We are already a month into the year 2023, and in Japan, where a huge cold wave is hitting in addition to the New Year's blues, there is no better time of year to do a homestay.
However, the film presented here is sure to be energetic enough to tap all your sensory nerves. And when it is produced by "A24," you can't afford not to go to the cinema. First, let's take a look at the trailer.
The film is titled "Everything Everywhere All at Once." , also known as "EvEv.
One month before the film's release in Japan, it has already been rumored, because it has already received rave reviews on the world stage, including two awards and four nominations at this year's Golden Globe Awards and the most awards at the Academy Awards, with 11 nominations in 10 categories, including Best Picture. It is an undeniable fact.
If this film were to be described in a nutshell, it would be a fusion of "Multiverse" and "Kung Fu. The following is a brief synopsis of how these two genres, which are not supposed to intersect, were incorporated into the story.
The protagonist, Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), is an ordinary housewife who lives with her indecisive husband Waymond (Kee Hui Kwan), her rebellious daughter Joy (Stephanie Su), and her stubborn father while running a laundromat on the verge of bankruptcy. As the deadline for filing taxes looms, Evelyn is transported to a parallel universe by someone in a multiverse.
Suddenly, she is assigned to fight as the only savior who can protect the world from a "powerful evil". With the help of Evelyn, a kung fu master from another parallel universe, she awakens to become a new hero, relying on her own memories and mysterious instructions from a certain someone.
Before her, assassins from a bizarre multiverse appear, and finally, her greatest enemy who plans to destroy the entire universe. Regrets of the past that cannot be recovered, problems in the real world, and the future of the entire universe entrusted to her... How will Evelyn make her decisions amidst the flood of events occurring in various dimensions?
No other work is so difficult to put into words. Like the story, the images appear and disappear on the screen like a flood. The images are so fast and full of energy that one forgets to close one's eyes.
The film is directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Daniels, who gained attention for their previous film "Swiss Army Man". They have extraordinary feelings about the Japanese release of their film, saying, "Sometimes when people tell me that our film is original and very strange, I ask them, 'Have you seen anime? We were inspired by everything from "Mind Game" (directed by Masaaki Yuasa), "Paprika" (directed by Satoshi Kon), "Princess Mononoke" (directed by Hayao Miyazaki), and other Japanese anime works, and we hope that everyone in Japan will enjoy this film.
The film is said to have many homages to the two artists, who have a strong love of entertainment, and the film can be viewed repeatedly, with the first viewing enjoying the story and the second enjoying the detailed descriptions, each time offering a different appeal.
. opens in theaters on Friday, March 3. This film will surely draw you into a world you can't imagine. Please come to the theater and immerse yourself.
Good news for those who can't wait until March! We are specially inviting 10 HOUYHNHNM's readers to a preview screening of the film. For details, please see the information below. Please apply for the invitation.
Everything Everywhere All at Once."
Director: Daniel Kwan , Daniel Scheinert
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Kee Hui Kwan, Stephanie Su, Jamie Lee Curtis
Distributor: GAGA
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【 Special Preview]
Date: Tuesday, February 21
Time: 18:30- (film begins)
Location: GAGA Head Office Screening Room
Address: TY Bldg. 1F, 2-22-18 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo *A short walk across the pedestrian bridge from Exit 4a of Gaienmae Station on the Ginza Line
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Application deadline: Thursday, February 9, 23:59
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