Hamnet: A Passage through Time to the Magnificent Forest
A family drama is woven with quiet yet powerful forces of words and nature.

Yumi became the second wife of Tatsuo, an elite businessman. His son from his previous marriage, Yasuo, was troubled by the sounds of his father and stepmother having sex every night while studying for his exams, and ended up peeking into their bedroom. The next morning, when Tatsuo left the house, Yasuo could not bear it and asked Yumi to let him hold her just once. Yumi agreed, saying that she could not do so as it would interfere with his exams. After that, Yasuo visited Akemi's house with the condolence money that Yumi had asked him to give. Akemi, who had just lost her husband, indulged in masturbation in front of the portrait of the deceased. Peeking at this, Yasuo leaned over her, saying that he would comfort her. Akemi climaxed many times. Yasuo met a married woman, Emi, on a dating site and had sex with her in a hotel. In fact, Yumi, Akemi, and Emi were sisters...
A family drama is woven with quiet yet powerful forces of words and nature.
Where we leave the characters is in such a peaceful and optimistic place. It feels well-earned to ensure everyone gets their own specially-crafted happy ending.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
Every movement becomes a question of identity. To become who we are meant to be. In order to reach that we often have to shed who we once were, and that shedding can sometimes be so brutal it’s ungraceful.