Whew! What a great film! The symbolism of the Landscape as well as the floating temple on the river of life and the surrounding nature will hit you so may ways.
The title is on point as the four seasons of life replay themselves each time you see the boy monk grow to a man. The generations pass and lessons are relearned. Penance for past sins and the way of the world are so eloquently expressed as elder monk passes on the wisdom to the junior monk.
The wisdom of age is applied to the folly of youth so simple and direct just like the zen stories you've read. The calligraphy on the deck of the temple as penance for sin is so deep I just recalled my old master as he would show me zen the same way as the elder monk did in the movie.
Visually it evokes real meditation in retreat from the world. No city lights, no traffic jams just a floating temple on a secluded river. Ahhh so peaceful...
The title is on point as the four seasons of life replay themselves each time you see the boy monk grow to a man. The generations pass and lessons are relearned. Penance for past sins and the way of the world are so eloquently expressed as elder monk passes on the wisdom to the junior monk.
The wisdom of age is applied to the folly of youth so simple and direct just like the zen stories you've read. The calligraphy on the deck of the temple as penance for sin is so deep I just recalled my old master as he would show me zen the same way as the elder monk did in the movie.
Visually it evokes real meditation in retreat from the world. No city lights, no traffic jams just a floating temple on a secluded river. Ahhh so peaceful...