WRITING CULTURE 2012: Film, Food & Beyond

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It was hard for me to choose a film in the genre I cherish the most because I only had six options. I didn’t feel a connection to either of the six films so I settled for Moving Takahashi.  This film is eleven minutes long and is directed  and written  by Josh Soskin. The film centers around a young woman by the name of Juliana who doesn’t get along with her step mother. As the father and step mother are arranging to the move from one house to the next, Juliana takes a large dose of different medications in the attempt to kill herself.  The mover, Craig, who  is determined to finish the job he was hired to struggles to move all the belongings from Juliana’s room and she yells to him to allow her 20 minutes and she will soon be dead and he can continue with his job. Craig then contemplates whether leaving her to die or helping her live. He calls a medical friend of his and together they help the struggling young woman to survive this terrible ordeal.

As I am typing this short summary I come to realize that maybe it was kismet that the two young people met. Juliana now has something to live for and look forward to.  Craig was at the right place at the right time. It’s like my husband always tells me, everything happens for a reason. At the end of the film they are like Bonnie and Clyde, he tells her that he is running away with the move and stealing everything and she joins him. Almost like riding into the sunset together to live happily ever after. The film has a lot of important points like suicide not being an option and living life with no boundaries. I appreciate this film and all eleven minutes of it.