After Life (1998) - What Memory Would You Live With Forever?
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After Life (1998) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda - bit.ly/2VJa4S1
Without Memory (1996) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda - bit.ly/3cSW6CP
After Life: History, Memory, Trauma and the Transcendent by David Desser - bit.ly/2SdPPdj
Cinema and Memory by Susannah Radstone - bit.ly/2yNdg6b
After Life review by Stephen Holden - nyti.ms/2VJ6yHy
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Apparently, every time you remember something, the process of remembering it deletes the original memory, meaning when you remember something, you're really just remembering the last time you recalled it. This is why memories can change over time.
You have watched “Dispatches from Elsewhere“ i take it?
@@BritneyLaZonga No, I haven't. Would you recommend it?
@@C.I... it really depends on your taste. Its weird (maybe a bit too calculated so). Like a cross between “Walter Mittey“ and a Michel Gondry movie maybe.
There is, however, a scene where a character almost exactly goes into what you described. That memories are copys of the last copy everytime we remember them.
So it’s like your brain plays telephone with your memories
the woman I was in unrequited love with for three years, we talked about films a lot. she recommended me this film, and we each talked a little bit about what our memory would be
I realise now that might be the one I would choose
i empathise with you about this. i saw this film after someone i was in love with moved away, and the film made me realise that even though i was in pain, the happy memories of being with him are something that can't be taken away or undermined, those memories are good ones!
Y’all gonna make me cry
Daym this gave me chills, beautiful take brother
I don’t know why, but watching this video I just began crying uncontrollably
That was me through the final 45 minutes of the film
Felt it
Never heard of this film. Sounds so interesting.
Pretty much all of Koreeda's work is worth diving into :).
@@TheTachy0n Absolutely, every single one has a special feel that very few movies can match.
It is, as is most of his wok
It’s on UA-cam. Just type after life japanese.
Afterlife is such a gorgeous film, both as a meditation on life and on whatever’s beyond it. Koreeda is a really interesting filmmaker with a wide range of works, but to me his central interest is always in how we come to terms with the world around us when it doesn’t meet our expectations. He approaches the theme over and over again throughout a range of devices (from the very grounded Nobody Knows to the very silly Airdoll). In that often quite melancholy theme, he’s able to find moments of joy and escape (fireworks in Shoplifters, running in Nobody Knows).
I had never heard of this film before now, but about two weeks ago I was sitting with my sisters in a wide open field of grass, and our parents were not far off, talking to each other, and the weather was perfectly balmy and the sun was setting on us. I thought to myself, when I die, I hope I get to live here, in this moment. It was such an intense personal moment, and it’s crazy that there’s a film about this. Now I just have to watch it. Thank you for sharing.
It is here on yt
Im not going to watch this video.
I'm on the 1:25 mark.
Wanna know why?
Because now I want to watch the movie first. Looks like an absolute masterpiece and I want no spoilers.
So no, im not going to watch this video. Yet.
I'll be back when I finish it :)
@@dd_e.x i found it subtitled to English in UA-cam!
Same :(
Me too ! Just saw it. Loved it. What about you ?
This...this hit me so goddamn HARD. I've never heard of this movie. Towards the very beginning, when you first revealed the basic premise of the movie, I literally had my breath taken away and had to pause the video for a moment.
I'm on the autism spectrum and have struggled all my life with substance abuse, mostly alcoholism. I often feel like I only truly appreciate emotions when I'm on one of my not sober periods, on the drinking side of that horrible rollercoaster that is chronic alcoholism. I'm in one of those right now, after managing five months sober. And when I'm in this horrible head space, nostalgia is sort of like my god. I worship old memories of childhood, happier times when I didn't realize at the time just how much "better" everything felt and was. I constantly relive old memories, dying just to revisit them somehow.
The very idea behind this movie almost broke my brain when you first explained it, and good lord, thank you. I need to watch this movie now. I'm an atheist and don't believe in any sort of afterlife, so this...this was the first time the notion of a "heaven" has ever actually struck me as being enjoyable or desirable. Not some convoluted eternal church session forever worshipping some sort of supposed deity, but getting to choose one single memory from my life, and then never be or experience anything more. ...But then, I suppose that would almost be the same to some people.
Tl;dr - Thank you for taking my breath away for a moment tonight, and making me cry a little.
I am so glad someone is finally talking about koreeda. He is an absolute master.
My daughter who was maybe 6 months old, her father and I were laying down on our bed. There was only the sound of her cooing and wiggling her little limbs, playing the way baby's do while he and I listened facing each other.
He softly said something like "Times like this."
I questioned him, "hm?" And he explained "it's always the tiny memories like this you'll remember no matter what happens between us, or how old we get. Times like this are important."
That's what I'd pick because I remember everything about that moment. Lily's soft baby smell, the love in our small apartment room was palpable. The silence was so gentle. I don't remember a single worry I had in that moment.
I love talking about memory & film. I think the ultimate thing about memory and film is that film is a shared memory. One that other people can access.
His best film, love Koreeda. I have this on VHS hanging in a frame on my wall. As much as this pays homage to the film itself, It's a memory to take with me to show the importance this film had on mylife.
In the (deserved) growing acclaim that Koreeda is getting, this movie still feels underrated and I'm glad to see it get the spotlight here. It remains my favorite of all his work so far.
If someone is having trouble tracking this down, just know the film is here on yt
Movies aren't like memories, they are like dreams... That's why in Koreeda's film in order to be in heaven you have to adapt a memory first, because that way you can turn it into a dream: a feeling or sensation which lingers in eternity, not a recollection of somehitng that occurred... Great video, Thanx!!!
Firstly: masterfully crafted video.
Secondly, that sentences from 5:53 really got me thinking... how would we think without ever having seen a movie or anything like it? I, personally, think in movie language. Couldn't imagine thinking in any other way
I believe there's a theory that music has a beat because of the heartbeat, so maybe film has stories (beginning, middle, end, cause and effect, etc.) because we remember in stories.
I might be able to give an answer to that. I have what's known as aphantasia; I am incapable of visualizing images inside my mind. On top of that, I have probably only seen about four or five films in my lifetime. There's no particular reason-my family just didn't care for films, and I never saw one until I was older and by that point, I had little interest. I can't tell you why I ended up in the comments of a movie review, but there's UA-cam for you.
I experience memories primarily in terms of emotion; what I was feeling at the time or whatever sensations or textures I can recall. Thinking about a particular point in time produces a unique emotion that's tied to it, and all of the events come bundled together without having to think about them. If I was asked to talk about, say, about the time I adopted my dog, I would feel a distinct mix of emotions and perhaps remember the glare of the metal bars, and then be able to tell the whole story from the beginning without any further thought.
That's been my experience, at least.
This movie changed my life. The best tidbit I heard about this movie is that Kore-eda put in some non-actor memories so we are hearing real people narrate their cherished memories in between the scripted.
This is a unique film in a way that it can’t help but implant itself in your mind so that even when you are thinking about it days later, it’s circles you back to questions for your own life.
This film’s primary question is one I had never pondered until watching and now often is in the back of my mind. Probably one of the hardest questions you could ever ask a person no matter how long they lived.
I like the idea of memories being experiences in themselves, because the emotions or recollection of events is different every time you try and remember something, therefor you’re almost making a new memory inside and breaking an old shell.
Anyway, I love the connection that this film used from memory to cinema. Our lives are films.
Great video! And to anyone reading, I recommend watching this when you get a chance.
I watched this quite awhile ago and loved it. I remember in my mind the people had to recall a significant memory of happiness and feeling present before they could move on. I don't recall they were stuck with just that memory forever.
i had to go one day to visit my grandfather with mom and sister, it was the first time we 3 go somewhere.. it is the best day ever of my life.
This past Sundance had a film called “Nine Days” that the director stated was very inspired by this one. One of the most powerful films I have seen in a very long time and it was hands down the best of the festival in my opinion. It is definitely one to put on your radar later this year (if it’s actually coming out this year with everything that is going on) 👍
This was the first film I saw at my local 35 mm theater and it changed the way I view movies (and life) forever...
This is quality content ,insight into films i have never seen(but will know seek out) ,and quality narrating is why i recommend this channel ,keep on
One of my favourite all time films. Absolutely beautiful, as is this essay.
aaah, my favourite film! i first saw this 12 years ago and even now i am finding new things to think about in life because of this film, and there aren't that many films you can really say that about. one thing after life taught me is that films are great not just because of how they are like memories, but because they are like dreams that you get to remember. if i could only pick one memory of watching a film, i would pick this one. thank you for making this, you've made my day!
One of my favorite film of all time
1:15 Katakana reads Wa N Da Fu Ru Ra I Fu (Wonderful Life) and yet it's After Life in English ... Hmm ...
2:10
"This is how I programmed the animations for the actors in the Sega Genesis version of After Life."
THANK YOU! I was like "Where is this music from..."
So glad to see this film getting the attention it deserves.
Funnilly, i don't even remember how i came across it. But it has remained in my mind as one of those hidden gems of cinema.
I literally just watched this movie. This is amazing. Thank you for this video so much.
I just rewatched 1995 Ghost in the shell and it raises similar questions especially the part where the puppet master talks about humans and memories
Man your channel is truly a blessing. Thank you for honoring the incredible works of these artists with incredible art of your own. Like After Life, this video was poignant, understated, and most importantly authentic. Stay safe.
At 1:16 I thought you were implying that Hirokazu Kore-eda was recently deceased, and I got very sad. For anyone else confused like me, the director is not dead.
WOW! I never thought about the aspect of them putting their memories on films as reflecting the power of stories. I always just saw it as a way of displaying the subjectivity of memories and they way we interpret them
I really like the comparison with It's a wonderful life, since the movie is actually called Wandarafu Raifu, or Wonderful Life. I still don't know why they named it Afterlife in english.
One of my all time favorites, thanks for the video :)
Probably so as not to be confused with It's a Wonderful Life. And 'After Life' is equally appropriate
Dear TRORS, I am so happy you chose this film to do a piece on, it is almost unknown in the west. Memory, and stories are exact analogies. In Sanskrit ( or Hindu ) there is an beginning student spiritual practice called Neit Neit ( Not This Not This ) within it one understands the nature of what they "are" in Truth. If you, or I were to wake up tomorrow with our memories gone ( we would still have functional memory, driving a car, making coffee, etc ) but no others, than your past persona would cease to exist, for what are we without our stories? We unconsciously assume we are these profoundly solid entities, the stories give this sense of integrity, but our existence is a feather upon the wind, who we are, "are" our memories, and memory is ephemeral.
I love this channel so much. Thank you for bringing light on this to me. 🥺
The link between memory and story is poetry/ beauty. Cinema is a manifestation of poetry, not poetry in itself. Great movie btw and I’ve enjoyed all the video essays on this channel.
Thanks so much for making this video about one of my favorite films! Always happy that you aren't afraid to create essays on arthouse films!
Been meanin to watch this movie for years now. Heck especially considering my thesis script actually shares some elements with this movie. But I always kept putting it off. Hey guess I'm running out of excuses now
You brought me back to life. Thank you
had to subscribe after watching this - don't know anyone else making video essays on this movie, at this level of thoughtfulness and quality.
still think about this movie. favorite Kore-eda, with Still Walking as a close second.
Just watched it, looking forward to picking up the Criterion copy later this year.
I've always been a huge fan of creative interpretations of the afterlife, what comes after we die. Heaven or Hell have never been satisfactory, I want something more interesting than "eternal happiness" or "eternal pain". This fits the bill quite nicely, and though I've only ever seen one of Kore-eda's movies before (the excellent and melancholic "Shoplifters") I'm extremely curious to see how he plays with this idea.
Thank you for introducing me this film
There’s a play with this exact concept called The 100. We did it as an Alevel drama project, and it’s stuck with me ever since.
I honestly didn’t know this film existed. I thought you were going to be talking about the second season to Ricky Gervais’ Netflix show at first. Thanks for the video
maxresdefault i did the 100! Ha, hadn’t thought about it since then. Luckily this film is quite a bit more subtle than that. Hope you enjoy it.
love this review
Just watched this film after blind buying it on blu ray, one of my new favourites
Thank you for this review! It helped my comprehension of the film and its relation with memory.
Ahhh I came to rewatch and I miss the old cover!
*thumbnail
luckily this is on the BFI subscription service, so i am about to check it out.
After Life is awesome! Hirokazu Kore-eda is such a master in capturing humanity and emotion.
Gonna come back to this video, after watching this movie. Looks fascinating
so very well done. thank you for the effort and the sharing. this vid was so insightful and frankly, important. i am a very appreciative subscriber. BIG thumbs up.
Hey thanks for sharing good material and also awesome movies!
Japanese Jacob Collier at 1:24
EXACTLY. I have this image on my mind when i first saw him
Glad you put that spoiler warning there. A lot of the time I'll blow through spoiler warnings for these types of videos. I'd never heard of this film and was going to go right though this spoiler warning as well. But once you explained that premise, I was like, "Better stop here, and watch this movie". This sounds awesome. I'll come back to the video later in the weekend. Always love your stuff Andy.
Hey if you still havent found the film, id be glad to inform you its on youtube. Really beautiful film.
right in the quarentine
Ok but how did you find such a high quality version of this film
Good to see more spotlight on Kore-Eda. He is one of the few filmmakers that will be well remembered and well watched from this past generation.
From the first minute or so of this video I knew I had to watch this movie...so I did and it brilliant
simply beautiful
Welp this made me cry
2:10 Hearing this music is unusual without someone talking about old sega consoles.
Great video
the memory of subscribing to this channel ♥️
Remembering things is kind of funny. We won’t remember everything things we’ve learned in high school, but we’ll remember things like Marvel and Starwars. And of course in our life, we remember the things that were the closest to us.
But my memories, unlike cinema, lack a great score, noteworthy cinematography, and the acting? Dear lord?! The acting in my memories? Makes the acting in Birdemic seem humanist and Oscar-worthy.
thanks for this! I honestly can't bring myself to watch this movie rn, i know it will wreck me and this video only proved it lol
if you liked koreeda's perspective and vision of memory, you'll absolutely adore apichatpong weerasethakul's
My memory of this film is different!
This is very beautiful movie.. After life 1998
Great film.
This is literally my screensaver
I don't understand though why would they recreate the memory when he watched the tapes and could just watch the exact memory. So is he taking the recreation of the memory with him or the real memory?
Holy shit. You mean I’m not the only one who saw this? I don’t suppose you’ve heard of a Chinese film called Spicy Love Soup?
On a side note, the Japanese text above the English title actually says Wonderful Life.
Now I want to see this so bad!
The music you use, is so similar to Boss Keys: Dark Souls. Not a bad thing just interesting, and wondering if that was intentional
Koreeda is the best Japanese filmmaker working today, which kinda puts him on the fast track of being the best filmmaker of any nationality working today.
Nope it's Miyazaki xD
Satoshi Kon Gang, line up please.
@@navinsawesomeanddivineacco4221 Not working today since he died sadly
Does anyone know where I can find a blu-ray of this in the US?? I’ve looked everywhere!
Yessssss finally
My dad told me about this film
"FRAG-men-tary" Otherwise, it's perfect, thanks!
please do scott pilgrim 10 years later
I'd challenge the system and tell them to make an extremely long film made up of my entire life's worth of memory. HA! Take that
One entire memory eh !
I love your commentaries. I’ve even subscribed to the channel...which is really rare for me. Your insights are fascinating and engaging. But please, for the love of God, please stop vocal frying at the end of every sentence. It is driving me absolutely barmy! I’d really like to watch more of your videos - but I’m not sure I can stand it any longer! Great job overall, though, I’ve learnt a huge amount and have been reminded of some wonderful cinema. Thank you :-)
Anyone know where I can watch this movie?
Hey hey hey, the films on youtube. Just type Afterlife(1998)
Thank you so much!!
The shots and dialogue seem Wes Anderson-esque.
Not at all. I mean, when you watch the whole thing it resembles Ozu much more, which Wes is influenced by.
César Torres Koreeda is definitely massively influenced by Ozu; all those eye-level shots looking through doorways, the focus on the minutiae of domestic life and ‘things unsaid’!
@@Indietrix funny thing is, Kore eda often denies his films resemble Ozu that much. Me being a fan of both can very much see the influence, but who knows.
@@plasmac14 huh, interesting! Other filmmakers who I think are influenced by him (at least obviously) are Joanna Hogg and Hou Hsiao-Hsien (no surprises there, his film Cafe Lumiere is basically an Ozu pastiche)
Who the 7 people who dislicked it?
1:24 Korean Jacob Collier, haha
any similar films to this? i cant think of any besides ikiru