Very slow-paced slice of life drama that raises the question; what is true family? Is it blood or do we get to choose? It's also a hard look at poverty. The premise made me think of Tokyo Godfathers. I'd go as far as to say Shoplifters is one of the best takes on the family trope i've seen.
The biggest praise I can give it is the characters, so interesting, so attaching, so layered... I didn't want to leave them when the movie ended. There's a few emotional moments that hit hard and it has it's depressing moments but it's equally heart-warming and joyful; perfect tone. I was doubting it's direction at times in the second half but once i've finished the movie I can say it's mostly flawless. The acting was superb all around.
My only gripe is I wanted to spend more time with some of these characters, it's a little unsatisfying. They barely grazed the surface with Aki for example. Could have been a 3h movie and I wouldn't have minded.
Shout by AcoucalanchaVIP 4BlockedParent2024-01-21T03:08:05Z
Very slow-paced slice of life drama that raises the question; what is true family? Is it blood or do we get to choose? It's also a hard look at poverty. The premise made me think of Tokyo Godfathers. I'd go as far as to say Shoplifters is one of the best takes on the family trope i've seen.
The biggest praise I can give it is the characters, so interesting, so attaching, so layered... I didn't want to leave them when the movie ended. There's a few emotional moments that hit hard and it has it's depressing moments but it's equally heart-warming and joyful; perfect tone. I was doubting it's direction at times in the second half but once i've finished the movie I can say it's mostly flawless. The acting was superb all around.
My only gripe is I wanted to spend more time with some of these characters, it's a little unsatisfying. They barely grazed the surface with Aki for example. Could have been a 3h movie and I wouldn't have minded.