and I gave it a lot of effort just like our main character. Coincidentally I was even visited by my niece who flew over seas just to spend time with me in my isolation. I'd like to say the happiness I received from God lasted but it did not. To me the final scene of this great film is like watching the joy be washed away from the struggling main characters face. That the peace you hold onto is only fleeting because when you're forced to face your past it just over comes you. I think our main character had a falling from grace, I think he chose his predicament due to some sort of loss. Perhaps he was established at one point like his sister was. I assume these things because of his sigh when we wakes every morning, and because his sister couldn't believe what he was doing for a living currently. I think facing his past in seeing his sister again stirred up memories and the reality he was avoiding. If just for a little while it broke him. I've experienced that moment many times until that joy I had just vanished altogether. That's how I interpreted the film, based on how similar it felt to my life. I imagine Hirayama may have been a doctor or something, maybe his wife passed away and he spiralled.

  • @Frédéric-p1f
    @Frédéric-p1f 6 дней назад

    Je suis tombé sur cette vidéo car je me posais la même question. J'ai trouvé votre vidéo remarquable avec beaucoup de sensibilité. Je n'ai pas de réponse plus pertinente à proposer. Félicitations

  • @hayleyparker4176
    @hayleyparker4176 2 месяца назад

    This is a refreshingly intelligent and insightful appraisal of a truly excellent film. Thank you.

  • @chezsuzie
    @chezsuzie 2 месяца назад +1

    The entire movie is about a man living his life exactly how he wants to. I believe the conflict he is feeling comes from the fact that others are not accepting of the way he has chosen to live. The fact that others think there’s something wrong with him/how he’s living is the source of all his unhappiness.

  • @chalaboy27
    @chalaboy27 Месяц назад

    The fact that Perfect Day, by Lou Reed, especially in the instrumental version that play in the credits, has a very melancholic melody and harmony (while the lyrics present positive images) is coherent with your interpretation.

  • @m25tp
    @m25tp 6 месяцев назад

    I liked this review. It was also very important to me the scenes where many things changes: The tree outside his window that appeared next to apparently new electric wires, the place that an old man asked if he remembered what it used to be and the woman from the restaurant asking once "why can´t things remain the same?" I felt that it was the first catalyst for all the emotions he passed through at the end of the movie. The second was the man with cancer, I think it remind him that he himself is going to die. I think that both things made him think about all the things that the creator of this video said related to his relationship with others.

  • @AdelaideBen1
    @AdelaideBen1 6 месяцев назад

    Loved the movie - and I loved your interpretation. Well done. I think the ending is one of the most challenging in recent cinema - because I do not think Hirayama knew himself what he was thinking, let alone feeling. For me, I tend to think of it more as him existing in the now, but struggling to find cohesion/security with a world that is paved with the past (which he seems to have rejected). It is more an existential collision between his comforting world-view (yes, he controls his own now), and those lives that intersect with it. I think he cries for loss; the loss of those moments to time; but laughs for the fact that those moments are forever replaced/reborn. It's such a moving final scene - and well deserving of all the accolades. And the movie itself was one of the most satisfying cinema experiences I've had in a long time.
    Edit - for me personally, I think there's a very strong vibe to a very old book (Hojoki - or the 10 foot square hut; or at least the later part of the book)... a tale of someone secluding themselves away to learn how to become part of the world through the moment. The author Chomei also came from a family of privilege; which he rejected to become a hermit.

  • @thismatters7498
    @thismatters7498 5 месяцев назад

    Very insightful review of a perfect film. Hirayama's contentment is so striking, but you're absolutely right that he sees that he is missing something.

  • @derekchin6242
    @derekchin6242 7 месяцев назад +1

    What a wonderful video essay of this incredible film! Thank you!

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you, it means a lot that you liked it!

  • @irinakuzmina9387
    @irinakuzmina9387 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this review! At first, this final scene has punched me hard - I felt that maybe everything before it was a lie, and he is not content at all? But now I agree that there is more to it, and even though his life has its dark deeps, it doesn’t mean his enjoyment of the moment is fake or doesn’t help him find some sorts of contentment. It still was pretty hard though, since I’ve expected a very light movie everyone has been talking about :DD

  • @ekaterinadudina6293
    @ekaterinadudina6293 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for such a profound insight ♥

  • @ScottDavidMoeOTS
    @ScottDavidMoeOTS 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video.♥ I had the same feeling at the end of the video that while Hirayama is lovely, his solitude leads to isolation from significant relationships in his life. While that is his choice, I finished the film with a bit of sadness at his state. I agree that we are seeing Hirayama along his journey of healing, maybe not at its final conclusion.

  • @paoworkfromhome
    @paoworkfromhome 2 месяца назад +2

    He always look at the trees because he reflects himself on that metaphor. While the other scenario is when he looks at the tower building while cannot look properly because he will only realize he could have done better (the tree represents comfort zone and the tower building represents his regrets). This is only my opinion.

  • @molacool
    @molacool 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very smart review. Intelligent observations. Great job !

  • @mamumonkan
    @mamumonkan 2 месяца назад

    our tears acknowledge all that is missing in that moment

  • @elancrew9894
    @elancrew9894 2 месяца назад

    Your review was very insightful. Thank you.

  • @awesomeblossom89
    @awesomeblossom89 6 месяцев назад +1

    I think he is happy because he doesn't take things for granted and appreciates art and beauty, like good books, good music, a beautiful sunny day, or komorebi. He is just living in the present moment. And when you live in the "now", you don't need to worry about the past or future.

  • @hbf2102
    @hbf2102 4 месяца назад

    I think you nailed it: the movie isn't suggesting this dude has cracked the code or something, that we should all be striving for lives of ordered simplicity, but that every life -- and all the perfect days it may or may not hold -- offers happiness, sadness, laughter, anger, a veritable 'Inside Out' of emotion that comes at some kind of cost no matter our outlook or station. What a rich, nowhere-near-as-simple as it appears movie.

  • @SpaceHeggo
    @SpaceHeggo 2 месяца назад +2

    I don’t think this movie is about happiness, I think it’s about content. He is trying to be content in the last scene, it’s hard to do sometimes even for Hirayama who we would think this comes easily to. We will all have regret and anxieties, but we can still try to accept them and look at the sunrise.

  • @danitropolis
    @danitropolis 7 месяцев назад +1

    Loved your review! For me the end made me think about loneliness and the changes in life.

  • @squall6789
    @squall6789 6 месяцев назад +1

    He's only as sad as any of the other characters in the film, or many of us in real life, but he leaves plenty of room for happiness too, more than most.

  • @ganeshthakur4580
    @ganeshthakur4580 Месяц назад

    A night before the last scene he had a conversation with a man who’s going to die, the shadow tag play was kind of a metaphor that life is the way we see it.
    The last scene however seemed to me as if he is finally healed by his tough past and also the song “i’m feeling good” reassures that director is pointing at his new life.
    IDK, maybe it’s much deeper. But that’s how art is, subjective. And that’s what I liked about this film. The audience gets to choose what they want to take away.

  • @adobeone6138
    @adobeone6138 Месяц назад

    Thank you for that brilliant analysis.

  • @samlab3
    @samlab3 6 месяцев назад +2

    Hirayama seemed happy in the first half, but I think his present life is like a shadow. He does not believe that shadows are good, yet he believes that a life in the shade has meaning.
    Therefore, he insisted, "If you put shadows on top of shadows, the shadows should be even darker." If the shadows were not to change, it would mean that shadows have no value.
    He may believe that light and KOMOREBI can exist because of shadows.
    Both "Perfect Day" and "Feeling Good" are dark in tone, contrary to the lyrics. I found myself wanting to believe the line "You're going to reap just what you sow." But will that wish come true?
    from Japanese

    • @HCforLife1
      @HCforLife1 5 месяцев назад

      My exact feelings. I think he is unhappy deep inside. It seems like he removed himself from society and just trying to go by. In my opinion he is like many many people who were too afraid to risk in life, and are stuck. He lives in the analogue era. It is a proof that he withdrawed from society about three decades ago. He needs to have a daily habits, and focus on today as there is no future nor the past for him. He probably lost his hope to create any meaningful connections. Sad movie to me. Very sad. I am approaching 40. Been left by my ex-fiancee. I am scared of loneliness and this is really dark scenario to me.

  • @len2651
    @len2651 7 месяцев назад

    great review, I was curious about what other people think the final scene was trying to convey

  • @theroamingsavage8813
    @theroamingsavage8813 6 месяцев назад

    Great analysis.. I absolutely loved this movie. It actually speaks to a part of a lot of ppls lives when once the pomp and show of one's youth passes and things get a bit more serious and morose if one allows it.

  • @MrGAMERSVID
    @MrGAMERSVID Месяц назад

    What a wonderful explanation, thank you

  • @ricserranosf
    @ricserranosf 6 месяцев назад +2

    I think you're making too much of the past having an influence on that last scene. I teared up when I was watching the expressions on his face, because those expressions encapsulated the emotional range of finding contentment with the beautiful mystery of your human existence - the ups and downs, the exquisite and the banal, the discipline and the freedom, the beauty in the most mundane.... and then there is always the light through the trees.

  • @thechatbox18
    @thechatbox18 6 месяцев назад

    And talking about the last scene. I felt it was perfecttly performed, that blended tapestry of emotions, expectation, acceptance, skipping the closure and transforming it to a flow.....

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much for your comment and insights! Especially that final part of “skipping the closure and transforming it to a flow” I feel describes perfectly the final scene and is just a beautiful notion!

  • @jaybain4337
    @jaybain4337 7 месяцев назад +5

    You should check out "Tokyo Sonata" a similar film by another director. Similar simple life, basic level work topic.

    • @Nokitoki_reviews
      @Nokitoki_reviews  7 месяцев назад +1

      Just saw the trailer and I can definitely see the similarities. Thank you for the recommendation!

  • @SIERRATREES
    @SIERRATREES Месяц назад

    Some people find comfort in being alone with only a few social contacts here and there; for them, this is their natural equilibrium . While the optics of that mightn't gel with what many consider normal, this is the way it is. I know this, become I am one, and can relate to this film. I often question it, and am unable to answer for the way I am ; its just the way it is.

  • @blade1535
    @blade1535 4 месяца назад

    I think the final scene is all his emotions of life at once and how we as humans can’t only always feel happy. All our emotions are connected in being human in this world and our interactions in life.
    But we need to feel them all and be accepting.

  • @franug
    @franug 4 месяца назад

    Just saw it (on a plane, of all places) and loved it so much. I agree the final scene shows what happens when he lost control of his carefully constructed routine, but I think him opening to his niece (promising to see the ocean with her) and the fact that the ex-husband was dying but also was kind to him, shows us hope for his future. What intrigued me all along was his obvious sympathy for kids: that little crying boy, him always going near a playground and being happy listening to children play, and also his sympathy for the boy with Down's Syndrome. I think it showed that he is a kind man, but also maybe he longed to have kids...maybe he did and lost him or her (which maybe would explain his breakage with his past), or just never had one but wanted to.

  • @Sixtoruizolivares
    @Sixtoruizolivares 3 месяца назад

    I've loved your analisis, thank you.

  • @WanderinJack
    @WanderinJack 7 месяцев назад +4

    I keep thinking about the scene under the bridge with the restaurant owner's x husband as both brilliant and pivotal to the movie. I've not heard anyone discuss this scene and the whole shadow tag thing. Still pondering it. Your thoughts"

  • @hellrider234
    @hellrider234 4 месяца назад

    Loved the movie, the final scene is such a wholesome- its was much needed, and the final song Wow.
    Loved your review! ❤

  • @some.random.dude.
    @some.random.dude. Месяц назад

    good review. Thanks for sharing your thought

  • @CrueLoaf
    @CrueLoaf 3 месяца назад

    I watched this last night and it’s still in my mind. I thought the final scene was extremely well acted. On a par with Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday as he is driven away to his death.
    I feel when you have joy, it is balanced with a feeling of sadness. I cry harder when my life is fantastic.

  • @omkardalvi5655
    @omkardalvi5655 4 месяца назад +1

    I think he has started his own journey of healing from his past traumas and started fulfilling his life by escaping from comfort zone..