"Trolley Mania" received such a flood of negative reviews that it almost killed Akira Kurosawa's film "Am I going to make a samurai movie that will kill me all my life until I die?" . Can you make a movie that bravely uncovers the scars of the Japanese people and reflects the current social situation, just to be the honest child in the emperor's new clothes, even if he dies in the end, it should be valuable and have no regrets, right? So he made this film. Akira Kurosawa's film is really different from his previous style, but he will also make films of similar style in the future, such as "Dream". But the Trailblazers film responded with a dismal box office, leaving him suicidal. This oppressive-style work is indeed not catering to the primary aesthetics of the public, but a very niche look at the bottom of society. The unkempt Japanese described in the film were very common in Japanese society after World War II, but they chose to ignore or even criticize and satirize. Modern Japan does not seem to have those people at the bottom, but the film is increasingly attracting the attention of contemporary Japanese. The film is divided into several unrelated characters and the stories behind them. There is a mad tram man who lives in his monotonous, crazy but happy world; there are two neighbors who drink and exchange wives every day; there are serious craftsmen There are middle-aged people who pretend to be confused to his sloppy wife; there are middle-aged people who are in a trance and feel ashamed of their cheating wife decades ago; There is a girl who works overtime every day and night to support her family and is insulted by her uncle, but she has inspired her death instinct to stab the wine delivery brother who really loves her (I don’t know if the Guling Street murder was affected by it). All stories have a theme: tragedy, and the struggles and aspirations behind it, positive or negative. So this film may have opened the scars of the people at that time, so their disregard and criticism are also the struggles and longings behind the misery! In the face of the earthquake and tsunami, Japan learned the wolf nature from witnessing countless dead souls. In the face of the destruction of Japan by the war, Japan is also reflecting on its own extreme right, at least the intellectuals are reflecting. It's not just a reflection on the past, maybe it's more a vision of where a country will go in the future - there is always an antidote for poison, and treasures are always hidden in garbage. Although the current situation is miserable, the future will always be better. As long as you don't give up on yourself, your heart is ashes. Time will surely heal the wounds of the times. Like a mentally retarded tram maniac, speeding through the ruins, always looking in the direction of progress. 2020.7.3
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