I roughly flipped through the short review before watching it, and it was no surprise that there would be a comparison with "Inception", and even the word "plagiarism" appeared. In my opinion, the difference between the two is too great, from the play and style to the theme and characters, everything is different. The only thing that can be said to be similar is probably the setting, but then again, which romance film does not have "love but not", "third party intervention", "yin and yang mistakes" and "big sweetness will lead to big abuse" , after the great abuse, it will be great sweetness." Without further ado, let's get to the point.
1. Themes
In my opinion, "Inception" is like a concise and clear application style of "Dreamland Technology Usage Rules", which lists "function introduction", "risk warning", "precautions", and "emergency plan" . Relatively speaking, "Red Pepper" is more like a lyrical essay, which includes "technical ethics", "personal growth", "friendship and love", and "self-salvation". But as far as the discussion of scientific boundaries is concerned, the former is mainly aimed at the prospect and potential risks of the development of dream science and technology, and it is about the issue of " the limit of addiction" ; In the debate between Chiba and the chairman at the beginning of the film, it has been pointed out: "New technology has emerged. As dreamers, do we want to exercise control over the dreamers or to gain a deeper empathy with them?"
The confrontation between these two positions is actually reflected most vividly in the strongest support of the good and the evil. In the butterfly taxidermy, the director, who forked out of Dr. Koyamauchi's neck, squeezed the host's face to the point of twisting, scolding him as a "useless guy dominated by lust"; The underground hill shouted loudly: " Your body is mine, don't come here...you can only survive here by obeying my orders!" Whether in reality or in dreams, their relationship has always been monitoring and being monitored. Control and be controlled, oppressed and oppressed , and it is exactly what the chairman himself said: " In the face of far-reaching dreams, technology is just a pile of scrap iron ... Delusional use of dreams to control others will eventually fall into a state of ignorance. .." He said his ending with a word of prophecy.
On the other hand, looking at the relationship between Red Pepper and the Fenchuan Police Department, following the in-depth exploration, careful exploration, careful protection, and sensible and caring listening and understanding , Red Pepper is far more than the relationship between doctors and patients for Fanchuan. In my opinion, the energy she passed on to Fanchuan has made up for his regret and loss for losing his partner to a certain extent. In his heart, he has more or less regarded the red pepper as a comrade-in-arms. This kind of empathy In the end, he also let Fanchuan break through the screen, pull the trigger, and complete the movie, so that he showed a perfect tacit understanding with the red pepper in the final final battle.
2. Style
I saw a comment that said: " If "Inception" was shot by a science student, then "Red Pepper" must be shot by a liberal arts student. " I deeply agreed. The former is meticulous and ruthless, and the imagery has a strong structure. Even the chaos that reflects the dream state is chaotic and orderly, and even the explosion is strictly controlled; while the latter is more swaying, imaginative and eclectic, The array is dazzling, just like the red pepper stepping on somersault clouds to shuttle between the clouds. Not only that, the former is more realistic for the design of dreams, that is, the real world is directly projected as a dream through certain artistic processing; in comparison, the dream design of "Red Pepper" is more avant-garde, obscure, and abstract, but at the same time select The elements of the game are more universal, such as: high fall, flying, chasing, suicide, super power, time and space distortion, real character transformation , etc., which also makes the audience more immersive, and the one of Lafayette The "symbolic" system also makes people more eager to explore.
The most classic scene is the "Parade", a typical "neon style", the combination of Ukiyo-e and Hundred Ghosts Night Walk, bright colors, turbulent music, swirling sense of indulgence, and the sense of oppression of giants marching , making this kind of scene. Colorful and weird. At the same time, I personally think that the handling of the parade when reality and dream overlap at the end is quite brilliant. If you look closely, you will find that it incorporates many realistic elements through various overlapping, duplication, exaggeration, and surreal techniques.
One sentence: "The performance has begun!" As soon as the voice fell, a group of office workers carried their briefcases as if diving, and fell one by one from the high-rise buildings with exaggerated and weird smiles (reflecting Japan's high-pressure working environment and extremely high rail jump suicide); Then several other members also joined the team, "hilarious world, sadness sweeping away", incarnated as guitars and bass keyboards, they twisted their bodies forward (reflecting their hobbies and the depression of self-life); then, holding four children in their arms The family of the incarnation is a golden lucky cat, "Dreams come true, wood becomes gold" (implying the great cost of living and economic pressure brought by society); then the female high school students dressed in JK lifted their skirts, Another group of men whose heads turned into mobile phones immediately bowed down to it, accompanied by the 'click' sound of the camera (the camera sound of the iPhone in Japan cannot be set to mute, here is the subway idiot candid shooting incident); On the one hand, the two teams are the subsistence-subsistence-sufficiency people who "have no flowers or fruit" and the otaku who "everything is empty, it is better to do nothing" (Japan's serious aging and sharp decline in the labor force and the famous otaku culture); finally, the incarnation A tumbler party leader and a political metaphor for a throne grab (not much to say if you don't know much about Japan's political structure...).
In fact, the meaning of the important image that runs through the "parade" is more clearly reflected here - the numerous desires and dark aggregates in the hearts of the general public. Because of the repression of reality, dreams have become the only pure land.
Not only that, in addition to the parade, other people's dream design also has its own unique style, and the evolution and depth of the dream before and after are very coherent. For example, the dreams of the Fanchuan Police Department are mostly dark tones, and the characters are mostly their avatars; the dream of the genius researcher Tokita is innocent and cute, like a child; the dream of the red pepper is designed to be very bright and light, just like the other side of Chiba Her personality is playful, cute and quirky; and her network resident radioclub is a typical Tokyo neon cyberpunk style, reflecting its mysterious, calm and sexy side.
3. Characters
Although to a certain extent, the good and evil sides of "Red Chili Pepper" are a little bit facial, but I have to admit that the characters in it are very distinct, regardless of the primary or secondary, and the relationship between the characters is also very close. The combination is full of drama, the bald, short, and slightly neurotic president; the gluttonous but innocent and honest genius researcher; the perverted and repressed, multi-faceted Koyamauchi... Every character and the heroine's rivalry is very exciting, The contrast of characters is also very cute. Relatively speaking, "Inception" is more like the usual routine of American superhero movies, with emotionally traumatized high-energy male protagonists and fledgling female supporting roles, and the whole movie has no villains, so the supporting roles are relatively speaking It's all to set off the male protagonist, and the characters are naturally not that profound.
My personal favorite is the line of the Fanchuan Police Department. At the same time, this is also the most complete branch line in this film. The beginning is the prelude of his dream, which seems to be in the clouds, but it seems that there are traces to follow. In the circus, the former partner turned into a magician, trapped him in a cage under the flash, and then people with their own faces rushed from the audience, madly reaching out their hands as if to catch him until The iron bars twisted and the floor sank; after the transitions of "Tarzan of the Apes", "Detective Movie", "The Shooting Site" and "Free Fall", he came to the corridor that seemed to be in an endless loop, trapping him all the time. The corpse of the victim who solved the case, the corridor that kept shrinking back while running, the fugitive whose face could not be seen clearly, and the trigger that couldn't be pulled, all reflected that he was in a state of being in a state of endless struggle with himself. And this kind of self-imprisonment brings him a deep sense of oppression and powerlessness all the time .
With the treatment of red peppers again and again, Fanchuan also entered again and again, perfecting and analyzing his dreams, and the reasons for all this were also revealed-a long-time friend who was always better than himself and could not catch up; he was sincere in his heart But unwilling to be private, complex and sensitive; the regret of giving up the co-produced movie, and the final death of a good friend can no longer be completed; thinking that everything was caused by his own betrayal, so he fell into deep self-blame and remorse; because of the psychological shadow, The resulting stress disorder, disgust for the movie that I loved so much before, and even to the point where I didn't dare to go to the cinema... This series of emotions and unspeakable secrets in Fanchuan's heart gradually deepened in the treatment, and finally fully appeared. In front of the audience, the entire evolution process is not rushed and echoes back and forth. The appearance of various images has its own targeted interpretation, which perfectly shows the rich past and inner world of Fanchuan.
Not only that, in addition to the gradual improvement of the content of the dream, the entire process of realizing self-redemption is also gradual . From the very beginning, I have a little understanding of my dream and need the assistance and guidance of the red pepper throughout the process; later I began to have my own ideas and began to have the initiative. Face your own courage; so that when the red pepper is not present, you can open your heart to the waiter, analyze yourself, and finally start to take the initiative in the dream, break through your own shackles, pull the trigger to end the cycle, and break through the screen to rescue Red. chili. The sublimation at the end is also very intriguing. In the reflection, he saw his former partner say to him : "Our movie has been completed, it's like you became a real policeman, turning dreams into reality" , and finally he walked into Go to the cinema to see the movie recommended by the red pepper, the whole movie is over. Red Chili Pepper already knows that the Fanchuan Police Department will not go to radioclub anymore, because he has completed the struggle with himself and finally reached an understanding with himself. This also echoes the theme. For Red Chili Pepper, the "dream actress", dream technology is never about control, but this sexy, cute and playful girl is trying to gain a tool for deeper empathy for the dreamer, as once again It's the same as the Fanchuan Police Department walking into the movie theater.
(Finally, I want to say that "Inception" is also a very good movie, but I prefer neon style from a personal point of view, don't play the fan circle, it's boring.)
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