There are many "banned films" circulating on the Internet, and the Japanese film "Icy Tropical Fish" is among the best. The brutal dismemberment methods and the ethical collapse shown in it make the audience discouraged, so let's analyze this movie for you.
The first thing shown in the film is male dignity . At what moment did the timid and cowardly Shemoto shatter his self-esteem? It's not the contempt of the daughter, the dislike of the wife, but the moment when Murata said that he had a relationship with his wife.
You may be heartbroken when you are rejected by a woman, but when a woman chooses another man and rejects you, the self-esteem is gone. Therefore, it is often the appearance of another male that makes a man lose his dignity.
Although this film shows a lot of bloody scenes, and a lot of perverted and out of control bridges. This is also a common problem in Yuan Ziwen's works: the desire for expression exceeds the essence.
Ultimately, the film explains two sources of extreme behavior: childhood and social pressure
When Murata was stabbed to death by Shemoto, he began to call his mother. At this time, the audience already understood that he was begging his father for mercy. The main reason he was able to dissect corpses with a blank face was the torture of his father in childhood.
Sheben has his own spiritual world. He loves astronomy, meets the earth in fantasy, and reunites with his wife and daughter in fantasy. But he has never been able to bear the pressure from society. Although Murata's appearance destroyed Shamoto's life, it also awakened his masculine character in an instant. He taught Sheben how to defend his position, how to show his love to his wife, and even how to stay happy.
The extreme characters in Sono Ziwen's films come from the extremes of Japanese society.
Sometimes the more exaggerated the easier it is to understand, and the same is true of icy tropical fish. Audiences always tout the film's singularity, while ignoring the social meaning expressed, which is also the director's mistake.
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