Movie Review Close your eyes to see summer

Duration:  100 minutes

Director:  Cao Thuy Nhi

Actors:  Phuong Anh Dao, Takafumi Akutsu, Cong Ninh

Close your eyes to see that summer is the first film work of director Cao Thuy Nhi born in 1989 with the full 8x-9x filmmaker with a desire to blow new breeze into Vietnamese cinema. The viral clip shared by the staff about the difficulties they went through to complete this movie really made WebTech360 very eagerly looking forward to the theatrical release date. Close your eyes and see the summer . WebTech360 has just finished watching and below are my comments and reviews about the movie.

 

Plot: With our  eyes closed, summer brings us to follow teacher Ha - Physics teacher in Da Lat to a peaceful small town in Hokkaido, Japan to find his father because he left her family. here. On the bus to the town of Higashikawa, Ha meets and receives the help of a young man who is passionate about photography but cold-heartedly Akira. Through her days in this land, she gradually finds the cause of her father's departure as well as finds a vibe for Akira. Where will things go when the facts are clear? Please go to the theater to explore.

 

The content of the movie is very simple and gentle, so if you tell it all, it will reduce your experience when watching movies. It can be said that the film is a film camera photo album about the land and people of Japan through the prism of Ha's eyes. There, we see paternal love after years of separation, we understand love comes from two different people of purpose (Lower to Higashikawa to remember one person and Akira to forget one person ), different in name (Summer is summer, Akira is winter) and different personalities (Lower is warm, enthusiastic, cute; Akira is cold, emotionless) as well as shows the hospitality of people around here. All together, they create a rare but beautiful romantic drama of Vietnamese cinema recently.

What WebTech360 likes most about movies is not the image but the efforts of the young people. Imagine that 90% of the films were shot in Japan - one thing that the major studios in Vietnam have never thought of, let alone the group of young U30s. Yet, they did and even did a good job of bringing the beauty of Japan into the film, not only with the scenery, food, but also the atmosphere, culture and people. You have to sit back and watch all the credits, read all the text, you will feel really admired the enthusiastic, dare to think daring people of the team. Close your eyes and see the sun. One person holds many positions, movie scripts have the participation of many people (including the fanpage of Japanese films), many individuals participating in the fund contribution or the details of the list of participants. Participants in the movie are mentioned in this section.

Movie crew Close your eyes to see summer

In addition, there are many scenes that translate subtitles for Japanese dialogue which are quite smart and create laughter for the audience. WebTech360 also knows how to babble a few words in Japanese because of his N5 exam, so when watching the movie, seeing how Ha tried to express what he meant with Nihon go, WebTech360 felt very familiar. The familiar feeling also came to me when I saw Ha surprised and met many surprises when coming to a strange place just like when WebTech360 traveled abroad. It has been very successful in recreating such feelings for viewers. Besides, the film also sends many meaningful messages to viewers about life and love through a series of questions on the theme of the film: "If one day…."

However, the overall film still has many defects that make viewers still not satisfied. The first is that the movie content is quite forced, a bit lengthy and creates many confusing things for viewers. Perhaps because there are so many people commenting, the film circuit is quite turning direction and giving the audience many questions about why is it so. Second, the movie shows viewers a beautiful love between you and Akira, but I feel that love is so uncomfortable or uncomfortable or that the things they experience together are not enough to tormented when remembering like that.

 

Besides, the story about Ha's paternal love is the one that brings the most tears to the main character, but the way of pushing the emotions of the plot and the actor's acting makes viewers feel that they have not arrived yet. still can not blurred eyes when watching movies. The way to build the character of Ha also makes the investigator feel confused by her rapid change in understanding, emotions and personality. In the end, the film poses too many questions, but skimming through them a bit hastily, their meanings rushed out of the viewers' mind. If we point to the plot of the film, WebTech360 only scores 6/10, but behind the plot is the desire and will of young Vietnamese so WebTech360 for this part 7/10 .

Image:  This is probably the best part of the movie. Close your eyes and see that summer brings the story of film cameras as the central tools of the film, so the color of the film also has a nostalgic, gentle, sad but romantic look with two colors of yellow and green. version of the film. This makes the film a unique character but extremely suitable for the atmosphere of the town of Higashikawa.

Scenes, objects and people in the movie are very beautiful. Every video, if you can capture it, are extremely artistic photographs. The film is so beautiful that very ordinary objects such as a bicycle or a plate of traditional Vietnamese rice and meat on the film are so beautiful. The way of filming in many segments is creative and artistic, even though you are all very young.

However, the image part still has many minus points. The main way to adjust the color of the film above is invisible, causing the film to be noise (noise) in many scenes. Besides, some shaky footage makes viewers feel a bit uncomfortable when watching. The way to change the scene is also a bit urgent, so the audience who hasn't absorbed that episode in the beginning has to prepare for a new one. However, the first work that can do so is very excellent. WebTech360 gives 8/10 for film images.

Sound:  The social network is already hot with the OST of Bet Band's Light song, WebTech360 hopes to enjoy this song in the movie, but unfortunately this song is only played in the credits section. So in general, the soundtrack is not really special and does not leave much impression on viewers. A childhood song was used in the movie but somehow this segment of WebTech360's emotions was not pushed up. Perhaps not really sympathizing with the character or lack of a few melodious sounds of the violin or the gentle piano, but those familiar melodies have not yet touched my heart. WebTech360 dot 7/10 sound, everyone.

Acting: The  film is a combination of actors from two countries but still creates harmony and cuteness in each film. It can be seen that the Japanese cast are acting very gently, naturally and honestly, and the Vietnamese actors still have many awkward features. This can be envisioned by the fact that every time there are Japanese people in the movie, the scene becomes more colorful and viewers are curious to see how they show or express them.

 

The main actor of the film is Ha, played by a girl born in 1992, Phuong Anh Dao. For some reason, even this summer, this girl took over all three Vietnamese theaters, from Close your eyes to summer, Rainy sister to My wife. As for her performance in Summer Closed, as mentioned above due to character construction, Phuong Anh Dao's performance seems a bit forced and her emotions are slightly changed. This girl brings the beauty of My Tam combined with Ngo Thanh Van and seems a bit experienced compared to her 26 years old. Sometimes I find Ha so cute with a fragile soul (because she cries throughout the movie, nothing cries) but sometimes I find her strong and even quite fierce (alone went to Japan to find his father while not knowing Japanese). Generally speaking,

After watching this movie, many female friends will Google find the main actor in the movie? That is Takafumi Akutsu-a boy born in 1970, from the Tokyo School of Theater and Musical. He used to be an actor for a company in Japan with comedy roles, but now has another stable job. To participate in Summer's Closed Eyes, he had to lose 8kg and raise a beard to match the character's shaping. His role is cold, quiet, but his eyes do a great job conveying emotions and perhaps the new character Ha quickly fell in love with him. The motif of such a cold guy is not uncommon in Asian cinema, so it must be admitted that the way Takafumi plays the role is not too impressive, only one thing he shows the role sincerely and the audience almost feels. get that.

Perhaps the film crew is very fond of Japanese culture, so every camera angle, scene or even character naming also reveals that. The movie has Ran, there is Shinichi, Conan fans, in which Shinichi is a young Vietnamese student in Japan (I don't know what international students do in this peaceful town) by Ben Pham. show. This role brings joy to the audience, but Ben Pham's fast acting and dialogue make viewers unable to keep track of his emotional transformation. Artist Cong Ninh does not have much land for acting and compared to his other father's roles, Minh's role in "Close Your Eyes" does not leave much of an impression. The roles of other Japanese or Vietnamese fake Japanese contribute to making the picture of Japan more vivid and colorful. WebTech360 marks the film's acting7/10 .

Assessment scale

Galaxy Cinema:  9.3 / 10

Lotte Cinema: 4/5

In short , Summer is a very strange Vietnamese movie experience compared to the current market, giving viewers many beautiful images and understanding more about Japan. However, the movie may cause a bit of annoyance for viewers because the emotions after watching are still halfway, not knowing why it is and what the film is headed towards. The name of the movie is so good, but there are many philosophies like the questions in the movie that make the audience keep thinking about them. The first work of a young filmmaker, overcoming all the bitter and difficult fruits to bring such a sweet fruit is worth encouraging. Please go to theaters and support the movie, everyone.