This is what the cinema is all about in my humble opinion. Iwai used emotional space of each characters as well as physical space very well throughout the entire film, it is hard not to make connection with them. Combination of poetic images and magnificent music takes you to a new level of emotion. After over 1,000 votes by more than 100 critics and contributors, Sight and Sound announce the results of their annual Punch-Drunk Love All About Lily Chou. This is a film that makes you feel more than it makes you think. Immersed in the speed of everyday troubles, their lives inevitably climax in a fatal collision between real and virtual identities, a final logging-off from innocence. Fated to Love You (2014) Episode 18 English Subbed. As they negotiate teen badlands- school bullies, parents from another planet, lurid snapshots of sex and death- these everyday rebels without a cause seek sanctuary, even salvation, through pop star savior Lily Chou-Chou, embracing her sad, dreamy songs and sharing their fears and secrets in Lilyholic chat rooms. Life isn’t easy for a group of high school kids growing up absurd in Japan’s pervasive pop/cyber culture. Presented with the support of the Japan Foundation New York.2h 26min | Crime, Drama, Music | 6 October 2001 (Japan) Beautiful cinematography, remarkable performances by a young cast, and a haunting score all serve Iwai’s successful attempt at capturing the feeling of being a teenager. Yuichi’s apathy for his old friend Shusuke (Shugo Oshinari) turns to viciousness after an incident on summer vacation stirs up a slow-building storm of violence, tribalism, teenage prostitution, rape, theft, and bullying. The withdrawn Yuichi doesn’t have many friends, but he does have his love of Lily Chou-Chou, a pop star with a cult-like group of followers who find sanctuary in her music. The film, which meanders through the ever-shifting relationships of high-school children who are casually cruel to one another, focuses on Yuichi (Hayato Ichihara), a shy teen who is first glimpsed standing in a rice field vibing the the titular pop star’s music while Internet chat room messages cover the screen. Iwai Shunji’s ode to the wanton cruelty of youth, alienation, technology, and the ethereal power of music is just as powerful today as it was when it burst onto the scene at the dawn of the new century, winning prizes at the 2002 Berlin and Shanghai Film Festivals.
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