Just finished watching "Feel the wind"... A random j-movie I saw, bought and watched.
The story in short is about 10 japanese average joes (Ok, 2 ain't just average joes) and their road to Hakone Ekiden (Relay Marathon). A 10 x 20K relay marathon...
While the movie is quite char... But one thing tat it really captures well is the essence of running... I get inspired to run especially when I see the main actor run. Really, you can see the guy is a real runner by his running style.
The movie does bring up a quite interesting question... What is running? The spirit of running is portrayed through all 10 runners. Each displaying their own unique aspect of running, let it be to just finish the race, to set a record time, etc... But it all comes down to one single elements... "To push yourself through walls you never knew you could push through"
The movie however is flawed, we see that these 10 people changed from when they 1st started training to the real run itself, but due to the limited length of the movie, there isn't much space for a more detailed character development. Hence 10 main actors perhaps is a bit too much for the movie time. While there's a sense of teamwork among this 10, but with the main focus split into 10, you do feel a sense of disconnection. Almost 1/2 of the movie, the actors do nothing but run... Almost 1/4 of the movie is on the final relay marathon itself. There is perhaps, what I feel lack of plot as much time is spend on the training program that the runner went through... Jog, Cross country, etc. There's a hint of romance, but it never took off... Which is perhaps good...
Overall, I can onli give a so-so rating movie but I highly recommend you watch if your a runner as you will most likely enjoy it...
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