A movie that was recommended to me half year ago. finally have got the time to find the host and watch it. well, for an instant there i hesitated to watch the movie when it was screened on the cinema. if not of a recommendation from a fren who's a "cinema-chaser" (jacq's definition for a person who goes to the cinema no matter what movie just for the joy of it) and even made an effort to raise my curiosity by sending me the whole of the soundtrack (before hand as a reminder, i guess), i wouldn't think i will give it a go!!
To make things more interesting is, the fren is touched by the movie!! wow, i alwiz have a wow factor when this fren of mine tells me the weak side...i've seen the strong and good side but haven seen in person this side yet.
"Wow wow wow wow..."
After watching the movie, the "wow" that i have is not on how the newly formed village band (which consists of kid, youth, middle-age and old uncle) blend so well. My "wow" goes to the 60-years-old love letter!! yeap, u read me right. It's sixty, yes 6-0. how many of us would be able to receive a 60 year old love letter? so well written and everything still in-tact. the content was touching, everytime the story-teller unfold the story, it makes me wanna know more!!!
Some teaser on the storyline.
Unfortunately, when the letter was delivered, the guy (living in japan) has already passed away and his daughter found the letter, well kept in a tin box well hidden in a closet. without knowing who girl of her dad is, she send out the mail following the address written (which is in taiwan) on her dad's envelope.
the postman was not able to find the address at first so he open the letter and not understanding a single word of japanese, he chuck it aside not knowing the importance until he met a japanese gal who read the letter and told him the importance of the letter and ask him to promise to find the recipient and deliver it safely.
Finally when the postman found the recipient, she's already in his 80s!!
Did i heard a "wow" there?? Isnt tat sweet?? at 80s and still receive love letters?? to me, it is so sweeter than sugar!!! but thinking back, would that mean tat you would have to - for 60 odd years - waited, wondered, questioned, etc as to why they guy hasn't written??
but i guess, at the moment when the girl receive the letter, all the waiting, wondering, questioning, etc is all long forgotten and worth it. at least she has the answer and know the reason for sure now.
if you have some time and wanting / feeling that "love-is-in-the-air", then i would recommend you this movie, which may seem a bit draggie but what the heck, the content of the letter is the main thing!!
in case u were wondering where to watch it from - http://www.mysoju.com/cape-no7/
