Fredrik Hamper
At first I found the back and forth messages/typing completely distracting but I became used to it after a while and it blended into the movie.The scenery and overall atmosphere is beautiful. Another reviewer pointed out that this movie would have been better with a linear narrative and I agree with that. I wanted to know more about the main character and wanted everything to stop for a moment.The ugliness of human nature - there's a lot in this movie. The overall movie left a bad taste behind. One character I wanted to see something good happen to was Kuno (the piano player). Horrible incidents started to pile up as the movie went on and it wasn't very realistic or maybe I personally have a hard time seeing the world in that light.This was a powerful movie and the only reason I'm giving it a lower score is because of the morbid atmosphere it left behind with me.
daiyuxiaoxiang
It's my first time to watch movies by Shunji Iwai. I'm so deeply moved and hurt by the movie. It is so beautiful and cruel that I think adolescent should not see it. It likes a knife through my heart. Thanks Shunji Iwai, it's a perfect movie that no one can expect to see a few in his life. I have expected to see a warmhearted movie about a lonely boy, but this movie give me far more than that. I'm so attracted by the actress who acted the girl who died. She is just the kind of girl I loved and her tragedy hurt me a lot. The performance of the actors are very good although they are young and lack of experience. And the music is very unique and like it is said in the movie,it's like a religion.
Aaron Roselo
I watched All About Lily Chou-Chou on about the end of my high school life and I must say that I was moved with the entire story and Shunji Iwai's brilliance.First off, the music was excellent - Salyu (or Lily) has this ethereal voice that haunts me every time the movie comes into mind, strengthening the entire atmosphere of the movie.It also shows the usual Japanese high school dimension of bullying which is very common, but the movie just shows a more intense depth to it.What makes the movie tick for me I guess would be that the main character (Yuuichi) although predominantly a shy and quiet boy, he developed through the various circumstances and thus leads to the end (which I will not spoil.) I can say that the pace of the movie is just enough to make you feel the emotions the characters portray given minimalistic dialogue and instead replaced by revolving BBS messages and lush green scenery.I give it a 10 out of 10 for everything - cinematography, plot, music. A movie that's so superb like this should be watched by everyone.
ArtWendeley
I admittedly liked the camera and some of the pictures in the movie but other than that All about Lily Chou Chou had little to offer for me. Another story about bullying mixed with another story about some mysterious force (Ether, there's a long list of movies and video games from Japan with similar topics). The movie has a length of almost 2 1/2 hours, but even though I like lengthy movies and long-shot scenes which are often used in Japanese cinema, I got the impression the the time was almost utterly wasted in Iwai's allegedly "intelligent" movie. I don't want to complain too much about how the same topics are being used again and again, but at least try to bring in some new points of view and add some thoughts.From a very subjective point of view I'd also like to state that all that arrogant talk about "Lily Chou Chou" from the chat room annoyed the living hell out of me. And Iwai-san, you shouldn't have mentioned the Beatles.This movie could've been brilliant, but considering the incredible story flaws it's hardly average and I'd definitely suggest to expect as little as possible if you're already familiar with Japanese cinema. I could imagine though that it is very intriguing if you haven't seen any Japanese movie before.
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