Text interpretation, aimed at 1st year high school students, allows the study of specific characteristics of the genre "movie review". The proposed review is from the movie After the storm, by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.
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The work follows Ryota, a failed writer who pays the bills as a detective
At one point, in the midst of the storm that gives title to Hirokazu Koreeda's new feature, detective Ryota (Hiroshi Abe), his son Shingo (Taiyô Yoshizawa) and his ex-wife Kyoko (Yôko Maki) run after lottery tickets carried by the wind incessant. It is a poetic and meaningful scene, in which the Japanese director tries to show his protagonist that that moment, that complicity, that union is the truly valuable prize. Not the money tickets can bring.
Not that Ryota fully understands the lesson. Because people don't change who they really are. They are imperfect. And yet, it is possible to love them and understand their pain.
And this strong humanist content is the raw material of “After the Storm”, a beautiful work by Koreeda that opens this Thursday (17) in theaters. The feature follows Ryota, a failed writer who pays the bills as a detective. Or he doesn't pay the bills, as he spends most of his money betting on races. What made ex-wife Kyoko – whose life he obsessively spies – ask for a divorce. During Japan's 23rd typhoon of the year, however, they end up trapped in the home of Yoshiko (the great Kirin Kiki), Ryota's mother, and the protagonist has his last attempt to win his family back.
The best thing about “Storm” is that Koreeda doesn't make a big moralistic drama out of it. The film is a short chronicle of contemporary Japanese society, narrated by the filmmaker with sharp sarcastic humor and an unromantic look at its protagonist.
Ryota is frustrating, immature and, at times when interacting with his son, almost unforgivable. And Koreeda doesn't try to idealize him, on the contrary: he is the target of jokes from Kyoko, her co-worker and the her own mother, who sees perfectly the flaws of the child she has, tries in vain to correct them, and loves him really so.
In the smart and flawless dialogues, you'll laugh and be moved by these characters because they're human beings that Koreeda's excellent script makes absolutely close and universal. People who weather the storm and, even without being unharmed, survive and move on. And that's the film's great wealth and trump card.
Available in:. Accessed on: November 17, 2016.
Question 1 - The purpose of the read review is:
Question 2 - List:
(1) Movie Summary
(2) Opinion about the movie
( ) “[…] they run after lottery tickets carried by the incessant wind.”
( ) “[…] 'After the Storm', a beautiful work by Koreeda that premieres this Thursday […]”
( ) “The feature follows Ryota, a failed writer who pays the bills as a detective.”
( ) “The best thing about “Storm” is that Koreeda doesn't make it a big moralistic drama.”
( ) “[…] who sees perfectly the flaws of the child he has, tries in vain to correct them […]”
( ) “[…] that Koreeda's excellent script makes absolutely close and universal.”
Question 3 - The direct dialogue between the reviewer and the readers is registered in the passage:
a) "Because people don't change who they really are."
b) "The best thing about "Storm" is that Koreeda doesn't make a big moralistic drama out of it."
c) “In intelligent and impeccable dialogues, you will laugh and be moved by these […]”
d) “People who suffer the storm and, even without being unharmed, survive […]”
Question 4 – In the excerpt “What did ex-wife Kyoko – whose life he obsessively spies on – did ask for a divorce.”, the double dash indicates the insertion of:
a) an example of behavior.
b) an evaluative comment about the feature.
c) a speech by one of the characters.
d) an explanation of the story of the film.
Question 5 - In “During the 23rd typhoon of the year in Japan, although, they end up trapped in Yoshiko's house (the great Kirin Kiki) […]”, the highlighted conjunction establishes a relationship of:
the conclusion
b) opposition
c) continuity
d) cause
Question 6 – In "They are imperfect. And yet, it is possible to lovela and understand your pain.”, the highlighted pronouns replace, considering the context:
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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