But it's all eggs

Mohamed 2022-03-16 09:01:08

I didn't expect much from this film, but I didn't expect to finish it in one breath. The content is very jumpy, with several unexpected turns, but in the highly tense society of Japan, it is not surprising.

In the film, the father plays the role of the person very well, and he always prefers to be self-centered. The other characters are almost exclusively female. Perhaps this is the director's attempt to express the power imbalance between men and women in society. Whether the resistance of the two daughters or wives or 54 seems extreme, but it is so pale and powerless. They are nothing more than self-expression that eventually turns into self-abuse.

No matter how tragic things are, they can be said lightly and even forgotten in the end. In the end, the family returned to the original place, even if it was not in the countryside, there was nothing wrong with it. It's business as usual, isn't it? Even if the role of the wife has changed, it doesn't matter, you can live. The younger sister left at the end, just like the older sister left, but it was a similar cycle.

It feels like a lot has happened, and it's just back to where it started, and no one has changed. Social labels, like vending machines, black or green tea, can quench thirst. Just like the high wall Murakami said, even if you climb over it, the wall is still there, you just changed the direction. No matter how hard the egg is, if you hit it, the liquid dries up but reinforces the wall. It's all in vain.

It is worth mentioning that the most attractive part of this film is the narration, and the unevenness gives me a feeling of healing. So to speak, I finished watching the video because of the sound.

There are too many elements in the film, mixed and mixed, but it is also a good dish. It's a pity that it was a little anxious to see the father and daughter goodbye. In fact, the whole film was also a little anxious, and two and a half hours were not enough. If the movie was slower, slower, it would have been more stewed. Regardless of these, the content that attracts attention is also a bit abrupt. So, is a good entertainment movie.

In addition, Japanese people are really not suitable for filming bloody violence. No matter how I look at the actresses in the film, I feel like an pornographic film.


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Extended Reading
  • Madyson 2022-03-19 09:01:10

    Lianyixiang's narration and photography even have a bit of Iwai Shunji's style, but the core is that he is very warm, loveless and desperate. In order to escape the alienation and depression of home, active brainwashing and passive brainwashing meet, almost cult, death and new life. Life is not like this. To stay away from loneliness, you have to guard the nothingness.

  • Omari 2022-03-24 09:03:39

    Can surrogate families really mask reality and bring satisfaction?

Noriko's Dinner Table quotes

  • Noriko Shimabara: I was born to breathe... But I wasn't breathing just because I was born.

  • Circle member (in cafe) to Noriko's Father: The only way to figure out what we can be... is to lie openly and pursue emptiness.