Departures

Departs your life, and begins a new journey. Death is not the end of life, but is another new life for deceased. We, living creatures always feeling grief over death. We screamed, stunned, or broke into tears. The pain is unbearable. Fact is always hard to accept.

We cant forget the death, especially someone who is significant in our lives, especially for elderly who sent off the youngster. Death ceremony will be held to show respect and love to the deceased. Last time, I am fear to see death person in the coffin. My first time I looked at death person was my ex colleague. Make up made her looked beautiful and peaceful.

The credit goes to encoffiner. The movie Departures changes my perception toward this occupation, and the importance of them. The director portrayed the movie by turning the life of cellist into encoffiner.

The main actor, Daigo is a talented cellist in an orchestra. When the orchestra had dissolved, he went back to his hometown. With the assumption that NK Agency is a travel agency, he went for an interview. Accidentally, he got himself a job as encoffiner with a high pay in the first day. He forced to, but he didnt reject.

Encoffing is a ritual process for Japanese. The encoffiner will be called to their home, and do the ritual in front of the family. They are respectable by the deceased family, thus they had been looked down by others to perform the job. The statement is contracting, but people will not respect unless they experienced the encoffining themselves.

It is touching that the director brought up the essence of encoffiner. Even being looked down by others, and his wife left, he insisted to stay on job. He got satisfied with his job, and he realised his importance for the deceased with the inspiration by his boss.

Finally, he got understanding from his wife when she realized that what he is doing is sacred. The best moment in the movie will be when he helped his friend's mum to do the make up, and tied up her lovely butterfly tie on her neck.

Make up your loved one for the last chance - Daigo did for his dad, even though his dad left him since young, and he got to reconcile with him when he was dead. It is saddening, but it is also represented a wish being fulfilled.

A movie, you shouldn't miss it.

An unusual act

is questionable by the public

Don't get demotivated

continue with this path

Respect.Understanding.

will be achieved