What a film.

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2011)

This is a movie that will stick with you. At first, I didn't think I would like it. But that night, I thought of how much of an experience this movie is. The emotions captured and the world it brings you to is phenomenal. The acting is amazing. The relationship that Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray have feels very real. The feelings I get from the movie are quite mixed. The main characters are almost never upset with each other, but before they met each other they were miserable. Now, the world this movie is in feels so distant, and yet so close. I guess we can all relate to the story, if we stripped it down and examined its basic premise, but the place the movie is set in is what strikes the audience as unfamiliar. Well, the main characters are unfamiliar with the place they're in. They're two lost souls, in an unknown land. I think that's what makes the movie work. The environment and the story seem to differ so much that they compliment each other. If this wasn't set in Japan, it would seem like an average romance flick. But it's a lot more. It's a bitter-sweet film that can show what the real world is like, which is quite refreshing, compared to all the happy endings nowadays. To be honest, there aren't really any parts that stick, no high points. However, this means that there isn't really any low points either. The ending is also bitter-sweet, I love it. I won't spoil it for you, It's just, realistic, i guess is the best word to describe it. This film deviates every norm of a movie of today. It's one of a kind. It's a different kind of love story. Except it's more of a friendship story. How two stranded people find each other and begin to care for each other more and more as their own lives seem to become less and less of a reality. This movie will stick with you. You will love it more and more as time passes. And I am certain that I will be watching it again in the very near future.