Hikari
2017
Japan
And Then There Was Light
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I've tip-toed around Ohmori because discomfort is difficult. He found a sweet spot here. Starting with kids, and the fantasy element, let this be real from a distance, literal enough without being too serious Long, slow, murderously emotional scenes are difficult. I was satisfied throughout** Lines like: Pretending to be human is hard Eating meals, talking to people ... are almost impossible. But Kyoko Hasegawa sells it Four strong performances and one really bad one **I wish this could have been done without the dad. Drunk, shouting asshole dads are the worst characters. If not without him, Ohmori should have got Christopher Walken. Quiet and evil. Let the eyes do the work My only other quibble with the film is the ending. "Keeping it real"--philosophical symbolism-- spare me. End it with Namiko looking at her husband. We can take over from there Summary: When Nobuyuki was a middle school student, he lived on the remote island Mihama. One evening, he committed a crime to protect his classmate/girlfriend Mika. The next day, a fierce tsunami struck the island. Nobuyuki, Mika, and their friend Tasuku, along with several adults, survived. 25 years later, Tasuku appears in front of Nobuyuki, who is now married to Namiko and has one child. |
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