There are three stories, basically three dialogues and in the first two stories the topics of discussion are also trivial if not boring: the first dialogue deals with emotional misunderstandings between young couples, the second is the story of a masturbation of no interest.
The third story, albeit unlikely, is the most interesting: a young woman lived an intense love affair with a high school friend and regrets not being able to express the importance and greatness of her love to her partner when she left her to get married. This story makes us understand how in today's world great importance is given to material well-being and economic conditions and, on the contrary, so little importance is given to our deepest feelings and passions. And so one of the questions the girl asks the other woman is: "Are you happy? Is this the life you dreamed of when you grew up?"
The director, Hamaguchi, defines himself as a "narrator" but the director of a film has many means and tools at his disposal to tell a story and to involve the viewer: the description of the unfolding of the narrative, the dialogues, the photography, the sounds, the music, the charisma of the actors, acting skills, etc., while this film is mainly based on dialogue and above all it lacks the emotional involvement of the viewer.
The third story, albeit unlikely, is the most interesting: a young woman lived an intense love affair with a high school friend and regrets not being able to express the importance and greatness of her love to her partner when she left her to get married. This story makes us understand how in today's world great importance is given to material well-being and economic conditions and, on the contrary, so little importance is given to our deepest feelings and passions. And so one of the questions the girl asks the other woman is: "Are you happy? Is this the life you dreamed of when you grew up?"
The director, Hamaguchi, defines himself as a "narrator" but the director of a film has many means and tools at his disposal to tell a story and to involve the viewer: the description of the unfolding of the narrative, the dialogues, the photography, the sounds, the music, the charisma of the actors, acting skills, etc., while this film is mainly based on dialogue and above all it lacks the emotional involvement of the viewer.