After arriving at JR Nagoya Station, I walked to the curry shop CoCoICHI near the subway station Fushimi and had vegetarian curry for lunch. After that, I went to a movie theater Fushimi Million-za 5 minutes away from the curry shop to see a Finnish movie “Onnelin ja Annelin Talvi (Jill and Joy’s Winter)” that was based on a Finnish children’s book of the same title.
The story is about two little girls Onneli and Anneli who live together in their own house and a family of small people who lives in the girls’ doll house temporarily after their house was destroyed. Later, this family is kidnapped and sold to a show booth by one of the big people who needs money…
At first, this movie felt too girlish for me because their house, interior, and cloths were very sweet. However, there was a very impressive scene in the last half: the woman who kidnapped small people regretted what she had done to them when she learned to know that they had their own family name. Then she realized that the “strange creatures” were humans like her and other big people. This scene reminded me of racism in the real world. People could do whatever cruel things to others whom they don't regard as humans. I remembered Africans who had been sold as slaves. Even now, people who look different from the “standard” are often treated inhumanly though they are individuals and have their own name and life.
At the end, the small people returned to the doll house and invited big people to their tiny Christmas party. They had a fantastic time together, and the family moved in their new house.
In the movie, the father of the family said “Independence is important.” I think it very Finnish. I like Northern European books for children because children are vividly depicted as individuals. I also like movies based on such books. Child actors act well and naturally. The “Onneli ja Anneli” series consists of four books, and they are all made into a movie. This time I saw the second one. It is a good movie and suitable to see at Christmas time. I hope the third and fourth movies will be introduced in Japan soon.
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