"Sweet Dreams of the Evil Man"-Half a Good Show

Tiana 2022-01-20 08:01:37

Master Kurosawa’s films always combine the various aspects of Japanese society with the film philosophy he pursues, and a masterpiece is born. In "Sweet Dreams of the Evil Man", Akira Kurosawa once again offered the theory of human nature evil (this is the same as the director of the old Ku that he admires most), and it seems that he is even the originator of "The Godfather" (seemingly A sharp contrast between a festive wedding and a dark family). Toshiro Mifune and Moriyama performed quite well, especially the former completely lost the feeling of samurai movies. It is still handy to appear in modern themes, and interprets a complex character very clearly (even stronger than those negative characters).



Suspense in the first half of the movie was repeated, and the complex network of characters was simply outlined by the master’s subtle plot and composition. Then, like "The Desire of Life", the high-speed rhythm before the second half of the movie suddenly slowed down, and it even felt that it was about to appear. Something with bright human nature. Of course, the final outcome still has to be understood by the judges personally. If the second half of the movie can also maintain the rhythm of the first half, and let the darkness continue as always, the whole work's criticism of human nature may be more pungent. (By the way, if you ask Hitchcock to shoot the ending, you know, Toshiro Mifune must have a lot of shots.)

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The Bad Sleep Well quotes

  • Koichi Nishi: It wasn't easy leaping into a snake pit like this.

  • Koichi Nishi: I guess I don't hate them enough.