Go (2001)
You know that movie that you never get sick of? That movie that you are willing to rewatch over and over again? The one that you recommend to a friend, but you find yourself watching it again with them anyway, gushing over your favourite parts?
Well, Go (2001) is one of those movies for me. With this movie being over a decade old I can't help but love it more and more every time I watch it. And, to be honest, I can't believe I haven't ranted about it thoroughly on my journal yet. Since I rewatched it again today with a friend, I thought I might as well flail over it now xD
Starring my favourite Japanese actor Kubozuka Yosuke (Ping Pong, IWGP) & Shibasaki Kou (Orange Days, Sekai no Chuushin de Ai o Sakebu), Go is about a Korean boy who has been raised in Japan facing prejudice, delinquency and searching for his place in society. But above all, as he repeats countless of times taking forever to get to the point, that it's about his love story ;)
The movie starts with Sugihara playing basketball. Though, not really. He's pretty much standing there daydreaming. The ball rolls towards his direction and he grabs it, holding it in his hands and staring around as if he's eager to pick a fight.
Since he's standing there, the people in both his team and the adversary team get frustrated with him for standing on the court doing nothing. They end up snatching the ball off of him, kicking and punching him til he falls onto the ground.
Guys, bad move because once Sugihara cracks it - he really cracks it.
He steals the ball back and scores a hoop, then all hell breaks loose.
And yet he reminds us that this is about his love story xD Haha.
The movie flashes back and forth, fleshing out his character more with him constantly reminding the audience that it's about his love story. It's only until half an hour later you meet Sakurai, the character Sugihara falls in love with. I like that they did that. I'm not getting into more detail of the movie because it's a gem and should be watched. :)
From his exboxer amusingly abusive of a father, his adorable mother, his his crazy friends from his Korean school, his druggy friend that has a father who is the yakuza boss, the random police officer and taxi driver, to the thoughtfully intelligent Jong-li who dreams to be a comedian. The movie is all-rounded.
And yeah, my Kubozuka Yosuke bias plays a big part with me liking this movie too it can't be helped. If you click on my yosuke tag, you'll see me blabbering on about him a lot - but that's because he's bizarrely amazing. As Sugihara, you believe every word he says. He's such a believable character. When Sugihara gets angry, you can literally see his eyes fuming. When he is sad, you feel depressed with him. This is why it's so delightful to see Yosuke act whichever movie he's in.
That, my friend, is a great actor.
Well, Go (2001) is one of those movies for me. With this movie being over a decade old I can't help but love it more and more every time I watch it. And, to be honest, I can't believe I haven't ranted about it thoroughly on my journal yet. Since I rewatched it again today with a friend, I thought I might as well flail over it now xD
Starring my favourite Japanese actor Kubozuka Yosuke (Ping Pong, IWGP) & Shibasaki Kou (Orange Days, Sekai no Chuushin de Ai o Sakebu), Go is about a Korean boy who has been raised in Japan facing prejudice, delinquency and searching for his place in society. But above all, as he repeats countless of times taking forever to get to the point, that it's about his love story ;)
The movie starts with Sugihara playing basketball. Though, not really. He's pretty much standing there daydreaming. The ball rolls towards his direction and he grabs it, holding it in his hands and staring around as if he's eager to pick a fight.
Since he's standing there, the people in both his team and the adversary team get frustrated with him for standing on the court doing nothing. They end up snatching the ball off of him, kicking and punching him til he falls onto the ground.
Guys, bad move because once Sugihara cracks it - he really cracks it.
He steals the ball back and scores a hoop, then all hell breaks loose.
And yet he reminds us that this is about his love story xD Haha.
The movie flashes back and forth, fleshing out his character more with him constantly reminding the audience that it's about his love story. It's only until half an hour later you meet Sakurai, the character Sugihara falls in love with. I like that they did that. I'm not getting into more detail of the movie because it's a gem and should be watched. :)
From his exboxer amusingly abusive of a father, his adorable mother, his his crazy friends from his Korean school, his druggy friend that has a father who is the yakuza boss, the random police officer and taxi driver, to the thoughtfully intelligent Jong-li who dreams to be a comedian. The movie is all-rounded.
And yeah, my Kubozuka Yosuke bias plays a big part with me liking this movie too it can't be helped. If you click on my yosuke tag, you'll see me blabbering on about him a lot - but that's because he's bizarrely amazing. As Sugihara, you believe every word he says. He's such a believable character. When Sugihara gets angry, you can literally see his eyes fuming. When he is sad, you feel depressed with him. This is why it's so delightful to see Yosuke act whichever movie he's in.
That, my friend, is a great actor.