Siccness movie of the week

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ColdBlooded

ColdBlooded

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From Wed 06/02/10 to Wed 06/09/10 use this thread to nominate and vote for a movie you would like to watch and then discuss with fellow siccness members.

On the 9th I’ll post up what the movie of the week selection is and make a thread dedicated to the discussion of the movie. I’ll then open up a thread for nominating/voting for next week’s movie.

Only one movie nomination per person. If you nominate more than one in one post I’ll delete all but the first movie mentioned. If you post more than once I’ll delete all posts, but the first one.

Vote for your choice by giving props to the person who made the selection you’d be most interested in watching. You can prop more than one suggestion if you want. Go ahead and prop me for coming up with this idea too.

Suggestion with the most props at the end of the week will be the movie we watch and discuss.

Movies should be readily available via DVD on Netflix and/or traditional video rental stores Blockbuster/Hollywood Video/Family Video/Red Box/etc. This should make it easy for most people to participate.

You man want to link to the imdb, wikipedia, or official web page of the movie you suggest as a way for more people to vote for your movie if they have never heard of it before.

The movie does not have to be one you've seen before. Could be something you've always wanted to see, but never got around to.

NO PORNO

If you have questions go ahead and ask. Otherwise let the nomination/voting process begin.
 
iaoish

iaoish

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I'd like to nominate one I haven't got around to see it yet. But it has been on my list for a while:

Tokyo Sonata



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SYNOPSIS
Set in contemporary Tokyo, TOKYO SONATA is a story of an ordinary Japanese family of four. The father, Ryuhei Sasaki, like any other Japanese businessman, is faithfully devoted to his work. His wife, Megumi, left on her own to manage the house, struggles to retain a bond with her oldest son in college, Takashi, and the youngest, Kenji, a sensitive boy in elementary school. From the exterior the family is seemingly normal, save for the tiny schisms that exist within.

The quiet unraveling of the family begins when Ryuhei loses his job unexpectedly. Facing completely unfamiliar circumstances, he decides not to tell his family and begins his lonely sojourn into the world of the secretly unemployed. Along with many other businessmen who save face by concealing their shameful reality from family and friends, Ryuhei begins to depart each day for work, when, in fact, he kills time in libraries and parks. His lies and torment go unnoticed by Takashi, who becomes increasingly despondent and alienated from his family, and Megumi, who can no longer summon the will to keep her family together.

Meanwhile, Kenji’s journey begins to mirror his father’s solitary plight. While Ryuhei vehemently refuses to allow Kenji to play the piano, he nevertheless finds a way to take clandestine piano lessons by using his school lunch money for lesson fees. What began as lies created as means to survive in a society increasingly unable to communicate, gradually lead the family into unforeseeable destruction.

In the hands of world famous director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known for his thrillers and movies of suspense, this story probes the dark side of human nature and the social problems that confront contemporary Japan. Kurosawa’s portrayal of the breakdown and redemption of Japan’s “ordinary family” is every bit as gripping as his previous works.

 
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