In this blog post, we will look back at the meaning of growth and separation through the movie Toy Story 3 and consider whether the end is really the end. When I was young, I went to the movie theater with my mother and uncle. I was very excited because I didn’t usually go to the movie theater, and I was curious about what movie we would watch. I was excited to see the movie and...
Movie Review – Why Did Billy Elliot Choose Ballet?
In this blog post, we will explore the question, “Why did Billy Elliot dance?” to discuss the dreams, growth, and the barriers of the times of a boy. In 1984, a boy named Billy Elliot lives in a coal mining town in the county of Durham, England, with his miner father, older brother Tony, and grandmother who has dementia. The miners in the town’s coal mine are currently on strike, and...
How did Farhan keep his dream alive under social pressure in the movie Three Idiots?
In this blog post, we will look at how Farhan in the movie Three Idiots kept his dream alive despite social pressure. The social definition of “social identity” refers to what kind of society the group to which one belongs is making, and it indicates how religion, race, class, and occupation are structured. Social identity is an important factor that determines how an individual perceives...
Don’t you sometimes need Forrest Gump in your life?
In this blog post, we will look back at the value of attitude and diligence in life through the movie Forrest Gump. The movie Forrest Gump begins with a monologue from a man. This man is the main character of the movie, and his name is Forrest Gump. As he recalls his life, we learn how extraordinary it has been for this seemingly ordinary man living in a small town. Forrest Gump may seem...
Movie Review – Bowling for Columbine (Armed Freedom, Unsettling Everyday Life)
In this blog post, I take a deep dive into the gun issue and the unsettling everyday life of American society through Bowling for Columbine. I don’t live in the United States, and I don’t plan on ever living there. But sometimes I imagine myself living in America. The reason I stop myself from doing so is because I’m afraid of guns. I’ve never seen a gun other than...
Movie Review – Whiplash (Is the best talent really only born out of extreme pain?)
In this blog post, we’ll be discussing the movie Whiplash and whether or not extreme training and pain can create true talent. The movie Whiplash was written and directed by Damien Chazelle and has been on everyone’s lips. I love going to the movies, but I’ve never been a big fan of the music movie genre, so when I saw the poster featuring the main character, Andrew...
Movie Review – Coco Before Chanel (Why did Chanel choose fashion over love?)
In this blog post, I’m going to take a look at the French movie Coco Before Chanel, which explores why Chanel chose fashion over love, as well as her life and design philosophy. Although the movie Coco Before Chanel was not a box office success, I couldn’t pass it up because Coco Chanel was a fashion designer that I have always deeply admired, and the fact that it was about her...
Movie Review – The Matrix (Do You Have the Courage to Take the Red Pill?)
In this blog post, we will consider the choice between virtuality and reality, truth and comfort through the movie The Matrix. The world view of the movie “The Matrix” is very interesting. The movie imagines what would happen if artificial intelligence (AI) that calculates creatively instead of a computer program that only calculates what is fed to it, and the point at which a machine...
Why is the love in the movie “Oasis” so painfully beautiful?
In this blog post, we will look at how the love in the movie “Oasis” transcends separation and communication, reality and fantasy, and becomes beautiful. Introduction Director Lee Chang-dong’s film “Oasis” is about the love story of a man with three prior convictions for attempted rape and a person with severe cerebral palsy. In the room of Han Gong-ju, a disabled person who is one...
What does the fire in the movie “Burning” reveal?
In this blog post, we will look at how the symbolism of fire and the uncertainty of existence in the movie “Burning” reveal the inner world of the characters. What the movie title “Burning” suggests In the movie, “Burning” first represents two actions of the characters on the surface. First, it refers to the act of Ben, a wealthy man with no job, burning a useless greenhouse as a hobby...