Such a film is worth the tears.

Nickolas 2022-03-21 09:02:51

Takeshi Kitano rarely has such a fresh movie. After watching it, I felt that the tears were worth it. I didn't feel cheated. Unlike some movies, which can only be temporarily moved by audiovisual. Notice how the loneliness of the boy Masao is shown at the beginning of the film, so slow motion, with brisk music, a boy running on the city streets... Then, the various bad behavior of Kitano Takeshi's Kijiro and How his implicit kindness is manifested. Kitano used a lot of details to depict such a character from the front and side. While the character of Kijiro has become flesh and blood, the performances of the various people who have contact with them are grotesque, some are normal, and some even look touching, especially the last two kind-hearted riders and one traveling around the country. The poor writers, they sit up and play for a child, and finally, in the starry sky, their images appear in the child's mind, they are all so cute. I think it's a dialectic of what's missing and what's perfect. In Kitano's films, there are no perfect people, no morally perfect heroes or absolute innocence (which is clearly different from Hollywood movies), but there are people who are missing. Together they become a fairy tale.
At the end of the film, Masao asked the name of "Mr." for the first time, and he said, "Kijiro, fuck, get out!" Then Masao ran away with a schoolbag with angel wings and disappeared into the city. It's been a really nice summer...

kudos to Takeshi Kitano.

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Extended Reading
  • Camylle 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    Yesterday happened to be the beginning of summer. I ate eggs on purpose, but I forgot to mark this movie with summer as the background. I will make it up today. Summer is a nostalgic season, accompanied by memories of air conditioners, folding fans, crayfish, iced watermelons, and cold drinks, both sweaty and sticky, as well as breezy leisure. If someone just felt embarrassed and not funny when watching this film, maybe I would feel a little pity, indicating that the simple and beautiful childlike innocence may have been lost. At that time, Takeshi Kitano had already experienced a very serious car accident. Maybe he had a more unique understanding of life. The car accident caused half of his face to be paralyzed, and the obvious scar. Instead, it looks more joyful. The comedy effect is mainly through the pictures rather than the lines. The appearance of swimming upside down in the swimming pool, and the deliberately piercing the tires of passing vehicles with iron nails and then running away, it is so funny. The film uses diary-like illustrations for transitions and chapters, and uses montage editing to reflect children's dreams. It is very creative, and the theme is also very clear, but Hisaishi's BGM is a bit overwhelming.

  • Angel 2022-03-25 09:01:16

    Very ah. . Very. . . Very contrived! ! ! ! ! Takeshi Kitano played really well in it, but Joe Hisaishi's music was really sweet, and the undressed wooden people in the back were very loving.

Kikujiro quotes

  • Kikujiro: [to the teenagers who have stolen Masao's lunch money] Hand over more money or I'll kill you guys!

    Kikujiro's Wife: Quit playing gangster!

  • Kikujiro: Hey, Baldy, you didn't have to take everything off jackass!