I was shocked by the first commentary I read about this movie. Man Facing Southeast is one of my favorite movies of all time. The first time I saw it, I watched it through, and then RAN to my phone and demanded two of my closest friends come over to my house immediately to see it. They did, with much grumbling about not being given any notice, etc. But they arrived, and both of them, one an Israeli, the other a fellow from Japan, agreed wholeheartedly with me... The movie IS brilliant and they were glad I dragged them out of their homes to come see it. All three of us have gone on to see the movie again (and again and again) and have other people watch it with us. I have yet to hear one person say anything that wasn't a glowing report. The comment made that the movie didn't answer the questions it posed, is just ridiculous. THAT is one of the movies strong points. There are no easy answers at the end of it. It's up to the viewer to decide or not decide (if one doesn't NEED that easy ending) what really happened. Words I would use to describe A Man Facing Southeast, would be, Brilliant, Original, Sensitive, Compassionate and of course... EXTRAORDINARY! The movie is a rare find and an enthralling piece of work. I can't say enough good about it (obviously). Also, I did not see the dubbed version. I saw the subtitled version of the movie and would suggest that others do the same. Dubbing a movie rarely does anything except make the narrative of the film, irritating. Perhaps the only exceptions being some of the modern martial arts films coming to the U.S. from China. Anyone reading this commentary, Man Facing Southeast is amazing and wonderful. SEE IT! You'll be glad you did. :P
Review of Man Facing Southeast
