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Perfect cast and a good story

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

"Fourth Dimension", based on the economic boom in Japan, had a surreal, metaphysical feel about it. Again narrated with the same poetic zeal like "Reassemblage", "Fourth Dimension" deals with the tradition/modern, global/local binary as reflected in Japan's celebration of its culture, and yet be caught in the whirlwind of globalization. Culture had almost become another commodity to be consumed and "visited" (like local theaters and bars, or replete with multilingual translations for visitors). The film explains this dichotomy with moments like the paper lanterns sponsored by Coca Cola in the traditional march. Minh-ha is at her best while using the metaphor of Japan's bullet trains to relate them to the industrial-mechanical Japanese life. I am highly influenced and affected by Minh-ha's style of film-making. It's difficult not to be judgmental about people/events/ideas you deal with in your film. But Minh-ha, by putting herself as an active agent in her films, makes sure that the viewer, before involving him/herself with the narrative, goes through her. It's indulgent, subjective and yet so profound.