A masterpiece that will make you re-examine your life, gun laws.

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2006)

This film captivates with all of the imagery and sounds that it has to offer. The pictures move flawlessly and there is sound dubbed perfectly in to match the motion. There is also audible speaking--the entire thing feels very Kafkaesque for this reason and one can only assume that the messages wrapped tightly within beneath the exterior have a lot more to do with LIFE than what the director of the moving film would otherwise lead you to believe. Music flows freely within the audible background of the film, pushing the dramatics and playing with the hearts of the viewers (like a cat batting around a ball of yarn that's entirely made up of cram).
There are many parts of the movie that I identified with, but only because I am so introspective and intelligent. The entire thing seemed like a lucid notion and one of my favorite hobbies is scuba diving. I'm not sure why more people didn't like this movie (I can understand some of the movie being a little "gross" or "sad" but sometimes we have to overlook things like that in film because life can also be "gross" and "sad" too; art imitates life). I originally read the book for this, and so was obviously expecting a lot from the film. This film met my expectations I am glad to say, and I'm not sure what everyone else's problem is. Grow up people, life can't always be happy like in The Joy Luck Club.