tokyo sonata
Saturday, October 10, 2009 (3:46 PM)
i haven't seen any movies for a while now, much less one from the picturehouse. i'm not so much a movies person but when a good movie and good company comes my way, i'll definitely catch it.
tokyo sonata is one rare jewel that runs for 122 mins yet feels like a 60 min show. not many good shows make time fly like that. i recall times in the theatres when i constantly check the time and wonder, "how come only 45 min passed... sheesh. another 45 min to go."
or something to that extent.
i loved the realness of sonata. as my companion said, it reflects the highly patriarchal japanese society incredibly well. the oddity of the family is way out of the ordinary - at least out of what is typically depicted in shows. but it felt real.
how many shows have you watched and whether or not you predicted the plot correctly, it just felt like another show? yes, i haven't watched a lot of shows but no matter how much i enjoyed the few favourites of mine, i always walk away feeling having watched just "another great movie."
sonata was an art. and i left the theatre feeling i just observed the life of a japanese family. the realness of the satirical humour played out so well, at times, i knew not if it was appropriate to laugh. it felt as if i had to be sensitive to the characters in the show and so i contained my laughter to a smile or a giggle.
the almost packed theatre surprised me. the night before, only 1 seat was booked. thankfully the companion booked it online that same night before. all-in-all, definitely a worthy show. i'm glad they ran it for over a month from 17th sept since i wasn't around to catch it then.