Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
Has anyone here seen this gem of a movie? From Thailand, directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, starring Tadanobu Asano (Japan's Johnny Depp).
Two people are drawn together through circumstances beyond their control. The ending is ambiguous. One of my favourite movies.
http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2004/last ... iverse.php
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I'd been looking for this for a while but it wasn't under the foreign section at the video place - it was under independent. I found it while looking for something else in the indie section and recognized the cover shot.
There were times where the dialogue made me scratch my head, but that could have just been translation issues from Thai and Japanese to English. Also, I couldn't really get into the characters...I just didn't care about them enough by the end. Still, it did have its touching moments and was well directed I thought - worth the rental price.
There were times where the dialogue made me scratch my head, but that could have just been translation issues from Thai and Japanese to English. Also, I couldn't really get into the characters...I just didn't care about them enough by the end. Still, it did have its touching moments and was well directed I thought - worth the rental price.
*spoiler alert*Ben-B wrote:Actually Pitman, I don't think the film ends ambiguously. It's pretty clear with the bag and t-bear shot that he has returned to Japan for her.
Well now, that's what we are led to believe. But if that's the case, why is the very last scene of him in the police station under arrest?
Very curious.