When ever my films are shown, people often ask me about Ozu.
"Your obviously influenced by him, but what makes such a young person so interested in him?"
"Ozu portrays a culture that's so different from your own, how can you relate to his work?"
...Etc...
I've always struggled to answer these kind of questions, I think it may have something to do with my general lack of cinematic intellect. I seem to love the same kind of cinema intelligent people love, but due to the fact I'm not an intellectual myself...I find it hard to verbally articulate my appreciation for the films I'm so influenced by...More so with Ozu for some reason
Maybe when I'm older I'll be able to answer these questions more conventionally, but until then the only way I've been able to express my love for Ozu is through video.
I guess its kind of like a baby painting a picture of his mum and dad before actually being able to say "mum" or "dad".
There's always a bit (or a lot) of Ozu in all my vlogs and films...but these two vlogs I made especially to convey my admiration for him.
Whenever I see an Ozu film I experience a kind of phantom nostalgia...Like viewing a past memory I forgot. Ozu made films how I see my everyday life...my earliest memories have always played back in my mind as if they were painted by Ozu himself.
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