Departures (Okuribito)

Literally, it is a profession of 'encoffiner', the person who send off the dead people to the last journey of live- it is another 'departure' by narration of this movie. This movie is superb- excellently indicating that death can be tranquil; death can be reminiscent of elders and people who being loved; death can be a tradition that how people think of subtle gap between life and death; death can be a kiss with regrets；death can be a forgiveness.

It is about an untalented cellist became Okuribito. After the dismission of orchestra, he found a job which regarded as dirty and tainted job by the society. Touching a corpse is an embarrassment. At first, the job was described by the boss vaguely. But it could be seen as that this job could be undescribable-it has to be felt with intuition as well as experiences. I found that this job is respectable with depiction of that the main character felt proud of his job even though his wife and friend couldnt accept the nature of this job. The movie has a nice-flow. By the professsion performance of sending the death, it seemed very accurate and attentive. Through it audiences can be able to feel the meanings of death indeed.

Death served s a significant process of human life, is an transcending of life's pains. The pace of this movie was directed very fairly. Sometimes there is a humorous joke but you couldnt laugh. Death can be very peaceful. I was moved though i'm not a person who adherent to traditional rituals（although I feel very aggresive to chinese funeral practices-messy). In shory for this movie, I have a question-why don't watch it now?

By the way, initial contacting with this movie is through the soundtracks. Joe Hisaishi is a great musician that l love starting from studio Ghibli movies(if you don't know, just check and watch it, it need no any explanation). One of these tracks is called Ave Maria-literally mother'love. It is touching and thinkable music( you can get it from me). New road, another track is not my sms ringtone. Anyway, you should listen to it. a piece of movies

Some Anthropological Assumptions

There is somewhat like metaphysics that even experts have to prove there is an existence for metaphysics. Anthropology, in other way, propels people to believe that there might be some benefits of learning. Comparing with philosophy, I’ve never thought of what good is of learning philosophy because it is so intriguing to learn it. Instead anthropology is making me to think despite it is for a while- what’s good of learning it? Having studied primatology, one aspect of anthropology, I’ve realized that there is some assumptions underlying ourselves that we used to believe, trust on and make faith of.

1. Driven by our curiosity, we do unmindfully believe learning anthropology would be advantageous to our thinking process or awareness.
2. Unlike history dealing with modern history and cultures, anthropology in some aspects is researching into primates’ fossils and animals such as apes and monkeys, bearing a likeness to humans so that humans could learn of their origins and habitats.
3. There could be similarities between humans and apes whereas humans’ cultures are so distinct with apes’ living styles.

There assumptions are as alike as David Hume’s matter of facts that we could only choose to believe. If we are not content, and trying to figure out why we are spontaneously inclined to so-called ‘anthropological assumptions’, we might end up like me confining into a space that unable to step further more. And deny lot of things. a short piece of thoughts

The Notebook- It's not that brilliant

This 2004-released film isn't as much brilliant as I expect. The story start at an old man reading a notebook to an amnesia patient in a nursing house. At a summer, Noah fall in love with a girl who came traveling to his town. They have much fun because their relationship's so perfect that they're not separable. Allie's parent however did not support their relationship due to make reasonable of Allie's prosperous family background. It's quite usual under the movie settings or cultural process that lower-class is quite hard to approach high-classes. It's not important. Their love like never perished though Allie engaged to someone. After all Allie came back to his side again.

Okay, i have no much words to describe this simple movie-it's not a praise. Comparing to some similar movies to link up the past stories through a person's reading or telling such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or Atonement, this movie is too simple to be an outstanding film. Perhaps it's a classic e but it could only be at that time.

I love Titanic more. There's luxuriously gigantic ship going to sink together with several pianists was willing to play pieces to comfort, the fireworks and chilly ices make you feel pathetic to the characters...I think I watched too much romantic movies-should stop for a period. a piece of movies

About the Letter I've received

Apart from the relationship with her, the letter seems so special to me during these normal days. I must admit that this letter, far from Taiwan with a yellow envelope can bring exciting impacts. Nowadays numerous communication media are perhaps disapprovingly influencing our life and thus we forget what we should cherish. Convenience is alike in a sense to elimination of enthusiasm.

Okay I'm not gotta debate or trying to elaborate my points on the influences of mass media.

This letter's about future life if I'm really needed to summary these three letters (There are three letters written at different time but sent at once). I could imagine that she is leading a less-desired life now. So it's nothing more than planning to other countries, either studying or traveling in this letter. I'm planning as well. My Taiwan trip and US University life. We couldn't stop thinking and rethinking what our life gonna be. It's like that we will have different views to our life as we keep learning of new things. It isn't said that we couldn't be satisfied but we're changing all the time. This should be encouraged. Nonetheless we still stick together to a frame that our relationship's being retained so well though we have new minds. Couldn't I feel glad to that?

Ya, we will soon have a totally distinct lifestyle comparing with how we're living now. Hope we could seek what could truly gratify us in the future. a fragment of continuing life

Revolutionary Road: Valentine's day is coming

I don't know at first why Verycd.com has put Revolutionary Road as a must-watch movie on Valentine's day. After having watched, i realize this movie will memorably appeal to any lovers if they spend two hours of that day to watch it.

I don't agree that this plot of this movie remains old-fashioned to express a family matter after all. Instead, it could be impressed by the dialogue, facial expression of a young couple- Frank Wheeler (Leornado) and April Wheeler (Kate). First scene in the beginning of this movie describes April's dismal of the lousy character she played for, and they quarrel (actually Frank trigger this quarrel but obviously he's trying to care about her by solving problems). On the second scene, this couple's trying to escape from hopeless emptieness but they've failed because of having a new child. Last Scene is about Scrambled Egg.

Leornado is a great actor who I can grasp lot of emotional feelings through his face and actions. I will ask why he wasn't nominated in Oscar Award? Michael Shannon played a nice supporting actor to illustrate the circumstance that having a new child doesn't matter moving to Paris-to have a new lifestyle. I'm wondering what Frank really want- a new promoted job or Paris life? After several quarrels as April's wandering in the jungle or keep smoking against the tree, it could easily be led into the pathenic situation that their love seems fading. The day after everything's unlikely restored to normal. However the little metaphor traced a tragedy-maybe like Shannon said ' I'm glad not gonna be the child';the child is the non-existed victim. I believed April still love him. She has just accidentally done wrong.

Perhaps Valentine's day should be spent on romantic candle-light dinner or immersed yourself in a completely enjoyable love-dating. In fact, Verycd.com put this movie as Valentine's day movies might indicate that something must be treasured by any couples. I've not been any relationship yet but I know love isn't just what about satisfication to a man's desires.

This movie is the best movie I've watched so far in 2009. Below are some movies i watched recently which worth to be watched (indicating my favourite list):

1. Barcelona at midnight
2. The reader
   
3. Seven Pounds
   
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button a piece of movies
   
   

A Welcome Sheet

Wouldn't say welcome
unless you take your time to read my words

Wouldn't say welcome
unless you take your time to think about my words and who really I'm

Wouldn't say welcome
unless a preoccupation happens to you for a moment or just a few seconds

Touchily impressed by your sincerity. Even I don't know who you're.