Dear My Life

  Header illustration for the film review essay of When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 💭 Short Personal Reflection When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty (2022) confused me at first. Nothing seemed to happen. The screen filled with dry, repetitive routines — days that passed without incident, without change. But as I slowly came to understand the protagonist's circumstances, I realized that this "nothing happening" was not empty at all. It was a silence — heavy, suffocating, and deeply human. There was a time in my own life like that. A time when waking up felt like something to fear, when the arrival of morning itself felt unwelcome. And then I understood: this film is not about emptiness. It is about surviving it, quietly, one hollow morning at a time. 🎥 Film Overview Director Yuho Ishibashi (石橋夕帆) Release May 12, 2022 (OAFF); December 2023 (theatrical, Japan) Runtime 76 minutes Cast Erika Kar...

Header illustration for the film review essay of The Intern (2015). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: The Intern  Director: Nancy Meyers  Release: September 25, 2015 (USA)  Runtime: 121 minutes (2 hours 1 minute)  Genre: Comedy, Drama  Screenplay: Nancy Meyers  Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Waverly Films  Music: Theodore Shapiro  Box Office: $194.6 million worldwide (Budget: $35 million)  Rating: IMDb 7.1 / Rotten Tomatoes Critics 60%, Audience 73%  Cast: Robert De Niro (Ben Whittaker), Anne Hathaway (Jules Ostin), Rene Russo (Fiona), Anders Holm (Matt), Andrew Rannells (Cameron), Adam DeVine (Jason) 📖 Plot Summary Ben Whittaker is 70 years old. He's a widower. He's retired. And he's bored. After decades working as an executive, Ben finds himself with nothing but time—and no idea what to do with it. He tries yoga, Mandarin lessons, traveling. Nothing fills the void his wif...