Comfort. Visuals. Lighting. Perfect. I checked this was shot on a soundstage, only if this was shot in a real location, then it would have been even better. The visuals are mesmerising. Every thing is well lit. Beautiful sound of insects continously in the background. If this is not the comfort film I dont know what is. In asia, it is the woman who ties the family together, keeps the house from falling apart, and men are often scroundrels. Yet no blame falls on men. Kindness matters. Every moment of the servants could have been hell but she showed empathy. Wonderful. The most I liked from this film was the shots of comparisons, one in frame and other in background. It wa srecyrrent throughout the film. Same children but different lives due to the class. Every scene is enjoyment in itself. The piano scene was the most pivotal scene in the film, with her fiance it was tense while with the servant it was calm. This carries a lot of weight. The only problem I saw is that papaya is considered for anti-pregnancy, but when she put the papaya seed in the food, next scene shows her pregnant. Maybe some other seed would have worked here. The last sequence was too romantic.
Review of The Scent of Green Papaya
