{"id":2422,"date":"2009-07-03T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T01:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/?p=2422"},"modified":"2009-07-02T08:59:41","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T15:59:41","slug":"tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2009\/07\/tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"tokyo!<\/a> I watched Tokyo!<\/a> a couple days ago and figured I’d type my thoughts before they get too far away from me. The movie is actually three movies in one. Each is a bit over 30 minutes. Had any of the three been full length I’m quite certain I would have hated the result. As it is, each has some redeeming portions. Let’s look at them individually.<\/p>\n

The first film is called “Interior Design” and is written and directed by Michel Gondry. I love the atmosphere in this one. As someone about to move from a 2,400 square foot home into a 700 square foot apartment in Tokyo with my wife and two kids, I can “feel” this movie more than many I suppose. The end is a little weird and doesn’t really make much sense to me. This movie, and the last one, seemed very Japanese to me. If I didn’t know it wasn’t a Japanese writer and director I certainly would have guessed Japanese authorship. Overall, I give it a 7 out of 10.<\/p>\n

The second movie is by Leos Carax\tand is called “Merde.” The opening scene and newscaster scenes are outstanding. I laughed a lot when the old Japanese lady described the sewer monster. Beyond those scenes, however, there is nothing I find decent in this segment. I would give it a 1 or 2 out of 10, but because of those few moments that were really well done I award Merde a 5 out of 10.<\/p>\n

The final picture was my favorite. “Shaking Tokyo” by Joon-ho Bong is excellent from start to finish. If you haven’t lived in Japan for a period of time then maybe you won’t get it, but I really felt this one. Seeing Japan’s streets totally empty and the main character’s house totally unkempt on the exterior was lots of fun too. 9.5 out of 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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