~:[CH12 - Day 289]:~ Who's the Monster?

 
~:[CH12 - Day 289]:~ Who's the Monster?

The phrase, "who's the monster," resonates with me as I think back to the film Monster directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto won the Best Screenplay at Cannes this year and the score was written by now deceased Ryuichi Sakamoto. The twists and turns of the movie truly make you evaluate life itself and the views that you have. The movie works its way through a repetition of scenes from different perspectives making you question everything throughout the film. It reminded me of Model UN, as we're forced to see the many perspectives that exist around the world. One person's viewpoint can easily be skewed and manipulated by lies whereas another may see the truth, but question what they really see. It also tackled the issues of the confines of love and happiness, leaving viewers with quiet a poetic and artistic end. With so much going on in this world, it's easy to get lost in it all and play the blame game of who is right and who is wrong. In the end, the question in my mind that pops up is, "who really cares?" Instead, the focus should be on protecting those who need our protection and stopping those who are truly monsters from taking away that innocence from this world. I could tell that some had mixed views on the film and part of it was the complexities it portrayed, but there's no doubt why this film won an award at Cannes. The night end with a great celebration from all the Pacific Rim film festive spotlight audiences with a number of UCI groups taking center stage. My mind kept wandering thinking back to the film and I am excited to watch the film again when it's released in December so my mind can be taken on this journey once again.