Symbol
2009 · 93 min · Director: Hitoshi Matsumoto
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A man wakes up alone in a brightly illuminated white room with no windows or doors. When he presses a mysteriously phallic protuberance that appears on one wall, a pink toothbrush materializes from nowhere, clattering to the floor and setting in motion a genuinely bizarre chain of events. Soon the imprisoned man is engaged in absurd and hilarious attempts to escape the gleaming room, releasing random objects from the walls, creating a life sized mouse trap game in which a rope, a toilet plunger and an earthenware jug full of sushi might just be the keys to his escape. Meanwhile, in a dusty town, a green masked Mexican wrestler known as Escargot Man prepares for an important match. His family gathers around him, worried about his seeming impassivity before battle.
Emotional fingerprint
Symbol (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Confusion 25%, Surprise 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Confusion25%
- Surprise20%
- Excitement10%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Hitoshi Matsumoto
- Written by
- Hitoshi Matsumoto, Mitsuyoshi Takasu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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