(Hirokazu Kore-eda/2011/Japan)
I Wish is a delightful story of
two brothers whose parents have separated, each taking a child and living miles
apart in separate cities; causing the siblings to conspire to secretly reunite
in a plan to get their mum and dad back together. The film is one of comic
observation of folk and the little quirks of life as they get through their
daily routines, aspiring to bigger things with the same hopes and wishes as all
of us. It’s ultimately a coming of age drama as the brothers each realise the
folly of their machinations but it is cut through with the belief in magic that
only children can unquestioningly accept. The scene with the elderly couple
grabbing some precious, vicarious good vibes from having the kids stay over for
a night is sublime. Kore-eda has an ability to tell a story in simple terms but
striking a universal gong of shared experiential and existential spirit. As I
said at the outset, an absolute delight.
(3.5/5)
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