Departures

Have been wanting to catch 'Departures' and finally seen it yesterday with my hubby. I enjoyed the movie, it was a meaningful movie full of tears and laughter. I loved the music soundtrack composed by Hisaishi Joe, he composed music for some of the popular animations like 'Castle In The Sky', 'Spirited Away', 'Howl's Moving Castle' etc... This movie touched my heart, especially when my loved one had just passed away recently.

This story is about a cellist (Daigo) who loses his job and must move back to his hometown. Once back there he reconnects with his past, and comes to terms with his life, love and dreams. Desperate to find a job, he answers an ad list on departures, which turns out to be misspelled. It was supposed to say the departed, the job pertains to dressing, washing, and putting makeup on the deceased before the funeral. It is a job that most people look down upon because you earn money when someone dies. At first Daigo, does not like his job but little by little he comes to a new understanding of it. The process of prepping the corpse is shown in detail within the context of the story, and little by little we too as an audience get sucked in. It is an incredible ceremony to witness.

"I sobbed silently in my sit when I watched this movie, tears flowed down my cheeks, i cried with Molly's images filled in my mind and heart".

For those who intend to watch this movie, do remember to bring along an extra package of tissue, better still bring a towel.