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Redofine's picture
Joined: 06/01/2026

(pls read it took me like 40 minutes to write this post lmao)
This is one of my favorite topics, so this post is probably going to turn into a geek fest.

I’m a huge film fan, and I recently watched The Face of Another. In my opinion, it’s a masterpiece of its time, and it still holds up surprisingly well by today’s standards.

One of the things I love most about it is the cinematography. It’s simple and practical, yet it manages to convey so much emotion through nothing more than camera angles and framing. The acting can be hit-or-miss at times, but the real highlight of the film is the relationship between Mr. Okuyama and the psychiatrist. Their dynamic is absolutely disgusting, yet somehow perfect.

Mr. Okuyama, the protagonist, is severely disfigured in an accident, leaving his face looking like ground-up meat. To him, losing his face means losing his identity, his self-worth, and his place in the world. He sees himself as a monster because he no longer has a face to present to society.

A psychiatrist offers him an experimental solution: a lifelike mask modeled after the face of a stranger. What’s fascinating is that the stranger is paid for the use of his face. In a sense, he’s selling his identity for 10,000 yen. It creates an interesting question: how much money would it take for you to sell your own face and identity?

Once Okuyama receives his new face, he gradually develops a new personality. He becomes bolder, more reckless, and increasingly unhinged. He starts doing things he never would have done before because, in his mind, it isn’t really his face. Nobody can judge or punish his true self because the mask shields his identity.

One of my favorite scenes is a conversation in a bar between Okuyama and the psychiatrist. They discuss a world where everyone wears a fake face. In that world, we’d get to see everyone’s darkest desires and impulses because nobody would fear being judged. But at the same time, we would never truly know who anyone was. We’d know what was done, but not who did it.

That’s a chilling idea, and the film explores it brilliantly.

I absolutely love this movie. It’s only available in Japanese and it’s shot entirely in black and white, so it definitely requires some patience. But if you’ve got the attention span and the media literacy for it, I highly recommend giving it a watch.

 

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Commander farsight's picture
Joined: 02/03/2026

I rewatched pacific rim uprising, and after the whole movie 8 years after the first time I watched it, I now realise, there is one good scene in the entire movie

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that one movie where they mine and craft was good

John Moses Browning's picture
Joined: 08/03/2026

I like the The Accountant movies with JK Simmons, Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal. The second one’s plot is a lot more generic and bland tho, first one sweeps.

SupahStalin's picture
Joined: 21/08/2025

I agree with you on that.

I still enjoyed the second one though tbh.

Sems's picture
Joined: 15/01/2021

The backrooms. Loved the movie

i know its been out longer in other countries but it came out a week ago for me and it was so good

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Joined: 17/07/2024

The whale It made me think about my life

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and this scene

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Joined: 24/03/2025

The Boys finale was an absolute disaster.

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John Moses Browning's picture
Joined: 08/03/2026

I like Fury with Brad Pitt, good movie. Love me some Brad Pitt. Women love Brad Pitt. Men love Brad Pitt too, Brad Pitt’s just that hot. Uh good movie good ending, good guns in it, haha sometimes

Toy Freddy's picture
Joined: 09/04/2026

Elite Ball Knowledge

SupahStalin's picture
Joined: 21/08/2025

It wouldnt have been a good movie without brad pitt.

John Moses Browning's picture
Joined: 08/03/2026

I think Machine had the best character arc in Fury

Dope's picture
Joined: 20/01/2026

Watched obsession back when it dropped, absolutely loved it, and I tried to make a forum post about it, because I wanted to talk about it but it never got past review, im assuming because of the dumb word filter 👎👎

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Joined: 03/06/2025

Obsession you say

Commander farsight's picture
Joined: 02/03/2026

I cannot fucking WAIT for the warhammer movie to release. Sadly, no announced release date yet though

Redofine's picture
Joined: 06/01/2026

(pls read it took me like 40 minutes to write this post lmao)
This is one of my favorite topics, so this post is probably going to turn into a geek fest.

I’m a huge film fan, and I recently watched The Face of Another. In my opinion, it’s a masterpiece of its time, and it still holds up surprisingly well by today’s standards.

One of the things I love most about it is the cinematography. It’s simple and practical, yet it manages to convey so much emotion through nothing more than camera angles and framing. The acting can be hit-or-miss at times, but the real highlight of the film is the relationship between Mr. Okuyama and the psychiatrist. Their dynamic is absolutely disgusting, yet somehow perfect.

Mr. Okuyama, the protagonist, is severely disfigured in an accident, leaving his face looking like ground-up meat. To him, losing his face means losing his identity, his self-worth, and his place in the world. He sees himself as a monster because he no longer has a face to present to society.

A psychiatrist offers him an experimental solution: a lifelike mask modeled after the face of a stranger. What’s fascinating is that the stranger is paid for the use of his face. In a sense, he’s selling his identity for 10,000 yen. It creates an interesting question: how much money would it take for you to sell your own face and identity?

Once Okuyama receives his new face, he gradually develops a new personality. He becomes bolder, more reckless, and increasingly unhinged. He starts doing things he never would have done before because, in his mind, it isn’t really his face. Nobody can judge or punish his true self because the mask shields his identity.

One of my favorite scenes is a conversation in a bar between Okuyama and the psychiatrist. They discuss a world where everyone wears a fake face. In that world, we’d get to see everyone’s darkest desires and impulses because nobody would fear being judged. But at the same time, we would never truly know who anyone was. We’d know what was done, but not who did it.

That’s a chilling idea, and the film explores it brilliantly.

I absolutely love this movie. It’s only available in Japanese and it’s shot entirely in black and white, so it definitely requires some patience. But if you’ve got the attention span and the media literacy for it, I highly recommend giving it a watch.

 

Retep's picture
Joined: 01/06/2025

Kinda sounds like la haine

Check that one out 

Top 10 plot twists

Obamna's picture
Joined: 16/12/2025

I mean it’s obvious one money stands above the others in terms of acting, quality and cinematography. The best movie is sharknado 1,2 and 3

Sems's picture
Joined: 15/01/2021

Someone wrote the longest Protein down and to you I say.

You dumbass, thanks for showing us your ability to google, it was a tiny bit funny.

Just write Titin down next time

Also Biochemistry is not fun do not ever engage in a career in science pleas-

Commander farsight's picture
Joined: 02/03/2026

Hey… it was funny…

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Joined: 11/05/2025

Two words. 
 

Bee. Movie.