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How can nothing be so good at being everything?
Everything about this movie screamed "this is not for you", but I decided to start watching anyways. If you too are wondering whether you should watch, here's a couple points to consider.
Having read all the reviews about this being a calm slice of life countryside movie, I thought my hyperactive brain could never focus on this. And I won't lie, the first 30 minutes felt like an hour. But at the same time, I didn't want this movie to end.
I don't like movies for a dozen reasons so it's rare that I watch any, and I never would have thought I'd like a movie where absolutely nothing happens. Turns out, when life is being crazy, nothing happening can be a blessing. I just wanted to immerse myself in the images and never stop looking at how beautiful they were, be it large wide or close-up shots.
Nonetheless, it is not the indeed very beautiful scenery that's this movie's biggest strength.
I also have ARFID, which is roughly the complicated word for "picky eater" and "dislikes food". So me admitting that after watching this I want to try almost every dish they showed is the biggest compliment I could ever make about someone else's cooking.
Regarding the characters, as much as I disapproved of the FL's decisions at times, I was still able to like her as a character. Maybe, sometimes we judge someone's decisions on the grounds that we wish we could do the same but feel we can't. The FL's acting fit her character really well and conveyed the character's love for cooking and nature convincingly enough to make you want to join her. All side characters and their interactions felt very realistic and there wasn't a single character I disliked - not even the ones I thought I'd hate after the first couple minutes.
The biggest selling point of this movie though is that it doesn't romanticize the countryside, nor does it make it look terrible. It's able to portray that to some people, the pros simply outweigh the cons without failing to demonstrate the cons have to be addressed nonetheless. While we actually see characters addressing their issues instead of just mentioning them, the movie never even once loses its calm, relaxing, inviting and healthy atmosphere. And while it feels like nothing happened at all, looking back at the end you will find that, just like the seasons, things indeed have changed.
I'd recommend watching this if you:
- Like slice of life and calmness
- Ever thought about moving to the countryside or enjoy being in nature.
- Like food OR don't like food and want to change that
- Want to take your time. If you quickly want to watch something, you won't be able to enjoy watching. Sit back and wait for this movie to have its effects on you.
PS: No need to get the snacks out. After being twenty minutes in, I put aside my chocolate because I suddenly craved a salad.
Having read all the reviews about this being a calm slice of life countryside movie, I thought my hyperactive brain could never focus on this. And I won't lie, the first 30 minutes felt like an hour. But at the same time, I didn't want this movie to end.
I don't like movies for a dozen reasons so it's rare that I watch any, and I never would have thought I'd like a movie where absolutely nothing happens. Turns out, when life is being crazy, nothing happening can be a blessing. I just wanted to immerse myself in the images and never stop looking at how beautiful they were, be it large wide or close-up shots.
Nonetheless, it is not the indeed very beautiful scenery that's this movie's biggest strength.
I also have ARFID, which is roughly the complicated word for "picky eater" and "dislikes food". So me admitting that after watching this I want to try almost every dish they showed is the biggest compliment I could ever make about someone else's cooking.
Regarding the characters, as much as I disapproved of the FL's decisions at times, I was still able to like her as a character. Maybe, sometimes we judge someone's decisions on the grounds that we wish we could do the same but feel we can't. The FL's acting fit her character really well and conveyed the character's love for cooking and nature convincingly enough to make you want to join her. All side characters and their interactions felt very realistic and there wasn't a single character I disliked - not even the ones I thought I'd hate after the first couple minutes.
The biggest selling point of this movie though is that it doesn't romanticize the countryside, nor does it make it look terrible. It's able to portray that to some people, the pros simply outweigh the cons without failing to demonstrate the cons have to be addressed nonetheless. While we actually see characters addressing their issues instead of just mentioning them, the movie never even once loses its calm, relaxing, inviting and healthy atmosphere. And while it feels like nothing happened at all, looking back at the end you will find that, just like the seasons, things indeed have changed.
I'd recommend watching this if you:
- Like slice of life and calmness
- Ever thought about moving to the countryside or enjoy being in nature.
- Like food OR don't like food and want to change that
- Want to take your time. If you quickly want to watch something, you won't be able to enjoy watching. Sit back and wait for this movie to have its effects on you.
PS: No need to get the snacks out. After being twenty minutes in, I put aside my chocolate because I suddenly craved a salad.
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