Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

47 rounin: 1st movie for 2014... our 1st.

yes dear, it delivered. any keanu reeves starrer does, i say :) 
47 rounin is certainly a movie to watch. filled with pretty visuals 
(sakura FTW), 
creative ones too! it draws some kind of mystery, 
even populated by creatures that grew from myths 
without any attempt to categorize them. 
it's like dependent on the intellect of the watcher :) 
the story focuses in on a more personal story, 
on the story of men who fought in order to set things right, 
the story of  men killing themselves 
for disobeying an order for the greater good, 
and thinks it is a great honor to do so. 
as much as i do not agree with the action, i respect it. 
reeves is not the star of this film 
but it would be really boring if it's portrayed by others :) 
i do not intend to put so much technical remarks here 
but i must write that it's serviceable 
by having the decency to try to tell a story and deliver just that.  
oh well, i just love it...

Monday, April 11, 2011

lessons from japan

1. THE CALM - 
Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. 
Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY - 
Disciplined queues for water and groceries. 
Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY - 
The incredible architects, for instance. 
Buildings swayed but didn't fall.

4. THE GRACE - 
People bought only what they needed for the present, 
so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER - 
No looting in shops. 
No honking and no overtaking on the roads. 
Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE - 
Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. 
How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS - 
Restaurants cut prices. 
An unguarded ATM is left alone. 
The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING - 
The old and the children, 
everyone knew exactly what to do. 
And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA - 
They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. 
No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE - 
When the power went off in a store, 
people put things back on the shelves and left quietly.
Now that is a good example of an evolved nation.

***this piece was taken from a group email, 
just thought this is really worth sharing***