Misunderstandings of different classes

Augusta 2022-01-09 08:01:17

Heaven: The luxury villa on the top of the mountain, beautiful wives, and well-behaved children. They lived so happily, and they couldn't imagine the suffering of the people at the bottom.

Hell: Looking up, you can see the kingdom of heaven. As an intern, you have to work hard every day to make money. Seeing those around you who give up your own waste, you find that you are no happier than them.

Heaven does not understand hell and believes that life is to work hard, and one's own failures cannot be attributed to others. One's own success is the result of hard work and talent.

Hell hates the kingdom of heaven, and can't understand why it's so unfair. From birth to death, he has to climb the impossible step and put in several times the effort. The probability is just in vain.

Human nature cannot save the world. In a sense, they all live in hell.

Human nature is full of brilliance, and the place illuminated is heaven.

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Extended Reading
  • Layla 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    Rich and poor, heaven and hell, Akira Kurosawa's series of human nature courses are still going on, and the plot is deeply rooted.

  • Griffin 2022-04-21 09:02:54

    The film is not like the production of one person, the structure has the traces of being torn, and the taste of multiple hearts is mixed. Through the pre-screening explanation in the archive, I learned some behind-the-scenes stories of the creation. The first half of the film is a closed space narrative. Considering the time it takes to complete the film, this grandfather-like performance deserves endless applause. In the middle part, it turns to the general plot of a police propaganda film. The detective reprimands/convinces the driver for a paragraph with obvious value orientation, which is contrary to Kurosawa Akira's previous objective presentation and is in a trance. The long-term foreshadowing finally ushered in the confrontation of human nature and the thinking of capital. God point at the end of the film. The structure and plot may not be cohesive enough, but Akira Kurosawa's camera language is really ruthless.

High and Low quotes

  • Kingo Gondo: A man must kill or be killed.

  • Chief Detective Tokura: For Mr. Gondo's sake, be bloodhounds!