Hi everybody! This is Kaori Shimamoto.
Today I would like to share to you all a movie I really enjoyed watching.
The Butterfly Effect is a science fiction psychological thriller movie, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. This was written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. The meaning of the title refers to the chaos theory, butterfly effect, which means a small initial difference can, overtime, lead to large consequences.
Ashton Kutcher plays the role of a 20-year-old student, Evan, and finds a journal he has kept throughout childhood. As he reads through his journal he finds out that he is able to travel back to his past. Evan had several traumatic experience in his past, so every time he went back to his past, he attempted to change how he had acted before to a different move to make everything better. One little thing may have made that moment better, but that little difference turns out to a unintended consequence in the present time.
The film draws heavily on Evan's flashback. As audience find out what had happened in Evan's past, we see that the change he has made leads to an unexpected outcome. The new present becomes worst then before so Evan searches for a perfect outcome.
After watching this movie it really made me think about myself and the past I have lived through. The past can never be changed and you have to live with all the fears and traumas you have gone through.
Now, I have a question for everybody.
If you are able to change an event in your past what would it be and how do you think that would change your present self and environment?
The time you live now is only lived once and can never be rewinded back. Life is full of decisions, but whatever outcome it leads to there is no right answer. You learn from your mistakes and it is important to know what you did wrong and how you should act in the future. I made a life changing decision to come back to Japan and there were times I had regret coming here. But all I had to do is change that feeling to something I can be proud of. Now I participate in a lot of school events and extra curricular activities so I enjoy my life now very much. I am proud of the decision I made and there is nothing I would like to change about it because you can change things now to make a better future.
If you ever go to Tsutaya, check out The Butterfly Effect! Even though this film received a poor critical reception I enjoyed it very much. They have made The Butterfly Effect 2 and 3 but I have not seen it yet. So if I ever do I would like to share it again. Thank you!
Last but not least, here is a trailer of this film.
Hi, this is Yu Yamanashi. I watched the trailer and found Butterfly Effect very attracting. The way your question was written in red and very clear was also really nice!
ReplyDeleteIf I were able to change an event in the past, I would go back to the 11 year old me and choose to attend middle school and high school in the US by myself when my family had to return to Japan. Like you said in your post, deciding to come back to Japan with my family was a hard choice for me too, as there were many things in the US that I wanted to engage in. Although right now, I am glad that I chose this life because I achieved many things that I couldn't have if I had stayed in the states, I know that if I went back in time and redid middle and high school there, I would have experienced a whole new life. It would change the present me in terms of life stance, maturity and experience, and my enviroment in a way that my relationship with my family would be different.
Hi, Kaori, this is Akane. The film you introduced is really attractive for me! As you experienced, I sometimes regretted my decisions I made, but I don't think so now, too. I like and enjoy my life today.
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ReplyDeleteThe past can never be changed and you have to live with all the fears and traumas you have gone through.
I agree with you. BUT! I think you can get over the fears and traumas and annoyances of bad experiences if they continue to haunt you even now. You have the mental power to do it - I have suceeded to some extent for some things. The power of thinking differently can help!
Ms. MacGregor