In Germany we are like two months behind the program schedule in US (today we got EP4 on Disney+, while it's already EP11 there). Maybe I can still finish the book before the season finale here. The book is quite different from the show, at least for the part I have read.
The crossover editing of the first half was just a mess. It gets better, though. I heard that there will be a 4-hour cut soon. I just hope it will be released as a mini series.
I am actually not going to watch it. I might not like it, and I don't even want to find out. The reason I added this entry is that all ratings and reviews were just removed from 豆瓣. :-)
本來打算的是睡前看一集動畫，結果之後就把 104 話漫畫給補了。
明天還上不上班？
また？
…じゃない
Watched on Mar. 24 in Cologne. I simply love how the production team made fun of toxic patriarchy. (Side note: I actually bought the ticket for Mar. 12 in Aachen but forgot to go because I went to sleep early at 9:30 already...)
Watched on Mar. 10 in Aachen. Really enjoyed it.
雰囲気が最高！
2 期什麼時候上？
Between "Dead Pigs" and "The Marvels," I chose to watch "The Marvels" tonight. Rationally, it might not have been a good choice, as "Dead Pigs" leaves MUBI tonight, and "The Marvels" will likely stay on Disney+ indefinitely. But what else can I do after spending an hour learning some C programming?
想看是因為這是我唯一知道的、在圖賓根取景的電影。看完發現是一部德國版「父母皆禍害」。Übrigens, wie sagt man "父母皆禍害" auf Deutsch? Alle Eltern sind ein Fluch?
Another odd watch today. It turns out it's a slapstick (whatever that means) short by Lynch for a French magazine TV series, "The French as Seen by...". I found Twin Peaks weird and couldn't finish it. This short is at the same level of weirdness, but fortunately, it's only about 25 minutes long. Will I get used to Lynch's signature weirdness if I continue watching his works? For now, MUBI only has Eraserhead listed, though.
The second half is… eh… weird?
A modern-day Sisyphus would not push boulders up a hill repeatedly but would lead a monotonous life, repeatedly cleaning fancy public toilets in Tokyo. In both scenarios, he should find small but certain happiness (小確幸).
This film will likely be my last at #KinoArsenal. It's sad that the cinema bar has to go in two weeks. I hope Atelier will keep going. I will likely start going to Blaue Brücke more.
Some people's character prevents them from pushing that little bit you need to push to get the work seen. You know, she didn’t defend herself as an artist. She just did the work.
It is so regrettable that a person who took over 100,000 photos can only be seen posthumously. What motivated her to took all those (quite brilliant) photos? What haunted her and made her obsessed with newspaper?
Anyway, I stumbled upon this documentary on MUBI and watched it because it will leave the platform tomorrow. It's not a bad start, or should I say, a very good one. I likely won't actively seek out and watch this kind of documentary, but I'd say I appreciate careful curation.
後知後覺原來メイ子的聲優是堀江由衣，完全沒有聽出來。那在開頭幾集メイ子大讚 Kanon 的時候說裡面有會うぐぅ的很可愛的女生，讚的其實是自己。
If there's a 5th one, I will watch it. Not that I really want to.
06:32-40
ようやく探し当てた達成感からなのか、浪費した時間のむなしさからなのか、しばらく泣いた。
里穂子花了一週時間終於找到三人組的隊名叫マクベス，然後哭了起來。比這劇早兩年，我也曾有過在心情低落的時期浪費大量時間去整理由 Nina Simone 翻唱的 Just in Time 的各種版本。整理結束後也同樣哭了起來。第一次看這劇時看到這裡（才開始了五六分鐘），情緒就已經很上去，因為覺得編劇實在是太懂。
40:44-42:38
春斗：俺が誘ってなきゃ、もっと順風満帆な人生だったはずなの。あいつらの人生食わしちゃったんだよ。
里穂子：お二人は絶対にそんなこと思ってないと思います。
春斗：いや、悪いけど、中浜さんにはあいつらのことわからないでしょう。気休めで、そんなこと言わないでほしいな。
里穂子：私は、私は週に一度お店でお見かけすることしかありませんでしたけど、あの時間は、三人で過ごしてるあの時間は後悔するような時間には見えませんでした。むしろ、こっちが嫉妬する暗い輝いて見えました。楽しそうに見えました。一年半前に会社を辞めてから、しばらく立ち直れませんでした、廃人のように生きてました。でも、マクベスのおさん方と出会い、存在を知り、いつしかマクベスは私の人生の支えになりました。まだぽっと出の新米ファンですが、残り二ヶ月も全力で応援していきますので、とうぞよろしくお願いします。
這種情緒在最後幾分鐘被戳破，里穂子的一番話，不只讓春斗破防，我也因此而看哭。以為碌碌無為十年，發現原來還是有人在一旁看著，這種被愛著的感覺，非常讓人溫暖。沒有的我，也非常想要。
My only problem with this lovely movie is how people could read in such a dark room with only a few candles lit.
It's a story with an unreliable narrator, so determining what's real and what's not is unimportant. Just like in life itself, the crucial factor is knowing who your real enemy is. On the screen is an unhealthy level of consumerism. Outside the screen is what then?
