2014年06月04日
英語で映画紹介：サトラレの巻き
こんにちは。久しぶりのいっきゅうブログです。今回は英語で映画紹介しようと思います。サトラレというちょっと前の映画です。主人公が思っている事が周りの人に聴こえてしまうという・・・。普通は他人の心が読める・聴こえるというのがありがちな映画の話ですが、それをひっくり返したなんとも突拍子もない設定なんですが、笑える、和める、じ～んと胸に来ます。見たい映画に迷ったら、おススメの一本です。
では、いっきゅう英語で映画紹介やってみましょう。
“Satorare“ is one of the Japanese movies I like most. In Japanese, the word, Satorare means that thoughts are being noticed or realized by others. How would you feel if others could read your thoughts?
Satorares are rare in human society, having special abilities with the potential to bring enormous profits to their state and people. Therefore, their state protects them from cradle to grave as a national project. Also, all Satorares’ thoughts are automatically transmitted to people’s minds. In other words, they have the inability to tell lies. But Satorares don’t realize this fact. Actually, people are banned from directly or indirectly revealing this fact to Satorares. It can be easily imagined that Satorares would go crazy if they knew this fact.
One day a plane crashes, killing all passengers except for a boy. The rescued boy turns out to be a Satorare. Rescue team members can hear his voice in their minds. Since then, he is raised by his grandmother who is the only relative living in his hometown after the passing of his parents in the plane crash. All residents in the town seem to be growing tired of hearing his thoughts every day, but the town is highly dependent on the funding provided by the national government for the purpose of creating ideal circumstances in the town for the Satorare. Many security guards are secretly monitoring and protecting the Satorare 24 hours, 7 days a week.
ここでいったんいっきゅうコマーシャル。
夏季講習 受講生募集。この夏いっきゅう入魂！！
The boy's dream is to become a medical doctor in order to help improve the lives of people. He has been wondering for years why he was the only survivor from the terrible plane crash. And he has come to the self-realization that his life must have some meaning. Actually, his role in life becomes that of a highly gifted doctor but this leads to serious problems. Consider the consequences if all of a doctor’s thoughts are conveyed to his or her patients... Furthermore, the national project team has been putting pressure on him to become a medical researcher instead of just a medical doctor; expecting great inventions from him to promote national economic interests.
Let me briefly tell you about the most touching scene involving the main character. He is finally permitted to perform surgery after it is discovered that his grandmother has been suffering from a malignant tumor. During his grandmother's operation, all residents are carefully paying attention to his thoughts, which reveal his memories and his deep love toward his grandmother. ”I’m sorry grandma …“ he is mourning again and again. "I’m sorry, I had not even noticed your bad condition. Even though you had been by my side and taken care of me every day. I’m sorry, I’m very sorry …. I’ll find a cure for you…” The operation seems to be successful in its late stages but he finds other tumors that have already spread to other organs. At that moment everyone has come to realize that it’s too late. Every time I am reminded of this scene, I can't help being moved to tears.
Well, this movie demonstrates how difficult it is for us to remain honest in this information intensive age we live in. Being honest won’t pay off in many cases. Honest people are always vulnerable to false and bad information. We have to be tactful to live well in a sense. We have to tell many lies to others or even ourselves either consciously or unconsciously to spend an easy life. At the same time, we have to be sceptical of others or about many things to protect ourselves from bad intentions. We have to be careful not to reveal too much of our private information to people.
However, as the last part of this movie shows, the Satorare has changed the minds of people sharing such thoughts, because everyone listening to his sincere feelings toward his grandmother has developed empathy for him. At the moment, they have accepted the annoying aspects of their coexistence with the Satorare. Ultimately, I’d say being honest is the only way to acquire trust and love from others. Being honest from the start has the potential to make others honest as well, even though you may end up getting hurt…I like these kinds of people very much who can’t help being honest…They deserve to be loved definitely.
written by Hiroto Ikeda
この情報化社会で個人情報が晒されたり、悪用されたり、何が本当で何が嘘かわからない時代、思っていることが周囲に駄々洩れという、ある意味、これ以上の馬鹿正直者はいないであろう天然記念・・・いや、国家秘密プロジェクト級の愛すべき心優しき主人公とその周囲のなんともほのぼのとしたコメディはこの世知辛い時代を皮肉っているようにもおもえたのですが・・・。
ずいぶん長くなりましたね。いかがでしたでしょうか？
では、Bye for now
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HOLGAにて。牛津の川の土手です。
では、いっきゅう英語で映画紹介やってみましょう。
“Satorare“ is one of the Japanese movies I like most. In Japanese, the word, Satorare means that thoughts are being noticed or realized by others. How would you feel if others could read your thoughts?
Satorares are rare in human society, having special abilities with the potential to bring enormous profits to their state and people. Therefore, their state protects them from cradle to grave as a national project. Also, all Satorares’ thoughts are automatically transmitted to people’s minds. In other words, they have the inability to tell lies. But Satorares don’t realize this fact. Actually, people are banned from directly or indirectly revealing this fact to Satorares. It can be easily imagined that Satorares would go crazy if they knew this fact.
One day a plane crashes, killing all passengers except for a boy. The rescued boy turns out to be a Satorare. Rescue team members can hear his voice in their minds. Since then, he is raised by his grandmother who is the only relative living in his hometown after the passing of his parents in the plane crash. All residents in the town seem to be growing tired of hearing his thoughts every day, but the town is highly dependent on the funding provided by the national government for the purpose of creating ideal circumstances in the town for the Satorare. Many security guards are secretly monitoring and protecting the Satorare 24 hours, 7 days a week.
ここでいったんいっきゅうコマーシャル。
夏季講習 受講生募集。この夏いっきゅう入魂！！
The boy's dream is to become a medical doctor in order to help improve the lives of people. He has been wondering for years why he was the only survivor from the terrible plane crash. And he has come to the self-realization that his life must have some meaning. Actually, his role in life becomes that of a highly gifted doctor but this leads to serious problems. Consider the consequences if all of a doctor’s thoughts are conveyed to his or her patients... Furthermore, the national project team has been putting pressure on him to become a medical researcher instead of just a medical doctor; expecting great inventions from him to promote national economic interests.
Let me briefly tell you about the most touching scene involving the main character. He is finally permitted to perform surgery after it is discovered that his grandmother has been suffering from a malignant tumor. During his grandmother's operation, all residents are carefully paying attention to his thoughts, which reveal his memories and his deep love toward his grandmother. ”I’m sorry grandma …“ he is mourning again and again. "I’m sorry, I had not even noticed your bad condition. Even though you had been by my side and taken care of me every day. I’m sorry, I’m very sorry …. I’ll find a cure for you…” The operation seems to be successful in its late stages but he finds other tumors that have already spread to other organs. At that moment everyone has come to realize that it’s too late. Every time I am reminded of this scene, I can't help being moved to tears.
Well, this movie demonstrates how difficult it is for us to remain honest in this information intensive age we live in. Being honest won’t pay off in many cases. Honest people are always vulnerable to false and bad information. We have to be tactful to live well in a sense. We have to tell many lies to others or even ourselves either consciously or unconsciously to spend an easy life. At the same time, we have to be sceptical of others or about many things to protect ourselves from bad intentions. We have to be careful not to reveal too much of our private information to people.
However, as the last part of this movie shows, the Satorare has changed the minds of people sharing such thoughts, because everyone listening to his sincere feelings toward his grandmother has developed empathy for him. At the moment, they have accepted the annoying aspects of their coexistence with the Satorare. Ultimately, I’d say being honest is the only way to acquire trust and love from others. Being honest from the start has the potential to make others honest as well, even though you may end up getting hurt…I like these kinds of people very much who can’t help being honest…They deserve to be loved definitely.
written by Hiroto Ikeda
この情報化社会で個人情報が晒されたり、悪用されたり、何が本当で何が嘘かわからない時代、思っていることが周囲に駄々洩れという、ある意味、これ以上の馬鹿正直者はいないであろう天然記念・・・いや、国家秘密プロジェクト級の愛すべき心優しき主人公とその周囲のなんともほのぼのとしたコメディはこの世知辛い時代を皮肉っているようにもおもえたのですが・・・。
ずいぶん長くなりましたね。いかがでしたでしょうか？
では、Bye for now
HOLGAにて。牛津の川の土手です。
