Screening for April 22

We will be watching Oshima’s Death By Hanging so please concentrate on pp 61-81 of the chapter,”Rituals, Desire, Death.”

5 Responses to “Screening for April 22”

  1. Marshall Lau Says:

    This film was so badass. Excuse my vulgar expression.
    Recently went through four novels by Haruki Murakami: Kafka On The Shore, Dance Dance Dance, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and After Dark.

    Then watched Tony Takitani (a feature adaptation of a short story by Murakami).
    Also rewatched Mulholland Drive.

    All of these along with Death By Hanging today contributed to the collapse of my sense of reality.
    For those interested in pursuing their own transcendental journeys, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is highly recommended.

  2. Percy Larbi Says:

    This movie is the kind of movie that makes its audience think. And I like those kind of movies. You just don’t watch it and say oh ok but leave wondering why things happen the way it did and that makes you wanna watch it again

  3. Marshall Lau Says:

    Yeh, at times though, especially near the end, I thought there was wayyy too many concepts being thrown around (imagination, Japan’s racism, capital punishment, dualism, human nature, the list goes on…) for my fragile little mind.

    Films like these require a proper mindset before tackling.
    I was dying for a 5 minute break after the screening…

  4. Samantha Marchello Says:

    Marshall - Haruki Murakami is amazing and his novels always leave me feeling very inspired and very intrigued about how Murakami actually perceives the world, but more specifically how he views Japan. I have yet to read “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” but I have read the other novels you mentioned. I recommend “Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” and “Underground” if you haven’t read them.

    Also “Death By Hanging” made me feel uncomfortable… not in a bad way, but perhaps it just made me feel that way considering how much I’ve studied Japanese-Korean relations during the pre and postwar periods. Mind you parts of that movie just really screw with you, and yet, it’s sort of fun in that regard.

  5. Kent Dela Pena Says:

    I enjoyed the comedic tone throughout the entire film. Despite the slapstick humour, I was still able to understand the message that was being portrayed. I’ve always felt comfortable and more accepting of social commentary when it’s presented in that manner. I’ve never enjoyed moments where the message is spoon fed to the audience like it was done in the ending.

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