I am sure this will not make me sound intelligent, but this film simply did not click with me. It has been described as life-affirming, life-assuring, etc, and I would like to read more supporting details (e.g. why is it life-affirming?). I have seen this film but I would like to hear your opinion.
shareIt is life affirming because it demonstrates how nothing really matters in life but life itself. Near the end when they decide to make it out of the whale nishi outlines one of the main aspects of the film. He says something along the lines of
"See, it's not about success,
dying in the streets, who's better, who's not!
I just want to be a part of it!
I realized that even if I've no connections,
no talent, even if I'm one big loser,
I want to use my hands and feet to think
and move, to shape my own life!"
The way I see it their time spent in the whale was a sort of test that forced them to realize that there is no "meaning" to life. Just enjoy the journey.
To me, the film is bursting with passion and exuberance, with a profound appreciation for existence. The characters (or character, depending on your interpretation) discover their passion for life during the course of the film. The ending montage is all about possibility - the incredible range of things life offers us the potential of experiencing.
Loving life isn't about getting yourself into a situation you can easily enjoy, such as financial comfort or success... It's about realizing that to live at all is a wondrous and incredible opportunity to experience. That, to me, is what the film is all about. What an incredible thing it is to be alive, and to have all this possibility before us. What an incredible thing it is to exist at all.
Mind Game is definitely one of the most life affirming films I've had the privilege of experiencing.
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Pretty much this. If this movie isn't life affirming then no movie is.
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