HESHER

"HESHER"(2010/U.S.A)
Synopsis
Loud music. Pornography. Burning shit to the ground. These are a few of Hesher's favorite things. And they are what Hesher brings into the lives of TJ and his father, Paul when he takes up residence in their garage uninvited.

Grief-stricken by the loss of TJ's mother in a car accident, Paul can't muster the strength to evict the strange squatter, and soon the long-haired, tattooed Hesher becomes a fixture in the household. Like a force of nature, Hesher's anarchy shakes the family out of their grief and helps them embrace life once more.


I didn't know that Hesher was a nickname for people who like metal music.
In this movie, who on earth is Hesher? Nobody knew this answer, but a few people knew that he was not only a crazy man.
He could not control himself and he was always dangerous. But the truth was that he was a pure-hearted man.  
For some reason Hesher liked TJ, and he helped TJ from the bully. Hesher was also very kind to TJ's grandmother. Maybe he was what was called a champion of justice. He was just a little too much to punishing the wicked.
Until the middle of this movie I could not stop laughing because of Hesher's strange attitude and behavior.
But in the ending, I was touched by the scene when he walked by pressing the coffin with TJ and his father.
In the interview Joseph Gordon-Levitt acted as Hesher and said he admired Hesher. I think that most people especially men may be attracted by Hesher's anachistic and bohemian lifestyle. 
If there is a person like him in my real life, I will not be close to him. And I don't usually listen to metal music. But I like this movie because Joseph Gordon-Levitt is so cool !


My rating:★★★

I'M HERE

”I'M HERE"(2010/U.S.A)
you can watch this video in full-length movies.


Sheldon was an honest robot working in the library. He met Francesca and he fell in love with her at first sight. Since then, they always stayed together and Sheldon felt so happy like never before.
Since Francesca was a reckless woman, she lost her arm and leg somewhere. Sheldon gave up his arm and leg for her. It was lame losing them for him, but he seemed so happy because he was able to help for her. One day, she had a serious accident and she lost a large part of her body. This time Sheldon helped her by giving his body. So what happened to him?
Although he lost his body, he seemed happy.
When I watched this movie for the first time,  this story immediately reminded me of Shel Silverstein's picture book "The Giving Tree".
In this book, since the tree had loved the boy and gave him all even if the tree had a self-sacrifice. There are many interpretations of this picture book and I don't know what is right. Giving is loving, but too much giving spoils a person.
I thought Francesca didn't understand how big Sheldon's love for her at first. But after the operation in the hospital, she realized that.
I was touched with Sheldon's pure feelings but somehow I felt so sad.
In this movie, self-sacrifice was treated as a beautiful thing. Sheldon might be so happy, but he could never walk hand in hand with Francesca. It made me sad.
Spike Jonze, the director of this movie, is famous for directing of "Being John Malkovich" "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Weapon of Choice"(a music video). His movies are so funny and interesting! I am his big fan for many years!
"I'M HERE" was his first romance movie. 
I think this may be the ultimate movie of pure love. What do you think?


My rating: ★★★★

GATTACA

"GATTACA"(1997/U.S.A)
Synopsis
In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of the underclass of humans that are only useful for menial jobs. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen who is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident. With professional advice, Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. Just when he is finally scheduled for a space mission, his program director is killed and the police begin an investigation, jeopardizing his secret.


This is a movie released 14 years ago, but there are still a lot of fans of this movie.
Why are there many fans of this movie?　
I think that because the hero has a very positive hope in his future although his life has already been decided by fate. 
He wanted to be an astronaut, but his heart was already weak at birth. He could not give up his dream and although his way was illegal, he got a chance to be an astronaut. He made a lot of effort to impersonate Jerome. He was involved in an incident which was likely to revealed his identity, but he managed to solve it. Deployment of this incident was very exciting and there was a thrill.
At the beginning of last year, NASA selected films that are possible and impossible to happen in real life based on a scientific standpoint. The top of the possible film was this movie GATTACA. 
In the near future, birth will be taken over by genetic engineering. But I want to believe that humans will be changed by effort even if we have the fate of the natural. That was the theme of this movie.
I was sure that Vincent eventually became a man worthy of an astronaut.
"IN TIME" will be released soon in Japan and this movie was made by the same director of "GATTACA". So I'm looking forward to watching it !


My rating:★★★

THE LOST THING

"THE LOST THING"(2010/Australia)
you can watch this video in full-length movies.


This animation is a film adaptation of Shaun Tan's picture book. In his books, his world is very fantastic and it looks like a Sci-fi story. Because I can see unique and interesting creatures. Also there is a deep and meaningful message in all of his stories.
In this movie, I, the main charecter, met a strange creature and he realized  it was lost. Everyone around the creature didin't bother to take care of it. They were all busy. The creature was actually very friendly to him and they played together most of the afternoon. Since then, he could not leave the creature behind. He began looking for a place where the creature could stay and live. Eventually, the creature found a comfortable place to live in and in the end, "I" lost the creature.
After sometimes, "I" noticed that its now very seldom for him to see things or creatures similar to his friend. He just thought that maybe he had been very busy for the past days or maybe he just stopped noticing what happening around him.
So what was the creature? I think it is an expression that is coming from his heart. He could not see the thing when he became busy doing other stuff.
Although sometimes we are busy, we also need to relax or rest our minds for a while. If we  will not do this, we will lost a lot of important things and we also miss to think about the people who needs help.
There are many people who need help, but sometimes we become apathy when we are busy. 
I think apathy is the worst things that can happen to our life. This story made ​​me realize that there's a lot of things around me.
This movie was awarded the short film category at last year's Oscar. The story, of course, is very nice. The hand writing style CG animation has been made ​​very carefully and creatively.
I love this movie very much.


My rating:★★★★

KICK-ASS

"KICK-ASS"(2010/U.S.A/U.K)
synopsis
When Dave Lizewski- ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek dons a green-and yellow internet-bought wetsuit to become the no-nonsense vigilante,Kick-Ass, he soon finds an answer to his own question; because it hurts. But, overcoming all the odds, the eager yet inexperienced Dave quickly becomes a phenomenon, capturing the imagination of the public. However, he's not the only superhero out there- the fearless and highly-trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit Girl have been slowly but surely taking down the criminal empire of local Mafioso, Frank D'Amico. And, as Kick-Ass gets drawn into their no-holds-barred world of bullets and bloodletting with Frank's son, Chris, now reborn as Kick-Ass's arch-nemesis, Red Mist- the stage is set for a final showdown between the forces of good and evil- in which the DIY hero will have to live up to his name. Or die trying...

I'm not a big fan of comics, but I enjoyed watching this movie !
Dave was a stupid hero, but Hit Girl was a really cool superhero! All of her action in this movie was so amazing although several scenes were too cruel to watch. My favorite scene was when Hit Girl reloaded her guns in the air during the gunfight.
Nicolas Cage is known as a crazy fan of comics, so he seemed to enjoy acting Big Daddy. He suggested to the director to change the costume of Big Daddy and he wore a Batman costume of the 1960's as he desired. He also said lines to mimic the Adam West（acting Batman of the 60's TV series.) and Chloë Grace Moretz-Hit Girl said in her interview that it was hard to suppress a laugh. If you know these episodes, this movie becomes more and more fun to watch. 
The major film production company refused to produce this movie and the director; Matthew Vaughn made ​​this at his own expense. As a result, since this movie was a big hit , the sequel is likely comming. I'm excited to watch it and to see Hit Girl again!

My rating:★★★

DISTRICT 9

"DISTRICT9"(2009/U.S.A/South Africa/Canada/New zealand)
Synopsis
In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.


Under the broken spaceship, aliens were forced to live in refugee camps and they had to move to new camps. Aliens and humans didn't get along well each ohter and Wikus also didn't like Aliens. But he was in need a help from an alien called Christopher Johnson because he was exposed to a mysterious liquid in the tube Christopher made. He gradually began to turn into an alien. He could only protect himself in District 9 from being chased by human. I think he could understand for the first time how difficult it is to live in the refugee camp. The highlight of this movie is his change of thinking for the aliens. According to the information in the movie, his lines of the movie were all ad lib! I was surprised to know that.
The theme of this story forced migration policy from the sixth district in Cape Town since Apartheid policy had been made. We must help each other regardless of race. But If the aliens would come in your country like in this movie, would you help them?  Mankind would treat them as invaders even if they could be friends. So this movie also included the sad history of humans.
Although I hate to see and eat prawn, I like this movie !


My rating:★★★★