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Fait d'hiver
(2001)

Interesting!
It's a well-made short film although there are some blemish points in it. For example, why can't the driver recognize his daughter's voice at first?

Anyway, we can laugh in the end because it is fiction, but it's really severe as you can see from the bad weather in it. Nobody can think we can kill someone with a wrong call unwillingly. We can also say that the couple who has an affair with each other has it coming to them like a kind of curse, changing the viewpoint.

I'm so curious about what the driver does after noticing the wrong call. If I were him, I would lose my temper and cause a car accident as a result, like a chain of death.

J'attendrai le suivant...
(2002)

Unpleasant
My first impression on this short film is that it might cost too much for the 5-minute short film because the subway must be chartered by it. And I can't expect what's going on during a man's speaking alone. However, it's very thought-provoking because a man deceives a lady's feeling as a result. He obviously overdoes it. This is the joke which nobody can laugh. We can also say that this is no longer a joke. It's very good as a short movie, though... Some people will feel unpleasant after watching it, so I don't want to recommend this film honestly.

Why does the filmmaker make it? I really can't understand what his purpose is.

Knick Knack
(1989)

How cute a snowman is!
This short animation film is simply fun with the monotonous background music. A snowman in a snow globe try to get out of the globe in some ways. It's especially interesting for me that he hits his nose with a hammer.

I've thought this is like "Toy Story". And then I can understand why I thought that because the director is the same as "Toy Story".

I have such a snow globe, and I imagine there is a snowman who wants to get out in my snow globe. If so, I feel a bit sad although I don't feel sorry for the snowman in this film. He should and have to be there as you can see from the ending of it.

Paperman
(2012)

Romantic! This is Disney.
This short film is a wonderful romantic story through a piece of paper with a woman's kiss mark. The animation is basically a monochrome film especially the red kiss mark. The piano music as background music is so nice, too. The last scene that a bunch of paper airplanes dance with the music around main characters is so Disney. It describes the whole fantasy world of Disney. I love it, and I was really excited when I watched the scene.

Although it's a kind of unrealistic fateful love story, it definitely makes us happy. And everyone will want to experience such a nice encounter someday after watching it.

The Crush
(2010)

A brave story.
This short film looks like a pure love story of an adorable boy at first glance. However, a kid is much smarter and braver than adults expect. You may think the boy is sometimes strange and weird, but it tells us not to look down on a kid. Actually, the boy makes a man a dickhead and defeats him. The boy's love to his teacher turns out to be true.

I guess the title of this short film, "The Crush" has double meanings. She's his 'crush', and he 'crushes' her fiancé or the relationship between her and him as the title, "The Crush".

Lifted
(2006)

Laugh, laugh, laugh.
Two characters in this short film look gross like monsters, but it's very funny because they seem to treat a sleeping boy as a pawn in the game. Although it's an only 5-minute film, it's enough for us to enjoy this work.

I don't understand what the purpose of making it is actually, and I guess it's just for fun as killing time. So, I'd like you to watch it during lunch time, before sleeping, when you feel sad, or when you want to have fun and laugh a lot.

If I can use the machine in it, I want to enjoy using it carefully although I'm supposed to make the boy die instead.

It Follows
(2014)

ridiculous but good
This movie seems serious and also contains silly contents, but a chain of fear makes it enjoyable. It's common for horror movies to have endless issues or not to have any solutions to end it. This movie is like this, too.

Some grotesque scenes and the last scene in the water cause us much more scares. I especially like the unique camera work which also makes us feel terrified. Although it has some ridiculous settings or some blemish points in it, the unrealistic story and the ghost walking slowly make us creep all over.

I don't recommend anyone who is square to watch it because it emphasizes something sexual, so you'll never be able to enjoy it unless you can laugh sexual things off as a joke. I really want to watch it again with my funny friends.

The Shining
(1980)

So exciting!
Do you know this title, "The Shining" means in this movie? It's a kind of supernatural power like telepathy.

This story describes the fear in the isolated hotel in winter. It tells us how awful the enclosed space is despite the size of the space. I'm also about to lose my mind during such a horrible movie. It's usual and rather typical for horror movies that a kid has a special power, but that's especially why we can enjoy the thrilling stimulation. Also, the camera following the characters' back and the ear-piercing sounds scare us more.

The keyword in it is "REDRUM". When you get it, you may not be able to stop shivering with fear. In conclusion, nobody should accept the post of such a strange hotel's owner. Don't think you'll at least be all right.

(500) Days of Summer
(2009)

What's happiness, love, or destiny?
I hadn't been able to understand this title, "500 Days of Summer", before watching this movie because I'd never thought "Summer" doesn't mean the season but a person's name… This movie is about a man's growth through a woman whose name is Summer. I don't like her, though, because she looks like she trifles with his feelings.

I sometimes feel irritated and confused that the days skip rapidly in 500 days and their relationship changes significantly, but I also think that's a fresh and nice idea. It says it's not a love story, but it is. If we don't say it's a love story, what should be called a love story? It makes us think about what happiness is, what love is, or what destiny is.

Also, I'm really surprised at the ending. It got me! What's the next of Summer…?

Three Days in Kamakura
(2012)

family, married couple, neighbor
The stage of this short film is Kamakura. I really like Kamakura's landscape, especially the sea, though the weather is sometimes not good in the film. The story is sorrowful but it's a good chance for us to rethink about what family is, how married couple should be, and the importance of keeping a good relationship with neighbors.

Moreover, I'm proud of that it shows us there are now more and more people from other countries and more and more schools for their kids in Japan. It's not only in the film. Of course it's not only in Kamakura. That's real in whole Japan. I hope many foreign people will watch it and want to come to Japan.

Fish Out of Water
(2005)

enjoyable
This short film is interesting, sometimes irritating, and refreshing in the end. I'm attracted by each character's strong personality and emotion though they don't speak at all.

A man has his daily routine, and it's suddenly ruined in a funny way. It rarely happens to us like this film, but it can happen that our daily life becomes worse gradually. It seems repetitive, but isn't boring because something unrealistic happens there.

I like the landscape and the peaceful sound as a background music. Especially, I really like this ending, but I don't want to have such a terrible experience.

The Artist
(2011)

A nice silent movie
This is a silent movie, so basically background music to an orchestra accompaniment seems to tell the story. Only gesture and sounds can give us a powerful impression.

This movie shows an old tradition vs. a new thing, like an old star vs. a new star. It tells us this is life. Sometimes something like that a woman who a popular actor advised to be a good actress becomes more than him ironically happens in our daily life.

I'm blown away by the changes of the relationship between the old and the new. A dog's performance is amazing, too!

Moreover, I learn two things. Firstly, everyone, even the stars, experiences frustration or discouragement. The second one is that it's not good for us to get big-headed.

The Losers
(2010)

Action but comedy
What does "The Losers" mean? I've expected that it means the people who loses a kind of games or something. It's partly true, but I guess losers include double meanings.

Actually I don't like such an uninteresting action or battle movie because everyone kills people in a battle and becomes a bad guy, but I'm excited at watching this movie. I don't know why. Sometimes there are some miserable scenes, though. It's sometimes serious, however, it sometimes contains jokes like a comedy movie. And the rock music as a background music is so cool. I think that's why I can watch it with laughing until the end. If not so, I really hate and stop watching it.

Also, we can think about what friendship is and the importance of trusting our fellows.

Precious
(2009)

Very very strong
This movie is the strongest and most serious movie I've ever watched. A young woman, a main character, has so many problems that I can't help covering my eyes with my hands.

After watching it, we have to think about these problems like home problem or individual problem, race, skin color, and so on. There are actually a lot of people like her in the world. They're supposed to suffer, but they also must know there are some people supporting them around them.

Not only them. Everyone in the world has to realize that we are living with each other's support. And a child can't choose his/her parents. I deeply think over that.

Nóz w wodzie
(1962)

Bravo!
This is my first time to watch a Polish film. I remember the background music of vintage jazz in it is comfortable, especially the sound of saxophone is nice.

This story seems a relaxed sailing trip of a middle-aged couple and a young man at first glance, but we can enjoy each relationship. It's sometimes peace, and sometimes like comedy. I couldn't stop laughing for a while because the funny scene appears so unexpected.

After watching it, we can find the good points of a sailing trip, and we'll imagine Poland as such a nice place. It's very hard to understand what's going on because of turn of events at the end of the story, but it's wonderful.

La La Land
(2016)

This is LA.
I really like LA which is the stage of this movie, but I'm not satisfied with the way to end the story, actually. However, we can also say that it's a typical love story through musical. To put it simply, it also shows us our real issues of what we have to think about what our important and valuable thing is. I think this is the most difficult issue which everyone faces.

The jazz music in it is especially comfortable to listen to. It makes me play the saxophone or the piano again since I was a junior high school student.

Also, it's private, but I'd been in LA for a year until last summer, and I like Los Angeles very much as I mentioned above. So, I really feel nostalgic Griffith Observatory and even the traffic in this movie. I guess anyone who watches it will want to go to LA. It's a very nice city.

Kokuhaku
(2010)

Dark, serious
Each part of the confessions, most of which can be said selfish, makes this story. I'll tell you beforehand, but it continues in a matter-of-fact way, and never becomes bright. It's all serious.

And it includes some social problems like the issue of bullying at school or home problems. I recommend that anyone who wants to become a teacher should watch it once because it makes us think about what education is. It shows the tragic fight between an adult and a youth, but we can't find any differences of large and small.

You will definitely be attracted by the performance of the heroine, Takako Matsu, who is one of the most famous Japanese actresses. If you are Japanese students, please watch it. Maybe you'll think that your worry is too small compared with it and that bullying is ridiculous. I hope it'll be used as moral education at school.

Psycho
(1960)

One of the greatest horror movies
This movie is the long version of the Japanese television series, "Tales of the Unusual". Psycho is a very complicated story, and I also can say that it's too good.

I really haven't understood who the psychopath or a lead character is as the story continues because some characters on it are extraordinary. The strangely real story makes us feel all the more scared although it's supposed to be fiction.

Furthermore, the weird sound of the violin can set off restlessness and fear among us. The sound is actually used by some horror games as far as I know.

Also, you'll be reluctant to take a shower alone for a few days after watching it….

Father and Daughter
(2000)

A heart-warming story
This short movie shows a kind of fragile, sorrowful and heart-warming relationship between a father and his daughter.

Although it seems simple repetitive motions with the daughter's bicycle at first glance, the changes of her bicycle, the nostalgic background music and the monochromatic depictions give this film richer taste.

Also, the seasons which change many times and quite a number of years she's been solitary make our heart ache for her suffering.

At the end of the story, we can feel enormous grief as much as the daughter did. What is Family? We will think about that after watching this film. However, that's how it is with life.

The Mass of Men
(2012)

cruel
This story is so dark and cruel that you will want to turn away from it. Including the beginning of this short movie, it has a rich content.

It also reflects the social issue such as the unemployed people or the poor, and describes one part of their daily lives. What it attracts us is that something suddenly breaks their routine, but that's something realistic.

You may feel the time's stopped at the horrible scene. Furthermore, the choice of the weapon is too terrible, so anyone who watches it will get shocked strongly.

I really like such a kind of grotesque scene, but even I feel it too much painful. If you want such a strong stimulation, I recommend you should watch it once.

Section 44
(2008)

Funny or serious?
This short film is very funny but sometimes serious. I think everyone wants to repeat this film because you can find some things you want to poke at in it if you watch it once.

Because of not only the title but also the dark scene like a real crime movie. No one might not be able to expect the ending.

What we can learn from it is anyone who is forced into a corner tend to lose his/her temper and do something to lose his/her credit against his/her will. That's why I wonder if we can laugh innocently at the ending.

Anyway, you can't watch it without repeating and it brings you some fun and a little shock even though you know it's fiction.

Head Over Heels
(2012)

Amazing!
This story is amazing. Not only its plot or scenario but also the depictions are fantastic even though my eyes are sometimes dazzled because I am confused about which is the real floor and ceiling.

How an old woman and an old man interact with the house as opposed to each other definitely attracts us. I like the change of their relationship, especially, because it was very emotionally deep and thought-provoking.

I've never seen such a strange and wonderful animation style. It breaks the original animation technique!

I hadn't been able to understand what the title means until the end of the story. I really respect the filmmaker's creativity.

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