Funny is, this novel known as the most erotic of Haruki Murakami’s novels but what I enjoy the most is how Watanabe (the main character) lives his new life in a dorm; doing laundry, ironing, meeting Storm Trooper, enjoying his campus life. His life journey is not that cool, just a young man living his life without any ambitions. Somehow, from the smallest habit he did, I learned something. I started to do my own laundry and started to enjoy it. On weekend, I barely have plans so I started ironing my clothes, even though I see no difference, whether I iron them or not, the clothes still wrinkled. It might be the iron didn’t hot yet. But I’m worried if I put the temperature too high and my clothes would be burned. Ok, enough talking about ironing, I’m gonna move on to how Watanabe’s thinking suits me the most.
He's a super pragmatic person. He did something that he wanted to do, and do not do something he don’t want to do (my phrase seem confusing but I hope you get it). He moved to Tokyo to start a new life with no one he knows (although in the end, he met Naoko there). I feel like I’m living in the same way as Watanabe, I like to escape somewhere –to a place where I can’t find someone I know—and find a way to survive and enjoy life. I remember the part when he met Midori for the first time and she ask him if he enjoy solitude. Then Watanabe said, "no one really likes to be alone", but he is not really into making friends because it only leads to disappointment. At this part, my problem is not as big as Watanabe has been through, he’s been losing his best friend who chose suicide. And, I, lost many friends because I don’t know how to keep in touch with them when we are not in the same interest anymore. For instance, I finished high school so I stop contacting them. I know it’s not how it works but I really have no idea how to fix it.
About the movie
After I finished this novel, I feel so curious about how’s the character described in this novel visualized. So I went to watch the movie. It’s the same title—Norwegian Wood, with not really pretty casts. They just so so. Especially the way they act is so unnatural that makes me really want to finish the film as soon as possible. The flow is freaking slow—it’s like I’m watching soap theater which has lots of unnecessary scenes to make the film has a longer duration. There is no chemistry between the casts, it’s like they talking to a wall! Especially the actor who plays Watanabe. I don’t know if it’s just my over-high expectation but surely the film ruins my expectation. Same thing happens every time I expect a good adaption from a novel. So, moral of the story: don’t. ever. expect. any. film. to be as good as the novel. At least, if you grow that mindset first before you watch any film from the novel adaption, you're not gonna sad that much.
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