Friday, September 19, 2014

#departures #mikaiskawaii #mikanoticeddiegosempai

This film was much funnier than the premise made it appear like it would be. The moments of comedy even in death, and the other ones in life. The inevitable comedy in tragedy was apparent in this film. Perhaps one of the greatest moments was when Tomeo’s father was telling the two men who did his final departure that even though he wore dresses he was still his son. That’s hard stuff to place before mixed audiences, and have the effect that it did. The ability to take such complicated issues and turn them into beautiful things is a respectable talent. That was kind of the idea of the movie, taking people who nobody wanted to socialize with, and turning them into the person people respected, and even admired. Let’s think about Mika for a second… she was so KAWAII (cute) X3 honestly she was an awesome character. Throughout almost the entire movie she is the most positive uplifting character in the film. Only after she learns Diego’s job as a departure pro is she not so upbeat. Later we see that she can be a little devious, that whole bit about how kids would pick on their son/daughter if they knew what Diego did for a living. In the end Diego’s way of preparing corpses swept her off her feet again, and she was the kawaii desu girl she before.

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