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Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
I love this film so much, but I still don't entirely understand it.
Is the man gay and in love with David Bowie? Does he just respect him? What is the psychology behind it all?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There is a strong homosexual undercurrent but the main theme, I believe, is both an admiration and a respect for a person and a culture that is beyond the characters grasp. It should have worked both ways (i.e.Sakamoto / Bowie; Bowie / Sakamoto) but as the director, Nagisa Oshima said at the time Western culture was still a mystery to him despite his experience!
I love the ambience, the music, the characters, the psychologies. I enjoy the way I learn something new each time I watch it. It's a relaxing film to watch if that makes sense. The beautiful far awayness of it all. So far away and such a different world, yet a real world, not a sci-fi one.
Characters are real, no hollywood fakes. And these things realy happened, so it is shocking in parts. I do not quite understand the relationship and that is perhaps another reason, as it is so intriguing.
I have seen it about 6 times and in English. I think I recorded it once on video, but now I haven't got a player. I love certain scenes, in particular the drunken "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" one and the scene where Bowie kisses Sakamoto.
Every time I watch it I wonder if it will end differently this time.....What do you think of the film???