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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thank You Aaron for Your somehow different
article</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">about "Koroshiya Ichi".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am not a big fan of the works of Miike, but
to say</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">"... this film is only brutal, don't go to see
it !" is much too</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">easy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">There are many ways to see a film, without
stating that this</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">one is a piece of art, or that one is garbage.
Personal likes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">and dislikes are sometimes not the only way to
rate.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Another example is Ozu: I personally think
that his later films</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">( like "Tokyo Monogatari" ) are just boring
for me to watch, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">but nonetheless I have to admit his unique
style and art, and his</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">big role he plays in the fields of film
art.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Okay, there will always be some guys who are
just looking films</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">like Ichi just because of the killing average,
and others who will</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">never want to see it because of
that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">But really "reading a film" does not have
much to do with personal moral</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">feelings or dislikes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">I don't want to decide this way, what art
should be and what not.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sven Koerber</FONT></DIV>
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