Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
| 03 August 2003 (USA)
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An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.

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Diagonaldi

Very well executed

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Smartorhypo

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Teringer

An Exercise In Nonsense

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Gary

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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forcedvision

"Last Life in the Universe" part from a preamble that conditions us to understand death as a born hero in our lives. Latent, in a slow and flexible dynamic, that although is disproportionate by one another mistake in his screenplay, this film takes us through the life of a young man willing to take the deadly phenomenon as protagonist also of its existence.The portrait, which meditates on the oppressed and unjustified that has become the image of death in the collective psychological, demonstrates the inconsistency of a routine based on the pursuit of hope as the only remedy against this evil and, based on curious pillars , credited to the identification of subliminal aspects of existence in a, not so vague, psychological individually.Time becomes insufferable for settling the folly of death when intentionally seeks it, the absurd a subordinate who demonstrates the little relevance of a life to the continued well-being of everyday life, and a "truncated life" ends up being simply a witnessed deplorable existential coincidences, expressed through this person as a filter.

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DDCinemaClub

This charming, hypnotic film demonstrates that the power of love should never be underestimated.Christopher Doyle, under the careful direction of Pen-ek Ratanaruang, crafts some sensual, dreamy imagery.The soundtrack, the methodical silences, the broken English dialogue, the juxtaposition of the central characters – every cinematic element simply enchants.This is more than a simple love story, it's a well crafted thought piece that doesn't disappoint. Divorced Dads Cinema Club Rating 80% – An endearing piece of foreign cinema

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vailsy

i really didn't like the sound in this movie at all. it drew far too much attention to itself and was a distraction for mefor example, noi closes her house up before heading off to japan.. we don't hear the gate closing at all but we do hear her locking it. why? the car rarely makes a noise and instead we hear the gentle sound of the waves. a nice idea, but overdone overall i found the sound in this movie to be inconsistent and confusing. very much like the movie as a whole before you rush out to see or buy this movie, bear in mind that the IMDb rating here is based on around just 40 or so reviews currently (07')

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love_ngyung

This lovely movie is about two people who fancy one another, albeit they do not explicitly express their feelings. Viewers, though, can tell that there is something going on between the two protagonists, judging from the way they interact with each other.Kenji and Noi, by chance, came across each other. In characteristic terms, there was a world of difference between these two; Kenji was such a neat and tidy person, Noi, in contrast, was happy-go-lucky and dishevelled.Last life in the universe was directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang, a talented Thai director, who is now considered to be one of the most promising directors in Asia. With the help of a well-known cinematographer like Christopher Doyle, the picture of this film was as beauteous as it gets.Asano Tadanobu, a versatile Japanese actor, played Kenji, a suicidal librarian working in a Japanese culture centre in Bangkok. He, as luck would have it, met Noi, played by Sinitta Boomyasak, a young pretty bar girl, who happened to lose her sister in an accident.Their quirky relationship began to shape up during their time together. It was pleasantly cute to see these two clashing characters trying to talk to one another in broken English. This, however, made the context look real, like watching an actual couple who truly care for each other.The music accompanying the film provided the feeling of calm and loneliness, as though you were the last lizard in the astronomical, empty universe.In every sense, this is an endearing film. You could drift off easily if you are not into a slow paced movie. Given that, I am sure you will have a blessed dream.

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