Dare mo shiranai

English Title: Nobody Knows

My attempt to see this Tuesday's feature at the Hipp got its first concussion when I heard that it lasts for 141 minutes. However, when different people brought it up, I decided to follow the signs and give it a shot. When I got there, I ran into a friend of mine who works at the Hipp and he got us free tickets... And that was the best part of the movie!... (it sounds little harsh but as the title goes it's my point of view.)

Shortly on the plot: The movie is about a not-so-ordinary-Japanese-family; a mom and four kids, each of whom is from a different father. And she is still seeking another savior for her to get married. The long-lasting intro implies the warm nature of the relationship between the mother and the kids. Yet, the elder brother takes the resposibilities for almost everything; shopping, cooking and paying the bills while he is only 12 years old. Then, the mother gets involved with some guy and that's when, she simply chooses to leave her children by themselves. As you may have guessed, the movie is all about the challanges of four little children on their quest of survival after her abandonment. There is a sad surprise at the end.

The plot is very interesting indeed. But, I felt like I'm watching a selection of footage during the whole movie. Extra-long scenes, too much symbolism, and other redundancies made me wanna re-edit this outcome of so-called post-production. As a result, the movie was slow, immature and lacking the ability to pull you in. Though, I have to give credit to certain scenes where the picture was so beautiful.

Conclusion: simply I'm glad that I haven't paid to get to see this movie. Definitely; artsy-fartsy!..