"Brother" is a history of American struggles of Japanese gangsters, with elements of the American dream, but the process and ending are extremely black, violent and bloody are constantly presented, adhering to the consistent style of Kitano Takeshi's gangster works. Although Kitano Takeshi's works are very violent, But the core is not realistic. Just like his "キッズ·リターン" and " Hana-bi ", his works are somewhat of a fairy tale color. He tells the story in a cool and humorous style. This may be related to his early years. It is related to the experience of the cross talk actor. Although the ending of his works is mostly gray, but in the process, he can still feel that he is looking at the world coldly and has a mocking attitude.
The gangster story told by Kitano Takeshi in the movie is to put the characters on an involuntary track. The character Yamamoto is passive in every step he takes. He is cruel and calm, but he knows that the underworld is a way of no return, so In the beginning, I had to seek refuge in the United States. But he didn't expect that his only hope of retreating from the underworld-his brother Ajian actually started a small gang in the United States, his only hope was shattered, so he simply took his brother to fight. Quite a bit of a smashing spirit. Although the character of Yamamoto has very little lines in the film ( Kitano Takeshi's own movies are usually taciturn), his body language and facial expressions convey a lot of information. He is not angry. He is a tough guy who is not afraid of threats when dealing with things, but he didn't take the right path.
The uncontrollability of fate is the fate of the protagonist in the gangster film, which is almost the same. Even if the gangster travels across the ocean to the United States, he still cannot escape the gang fight. The uniqueness of "Brother" is that it is not the battle between local gangs in the past, but that it has set its sights on the United States. A Japanese Brother leads a group of Americans to fight the world. It seems to be quite ironic. Kitano Takeshi is Using movies to say to Americans: "Look, I can become the boss when I get to the United States!" But Kitano Takeshi is more outstanding in his calmness and did not inflate himself in movies, which is why he has repeatedly directed and acted in movies. , But the reason for always being popular. Brother didn’t end well in the end. Kitano Takeshi didn’t let this character get rid of the gangster’s usual fate. He finally wanted to say: “The gangster is a dead end.” In the end, the film left the black man with a little hope to escape. Kitano Takeshi still doesn’t seem to be able to escape. Being cold to the end, daring to kill himself, but can't bear to kill all the characters, the movie always needs a bright ending.
