JFF THEATER: I AM WHAT I AM Review: An ode to individualism
Kasumi is a thirty-year-old single woman who is pressured by her family to find a husband and get married. However, she has no interest in following social patterns and wants to live without being subject to social conventions of any kind.
Shinya Tamada, through a script by Atsushi Asada, reflects on the screen an ode to individualism that challenges social norms and traditional conventions, building a story heavily influenced by social movements promoted in the world of Western entertainment.
In the end, the film seems to advance in fits and starts, having a clear message, but digressing too much to express it in interesting subplots that do not end up taking off.
The final result is an enjoyable film, although lacking in hook, where the ideological subtext eclipses the plot and the main character.
Available in Japanese foundation free streaming service JFF Theater
