linda_s_park
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I will tell you this first. Often Japanese drama is slower paced than some American or Korean drama (ones I'm exposed to), and I like it that way. It allows room for slow and gentle exploration of emotions and relationships.
The protagonist, Ms. Sobata, is aromantic and asexual in her early 20s. The movie is about her learning how to navigate relationships with people while trying to resist living in the rigid box of Japanese societal norms.
It was interesting to see how Ace's lives encounter struggles in Japan differently from in the US. In the US, the pressure comes foremost from the hyper-sexual culture. In Japan, at least in this movie, the pressure comes from the fixed life path of marrying an opposite sex and forming a family with children. That is expected of everyone and a person's lack of desire of doing so is deemed abnormal.
(Vague spoilers begin)
The ending is a bit cliche and cheesy. Sobata feels catharsis from meeting another person who is similar to her, seeking a life without romance or marriage. That is a typical catharsis in many queer literature. However, I didn't feel bored by the movie at all. The story of the protagonist is depicted beautifully in the unique way of Japanese movies. Many things (critical and mundane) happen around the floor table in the family's cramped living room. The walk home with colleagues at the end of a workday renders formal but shy attempts at confiding oneself and learning about the other.
(Vague spoilers end)
I would also note that camera work and acting were excellent. The bonding between Sobata and her father over cello was a lovely bonus.
The protagonist, Ms. Sobata, is aromantic and asexual in her early 20s. The movie is about her learning how to navigate relationships with people while trying to resist living in the rigid box of Japanese societal norms.
It was interesting to see how Ace's lives encounter struggles in Japan differently from in the US. In the US, the pressure comes foremost from the hyper-sexual culture. In Japan, at least in this movie, the pressure comes from the fixed life path of marrying an opposite sex and forming a family with children. That is expected of everyone and a person's lack of desire of doing so is deemed abnormal.
(Vague spoilers begin)
The ending is a bit cliche and cheesy. Sobata feels catharsis from meeting another person who is similar to her, seeking a life without romance or marriage. That is a typical catharsis in many queer literature. However, I didn't feel bored by the movie at all. The story of the protagonist is depicted beautifully in the unique way of Japanese movies. Many things (critical and mundane) happen around the floor table in the family's cramped living room. The walk home with colleagues at the end of a workday renders formal but shy attempts at confiding oneself and learning about the other.
(Vague spoilers end)
I would also note that camera work and acting were excellent. The bonding between Sobata and her father over cello was a lovely bonus.
I have never watched the School Meals series, but now I do. I don't have online access in the US, but I heard that you can watch it on Amazxn in Japan (w/o any subtitles though).
The movie is super cringey. So if you dislike such kind, skip this. If you don't mind, you will have lots of laughs for 2 hours. It is full of slapstick comedy and exaggerated moves. The teacher delivers internal monologues throughout the movie and acts strangely, but people around him either pretend not to see or show minor reactions. Literary license through and through.
I also enjoyed hearing the story of obsession over lunch meals. I love food, and school lunches are a fun time. School meals are crappy in many of the public schools in the US, but it is often of high quality in other countries. Japanese school lunches are one of the best, and I was happy just watching characters eat them on screen.
According to my research, this is the order in which the story continues.
TV Series Season 1 > Movie 1 TV Series Season 2 > Movie 2 (Graduation) TV Series Season 3 / Movie 3 I dream of the day I get to watch all of them cringing and laughing at the same time.
The movie is super cringey. So if you dislike such kind, skip this. If you don't mind, you will have lots of laughs for 2 hours. It is full of slapstick comedy and exaggerated moves. The teacher delivers internal monologues throughout the movie and acts strangely, but people around him either pretend not to see or show minor reactions. Literary license through and through.
I also enjoyed hearing the story of obsession over lunch meals. I love food, and school lunches are a fun time. School meals are crappy in many of the public schools in the US, but it is often of high quality in other countries. Japanese school lunches are one of the best, and I was happy just watching characters eat them on screen.
According to my research, this is the order in which the story continues.
TV Series Season 1 > Movie 1 TV Series Season 2 > Movie 2 (Graduation) TV Series Season 3 / Movie 3 I dream of the day I get to watch all of them cringing and laughing at the same time.
Squid Game Season 1 became hugely popular due to the entertaining value of games themselves, but I highly value its provocation.
I just watched Season 2, and the show keeps asking the audience: what choice would you make? The main argument between Front Man (representing the Game) and Gi-hoon is whether the participation in the Game is by choice or not. Front Man argues that the Game is 100% voluntary since people sign up to participate. Some players, even when they learned about the risk of playing the Game and had a chance to leave the game, chose not to leave.
But nothing exists out of context in reality. Players decide to join the game because they are stuck in serious troubles, often a large amount of debt. Debt is not the only issues in their lives. Usually certain misfortune in a person's life puts them in debt: addiction, gambling, fraud, failure of business, hospital bills, etc. Debt is only added to these issues, followed by violent loan sharks.
When a person has to choose between continuing to endure an extremely painful life and risking life to end the pain, can we call it a 'choice'? If so, isn't our society too harsh on so many people who have similar lives to those of the players in Squid Game?
By presenting an exaggerated situation, Squid Game makes us face the reality that many people live among us and around us. Following the empathetic and righteous Gi-hoon's steps, we get to ask ourselves, "what would I have done if I were in his shoes?"
+ production design, camera work, acting are all fabulous!
I just watched Season 2, and the show keeps asking the audience: what choice would you make? The main argument between Front Man (representing the Game) and Gi-hoon is whether the participation in the Game is by choice or not. Front Man argues that the Game is 100% voluntary since people sign up to participate. Some players, even when they learned about the risk of playing the Game and had a chance to leave the game, chose not to leave.
But nothing exists out of context in reality. Players decide to join the game because they are stuck in serious troubles, often a large amount of debt. Debt is not the only issues in their lives. Usually certain misfortune in a person's life puts them in debt: addiction, gambling, fraud, failure of business, hospital bills, etc. Debt is only added to these issues, followed by violent loan sharks.
When a person has to choose between continuing to endure an extremely painful life and risking life to end the pain, can we call it a 'choice'? If so, isn't our society too harsh on so many people who have similar lives to those of the players in Squid Game?
By presenting an exaggerated situation, Squid Game makes us face the reality that many people live among us and around us. Following the empathetic and righteous Gi-hoon's steps, we get to ask ourselves, "what would I have done if I were in his shoes?"
+ production design, camera work, acting are all fabulous!