Accuracy of Death

The movie is a lovely story of a grim reaper who appears 7 days before the person is to die. He will observe and decide of the appropriate judgement and manner of death. The movie is a great match to my home-made salsa dip and coke with real lemon!

Our good looking Archangel of Death, Azrael is gently introduced into the movie with the death of a 10 year old little girl. To Chiba, death is nothing special, beautiful or spectacular. It is just the way the universe works and functions like the earth's rotation around the sun. In another word, mechanical. The only thing he enjoys most is music.

His next assignment is to a young girl, Fujiki. An ordinary and meek girl who feels that everyone she ever cares about will always depart from her life, from her parents, to her foster parents and lovers. She thinks about death in ending her senseless and pointless existence. Chiba feels she has yet to live her purpose and gave her a chance to find the new purpose in her life.

Next he is tasked to judge a mafia and a young boy whom is desperately trying to protect the mafia from seeking his own death. Oh Takashi look so damn cute here. Ahem! Follow by the next assignment to a grandmother living in beautiful hut near the coast. This granny is one interesting character as she saw through Chiba's real identity as a reaper and requested for him to help her fulfil her last wishes before dying without regrets.

What is amazing and lovely about this movie is that Chiba has probably gone through a decade without understanding the real meaning of life and death, till he meets with granny who helps him realise the beauty. Granny is also none other than Fujiki and the young man is her son. With Chiba finally sees the magic of universe, he also sees the clear blue sunny sky for the first time in his existence. This scene is such a simple and yet power analogy.

Rating: 4 out of 5 fairy clouds. It is a well-done and scripted movie, quite worth my tortilla chips!