Before I ramble…

So while the rest of the world lined up to watch some movie about machines fighting each other (predictably placed with a hot chick dressed in skimpy singlet and short pants – yawn), my Mum and I breezed through the crowd and chose to watch the Japanese film Departures.

Unlike other emo Japanese shows I’ve seen (think Hula Girls and 10 Promises to my Dog), Departures was light-hearted and very funny – for most of the first part of the film, that is. I won’t write a synopsis because it is a film you should watch and judge for yourself. However, I would mention that the unraveling of Departures is the heart to this movie. I loved it. It was raw and beautiful; very intense, a wonderful film one shouldn’t miss.

Way better than watching bloody machines accompanied by music/noise that screams “I’M A MAN!!! I HAVE A BIG DICK!!!! YEAHH!!!