Another possible inspiration for Ayu's PV

[SKYia]

It may be a coincidence of course, but the moment I saw it I thought about Fated PV. Since Ayu has been often inspired by different movies this one may have also been one of them (it's such an amazing movie btw).

I'm from Poland, so when I heard that there's a Chinese movie based on a Polish poem and that they are reciting it in Polish I thought I want to see it. Did I mention that Takeshi Kaneshiro plays the read role?

The movie starts with such scene:





Two colorful umbrellas separated by lots of black ones. Just like in Fated PV, and similarly both belong to people connected by a fate.

(It's a movie about people who live next to each other, go to the same places, use the same means of transport but cannot meet each other)

At the end of the movie the two umbrellas can be seen again.



Unlike Fated PV the movie has a good ending and that's why the umbrellas are close to each other.



The movie is called Turn Left, Turn Right / Heung joh chow heung yau chow.

[JackieRos]

now thats what i call fishy coincidence

[pommy48]

haha it does look inspired by it and since the director was from hong kong and this movie was a joint project between singapore and hong kong, it's possible

and like the movie, even though ayu's love is so close away, but yet it's a far distance because they didn't know each other yet..or that they did, but still can't be together

( 金城武 )

[yuki_unmei]

lol.. someone watched that movie ^^

[rakeru]

i looked it up, and it sounds like a cute movie! i think the fated connection is probably just coincidence, though.

[ownsarai]

It may have been an inspiration, but I don't think it was a direct rip-off or anything.

[ohsixthirty]

i'm sure if you looked the theme of colored umbrellas against black umbrellas is fairly common. i'm sure i've seen it in other places as well.

didn't she even use it in rainy day pv as well?

[fantasma3c]

Wooooooooah...
maybe its a sign from the goddess >.>

[Polyrhythm]

Whoa...nice catch @_@

[waterballoon]

@poms: ??? A Singaporean participated in making the PVs? Whoa!

[pommy48]

^ oh no, i'm talking about the turn right, turn left movie

[zoomzoom]

Originally Posted by touchedstar

i'm sure if you looked the theme of colored umbrellas against black umbrellas is fairly common. i'm sure i've seen it in other places as well.

Yea it's extremely common. It's not even filmed in the same way really. I haven't seen the Polish movie, but it's looks a bit random while glitter/fated is clearly supposed to symbolize what comes between ayu and the bodyguard.

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by pommy48

^ oh no, i'm talking about the turn right, turn left movie

Oh lol I got too excited XD

@zoomzoom: I agree... but fated is a PV so there are less characters, and it's shorter, so it's easier to execute hidden nuances and symbolism, as compared to a movie. But I still like the whole umbrella idea... it's beautiful.

[asmAyumi1992]

The movie I think is really inspired by Fated.

[pommy48]

^ the movie was made in 2003....

[yamadashun]

i have the same thought the moment i watched fated.

esp the umbrella scene.

[Ayumiko]

Originally Posted by SKYia

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umm what is that green thing in front of the umbrellas? It looks like poo...XD

[Tasked]

Just like Mirrorcle World. In Mirrrorcle world, she is walking on the road and on the street. I believe she must've gotten the inspiration of walking on a road from the movie Lost in Translation. They walk on a street there too.

[AyumiBest]

I wanna watch that movie. HAHA! XD

[AyUmIXx]

Originally Posted by Ayumiko

umm what is that green thing in front of the umbrellas? It looks like poo...XD

wahaha yes yes..
isn't that a poo? wahahhaa...

hmmm this is interesting..
i can't think right now what movies Ayu got inspiration for her PVs...