In the process, I was shocked by Kitano Takeshi's violent aesthetics! I was really a little scared of those killing scenes. After the lightning-like blow, accompanied by a slow-motion sword shaking, blood splattered, it was really the "strongest" murderous aura in Zatoichi! Can not help but horror~~ Some shots are to cover the eyes. However, the Japanese-style samurai fights are fast and kill people in a clean way. Unlike Chinese kung fu movies, where there must be several rounds of you and me, there are not many battles between samurai. Whoever wins will win, even if it is There are only three moves among the masters, and the duel between Zatoichi and the guards of the gang is only over within 3 swings of the sword. In a Chinese kung fu movie or a Hollywood blockbuster, this is bound to be a climax, but Takeshi Kitano's handling is: slashing three times with lightning bolts, a bonfire by the beach, the suicide of guarding his wife in costume, the guard's eyes widening in the waves... ...It's only a minute or so before and after, the Japanese samurai swordsmanship's characteristics of "concentrating and concentrating on life and death with one move" have vividly become a kind of hearty beauty under the wonderful scene scheduling and calm and delicate shots.
What struck me the most was the music in the film. The five farmers who started working in the fields soon, the sound of hoes digging the ground rhythmically synthesized the percussion music. Although the picture is dark, it is full of primitive beauty because of this music. Towards the end, when a group of craftsmen helped the old lady (the Japanese name, I can't remember) to build a house, tools such as hammers, planes, saws and other tools became musical instruments, and a group of craftsmen became a symphony orchestra without a conductor, the sound of percussion and friction. In the midst of life, the beauty and happiness of the reconstruction of life are filled with joy. The most shocking thing is the colorful Japanese geta tap dance at the end. The music is bright and bright, full of rhythm, or in fact, the music itself is played by the dance steps of farmers! At first, it was a dance of four or five people, and later it became all the farmers who survived in Zatoichi after the violence and An Liang, gambling nephews, aunts, lonely brothers and sisters... ancient Japanese farmers, modern Western tap dance, pure blow without portamento connection Music, bright lights, radiant smiles... The disgust for tyranny, betrayal, and blood that I had accumulated in my heart from watching the whole film was swept away! Really, I couldn't sit still at the time, I really wanted to stand up and dance together! I think Takeshi Kitano should have a lot of affection for the working people~~~
Takeshi Kitano is worthy of everyone, and the color processing of the film is also in place. There are few bright colors in the picture, mostly night, dark kimono, but there is the heavy makeup face, bright red lips, and bright desolation of the younger brother who was forced to be a geisha.
I don't see many movies about samurai, but this is the best one I've seen. It is much better than Kurosawa Akira's Seven Samurai, maybe the era is different, maybe I don't understand Kurosawa Akira enough (but after reading the Seven Samurai, I am also applauded).
In addition, the guard of the ** faction is so handsome, I checked it, and it is called Asano Tadanobu :)
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