MovieChat Forums > Dare mo shiranai (2004) Discussion > King Of The Hill

King Of The Hill

posted 12 years ago by nascentt
1 reply | jump to latest

I was quite idsappointed with this movie, it was very slow, lacking in character arcs, plot or emotion. The abandonment and the 'fending for themselves' is interesting, but it's half shot like a documentary, half shot like a progressive drama. But there's very little to take from the film. The characters are pretty shallow, despite the great acting and close-up shots.

A movie this reminded me a lot of is King Of the Hill, a fantastically made movie about a boy left to fend for himself as his parents have to leave. There's adventure, a coming-of-age character arc, a plot with strong overtones. Very strongly written characters in addition to the good cast. Obviously they're not identical films, but I would recommend King Of The Hill tenfold over this. I'm a hugely into Asian cinema, but other than good camerawork, there's very little to this film.

Koalas are telepathic. Plus, they control the weather.

[–] Kawada_Kira 11 years ago

The movie was realistic. It was based on a true story. They shouldn't have had to embellish it to make it more entertaining. As it was, they had to make adjustments to the story to make it less dark and bleak than the real-life incident. I haven't seen the movie you're talking about (though i'll check it out; it sounds interesting), but if it's fictional, that could explain it. This movie was going for realism. The kids weren't having adventures; they were struggling to survive. I don't think the problem is with the film itself, just your expectations of it.

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
- Goethe