As it turns out, the word “ether” is employed as a weird thematic element here. But Iwai captured something that hasn’t changed-the young minds compartmentalizing their real life from a separate place of imagination and escape, as if this special place was floating above them in the ether, as it were. The internet is a new element in that drama, in the form of a chat room devoted to a pop star-relevant today, even though you might think the medium would seem outdated now. The way it portrays kids in that age group-basically ages 13 through 15-is still innovative twenty years later. It’s a film about a time in a person’s life that is uniquely intense: early adolescence. That year, a film by Japanese writer-director Shunji Iwai was released called All About Lily Chou-Chou. Twenty years ago, in 2001, the internet was really taking off-the steady increase in internet use was accelerating, especially among young people. Twenty years after the release of Shunji Iwai’s film about early adolescence, the movie’s insights and prescience about the effects of the internet are still remarkably fresh. Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:04:42
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |