*SPOILER ALERT , DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE MOVIE , OR SEEN THE BOOK* __________________________________________
"Norwegian Wood" was a movie adaption for one of the best-sellers , and arguably one of the finest works of Haruki .
First of all , the visual was gorgeously beautiful , just as what you can expect from a romantic Japanese film , the atmosphere was very calm and reflective , combined together it makes the movie look very gentle and peaceful , which created the necessary depth for this tragedy-themed title .
The acting was fantastic , there was no overacting in this movie , their tenderly expressions totally synced well with the pace & atmosphere of this film . Overall they did an excellent job
But here's one serious problem in my opinion : The movie failed to connect the movie as a whole , i know there's no way anyone can fully bring in every detail in a book to a 2-hours movie , but they could have done better . *Spoiler alert again* For example , i was okay with them skipping some of the interesting dialogues in the book , but they should have replaced that void with something else , like a more talk-active narrator . There are scenes that don't truly fit to the next scenes , and if you never read the book you may feel a little bit confused , and for people who had read the book , i've seen many of them feeling frustrated after they watched the movie .
Also they neglected Reiko's story , which i think that it was a bad decision . At near the end of the movie , her appearance and what she did just seemed so out of place , it was so random and doesn't make good sense . And Midori was supposed to be more lively than that , i remember me and some other guys were a bit surprised when we watched it for the first time , at one point one random dude in the cinema yelled "wtf" when Reiko asks Toru to sleep with her . If only there was a more well-detailed narrative , the movie would be so much better .
Despite the flaws , i'd still recommend you to watch this movie if you are into light , gentle , bittersweet depressing type of love stories . This movie is not for everyone , but i'm damn sure it's worth a try !
p/s : The name is "Norwegian Wood" but the movie doesn't actually set in Norway , or within a wood . WATCH WITH CAUTION
"Norwegian Wood" was a movie adaption for one of the best-sellers , and arguably one of the finest works of Haruki .
First of all , the visual was gorgeously beautiful , just as what you can expect from a romantic Japanese film , the atmosphere was very calm and reflective , combined together it makes the movie look very gentle and peaceful , which created the necessary depth for this tragedy-themed title .
The acting was fantastic , there was no overacting in this movie , their tenderly expressions totally synced well with the pace & atmosphere of this film . Overall they did an excellent job
But here's one serious problem in my opinion : The movie failed to connect the movie as a whole , i know there's no way anyone can fully bring in every detail in a book to a 2-hours movie , but they could have done better . *Spoiler alert again* For example , i was okay with them skipping some of the interesting dialogues in the book , but they should have replaced that void with something else , like a more talk-active narrator . There are scenes that don't truly fit to the next scenes , and if you never read the book you may feel a little bit confused , and for people who had read the book , i've seen many of them feeling frustrated after they watched the movie .
Also they neglected Reiko's story , which i think that it was a bad decision . At near the end of the movie , her appearance and what she did just seemed so out of place , it was so random and doesn't make good sense . And Midori was supposed to be more lively than that , i remember me and some other guys were a bit surprised when we watched it for the first time , at one point one random dude in the cinema yelled "wtf" when Reiko asks Toru to sleep with her . If only there was a more well-detailed narrative , the movie would be so much better .
Despite the flaws , i'd still recommend you to watch this movie if you are into light , gentle , bittersweet depressing type of love stories . This movie is not for everyone , but i'm damn sure it's worth a try !
p/s : The name is "Norwegian Wood" but the movie doesn't actually set in Norway , or within a wood . WATCH WITH CAUTION