HOLIDAY IN DECEMBER
ポートランド美術館でハッピーアワーを見る。
日本映画をこっちで見るなよ、って話もあるんだけれど、日本にいる間は見れなかったから仕方ない。
前説のあと、映画は淡々と進み、ぶっきらぼうにインターミッションが入る。
ストーリーに大きな起伏はない、演者もまるで素人(そりゃそうだ)、でも6時間一度も目を離すことはなかった。
まるでこの映画の魔法にかかったみたいに話の続きが見たくなる。そんな映画だった。
会場をあとにする人たちから、日本人ぽく見えるということで映画の感想を何度か聞かれたけれど、
聞いてきた人たちの苦々しい顔、、、この悔しさは忘れずに胸にしまっておこう。
帰りの道すがら、昨日降った大雪が溶けて雨のように木から滴り落ちてくる。
雪の重さに耐えきれず、折れてしまった枝が歩道にいくつも散らかっている。
中には直径30センチはあろうかという太い枝も根本から折れてしまっていた。
帰りにスーパーによると、クリスマスツリーの販売所が駐車場にできている。
お父さんお母さんが入念に木を選んでいる、クリスマスツリーを天井にくくりつけて走っている車も何台も見かける。
きっと子供を驚かせようとしている気持ちはどの国でも変わらないけれど、
アメリカのクリスマスは子供のために準備されているように見えて素敵だ。
I watched the movie "Happy Hour"(Japanese Film) at Portland Museum.
It was nonsense to watch Japanese film in America, but I coudn't watch it in Japan. It couldn't be helped.
There were around 30 people who really loved movies, I think.
I didn't know where they could know about this movie.
(Because this movie is not major even in Japan )
After the introduction, the movie started.
The story was cool, steady, unflashy and how long was 6 hours straight!
It might be boring for almost people, but it was really interesting and precious for me.
I couldn't take my eyes as if it had been magic.
Some audience asked me "How was that movie?" because they thought I'm Japanese.
I could responce only 'Oh...I think it was so great.'
I really wanted to say more about it, how it was special, what point was the great, but I couldn't.
What the Bitter faces of them...I'll never forget this embarass experience, absolutely.
On the way back, the heavy snow that went down yesterday melts and drips down from the trees like rain.
Many branches couldn't resist the weight of the snow, and they were lying on the sidewalks.
There were some big branch that was 30 centimeters in diameter broken from the root of it.
I was sad a bit.
A Christmas tree sales office was in the parking lot.
A couple of parents was choosing the trees carefully.
I also saw many cars running that tied up a Christmas tree on their ceiling.
I'm sure that the feelings of parents to surprise their child will not change in any country.
However, Christmas in America seems to be prepared for children and it is lovely, than Japan.