Salaryman 6: Lost In Repetition

I would just like to point out straight away that I do not particularly care for the narrative of this film, it goes down the same trodden path that even student filmmakers would think of as cliched. It tells the story of the "Salaryman", the average Joe whose life is so mundane and repetitive that even he cannot differentiate one day from the next. He then decides to keep track of his own existence, by taking photos of himself sporadically over the course of a working day.

The way in which the film stands out and appeals to me, is through its use of sometimes awe-inspiring cinematography. There is no question of doubt when it comes to the look of this film, the shot design is so measured and composed - it's almost as if the camera doesn't exist. For me personally, framing and mise-en-scene are two of the most important aspects of filmmking, there has to be at least one element to every shot that either looks beautiful or carries subtle meaning through what is presented within the image. Saying this, I believe that the film would improve greatly if it dropped the protagonists narration and tried to convey the narrative meaning by only using the images and the natural sounds that occur within the film's own unique world.