movies are actually dreams. Almost all people dream, and all movies perform dreams.
In fact, the dream itself is art, because it is pure!
First,
this is a childhood dream, a fantasy dream, a dream full of pure fantasy and a little unknown fear of the world. Perhaps all children have had such dreams. Because children believe in some legends told by their parents. It's raining and can't go out, because of this kind of weather, the fox spirit wants to marry his daughter. The child went to see it. When the fox found out, he was very angry and left a knife for the child to commit suicide and apologize. The mother told the child to apologize and ask for forgiveness, and the vixen’s home is on the side of the rainbow after the rain. Where does the child go, a very beautiful fairyland.
Second,
this is a child's dream, it is still that child, it is still a dream with a fantasy color. But in this dream, "kindness" and "beauty" have already begun. The color inside is beautiful, but it is actually very simple. It is in the green mountains and forests, filled with flowers of various colors. He has taken a lot of black and white films. Maybe just like a blind person is more able to experience the colors of the world, people who walk through the darkness prefer colors. The rainbow at midnight is the most beautiful!
The child’s sister and several female companions are celebrating Girls’ Day. The child made tea for his sisters, and he prepared an extra cup of tea because he saw a girl that his sister couldn't see. This girl is actually a peach blossom. He came to Taolin with her, Taoxian wanted to punish the child because his parents cut down all the peach trees. The Taoxians finally figured out that the child is a good boy, because he likes peach trees, and not because he likes to eat peaches, but because he likes the beauty of peach blossoms. So the Taoxians bloomed a mountain of peach blossoms for their children.
Perhaps Kurosawa had this dream when he was a child, because he was a child who liked and understood "beauty" since he was a child.
three
Dilemma of dreams. The four climbers encountered a blizzard. They began to complain about the leader, want to rest, doubt the time, and doubt the direction. In extreme exhaustion, fell into the snow. The team leader finally fell into exhaustion. The leader saw a beautiful fairy in the dark, holding a cloak to cover him, and the fairy told him: snow is warm, ice is hot. In comfort, he would die, so he struggled desperately to get up, and the fairy showed an ugly face, holding him with her hand to prevent him from getting up. Eventually the leader won, and the witch left. He aroused his teammates, it was clear, and their camp was not far away.
Maybe this is Kurosawa's adult dream. I think he actually hinted at a predicament, a predicament that we should feel: our existence is actually very difficult, so difficult that we are extremely exhausted, so that we have to give up ourselves, give up everything, go into deep sleep or obey the devil’s mercy. , Destroy yourself in comfort. We are not reconciled, we struggle desperately. But in fact, as long as we persist, our ideals and pursuits are not far away.
In winter, I always burrow my head into the quilt without knowing it, and then feel suffocated, vaguely awake, I want to get my head out, but I can’t do it, because my brain is not fully awake and my body is lacking due to lack of oxygen. strength. Then, with a little will, I kept thinking that I want to get out, I want to get out, and I managed to get out every time, breathing fresh air.
Dreams are actually a kind of subconscious thinking about our situation and a kind of release to our heart.
Fourth,
this is a dream of war, a dream of death. An officer walked into a long and dark tunnel with no view of the opening on the other side. One of his dead soldiers and his whole group of soldiers followed one after another, and they were all attached to their own existence. The officer told them to persuade them to go back to rest and tell them that the death was real. Because of the stupidity of the war and my own ignorance.
Regarding war, the latter dream can be more straightforward, so this dream can be understood in multiple layers. For example, war is a tunnel of endless darkness; another example, death is a tunnel of endless darkness; another example, life is a tunnel of endless darkness.
No matter what it is, anyway, you will never forget that scene when you see it.
In addition, the color of this dream is as dim as the previous dream, and there is basically no color. Only after the officer walked through the tunnel, there was a red street light in front of him. That's where the parents of the dead soldiers are.
5.
This is the artist's dream, the dream of entering Van Gogh's paintings. When a painter was appreciating Van Gogh’s work, he walked into the painting and saw Van Gogh himself and listened to his teachings: the world in front of him is suffocating; he must find the beauty of the soul of the scenery; the passion for creation is beyond his control , There is not much time, so you have to paint quickly; in fact, creation does not seem to be painting by yourself, but the soul is moving.
I like Van Gogh’s paintings very much, but Kurosawa Akira’s movies have allowed me to see more beautiful Van Gogh’s works. Before, I felt the content and brushstrokes, but now I see the amazing colors, extremely bright and extremely infectious. Color
I believe that art is at its extreme, and it really means being with God.
Sixth,
this is the fear and worries about the nuclear crisis. Mount Fuji volcano erupted? Not three nuclear power plants exploded. People have nowhere to escape, and in the end they can only commit suicide by throwing themselves into the sea.
Such a dream bluntly expressed Kurosawa's thinking about nuclear energy. The danger of nuclear is natural. The problem is actually not here. It is caused by human desire and human need for energy. The absence of nuclear power actually tells us that life without electricity is as difficult as a rich man who wants to live the life of the poor.
There are two sentences: Economics is the reasonable allocation of limited resources in order to achieve the greatest benefit. The reason for this is that resources are always lacking compared to humans whose desires never end.
Seven
this is also the fear and worry about the nuclear crisis and nuclear war. After the war, a dreamer ran in like a traveler. He had a conversation with an ogre with horns on his head. In the conversation, he talked about the huge damage of nuclear war. All living things are mutated, and human beings can only survive by eating people. Human beings are screaming in pain, living a life that is worse than death.
It seems that Kurosawa's dreams are still relatively simple, unlike a rigorous and well-organized writer. Arranging several dreams means talking about several different issues. Kurosawa's problem is basically anti-war and anti-nuclear.
Eight
This is the dream of Taohuayuan, the dream of Laozi and Zhuangzi. In a place called Waterwheel Village, there is no modern technology, only waterwheels; it does not cut trees, but only draws materials from fallen dead trees; does not like death, but celebrates the peaceful sleep that has been spent a lifetime.
Arranged in this dream at the end, of course it is also a summary. I, Kurosawa Akira said so much, and this is what I want to say in the end.
The color of this dream is gorgeous, the content of several dreams is different, and the color tones are also very clear. The bright and dim colors of several dreams are consciously intertwined, which also give people more powerful visual stimulation. Just like music, people will not lose interest due to dullness and monotony.
Nine
Kurosawa’s film obviously has a back-to-the-virtual taste. After all, this is the last work of an old filmmaker, and it is a film made by filmmakers (including Steven Spielberg) to make money for him. It is not for To please someone, a movie not for making money. A film in which a filmmaker is for himself, for expressing dreams, for sustenance of thoughts and feelings, is also a pure film. Maybe when you are old, you will be a little wordy, your thinking will be less clear, and your thinking will no longer be poetic and innovative. But this is a beautiful movie. 2006-10-22
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