Proof of Good

Every time I watch a film by Hirokazu Kore-eda, it's proof of good.

Just about all of his films feature fractured or makeshift families trying to figure themselves out. Some are dark, some are sad, but all the characters are cared for, Kore-eda's empathy, ever-flowing.

Actually, this is true of a lot of movies. People say, when speaking of what seem to be obvious, difficult truths, “This ain't the movies,” but if movies come from real people and tell stories real people can relate to, then why can't we be so good in life? It's kind of a cop-out.

I watched one of the bleaker films from Kore-eda tonight, The Third Murder. But again, the humanism is ever-present.

If you want super duper Kore-eda proof of good, go with Our Little Sister.