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Fisshu sutôrî (2009)
Not really a story about fish
I am not the type of person to like Armageddon movies, but I truly enjoyed Fish Story. Though this movie is about how the end of the world is near, there are so many twists and unexpected turns of events, that I was fully immersed in the film for the two hours it played. And like other reviewers, by the end of it, a huge smile has been smeared on my face by the time the credits started rolling.
In this unique Japanese apocalyptic story, the world is going to end by meteor strike. But somehow, a punk song called Fish Story, with a mysterious a minute of silence in it, might just offer the salvation the whole world has despaired from expecting. To find out whether it will, and how, four seemingly separate tales need to be told. But don't worry, writer and director Yoshihiro Nakamura does a great job: the four tales are all entertaining on their own, and when I realized how they are connected, I was not disappointed at all. The unfolding events, though weird and unusual, made complete sense, and none of the plot twists seemed contrived in the least.
There aren't many downsides to this movie, and the only thing I would complain about is some scenes with slower pacing. But I enjoyed it so much that I still remember it fondly, many months later, as an extremely well-done, unique, and entertaining film.