Wednesday, April 4, 2012

I'm dreaming of sushi right now...

Yesterday, I saw an insightful and beautifully made film called Jiro dreams of sushi. It revolves around a sushi master named Jiro Ono who has this small restaurant in Japan that is renowned for its sushi. At times the film was a little repetitive, like when describing the different kinds of sushi, but overall it was cool to watch. The film also talks about how his eldest son, Yoshikazu will eventually become the heir apparent. One of the best scenes I thought was when the son would go to the fish market, and its pretty huge by the way, to pick out the fish and other items to make sushi at the restaurant. It shows the different vendors and their personalities. Its like a whole other world. I think that's why I liked this film so much, because in a way it was an escape for me. Most films should strive to do this for the movie goer. That is to engross themselves so much into the movie, that he person feels a part of it. That's how I definitely felt with this film.