Japanese movies always make me curious. A different continent, a different storyline. I was hoping for a very introvert tragic movie with slow pending movie shots. But..... The story did develop fast. I did not get acquainted enough with the main characters. Some moves/interaction/dialog's/motives I classify as unnatural, especially from the main characters wife. Immediately after the beginning there was some comedy in it. People in the cinema were even laughing and it didn't stop. For me comedy and tragedy do not work. At the end Some over the top Hollywood like feelings do their work as a tearjerker. Finally it all fits together. Must be the reason for the Oscar. Everybody happy minus some dead people. For me this is one of the movies I do not remember after a year. Nothing new. Bit disappointing.
Review of Departures
