Who am I?
A computing graduate who loves films, anime, gaming and Japan. I am also learning Japanese.
Why Genkina hito?
It was the only thing I could think of during a bout of existential angst.
Who would I like to emulate?
Michael Palin or Werner Herzog.
What will I write about?
Films, film culture, anime and anything to do with Japan and the Japanese language. I’m interested in piquing a readers interests and then comparing notes.
Oh yeah I want to go to Japan so maybe this blog will detail efforts to achieve that goal!
I regularly go to the cinema because of the spectacle and ritual involved and always make an event out of it. My favourite cinema films by far have been Inception, Ghost Busters 2, Kick Ass, Infernal Affairs, Back to the Future, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, A Prophet, Casino Royale, Salt, The Hurt Locker, Tell No One, Zombieland, The Fifth Element, Spirited Away and Battle Royale.
The Fifth Element is my favourite film ever and it only cost me a £1 to see in a cinema! I didn’t particularly enjoy The Hurt Locker but had to see what all the fuss was about ater it got an Oscar.
I really enjoyed The Fifth Element when I saw it in the cinema. Good call on that film, an underrated spectacle.
The Hurt Locker was one of those films that presented a credible view of the world that I felt actually taught me something – life in a bomb disposal unit in the Middle East. Plus, I was on the edge of my seat for most of the film and enjoyed the portrayal of soldiers that went beyond the standard good/bad western imperialist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00shk4g/Panorama_A_Very_British_Hero/ I recommend you watch this if you haven’t seen it already
Thanks for the link.
I read a book recently: The Junior Officer’s Reading Club by Patrick Hennessey.
It’s a good book, well-written and it gets across the media-saturated war and exposes the reality of the testosterone fantasies that a lot of people have of military life – which includes the sheer exhilaration and the surreal.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-junior-officers-reading-club-by-patrick-hennessey-1719368.html
A Prophet is awesome…it enters straight in my top 5 films ever. The best 3 hours I’ve spent in a cinema, and I pretty much had it all to myself 9too many uneducated heathens in my locality..)
I totally agree. The film was electric and has to be one of the best I’ve seen not just in 2010 but of all of all time. The screening I went to was packed full of people and it had a decent box-office run in the UK.
I think Cats and Dogs:Revenge of Kitty Galore, Good burger, The village,The Ring and Yogi’s Ark Lark are the best films.
Great to hear from you Nermal. That’s an interesting assortment of movies. I’m glad you liked The Ring (Ringu) but what about Inception?
Maybe
Just wondering if you watch any Japanese TV Dramas. They can give you a perspective that may stay with you longer than a two hour film. I still need to watch them with English subtitles, but I like them enough to have reviewed a good many.
jmm
Thanks for the reply.
The only TV show I’ve watched (apart from Monkey Magic and The Water Margin) is Arakawa Under the Bridge. I’m trying to set aside time to watch some. It’s interesting to note that a lot of recent films are adaptations of TV shows.
Hey Jason, I’ve just tagged you. Hope you have time to take part, but no worries if not! I realise this is a bit time consuming but it would be great to read your answers.
Lynn
http://lynnsbooks.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/book-tag-youre-next/
Hey Jason
I’ve just tagged you, hope you have time to take part:
http://lynnsbooks.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/book-tag-youre-next/
I’ll have a crack at it!
Hi! I just searched for japanese film bloggs and found this one! Maybe you will like this film, it’s in japanese, but made totally in sweden! Strange but cool. http://youtu.be/sQB2NvBCPVw
This looks really intriguing. Thanks for spreading the word!
Just in case you’re trying to access my movie blog for the Evangelion 3.0 review I posted this morning, for some reason my blog has been suspended by WordPress without warning. I have told them I haven’t broken their Terms of Service so hopefully my blog will be reactivated soon. So frustrating……..
I was wondering why I couldn’t access your Eva review! I was looking forward to your posts about Japan!
Hi Jason, this also happened to me a while back and I was really worried that I’d done something wrong and would lose my account but they reinstated it the next day and just said they were sorry and it had all been a mistake. I wonder whether it’s if they think you’re spamming – I seem to remember when it happened on my account I’d used an unusual title and they must have thought I was spamming so suspended it till they’d checked.
Lynn
That’s exactly what they told me in their apologetic email – they thought I was spamming. Thankfully my blog was back up again in less than 12 hours after they took it down.
Well I’m glad it’s all sorted.
So am I!!!
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don’t know you personally but I found your website looking for the opening rank of the new DragonballZ movie battle of the gods. Wanted to know your take on it. Though this isn’t the only anime i watch, it was one of the starting points fueled by akira as my first ever anime i watched.
The latest Dragon Ball movie is released today and the trailer looks action packed and the animation looks great. I love the updated version of the theme Chala Head Chala. That written I’m not the biggest fan of the franchise (give me Patlabor The Movie any day) but I suspect the makers of the film won’t care because there are a lot of fans and the film will be sitting on top of the chart next week.
Check back in and see if it is
Hey Jason
Just nominated you for this – but, don’t feel like you have to take part because I know you’re busy – just like to know your answers! I’ve put at least one that should be a toughie for you!
Lynn
http://lynnsbooks.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/1983/
I’ll definitely give this a reply but I’ll have to schedule it for the Monday of the week after next because I already have two reviews lined up so I can do a Japanese essay. I’ve started it, at least.
Here’s my essay soundtrack:
Excellent!
Lynn