A poet's review by Elliot V. Kotek
(LA Film Festival 2007)
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Documentary
In-a-poetic-nutshell:
The foggy mind clings to cats
and sadomasochism
Scratches and slashes confirm life founding
confounding loved ones and absent lovers
Last resorts are bitter pills fought for
then fought against
colored flavors
party favors enabling odd nods to neighborly strangers
Clinical names give identities to dreams
collectives on which to cling
to sleep perchance to dream
To draw. To dog.
There's no karaoke in oppressive paradise. -MPM
SUMMARY
Delving into the concepts of happiness and belonging, Director Mike Mills offers an intimate look at fascinating, yet tragic, lives of individuals on the conflicted forefront of Japan's changing attitude toward depression.
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