Tuesday, December 18, 2012

I Wish

Japan

Sweet story of some children who travel to a town west of Tokyo so they can be present when two fast trains pass each other creating a vortex that they believe will allow their wishes to come true. We mostly follow the two sons of a divorced couple who are living apart and wish their parents could reconcile and bring the family together again.

The summary sounds twee but it works...largely because of the delicate touch used throughout. There is nothing melodramatic here...just a simple story, simply told which shows life from a child's perspective.

This joins the ranks of other successful childhood films...Small Change, Treeless Mountain, Ponette...

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