Jaga Jazzist concert in 渋谷 O-EAST2009

Jaga Jazzist のライブに渋谷(O-EAST)にいってきた。

さあ、ipodを部屋に残して、皆ライブへ。
mp3なんか比べ物にならないほど凄い音楽が待っている。


I went to Jaga Jazzist concert in Shibuya O-EAST.

Let's go to music concert, leaving your ipod in your room.
The great music will be waiting for you, which cannot be compared with mp3.

http://www.myspace.com/jagajazzist

DESIGN TIDE 2009 at hotel CLASKA

DESIGN TIDE 2009の一環、目黒Claska Hotelで催されたイベントに出向く。
おしゃれだった。

I went to Claska Hotel to see the design event which was a part of Design Tide 2009.
There were too many fashionable people.

http://www.designtide.jp/09/jp/
http://www.claska.com/

Design Festa vol.31

お台場のビッグサイトで開かれたデザイン ・フェスタvol.31 にいってきた。
去年に引き続き今年もなかなか楽しませていただいた。

こういったアートフェスに行って思う事だが、
世の中クリエイティブな人間、もしくアーティストは多いんだなあ、ということ。

作品が商売の域に達する人、ただ自分の趣味の世界に浸っている人、どちらでも構わない。しかし、其のなかで際立とうするのは大変なことだと思う。

I went to Design Festa vol.31 at Tokyo Big site in Odaiba for the second straight year. I also enjoyed as Design Festa vol.31 this year much as the last one.

Going this kind of Art festival I often think there are many creative people or artists in the world.

I guess some artists works can achieve some level which can make a deal. Some people just enjoy in their own world. I will not decide which is better or not. However, I reckon it is quite difficult to stand out themselves in their world.

http://www.designfesta.com/index.html

THE LIMITS OF CONTROL

ジム・ジャームッシュ監督の最新作「THE LIMITS OF CONTROL」を観てきた。

兎に角、イザック・ド・バンコレ演じる主人公の殺し屋はほとんど話さない。彼は誰かを殺しにスペインまできたのだが、それ以外は何もかも不明。ターゲットに近づくため（多分）か、決まった方法で様々な人間に会い、情報を（多分）得る。

情報を与える人間達に何を言われても、ほとんど話さないイザックくん。
その押し黙り方はほぼ完璧、自然と彼らが話し続けることになる。

物語は主人公と情報を与える人間との会話を主軸にすすむが、ジム・ジャームッシュの他の作品「ナイト・オン・ザ・プラネット」や「Coffee and Cigarettes」のような会話を楽しむ軽妙さは無い。情報を与える人間達の話しは、取り留めも無いが同時に暗示めいている。それが作品にある種の重苦しさ、悪い夢の続きのような印象を与えている。

ちなみに、恐ろしく単調なため映画館で３度ほど寝てしまった。
しかし、それでも良い映画だと言える不思議な映画だ。

I watched Jim Jarmusch's new film [THE LIMITS OF CONTROL].

It stars Isaach De BankoléThe as a leading character who was an assassin. He hardly talks. Although he comes to Spain to kill somebody, there are everything has remained mystery apart from his assassination. He met various people in a certain way to get information (maybe) so that he approaches his target (maybe).

Although people who gives Mr. Issach information talks to him, he rarely talks to them. His way of shutting up is almost perfect. Therefore, people keep talking to him naturally.

It is thus that conversations between the assassin and the people give information is given a key part in the story progress. But we can not enjoy free and witty conversations from Jim Jarmusch's other films, like [Night on Earth] or [Coffee and Cigarettes]. Stories from the people give information gives an oppressive atmosphere and impress us something like a continuation of nightmare.

By the way, this film was monotony so that I fell asleep three times in the cinema. However, [THE LIMITS OF CONTROL] is strange film, because I still say this film is good.

http://loc-movie.jp/index.html

サマーウォーズ Summer Wars

「サマーウォーズ」を観てきた。

「時をかける少女」の監督細田守の細田守の最新作。

多少のご都合主義はご愛嬌、そんなものは気にしても仕方が無いほど、
前作同様、テンポ良く物語が進む。

そして、そのテンポを止めるのも厭わない絵による”静”の演出も健在。
この”静”の演出が感動を誘う。

アニメでは言葉による演出は重要ではない。細田守はそれを良く知ってると思う。


I watched [Summer Wars].

The director of [The Girl Who Leapt Through Time] Mamoru Hosoda directed this film.

I could find out the things progressed too luckily in the story, but it was not necessary to think about such a small thing. The story progressed speedily without stagnation of the story, as much as his previous work [The Girl Who Leapt Through Time] .

In addition, Hosoda used his direction invited audience to "silence", which almost stopped the story itself.
He did not mind doing that. This direction impressed audience effectively.

Direction by means of words is not so important in Animation.
Hosoda Mamoru knows it.

http://s-wars.jp/index.html

1Q84

村上春樹「1Q84」読了。

「1Q84」の人に感想を問われれば、良かったと答える。
（ただ、どこかひっかかるところも無いわけではない。）

Q 本当に？
A 楽しんだ、まったく久しぶりに村上春樹の世界に浸った。

Q 表現が冗長過ぎる、と思う箇所があったでしょう?
A 確かに。でも、気になる程でもなく、無ければ無いで物足りない。

Q 二つの物語が平行して進行するスタイル、今までもあったよね？
A 確かに目新しいものでは無い。しかし、寄り添おうとする二人の主人公の心に合わせて、二つの物語がクロスし、リンクして「1Q84」の世界を形づくっていく様は素晴らしい。

Q 学生運動、極左テロ、カルト、実際のモチーフを集めて作りました、陳腐じゃないか？
A 村上春樹は一定の距離感をもって同時代を描いてきた。また近年は一連のオウム真理教事件のノンフィクションを通し、同時代によりコミットメントしようとしている。彼は「モチーフを寄せ集めるのが目的で「1Q84」を発表したのではない。そこに通底するものを見つめようとして、敢えてこれらのモチーフを描いている。

Q この長い物語は突如として終わる。しかし多くの人がまだ終わってない、必ず続編があると言う。要はみんな納得してないのだ。最後をどう思う？
A 正直、わからない。

この「1Q84」は僕に安易な答えをくれない。
それこそが僕が読書にもとめることなのである。

I finished reading [1Q84] by Haruki Murakami.

If somebody asks me that I think [1Q84] is interesting novel, I will answer "Yes".
(But I am not very sure it is true...)

Q: Did you really enjoy [1Q84]?
A: Yes. I did enjoy Haruki Murakami's world after a bit long interval.

Q: Did you find out needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression in this novel?
A: Indeed it was true, but I did not notice it too much. If these expression missed I would feel that something is lacking in this novel.

Q: Two stories progress in parallel, as his novel often does. It is the same style of some of his previous works, isn't it?
A: Yes. It is not new style. But the two stories crosses and links each other as following two leading character's mind want to close together, which shapes the world of [1Q84]. It is brilliant, I think.

Q: Student activism, far left terrorism and cult. Murakami put together these motifs. It is cheap and trite, isn't it?
A: Muarakami has described contemporary life with a sense　of a certain distance. And also he tried to make a commitment to society more than before via his recent non-fiction works about Aum shinrikyo incidents. He did not intend to write [1Q84] to collect these motifs in his novel. He eagerly tries to see the common thing from the bottom of our society so that he dares to describe these motifs in his novel.

Q: It seems [1Q84] comes sudden end. But a lot of readers say the story has not been finished yet, a sequel will be published. I reckon everybody has not been convinced the end of [1Q84]. How do you think about the end of the story?
A: Honestly speaking, I don't know what's kind of comment I should give.

[1Q84] doesn't give me an easy answer. This is what I want to from reading.

ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破」を観てきた。

新劇場版「ヱヴァ」はこの２作目でオリジナルとの違いを鮮明にする。

少年は語る言葉を持つ。少女達は恋する心を自覚する。
いずれもオリジナルではみられなかったことだ。

救われない内的世界の破壊の物語はボーイ・ミーツ・ガールの物語に変わる。

オリジナルも好きだが、同じことをやってもしようがない。
好みは別れるとは思うが、「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破」は　”新”　の名に恥じない作品にしあがっている。



I watched [Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance].

New series of Evangelion shows the difference from the old original series clearly at this episode.

The boy has words which he shall speak out to out side of his inner world.
The girls know what it is to be in love.

These things could not be seen in the old original series.

The story about the destruction of helpless inner world has changed to the story of "Boy meets girl".

Although I like the old original series, the thing which was already done
before should be avoided to show it again in the new series.

[Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance] is true to its name of "New Evangelion", I think.

http://www.evangelion.co.jp/