Cherry Baby のブログ: After School Midnighters

Two weeks ago I won a pair of tickets to see a special screening of "After School Midnighters", which was directed by Hitoshi Takekiyo. I didn't knew much about the film except watching a trailer screened during "Jiro Dreams Of Sushi", which by the way is a excellent documentary. It tells the story of a 85 year old man who loves making sushi so much he even dreams of making them. I asked a Japanese boss about Jiro and he commented his friend had paid 30,000yen (Approximately $478.10) for 40 minutes of dining. It is also mentioned in the movie that 20 pieces of sushi will be served during one siting. If the price wasn't so exorbitant, I might just want to give this a try.

My review of this animation: Awesome! 7/10 stars. It had singing, great characters and the animation was smooth as it was almost filmed entirely using motion capture. The main character, Kunstlijk, is my favorite. The director himself was at the event and he commented that Kunstlijk was written as a serious character, but due to the actor, it was played out as a comical character. The mopvie has enough elements to make it enjoyable for kids and also adults like me who never grew up in their hearts. The director also made known that the movie doesn't have any significant meaning but its main purpose is to entertain, and we should just sit back, and pretend we are living in the movie itself. That I did. At the end of the movie, we all get to take a picture with the director. ＼（Ｔ∇Ｔ）／ I feel kind of happy in a weird way, although this studio isn't a big name like Studio Ghibli, it is still able to produce a animation film that was enjoyable.

I never miss a chance to dine at Marché. Even though it is quite pricy, I still patronize them. The specials were served too raw this time and I kind of lost my appetite, but the rösti sure cheered me up. I wore my new tattoo stockings today, observe in the picture, clumsy me already tore it up. (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))