Little Love Song/ 小さな恋のうた/ Chiisana Koi no Uta (2019)

Isn't every song a love song!! 

Reflection
I got a chance to attend the screening of 'Little Love Song', as part of the Japanese Film Festival(2019), organized by Japan Foundation in collaboration with PVR Cinemas in Delhi.

"Separation and grief;
Have unbreakable ties,
Lost in the aid of strings,
Love acknowledges no boundaries."  #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Name and Year: Little Love Song(English)/ 小さな恋のうた(Japanese)/ Chiisana Koi no Uta(Romaji) and 2019
Director: Kojiro Hashimoto
Producers: Akira Morii, Masaki Koide and Takeshi Yamashiro
Screenplay: Kenya Hirata
Music: MONGOL800
Cinematographer: Futa Takagi 
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Movie Plot
Life in Okinawa has never looked sweeter for four high school students of a pop-rock band that sings catchy songs that evoke images of love and vibrant youth. All that changes when one evening a band member is tragically killed in a hit-and-run car accident.

Movie Trailer 

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: http://asianwiki.com/File:Little_Love_Song-p1.jpg
Movie Details: http://asianwiki.com/Little_Love_Song
Movie Plot: https://japanesefilmfestival.net/film/little-love-song/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/FrN0yxLO13A


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My Dad is a Heel Wrestler/ パパはわるものチャンピオン/ Papa wa Warumono Champion (2018)

🎥 The man behind the Cockroach (Gokiburi) Mask!! 

Reflection 
I got a chance to attend the screening of 'My Dad is a Heel Wrestler', as part of the Japanese Film Festival(2019), organized by Japan Foundation in collaboration with PVR Cinemas in Delhi. The following questions came to my mind as I walked out of the movie theater with my friends:
What if sometimes we have to be rather act as the bad guy to get things done ?    
How can we judge others based on what he/she does for a living ?
What value does an hero have in the absence of a villain ?
How can we teach our kids the difference between playing a bad guy and being a bad guy ?

Movie Details
Inspired by the children’s book 'Papa no shigoto wa warumono desu' and 'Papa wa Warumono Chanpion' written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hisanori Yoshida. 
Name and Year: My Dad is a Heel Wrestler(English)/ パパはわるものチャンピオン(Japanese)/ Papa wa Warumono Champion(Romaji) and 2018
Director: Kyohei Fujimura
Producer: Yusuke Wakabayashi 
Writers: Masahiro Itabashi & Hisanori Yoshida (picture book) and Kyohei Fujimura (screenplay)
Cinematographer: Hironori Yamasaki
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Movie Plot
Pro wrestling champion Hiroshi Tanahashi makes his acting debut as the gentle giant dad to nine-year-old Shota, whose understanding of goodies versus baddies is challenged in the wrestling arena when he discovers his father is actually the despicable heel wrestler who wears the Gokiburi Mask.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: http://asianwiki.com/File:My_Dad_is_a_Heel_Wrestler-p001.jpg
Movie Details: http://asianwiki.com/My_Dad_is_a_Heel_Wrestler
Movie Plot: https://japanesefilmfestival.net/film/my-dad-is-a-heel-wrestler/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/QLUyWeidVcs


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Ode to Joy (2019)

Who doesn't want to be happy ?

Reflection 
When the majority of us are running after or are in search of happiness, there are a few souls on Earth, who are running away from joy or are in search of sadness in order to avoid triggering sudden muscular weakness, paralysis or postural collapse caused by emotions such as laughter, sorrow or terror. For Charlie, it is joy that causes him to fall apart within seconds, makes you wonder how delicate and simple life is.

Movie Details 
The film is based on a true story by Chris Higgins which originally aired on 'This American Life'.
Name and Year: Ode to Joy and 2019
Director: Jason Winer
Producers: Mike Falbo, Jason Winer, Michael Lasker, Jimmy Miller, Ira Glass, Alissa Shipp and Pamela Thur
Screenplay: Max Werner
Music: Jeremy Turner
Cinematographer: David Robert Jones 
Editor: Peter Teschner
Country: USA 
Language: English

Movie Plot 
Charlie (Martin) is a Brooklyn-based librarian in his forties suffering from cataplexy, causing him to faint whenever he experiences strong emotions, especially joy. Upon meeting the charming and free-spirited Francesca (Baccarin), Charlie falls in love but sets her up with his brother Cooper (Jake Lacy) instead because of his condition.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources 
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ode_to_Joy_(2019)_Movie_Poster.jpg
Movie Plot and Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Joy_(film)
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/HIMO1IheTpA
 
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The Price of Free (2018)

Let a kid be a kid before anything else. 

Reflection
If I had to describe Kailash Satyarthi's life in three words, I would call it inspiring, passionate and courageous.
We have let down the young one's of our planet. Why is it not possible to ensure that each kid on our planet has a safe, healthy and happy childhood ? Why have we put the less fortunate ones among them in the middle of wars, anguish, along road sides, out on the streets, out of schools, in bondage and pain ?      

Documentary Details
The Price of Free is a documentary about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. The film, formerly known as Kailash, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and debuted on YouTube in November 2018.
Director: Derek Doneen
Producers: Davis Guggenheim 

Documentary

(Credits: Original creators, speakers and artists for introducing us to the life of Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi.)

About Kailash Satyarthi

 Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian 'Children's rights' activist. He is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, Global Campaign for Education, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, and Rugmark now known as GoodWeave International. To date, Kailash Satyarthi and his team at Bachpan Bachao Andolan have liberated more than 88,000 children in India from child labour, slavery and trafficking.

 

Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech 

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Post Sources 
Documentary Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Price_of_Free_poster.jpg
Documentary Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_of_Free
Documentary: https://youtu.be/UsqKz1hd_CY
Kailash Satyarthi's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kailash_Satyarthi_March_2015.jpg
About Kailash Satyarthi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech: https://youtu.be/UNZNbcf5Hd8

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Isn't it Romantic (2019)

📹 A treat for  Rebel Wilson fans !

Favourite Scene
When Natalie tries to crash Josh's wedding.

Reflection
What If life were a Rom-Com movie and you don't want to be part of it ? How do you find your way out of it ?

Movie Details
Name and Year: Isn't it Romantic and 2019
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Producers: Todd Garner, Grant Scharbo and Gina Matthews
Screenplay: Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox and Katie Silberman
Story: Erin Cardillo
Music: John Debney
Cinematographer: Simon Duggan
Editor: Andrew Marcus
Country: United States
Language: English

Movie Plot
A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isn't_It_Romantic_(2019_poster).png
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isn't_It_Romantic_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452244/
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwgoVmILQU


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Campeones / Champions (2018)

🎥 What does it mean to be normal ?

Reflection
We all blessed with different skill sets. What does it mean to be normal ? Are we not different in some way or the other ? Sheds new light on our existence and perception of the world. What does it take to be champion ? I invite you to watch 'Champions' to figure it out with coach Montes. 

Movie Details
"Campeones" is inspired by Aderes team in Burjassot (Valencia), a team created with people with intellectual disabilities that won twelve Spanish championships between 1999 and 2014.
Name and Year: Campeones (Spanish)/ Champions (English) and 2018
Director: Javier Fesser
Producers: Gabriel Arias-Salgado, Alexandra Lebret, Álvaro Longoria and Luis Manso
Screenplay: David Marqués and Javier Fesser
Music: Rafael Arnau
Cinematographer: Chechu Graf
Editor: Roberto Bolado and Javier Fesser
Country: Spain  
Language: Spanish

Movie Plot
A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Campeones_(Champions)_poster.jpeg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_(2018_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6793580/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/C0p5-b3YwIM


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Nonsense (2018)

We neither learn nor express the same way ! 

Personal Reflection
'Nonsense' tries to portray the life of a high school student by highlighting the current scenario of education in our country that fails to recognize unconventional talent and character in our classrooms. It makes you wonder about the idea and purpose of education.

Movie Details
Name and Year: Nonsense and 2018
Director: M. C. Jithin
Producer: Johny Sagariga
Screenplay: M. C. Jithin, Libin T. B. and Mohammed Shafeek
Cinematography: Alex J. Pulickal
Editor: Appu Bhattathiri
Music: Rinosh George and Vishnu Shyam (Score)
Country: India
Language: Malayalam

Movie Plot
A bright but misunderstood student, who has a passion for BMX and a love for science, in his search for humanity. His faith in humanity is tested when something unexpected happens.

Movie Trailer

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Soundtrack Lane
"Pularnila Kasavumayi" performed by Rinosh George and written by Vinayak Sasikumar(Malayalam). 

"Chirakukal Njan Tharam" performed by Rinosh George and written by Vinayak Sasikumar.

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8513044/mediaviewer/rm2984869120
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsense_(film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8513044/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/F7ExTuTK9Gg
Songs: https://youtu.be/4-Esq0BD5vM (Pularnila Kasavumayi) &
            https://youtu.be/rfhlDNWTOSM (Chirakukal Njan Tharam)


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