"In my opinion, it is mainly a film about blood and blood relationship." This is a biography of director Takeshi Kitano. If this is what the director wants to explain, from the information conveyed by the image, this statement seems far-fetched, but the director's method of handling the film is really wonderful.
The theme of the movie is like the title "The Fierce Man", which conveys the violence to the audience straightforwardly. Ryosuke's extreme, neurotic personality cannot give a valid explanation, just like his sister enters a mental hospital, cannot give an explanation, but the same blood is flowing in the bodies of their brothers and sisters. This is the puzzling core hidden behind the image. For these two crude conclusions, I will elaborate on the following aspects.
Story: The shape is scattered and the spirit is not scattered. Just after watching the movie, there will still be violent and bloody scenes in my mind. Try to ask yourself: What does this movie say? It was difficult to sort out his thoughts for a while. The film seems to show all aspects of a person's life. It is very independent and cannot be linked together, but it is not.
List the plot points of the film one by one: the beggar is beaten by a child, Ryosuke beats the boy to surrender; takes his sister to live with; kicks and beats the soft-food man who quarrels with his wife; plays with the younger brother in the bar to abuse the waitress; (these The trivial scenes explain the characteristics of Ryosuke, family, work and spare time)
The killer killed drug dealers; Ryosuke borrowed money; Ryosuke kicked his younger sister’s boyfriend; Ryosuke was ridiculed by his colleagues, and the two quarreled; Ryosuke laughed at the suspect and beat his colleagues; Ryosuke critically beat the escaped suspect; The killer is related to a drug dealer; Ryosuke and his sister have inconsistent conversations at the beach; Ryosuke’s close friends are killed for drug-related matters; on the way home, they are accosted by a woman; Enmity and resentment. These trivial details enhance the realism of the film and are also necessary for the film to portray round characters)
The killer brutally killed the drug dealer; the other drug dealer who was reminded by Ryosuke that he would be killed was later killed by the killer; Ryosuke came to find the killer and arrested him and beat him; Ryosuke wanted to kill the killer and was expelled by the police station; Ryosuke watched a painting exhibition after retirement , Playing baseball, watching a football game; Ryosuke is chased by a killer, and passersby are killed by mistake; the killer is fired by the boss; Ryosuke buys a gun to kill the boss; the killer shoots his three little brothers; Ryosuke shoots the killer and the younger sister who is addicted to drugs; Act Two: This can be called the climax of the film. In fact, this film does not have a climax in the traditional sense. Every crit scene can be called the climax of the image. Then the director will connect with the eased scenes. Therefore, watch The process of filming is like an electrocardiogram one after another. The reason why this section is divided into the climax of the film is because the contradictions in this section are constantly intensifying, and the emotional conflict has reached the highest point)
The butler assassinates Ryosuke and becomes the boss; the younger brother of Ryosuke is paid by the police for killing Ryosuke's good friend. The movie is over here. (The third act: the end of the story. A death sentence is given for this almost crazy revenge. People who are not domesticated are in a primitive state, thrown into civilized society like naked nakedness, fearful, everyone avoids it. Understand Talents of social survival can survive in this chaotic society with ease)
Through a rough division, the main line of the story is clearly on paper: a violent, neurotic policeman and a violent, neurotic assassin are dying, stage a violent incident, and eventually both die. The director presents this story in neat scenes, with constant interest and a charm that cannot be abandoned.
Scene scheduling is another wonderful feature of this film. Looking at the whole film, it is not difficult to find that the director likes to put the content he wants to express in the center of the vision, and as an auxiliary thing, even if only a small part is cut, the director does not hesitate. This also gave rise to another feeling: the level of the picture is very simple. Although Kitano himself said that there is no professional theoretical knowledge in this film, his skillful application of film theoretical knowledge still cannot conceal it. Personally, I really like the scene scheduling of this film. It is simple and interesting, and it is worth studying by myself over and over again.
However, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the film's photography. Most of the lighting is very blunt, and most of them are natural light. There is also a very unnatural background light color change. When Ryosuke appeared at the factory gate, the background light was a dazzling white light. When the lens was cut to a close-up view, the background light suddenly turned into a blue color, which was visually obvious. Jump. The things in the film are mostly presented from a low angle. "The Fierce Man" is the first Kitano Takeshi film I have watched. Discussing his style is still lacking scientific support, but as far as this film is concerned, the director likes it very much. Use a low camera position and a personal distance between the character and the camera. The film will have a deep and sharp feeling, which is inseparable from the use of fixed lens positions, because these fixed lenses are as rigid as the characters, and the taste of violence is further rendered.
The consistent theme song casts the film on the other side of satire and drama. Especially the section where Ryosuke and his gang were hunting down the suspect, it was really impressive. The mutual beating in slow motion accompanied by the jazz theme song is full of drama and impressive.
The knowledge contained in the film will eventually reach the same consensus, which is the theme. Just like the neat scenes, the simple scene scheduling, the blunt light and shadow, and the fixed mirror position finally merge into a brutal portrayal, and behind the brutality is blood that cannot be selected. Kitano once said: Knowing nothing about something can sometimes become a strength or even an advantage. As a student, I admire Kitano's courage. Besides, there is violence in his blood.
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