TOPIC 1Let’s talk about your movies that touch your soul.

I saw “Bohemian Rhapsody” three times and believe that is one heck of a film, or it’s more than just a film! I can see that hundred times more, seriously.

I’m just like this at home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9RTkNNpEHM

or this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhfWtiyXuFQ

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony will be held on February 24. If “Bohemian Rhapsody” doesn’t win an Oscar, or at least, Rami, the actor played Freddie, does not win one, I would be very very veeery blue.
Shame on the Academy!

Anyway, why don’t we award very personal Oscars of our own?

Pick a topic from the list below list and talk as much as you want.
FYI, I’ll let you know mine.

・Best film of all time…”Torch Song Trilogy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdmPoTTbigw

・Most frequently watched movie in your whole life…”Jaws”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fu_sA7XhE

・Movie that changed the way of your life...”The Cider House Rules”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGdZBESUSfk

・Most startling film you’ve ever seen…”Das Boot” or “The Boat”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJwgV4-G_i4

・Most empowering film…”Rocky Balboa”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tab8fK2_3w

・A character you would want to marry...Shrek of “Shrek”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2SNtFofWI

・Most romantic love story…”Bear’s Kiss”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz0tkH_Xbjg

・Most scary movie…”Furueru shita”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XAobGdlcU

・Most hilarious movie…”The Money PIt”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EPjX78GLQw

・Most exciting film..."High and Low” or”Tengoku to Jigoku”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFTBigFh9EA

・Most depressing film…”The Wrestler”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-GFxjTyV0

・Most heartwarming film…”As Good As It Gets”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrRl2QQKkI8

・Most heartbreaking film…”Days of Being Wild”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VLWIx9TwiM

・Most aesthetic film…”A Better Tomorrow”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUsyaKGoT8

・ Worst character in movies….Anton Chigurh of “No Country For Old Men"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38A__WT3-o0

・Most adorable character ever...Casper of “Casper”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7iVtI6McHo

・Best actor of all time...Denzel Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hVrYRqeT5M

・Best actress of all time...Hideko Takamine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYasMFI3mwU

Topic 2　Can we save ourselves?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/opinion/leonhardt-income-inequality.html

As you see, in this modern world the rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer. New estimates show that just eight men(!!) own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. As growth benefits the richest, the rest of society -; especially the poorest -; suffers.
Poverty is one of those main problems we are facing.

Poverty is not a matter for the individuals, but a social task to solve. What can we do?　How can we change the world?

1. Why do you think this is happening now？ Do you think we have to do something to decrease the gap?

2. Do you see any clues to make a change?
How about BOP business? there are 4,500,000,000 BOP people in the world. If BOP business flies, such as Grameen Bank, all over the world, things will change?
http://www.grameen.com/
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2006/yunus/biographical/

How about the millennials? Can they make a change, like they did in Taiwan?
https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/08/02/activist-legacy-of-taiwan-s-sunflower-movement-pub-76966

3. I am not talking about somewhere else overseas. Things are getting worse in Japan, worse than other countries, maybe. What should we do?
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/business/american-investor-jim-rogers-warns-severe-economic-downturn-forecasts-grim-future-japan/#.XHEllOj7TtQ