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Although the reviews of Departures weren't so hot, I decided to check it out nonetheless.
Turns out it was actually a beautiful yet simple movie. It uncovers the true meaning of death from a man who struggles to find his identity.
It is a completely safe movie to watch because it was made in Japan-it would be odd to find stereotypes of Asians in the movie, right? Anyway, the film didn't win an Academy Award for no reason.
Originally I thought the movie would be dark the whole time. But as it turns out there are some comedic acts distributed throughout Departures. It mainly focuses on a Japanese method of 'encoffinment.' Since I have no knowledge on this subject, I'll just leave it at that.
Summary:
This movie is great if your looking for a dramatic movie to kill time. It's worth watching, regardless of the mean comments of those critics at Yahoo.
Rating: 4.5/5
Stereotypes/Racist: none
This movie is directed by Yojiro Takita and runs for 2 hours and 13 minutes.
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