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The cult film master Miike Takashi, his name has long been tied to violence, blood, and pornography. In any case, it has nothing to do with "Pure Love", but his new film is called "First Love", even the posters are also seen. It's too fresh.
This time I was fortunate enough to watch this film at IFFAM (The 4th Macau International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony). After the screening, the applause and cheers lasted for a long time (from the appearance of the subtitles to the end of the light without interruption), and Lily James was also the master Ban couldn't help boasting twice.
In my opinion, this film is indeed pleasant enough, and it is indeed a "pure love" story that only Takashi Miike can shoot. Before watching the movie, Shuben also participated in the group visit of the crew and had a brief exchange with the creators.
Book: The name of this movie sounds a lot like Pure Love Movie. Is it intentional?
Takashi Miike: Because it's a pure love movie!
(Huh? Isn't it?)
Although some people are doing absolutely improper things in the eyes of the world, they also live desperately in their own way. Such a man and a woman have met.
No matter what kind of person, no matter what meaningless life is, when you encounter some people and things, unexpected stories will be produced in places you don't know. It is such a "pure love movie".
Book: This time the role is a professional boxer, do you have any preparations?
Kubota Masataka: There is no special preparation... Just start training almost a month in advance.
Book: Is there anything interesting during the shooting?
Shengyang Uchino: There is a scene (climax scene) where the selected home department store center happens to be the one I often go to.
(Becky: Huh? Really?)
The place to buy things in life has become a Shura field. The coincidence of this location is very interesting in itself. There is also the section of the bridge directly flying out from the second floor of the parking lot. The director’s whimsical thoughts really surprised me (laughs), but it is also the director’s sense of design for the scene that makes me very interesting. . (Kabada: Well, it is true.)
Book: What was the atmosphere of the shooting scene? becky: The scene is not dull. When I vent my emotions, everyone will adjust the atmosphere. It seems that there are different tricks every day. The atmosphere of the scene is very good, and the jokes will not be excessive. It is this kind of scene that allows me to be better. Easy to put into work.
There is no doubt that in this gray world built by Takashi Miike, the romance and tenderness that belong to him are full of romance and tenderness, which may be about love, affection, and faith.
When they met, Leo, the boxer who was in the end in love, and Monica, the drug-addicted call girl, met on the streets of Tokyo, full of hallucinations and chaos, in a panic. But in their respective hopeless lives, such encounters are like switches of hysterics. In the huge vortex of Tokyo's dark night, both of them were engulfed and rushed towards destruction, but this violent sense of loss of control has spurred courage and vitality.
Interestingly, neither Leo nor Monica are “pure” people in the traditional sense. One makes a living by violence and the other makes a living with pornography, but these two people have become the most “pure” existence in the film. In this absurd farce, they always appear innocent, and in a world full of underworld and black police, they also always appear out of place. So their encounter and redemption naturally made a pure love story.
Sacrifice with blood, Shura of Love Corresponding to Leo and Monica's pure love, it is Julie's blood-stained love of the underworld. Although the mode of getting along between the two inevitably felt too shallow and convenient, when it was destroyed, it burst out with amazing power. This is probably in line with the people's cognition of the love of children in the gang's Jidao. It is simple, straightforward and not hypocritical, and it is more fierce than the life and death of the enemy.
Julie is definitely a highlight in the film. Unlike Leo and Monica, she has always lived in a black world. She is a gangster woman. Her daily routine is to control other people’s prostitution and drug trafficking. In this male world, she is just a dispensable accessory, and can be a victim when necessary. So when Julie turned into Shura for love, the momentum of the gods blocking the killing of the gods and the Buddha was really cool.
The end of Jidao, the glimmer of humanity and justice For Miike Takashi, "First Love" is also like an elegy dedicated to Jidao. In reality, traditional gangster movies have long since fallen, and in movies, gangsters have long been unable to find the shadow of benevolence and righteousness. Kase and Gondo in the film are the opposition between the old and the new. Kase represents the gang in the new era, cheap and declining, with no principles. He can sell anyone except himself for money; Kwonto, who has just been released from prison, is a remnant of the old era and adheres to the old rules of conduct. , The supremacy of benevolence and justice.
The most intuitive comparison between Kase and Kwonto is their weapons. Kase's weapons are very modern. Whether it is an electric shock or a pistol, it is convenient and fast; while Kwonto is the most traditional katana. In this era of fierce gun battles, it seems that the audience cannot be satisfied without a huge explosion, but still obsessed with the chivalrous and extreme Miike Takashi at that time, and still show us the romance of cold weapons without hesitation. , Even Gondo’s old opponents are reminiscent of "One-Armed Sword."
Gangster movies are declining, and the end of justice is extremely good, but as long as there are people with this undead faith, it is romantic and beautiful enough.
Interview, translation, photos: Tubai video, recording, editing: Liu Xiaodai
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