rational choice

Fanny 2022-02-02 08:04:10

The two faced each other, the sound of the piano flowed through, and the gradually hideous and somewhat stunned faces were all clearly displayed under the gloomy sky.

Watching a good movie is like appreciating an excellent novel, with blank pictures, emotional scenes, time that gradually solidifies, images that flash back constantly, a strong contrast between the pure and beautiful voice of a child and the helpless and painful howls. , which outlines a tragic epic in the postwar era.

The theme of the film is revealed little by little through the clue of "hunting for a gun". The story of gun-hunting can also be called a picture of sentient beings after the war.

"Maybe there are no bad people, only bad environments." This sentence has never been completely accepted, because once accepted, it will take the bad for granted, although Emperor Kurosawa spent a lot of time describing the era of How unsatisfactory the environment is, but he still has to create an image of a criminal policeman who makes the opposite choice, so that a rational virtue can be preserved.

Although bad cannot be taken for granted, it is still necessary and a mission for us to record the current era, which is a wake-up call and a reflection.

Looking back at history can also bring us a sense of relief. No matter how bad the times are, we must keep the original color in our hearts and move on. This is a life choice and a rational choice.

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Extended Reading
  • Stephan 2022-03-23 09:03:28

    The Passion of Murakami, the journey to find a gun to witness the devastated society after the war, is it really that easy to say 'I want to be a good person' after experiencing a brutal war? Isn't the reason why Yuzuo makes Murakami brooding because the former is the latter's post-war (or pre-war?) nemesis (both served during the war)? Therefore, Murakami who wants to be a 'good person' must cross the hurdle of Yuzuo... Looking at the story of Kurosawa Tianwang's gun search, there is probably a metaphor of how Japan reflects and walks out of the post-war period, and is obsessed with 'guns' I lost the 'Murakami' and the 'It's not yours could be a Browning' class leader seems to have only got half of the causal chain right. The long montage of Murakami's undercover witness of the world's various states should not be too exciting. You can almost see the feeling of sunglasses in several moments, but the scene of the captain discovering Yuzuo's hideout after the tension builds up in the middle and back sections is Hitchcock. The final confrontation is, of course, the classic spaghetti western style - in other words, the contribution of the king to the world's film history. And a PTSD detective feels tense at the moment, no one is more perfect than Toshiro Mifune's interpretation

  • Cassandre 2022-03-20 09:03:06

    Not as good as Akira Kurosawa's best ones, but not bad for such an old movie. The part of "Looking for a Gun" is a little procrastinated, and the accusation of social problems is too direct. The three views are of course good, but it makes people feel that the preaching is not good. In addition, Mifune Toshiro's contemporary style is not as good as the ancient costume style.

Stray Dog quotes

  • Det. Murakami: Sato-san, do you think it was my Colt again?

    Det. Sato: What the hell does it matter if it was?

  • Det. Murakami: The way I imagine it...

    Det. Sato: Imagining only complicates an investigation. Stick to the facts.