Anatomy of the Utopia

Makenna 2022-01-21 08:01:35

Japan has always been one of my ideal countries, regardless of the traditional folk house or the city that tells the development, in my imagination, they are all mysterious and gray. Probably all my emotional sources come from my nostalgia for Japanese literature. As for Tokyo, I recently read a book about the city. Although the prices are scary, I still like the fast-moving rhythm of life in Tokyo. Although I don’t want to do it myself, I always maintain a high reverie. . I don't watch experimental movies because they are too abstract. However, I was still deeply attracted by Tokyo Rhapsody. The three directors from New York, Paris and Seoul have their own unique views on Tokyo. The first story seems desperate. Hiroko is a lovely woman with short hair and pity in her eyes from time to time. She is not a useless person. She likes art and photography. As the girlfriend of an independent film director, she should lead a petty life. But in the city of Tokyo, she couldn't find her place and lost herself more and more. She found that she didn't have her own house to live in, and she didn't have a decent job. Even her boyfriend sometimes didn't care about her. So she changed things and became a chair. This easily reminds me of the beautiful washing machine of Malaysian director James Lee. The latter is a shabby green washing machine turned into a strange, silent woman, cleaning everything every day. Compared to the washing machine, the chair portrayed by Michel Gondry is even more popular. Hiroko can feed the birds, read books, and play piano while the "master" is not at home. When she is far away from the pressure that the city of Tokyo brings to her, she can also do what she likes as she pleases, but She is just a chair, and she still can't get the way she wants to live on her own. "I have never lived in my own world, I didn't find myself useful." I pondered this sentence for a long time. I guess Michel probably wanted to portray the self-contradiction and survival values ​​of Tokyo people. How can I not meet my own needs. This indicates that if Tokyo continues to develop at a rapid pace in the future, it will be a very scary thing for individuals. Even at the end, as at the beginning of the film, Tokyo will be a vast ocean, and people will be alienated and distorted.. .. The second story has a strong political flavor. This short film has a post-industrial metallic atmosphere similar to the "Swallowtail Butterfly". Although Tokyo is still so organized, there is still a filthy and dirty world. The gutter weirdo slapped Tokyo and killed many innocent Tokyo citizens. The scene of throwing grenades easily reminds me of Japan’s past. Of course, the appearance of such scenes is also quite dramatic, with the meaning that Japan will be punished for the crimes committed and will eventually be destroyed. Merde's defense in court also became the center of the film. He said he was sent by the Virgin, and he hated the Japanese because their eyes were like women's holes. This dialogue bears Leos Carax’s personal dissatisfaction with Japanese imperialism and the Yamato nation. Under his portrayal, Merde is a victim of harm, with long nails and muddy eyes, but in contrast he looks like a man. Children who have lost their way are extremely disappointed in the world because they have learned the truth. In the end, his disappearance was like a dream, as if no gutter weird ever appeared. But isn't it also a wake-up call for Japan, don't you have a distorted sense of national revenge? Whether I understand the ambiguity or not, I still hope for world peace. The third is the work of Korean director Bong Joon-ho, which tells the love story of Japanese otaku. It has a strong flavor of Japanese culture. In recent years, there have been many new cultural terms such as otaku, Zhengtaikong, Qianwu woman, and Feite tribe. The empty castle portrayed by the director may be the most terrifying phenomenon, and he also has bold speculations about the future of Tokyo. People continue to be deceived and deceived, hurt and hurt, and finally make people disappointed with each other. They find that it is not safe to get along with others. This is terrible after all. Shaking is the same as the expressionless reaction of people after the Hirokowu Transformation. Even if the earthquake is the end of the world, people will not ask the other person more: "Are you okay?" Of course the director finally gave us There is a glimmer of hope that Tokyo in the shaking is crumbling and will be destroyed, but the man presses the love button of the woman, which shows that people still look forward to love and being loved.... The three short films are quite interesting, and they will hit the nail on the head in the future of Tokyo. I made bold guesses about the development of Japan. Although everything is not so promising, I still hope that Tokyo can develop in a virtuous circle. There will be a little more love and hope every day. I still look forward to setting foot on the land of Japan next year.

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  • Megane 2022-03-17 09:01:08

    #奇幻# 1. 13:04, "These houses feel wrong. They don't adjoin each other. Ghosts go in and out of these crevices every night. They wander and scary in the city, so the authorities filled these crevices with cement." A typical space-thinking director, the film is indispensable. At 27:42, there is only a table from the real space to the psychological space. At 1:15:30, Denis Lawan used his own power to deduce the image of a "system destroyer". The red beard, white eyes, and foreign words are all miracles. 1:23:01, Sure enough, Bong Joon-ho's favorite to play dramas. 1:42:55, you can't wake up people who pretend to sleep.

  • Rozella 2022-03-25 09:01:19

    Four and a half stars, the highest quality "compilation" movie, with three directors, three short films, and three urban temperaments, each of which has its own magical powers, no trace of coping with errands, and emotionally indistinguishable. The epitome of modernization is used as the background to carry the three directors' observations on human society and the future of human beings. Through the setting of "foreign intruders" or "system destroyers", the audience is challenged and offended, forcing them to look at themselves. Although the thesis Not very new, but the imagination is bizarre enough to burst.