Bandage - a piece of cloth that covers and protects an injured part of the body. In this case music symbolizes it. Every character in a way or two are struggling within themselves. Uncertainty, insecurity, loneliness, desolation, impuissance are playing their tricks in their minds. And music is the only thing holding them together.
The movie set in the 1990s Japanese Indie Rock era. One day a high school girl Asako (Kie Kitano) accidently came across this indie band called LANDS, and was touched by their music instantly. Later, by chance she happened to be the co-manager of the band. Not long LANDS reached to their peak, however, it didn’t last.
Humans are vulnerable. Every character has their own struggle. It can relate to most of the adolescents nowadays. Lack of confidence, they may lift their heads up high but the inside they don’t believe in themselves. Emotional problems, this may caused by broken families and messed up relationships Third the ability to change, they often got stuck in a situation that they despise, due to financial issues and courage they mostly remain unchanged. Sometimes they bow down to faith and become a realist, they have totally forgotten the passion once hey had before so they are living in misery.
As a result, we are in recovery status, which means our wounds are healing. So as not to get infected we must protect our wounds with bandages. However, we must remember bandage is not the cure. We might still bleed so we need medications and sometimes therapies to heal them. We cannot solely rely on it but to take actions before matter worsen. In the movie, music is the bandage. It holds them together. When their wounds are covered, they neglect what’s hidden underneath. This also happens in our daily life.
Music can bring people together. Passion brings together a band. A band brings together a reunion. A reunion brings an opportunity to meet the band. Knowing the band brings forth a dream career. In the movie everyone is linked together. Which is true that not only music but also most of the things happened in life are somehow connected. Which one thing leads to another. Just like everything is according to a plan, they happen for a reason.
It can also be a tool to express ones feelings. Few key scenes were featured with songs instead of dialogues, as the story evolved and the aid of the scenario the lyrics became alive. Through the melody your mood followed instantly.
Watching the movie is very enjoyable as it was beautifully shot. It seems like a prolonged music video rather than a movie. At times, the director deliberately creates mysteries, which make you long for the answers. And when it reveals it surprises you. Not till end you will find the connections between all the characters. But you will be thrilled once you have noticed them.
Good Story, good music.
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