Watching Kitano Takeshi’s film is a kind of almost masochistic feeling for me-I can only list the warmth and sentimental factors that appear in the film intentionally or unconsciously, and see that they are often powerless in the bloody smell of death. From the back, I smelled the weaker sorrow and fear in my heart.
Women: In Kitano Takeshi's films, they are often the spiritual support of the male protagonist, and the death of women also leads to the death of the male protagonist. (Sister of the protagonist in "Beware of the Evil Police", wife of the protagonist in "Fireworks".)
Child: Her appearance is often accompanied by violence and death. In "Beware of the Evil Police", the policeman ambushing was playing baseball with the children on the street before he was hit to his head. His fight with the criminals and the final injury occurred while the children were watching. Before being crippled, the protagonist’s friend also played baseball with children while lying in ambush on the street. In the end, the protagonist and his wife committed suicide at the beach where a child was flying a kite, and the suicide occurred while the child was watching.
Flower: It is a symbol of life's beauty, fragility, and fleetingness. In "Beware of the Evil Police", my wife's sister often held a bright flower in her hand. In "Fireworks", the disabled policeman committed suicide several times. A flower that happened by chance on the side of the road made him burst into creative passion. He painted many paintings. , Both combine creatures and flowers, implying the similarity between life and flowers.
The sea: This intention is also inseparable from death. My wife and sister and the disabled policeman contemplate facing the sea. The juxtaposition of the sea and the dying life in need of protection strengthens the sense of loss and helplessness in life. The power of the sea swallowing everything is also a symbol of death.
People often say "Kitano's blue", which means that the image of Kitano's work is based on the unique blue. The scenes are in the control of the blue series, and no extra colors appear; the lens also uses color filters. This has become the "brand" logo of Kitano's works: the glasses that make people see the world are covered with a faint blue... However, it has actually broken through our usual evaluation of color, it is not only peaceful, Tranquility is no longer just pure sentimentality—when completely different scenes are covered with the same color, when the contrasting colors are all added with the same background color, it gives us the feeling that this is In a real but unreal world, people are struggling in vain in the midst of a huge fate, just like the people who were abandoned by God back then...
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