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LIFE

Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film is

Yi Yi / A one and a two.... (2001)

I watched the first half. It is three hours long.

One family, affluent Taiwanese, are individually and collectively facing many life decisions. The slow pace of the film helps us see the reality of day to day problem solving. Short scenes capture the essence of both the individual and collective experience. Funny, sad, just normal.

I am liking it a lot. The first thing is to realize how "global" it is. Globalization. We could be in any modern city. It is certainly not American. A good thing in many ways.

We don't make films like this here.

I left the plot(s) and people mid-way and I am looking forward to seeing them resume their lives tomorrow.

Labels: best films