The rhythm of the movie is slow, watching the whole movie is like reading a book, the plot slowly enters my mind, and it tells two or three love stories around the male protagonist, very calm and boring. There is a lot of time to go to the toilet when watching the movie, and coming back will not delay the plot at all.
The film reveals a touch of literary atmosphere, and it is conceivable that Haruki Murakami's novels are even more literary. I don't like books like this. For example, "A Dream of Red Mansions" has high literary value and is full of poems and songs, but I don't like it. It's the same reason. Reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is much more interesting than reading "A Dream of Red Mansions". The same goes for watching movies. My taste is just like that, at least I won't be self-professed.
Most of Japanese films are perverted, and occasionally there is a small freshness, which is often a profound reflection on human nature. I think this film focuses on two aspects of sex and suicide.
There are a few more exposed passion scenes in the movie, although they are far from certain types of films that are abundant in Japan, they are still quite eye-catching. It's a pity that the passion scene is Rinko Kikuchi and Reiko who are older, but nothing happened to Mihatsu and Midori who I liked. It's really anxious! The culture of Japan is different from that of China and Europe and the United States. Regarding sex, it is not as reserved as China, nor as wild as Europe and America. They have their own understanding of sexuality. Their understanding of things is difficult for us to understand, the Japanese have Japanese paranoia and extremes. Watanabe has an inexplicable relationship with Naoko, Midori, and Reiko. Watanabe and Muyue are good friends, Naoko is Muyue's girlfriend, Reiko is Naoko's good friend, Watanabe has sex with Naoko and Reiko respectively. But sex does not mean love, Naoko loves Muyue, but because she has no sex, Muyue committed suicide; Watanabe loves Naoko, but Naoko goes with Muyue; Midori loves Watanabe, but the two have always been disappointingly pure , that kind of relationship did not happen, and in the end the two finally came together. If you want to watch this movie for a few passionate scenes, I advise you to give up this idea, it is better to go into the fast broadcast and be real.
Japan is a country with a very high suicide rate. Regardless of ethnic hatred, Yamato is an admirable nation. They take death very lightly and honor very seriously. Of course, the film did not commit suicide because of its reputation, but because of sex. In this movie, Muyue committed suicide in the car because she couldn't get sex; Michu fucked her all day because her boyfriend didn't marry her, and even exchanged girlfriends with Watanabe, and finally committed suicide by cutting her wrists; Naoko's spirit has always been a problem , and finally hanged himself. The Japanese always choose extremes when they cannot be freed in their minds.
In short, watching this movie, I don't know what it really wants to express to us, love? sex? suicide? Rinko Kikuchi's big teeth are unappetizing, and Kiko Mizuhara, who plays Midori, is fresh and refined, which has become the only highlight of the film.
If you are not a young literary and artistic person, I suggest not to watch it. Most people are really impatient to watch this kind of literary and artistic film. It is better to go to the cinema to watch American blockbusters and go out to the theater to be full of rumbling explosions.
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