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REALLY interesting movie. It gives off some David Lynch vibes with… well.. a lot of things. The pacing, the black comedy, the set design, and a lot more that I can’t really put a finger on.

A lot of foreign movies I watch I feel have comedy that isn’t too culturally specific, but with Monday there was a couple times were I felt I would’ve gotten the joke better if I knew more Japanese.

The movie has one of those endings where, if you were to watch it with friends, I feel you could discuss it endlessly about what happens and what you think certain things meant. I always really like those kinds of movies.

When I originally logged this I left it blank, which I feel kind of implied that it I didn’t think it wasn’t noteworthy. But that’s not what I think it all, this movie is just a remake of the first 6 episodes of Evangelion and it does it quite well. There isn’t too much you can say about this movie that can’t also be said about those 6 episodes.

I’m writing this review mostly to say that my goal on this glorious website is to write something for every movie, even if I only have a sentence or two of thoughts about it.

An above average 80s crime movie. Nothing too crazy to be honest, other than getting to watch Chow Yun-Fat be the literal coolest person alive.

It very obviously inspired Reservoir Dogs, so that’s cool I guess

Really great slow movie about people’s different responses to living in their pasts.

I think it perfectly encapsulates the feeling in adulthood where people you know sort of unceremoniously coming back in your life, briefly catching up, realizing you’re both different people after spending time together, then leaving the same way they came.

This movie also continues the trend of stories about people being homesick for their adolescence. I can’t offhandedly think of a Western movie like that, but I feel like I can list so many East Asian movies like it, which I think is interesting.