The Taste of Tea

Finished watching The Taste of Tea. The movie follows the surreal lives of the Haruno family. The movie is very mellow and lacks a strong unifying plot. Instead, we get a slice of life of each member of the family. Strange side characters get thrown in every now and then, just to add more weirdness, rather than adding to any plot. The slow pace of the movie had me falling asleep at times, and I ended up watching this in three separate sittings. Not bad, but not very good.

Love Com (Lovely Complex)

Watched the Japanese movie Love Com (Lovely Complex.) It's about the tallest girl and shortest boy in school, who are best friends, but have feelings for each other. Unfortunately they keep their feelings to themselves due to anxiety because each was rejected in the past by other people due to their height. Was a fun and strange movie. The lead actress is awkwardly cute. She has the strangest expressions, gestures and hairstyles O.o'. Honestly though their height difference didn't seem that drastic, but it must be a cultural thing.

The Red Baron

The recent German film, The Red Baron, is finally available in the US on DVD. It is also available streaming on Netflix. I had been awaiting this movie for awhile. The air combat scenes were amazing :). It is an idealized, mythic vision of WWI. But, it was such an epic spectacle to behold. I had never seen so many plan...es in the sky, even if they are just CGI :). The actual story dragged on quite a bit, and from what I've read, is full of historical inaccuracies. Also, it may feel uncomfortable to have the Germans as the hero protagonists :(. But, there is an apologetic message in the film. Overall, I recommend it for the air combat scenes alone :). For a US/French view of WWI air combat, I also recommend the film, Flyboys.