Cherry Blossoms

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Peter G @Petermovielover 03/04/2024 This is a comment not on CHERRY BLOSSOMS which I enjoyed but the follow up CHERRY BLOSSOMS & DEMONS which, IMO, is even more affecting. The character Karl is a mess & the films combining of magical realism with his everyday struggles held my attention throughout. Perhaps this is not the place to comment here as this this is a sequel to the first film but the efforts of the character YU to try & show her love for Karl despite his ambivalence in dealing with his particular behavior concerning his family & his own uncertainty regarding his feelings for YU, makes for a touching & bittersweet film that is well worth one's attention. If rotten tomatoes had a place for comments regarding this unusual movie I would welcome posting this under the title: CHERRY BLOSSOMS & DEMONS if that ever comes to,pass. I leave that up to rotten tomatoes. See more 04/30/2021 Honestly this is such a touching little movie about grief that I couldn't stop myself from crying a bit during it. It had its weak moments, as I expected it had a few racist scenes that I absolutely hated (the strip club and the massage.. just. NO), but I just feels like that this movie gets it, re: grief, and I happened to watch it before a big death anniversary to it just... resonated with me. The wife gives up on her dreams so she could please her family more, the husband is kind of emotionally absent, it kind of feels like a too known story, and Ii don't think it's fair to blame him or paint him as bad. Some people are just like that, they're not 'there', they're missing out on life and on being engaged in life because routine is easier and taking everything as it is for granted is the most comfortable way to live, so you really can't deem anyone bad for that, it's just sad. But what happens when it stops? And life gives you a slap on the face and you wake up to realise it is always a mistake to take stuff for granted, that you really have to LIVE, not just go through the motions of life in a very passive way. Rudi's journey and his grief over his wife was just so touching because you could see all that, you could see that wake up call, you could see how he realised how much he has missed and how much she has missed. The fact he is wearing her clothes to walk her around the places she always wanted to see, the fact he goes through all of this not knowing he is dying too (and therefore, they will be reunited soon) just to give her these experiences she never got to have, the fact he views her as being a part of him now after she is gone... this is just such a fantastic depiction of grief imo. See more 02/20/2018 It's a quiet, very beautiful film about the duality of love and death. I love this movie. See more 01/15/2018 Excellent; it is great from beginning to end. Loved it! See more 06/01/2016 What a surprising film. I'm still drying my eyes. A moving look at loss and grief with strong performances by the whole cast. At times poetic, at times brutally honest. This small, intimate film packs a punch. Don't forget where you tied your handkerchief. See more 03/04/2016 Naturalistic film about death and grief as we follow a man that's about too die. The wife knows it and she want's to treat him extra nicely and make sure he get's to have a lovely time. Suddenly, she dies. The kids of the family seem to dig their mother a lot more than they dig their father, so when she dies they struggle to deal with the devastated man. This is a sad and touching film. It looks a bit amateur-like, and I like that look. It's not like that at all but the photography feels very intimate at times, almost like a filmed diary. It's quite weird at times but always on point and the main thing stays strong. I can't connect with the actors and I fail to have the greatest sympathy for the man. It also takes a while to kick off, as the last parts are the absolute best parts. The sweet man is put in a wrong view, for everyone except from the viwers. That's a nice trick. A beautiful film about mourning, that lacks something that I can't point out so easily. 7.5 out of 10 butoh dancers. See more Read all reviews

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