Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason discuss the 2008 Oscar winning film, Departures. They talk about the film's obvious popular appeal, beautiful score, themes of death -- and finally they ruminate on whether it truly deserves its myriad of awards. We hope you enjoy. Episode ResourcesTimestamps2:52 - Media Consumption21:27 - News28:16 - Film DiscussionNewsKorea Submits Park Chan-wook’s ‘Decision To Leave’ for the Best International Feature category at the 95th Academy Awards.4K restoration of Infernal Affairs Trilogy @ Film Lincoln Center, Sept 16.TrailerFollow us:Follow Heroic Purgatory on TwitterFollow John Atom on TwitterFollow Jason Maher on TwitterFollow Jason's blogRead John Atom's reviews on VCinemaRead Jason Maher's reviews on VCinema
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