The truth in the mist

Ron 2022-04-20 09:02:10

The film I saw at the Shanghai Film Festival, the story is a bit boring, but it's really good.

Black and white films are still very suitable for watching in theaters. The 4K restoration makes the characters in the play so good-looking. It was originally about telling stories about ordinary people. The director's rhythm is well controlled. People feel lethargic, they have not learned professional film skills, they do not know the so-called long and short shots, framing and angles, but the whole film is very beautiful, knowing that it is film art, but it feels so real.

Compared with Hollywood blockbusters, I always gravitate towards Japanese film and television, and I like cleverly designed shots, which unfold slowly and leave people with endless aftertastes. There is no so-called heroism, and most of them are the joys and sorrows of small people. After a hearty run in the hot summer, I ate the most essence of iced watermelon, which is a physiological reaction that has often been aroused many years later. The female characters in "Story of the Rainy Moon" are so humble and likable, they don't fight for guns, they just seek peace and innocence, here, the male characters are greedy and ruthless, helpless, as if looking at a distant The stories, sometimes ridiculously simple, as if the storytellers were accidentally shaking out the trifles of their own homes, made a sympathy for the ignorant male characters in these tragic times.

There is a scene of sailing in the fog. Japanese songs are very well-matched. Maybe life is like walking in the fog. They can go on sinking, insensitive, floating on the water forever, in a daze. In such a patriarchal society, women can never raise their heads, they can never see the road ahead, they can only take care of their children, rely on their husbands, and even female ghosts must satisfy themselves by pleasing men The demand is absurd and real, a little sad.

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Extended Reading
  • Gaston 2022-03-15 09:01:05

    The tempo was a bit slow at first, but it was very fascinating at the back. The effect of kneading two stories together is also fine. After reading a few Mizoguchi, the female characters in it are too selfless and humble, which is lamentable. Even if the film is a ghost story, the woman in it is the same: the beautiful lady who turns into a ghost prays for a little bit of love, and the wife who waits for her husband to return home remains loyal to her death. #Repaired version

  • Iva 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    The atmosphere, light and shadow and space construction are extremely beautiful/1. The background of the opening subtitles is beautiful Depends on their position 7. Spatial layout 8. Suffering while enjoying happiness 9. When you strive for fame, I also become famous Crazy 13. Soul Sound 14. Rebirth and Death

Ugetsu quotes

  • Ohama: Success always comes at a price, and we pay in suffering.