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Kimi No Na Wa (Your Name) Review

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KIMI NO NA WA (Your Name)- 2016 Oops!This ain't my body.. Director________Makato Shinkai Country_________Japan   I remember two years back a friend of mine suggesting me a movie, 'Five centimeters per second'. Having never heard of it earlier, I went into the movie not knowing what to expect and oh boy, I was simply blown away. Needless to say I became an instant fan of Makato Shinkai. So when Kimi no na wa released and was greeted with rave reviews by both audiences and critics, it became an instant must watch for me. Now that I have finally seen the movie, I can safely say that, yeah this one was worth all the accolades it garnered. I don’t know about others but for me, I would be placing this movie even higher than five cms. The former was a great movie in its own right, but this one somehow made me feel much more involved with the characters, and left a deeper impact. The story revolves around two central characters, a boy from Tokyo and a

Madeo (Mother) Review

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MADEO(Mother) - 2009 You just don't mess with my son....   Director___________Bong Joon Ho Country____________South Korea   Having already seen two of Bong Joo Ho's movies 'Memories of Murder' and 'Snowpiercer', two masterpieces in their own right, I went into this movie with high expectations, and oh boy did it just satisfy my expectations,it sometimes even managed to exceed them. Hye-ja Kim plays the role of the titular mother, who makes a living by selling herbs, and giving acupuncture. When her son, Yoon do-joon is arrested, on the suspicion of murdering a girl, for rejecting his advances, based on reports that he was last seen drunk and in a horny state, in the vicinity of the area where the body was found, then it's upto the mother to prove his innocence. With the run-time a little over two hours, the movie takes a twists and turns filled ride leaving you perpetually at the edge of your seat,making you guess about how