Perfect - Days -2023-2023

I watched Perfect Days on a Tuesday night after a terrible day at work. My brain was a browser with 47 tabs open. For the first twenty minutes, I was restless. Nothing is happening.

The title Perfect Days comes from the Lou Reed song of the same name, which features prominently in the film. The lyrics— "Just a perfect day / Drink Sangria in the park / And then later, when it gets dark, we go home" —reflect the simple joys Hirayama experiences. However, the song also carries a melancholic undercurrent, a sense of gratitude amidst fragility. Perfect Days -2023-2023

Wenders doesn't just play these songs; he lets them wash over Hirayama’s face. Yakusho’s performance happens almost entirely in micro-expressions—the slight upturn of a lip when “Pale Blue Eyes” comes on, the distant stare during “House of the Rising Sun.” I watched Perfect Days on a Tuesday night

The film’s climax features a