Millennium Actress Shows Us Life Is Beautiful Amidst Unfulfilled Dreams
On How The Journey Makes Everything Worthwhile
Warning: This article contains spoilers.
INTRODUCTION
Dreams don’t always come true. When we were children, we were full of vitality and idealism and thought we could achieve anything.
But as we grow up, we experience life’s imperfections, which sometimes force us to take a different direction than we originally planned.
Millennium Actress is a story about this reality. But it reminds us that life is not about how many dreams and ambitions you achieved, but about how you lived and made sense of your days.
The path we take may not always lead to our desired destination, but if we keep going, we just might find joy along the way.
As someone who currently experiences an existential ache, this film was a timely reminder of life’s meaning.
PLOT
Chiyoko Fujiwara left acting after her last film 30 years ago.
