Tetsu Nakajima has only made two feature films from "The Story of a Wife" to "The Life of the Disgusted Pine Nut" , but these two films have been selected as one of the top ten films in 2004 and 2006 by the "Film Weekly". The director's dream-making ability is extraordinary, and Nakajima-style fantasy and hilarious laughter has become his must-do skill, which is so enjoyable! Although it is a fairy tale-style work, we can get a taste of life from it. Or we should start with "The Story of the Second Wife".
[Independent peach]
Taozi has always been a very independent girl. What she yearns for is the rococo life in France in the 18th century. For this reason, she always wears a doll dress. As she herself said, "Western clothes are my teacher, it tells me the way to survive", so as the maiden said, "Peach has always been on her own and believes in the rules she has made." However, this form of life must be far from our reality. In order to maintain this form of life, Tao Zi must face many difficulties. But this is not too difficult for peaches. One is that she lives in a relatively free 21st century, and the society no longer takes excessively tough and extreme attitudes towards personal life forms (compare the fate of those heretics in the Middle Ages), and the other is that she adopts a self-enclosed approach to the world. Since she was a child, she has been a "very calm and cold-hearted child", so she sees many things more thoroughly than adults. Her mother told her about divorce, and she was very calm and asked her mother to catch it in time. Living in Happiness, "Never let go", and at the same time she knew what she needed, she chose to live with her father, the reason is very simple-"maybe just because the messy days over there are more interesting." However, such a clear idea is inseparable from her isolation from other people's lives. It is not a problem for her to be obsessed with the authorities. From a spiritual point of view, she does not get into the game very much. "A person is a solitary animal, a person is born, a person thinks, and a person dies", friends, lovers, parents, in general, "just with the titles of president, section chief, section chief, person in charge, and administrator The same is meaningless except for this.” Interpersonal communication is more like a kind of “borrowing things and not repaying”. It is not even “you come and me”, so it reduces more. Interpersonal relationship, but she does not feel lonely because of it. And "I was single like this for probably my whole life. One day when I was 80 years old, in a cheap apartment, a person died wearing the clothes of the baby house and was finally discovered by the robot administrator", what a decisive thing! So we can see that the core characteristic of Taozi is not Rococo, but her attitude towards life. Rococo is just an external expression.
[Invasion of the Miko]
For such a highly independent self, the Miko is obviously a forced intrusion. The witch and peach are actually the other extreme. If Momoko's ego is highly independent, then Miko's ego is a typical attachment type. Before joining the mobsters, she was bullied too much, but she had to force herself to squeeze out a smiling face (think how similar it is to Matsuko!). Only after joining the mobster did she find something to support herself. It is conceivable that joining an organization has benefited her a lot. In addition to a relatively safe space, she has also grown up, especially since she is deeply aware of the importance of interpersonal communication to a person. sex! Therefore, the eldest sister Ms. Miki, who led her to join the organization, said to her, "The middle school student who cried on the roadside has finally grown up." Therefore, the first contact between Miko and Taozi, Taozi didn't care about the price at all, but Miko thought it was an expression of loyalty. For the Miko, loyalty is very important, so she will treat Tao Zi as a friend (Of course Tao Zi does not agree with this set). So the next few interactions can be said to be an expression of the maiden's loyalty. She felt that this person was worthy of association, so she took the initiative to build a relationship between the two parties. Of course, in terms of methods, she can't help being very tough. Of course, she won't reflect on this, because for her, the mind is the most important.
Taozi thinks she is very annoying, and the witch actually has nothing to do with her—not even a buyer! But the witch broke in by force every time, and she was also helpless. Momoko’s strongest resistance was when the Miko insisted to take her to the pinball room. She was so angry that she bought a cabbage by the roadside and handed it to the Miko, saying, "This is your friend from today, and this is your friend." people". What a peculiar way of expression! But the witch dragged her to the pinball room.
There is a question worth pondering here. Does Peach appear weak here? Physically, she "has neither grip nor arm strength, and her feet move slowly, so she really can’t play”, so she wisely adopted Rococo's aesthetics-“the weaker the girl, the more valuable” but in reality, this It does not work everywhere, because the value of "the weaker the more valuable" is reflected in the love and compassion of others. When she is determined to stand alone, it means rejecting the love and compassion of others, so this "soft aesthetics" For her, it was just an illusory assumption. As for the Miko, it was even more tangible—but she didn't realize it directly. In fact, as long as she continues to exercise the "soft aesthetics", she can't get rid of the intrusion of the witch-because she does not want anyone to intrude, and the result is the individual's own damage. However, insisting on this "soft aesthetics" obviously requires a very strong will and enough wisdom, otherwise the little girl would be beaten down long ago. So what is weak here is only the "soft aesthetics", not Peach's will.
[Suspicious]
The further development of the relationship between the two is that Taozi won a big win in the pinball room. After leaving the shop, Taozi offered to divide the money in half to the Miko. This shows that Taozi has accepted this friendship at this time. (There is a more suspended detail here, that is, Momoko actually called the Miko. Because it was always the Miko who took the initiative before, and Taozi has always ignored the intruder. So although the Miko was introduced here, it was actually called " Strawberry", but the act of calling is a bit abrupt.)
Then came the trip to Daikanyama. The trip to Daikanyama is also an important part of the film. One is because it unfolds another clue, which is the recognition of peach embroidery ability, and the other is that it shows the theme of the film, which was when they were looking for the MR embroidery shop. In that MV: Life, Freedom, Love and Friend; the third, of course, is the main line, which is the development of the friendship between the two. After coming out of the BABY house, Taozi decided to go to the MR Embroidery House, but her reason was "I want to do something stupid." That is to say, for Taozi, there is some loosening to the outside, but this loosening is not justified, but a stupid thing! But they couldn't find the embroidery house, but the two got into a dispute, because the maiden acted as if nothing had happened when she was looking for it, and Taozi couldn't help questioning the concubine and the embroidery house. The result of the dispute was that the two parted ways. Here, Taozi looked very aggrieved and depressed. But this grievance and depression are not trivial things, because she has never been aggrieved and depressed for other people before, because other people have always been irrelevant to her. When she returned to the station, she saw the miko waiting early in the morning, and she returned the money allocated to the pinball room to Taozi (of course, she knew that the trip to Daikanyama would not have been rewarding). After that is the most critical turning point, Momoko is determined to embroider the maiden herself. And the witch took off the agent uniform and gave it to Taozi, and said, "Giving you the special attack uniform means giving you all your life. All, no matter what, will be given to you." So the friendship between them finally ended. It's settled. Of course, Tao Zi is still very confused, because after all, from alone to parallel, there are two different worlds. Especially when she saw the Miko get the embroidered secret service uniform, she was very surprised, Taozi wanted to cry, but she still didn't understand the reason why she wanted to cry. No wonder, for Taozi, since she has always been independent and special, she has no friends and never thought about needing friends, so she has been indifferent to the relationship between friends. As mentioned earlier, "people are actually connected, and this matter is really a cloud of fog to me."
[Open your heart]
Next, the way of communication of you come and I will come into effect.
First, the witch talked to Momoko. There are two developments here. One is that the witch is the peach who called to find peach, which is different from the previous way of going straight, deadlift, kidnapping, etc. This time, peach can be found without being present, indicating that between them The relationship has progressed. Second, the way of communicating with heart-to-heart provides a precedent for Tao Zi to enter into a friendship relationship, because since she had no friends before, she could not think about how to interact with friends, let alone the way of heart-to-heart talk, so for For her, she didn’t know how to communicate further. Now the witch gave an example, and more subtle, in fact, she basically did not solve any substantive problems for the witch, because this contradiction cannot be resolved. , Taozi put forward the "betrayal theory", and then rejected it by herself. From a deeper perspective, the friendship between the maiden and Mikia here also provides an example for Tao Zi.
So, afterwards, Momoko encountered a choice problem, and she also called the Miko to solve it. Of course, as expected, the problem was not solved because of this-this problem was actually asked by Peach in the end. It did let her know that the witch will inherit the family law news. This process is completely different from the previous interactions, because the witch has always been looking for Momoko before, and Tao Zi is just a passive listener, and everything she says to the witch is boring.
[Rebirth]
And when Taozi learned from her father that the so-called family law is so cruel, she knew that she was about to understand that she was facing a choice, because the time of the family law happened to be the delivery time, she asked the president to change the time. What the president said here is not without profound meaning. In fact, the president's life attitude is very similar to that of Taozi. He also entrusts his life to one thing, but he chooses to make foreign clothes, so he also no friend. But he understands Taozi's wishes, and he supports Taozi to rescue his friends. From another perspective, it just shows that he himself understands the consequences of not having friends, which is also a drawback of the closed lifestyle.
Taozi made up his mind and rode out to save people. So there was a scene before the movie, Taozi hit the car. But the director used a fairy tale approach here, and he let Taozi witness the process of her mother giving birth to her. Here is actually a metaphor, showing that Tao Zi goes all out to rescue friends, just like a process of rebirth!
The further reincarnation was when Taozi witnessed the witch fighting for her ideal. She finally couldn't help but shouted, and she was immediately thrown into the puddle. At this time, Taozi decided to (temporarily) give up her Rococo principle. "If I can, I...want to be born in France in the Rococo era", but now she can only fight for her friends! At the same time, use your own wisdom! She succeeded...
Here, Taozi has completely gone from alone to reach the highest state of friendship-sacrifice for a friend.
The maiden's phrase "I win this time!" was not a one-way statement to the gang of flying women, but also declared the victory of the law of friendship.
[You can’t do it]
The trip to Daikanyama just mentioned opened up another clue. Let me mention it here. The president recognized Tao Zi's talents, and later, due to rushing to live, he asked Tao Zi to help sew patterns on the samples. Here the president said to her, "You can only rely on you, after all, you must not", here "you must not" on the one hand is a kind of high recognition of ability, on the other hand, it means that this task must be completed by you , Because there is no one else to replace. Taozi does not fully approve the logic of the latter aspect. For her, “wearing a western dress? For whom?” is a question of happiness. Wearing a western dress means only being happy for herself and for whom. Tailoring means taking responsibility for others. This is indeed an important issue for the previously highly independent peaches. After that, she asked the maiden to come out to talk, and the maiden clarified the meaning directly: First of all, "That's why I was so happy when I got your embroidery! Could it be said that this is worthless to you?" Here, Taozi is required to shift from a value orientation centered on the individual to a value orientation centered on altruism; then, "you have talents and someone recognizes your talents", which is even more socially highly valued.
Next, the choice of delivery and rescue of friends is the issue of choice between work and friendship. Of course, the job here does not mean working for someone. For Taozi, it means working for herself. The choice of friendship here actually refers to the choice between individuals and friends. Of course, as we have seen, Taozi chose the latter, and as the director wanted to express, she was reborn.
In the follow-up part, Taozi is still hesitating to "make the costume design of the baby house, or provide a good design plan for the favorite baby suit", because she "feels that it will not be too picky and super easy to achieve", this On the one hand, it shows that Taozi is extremely responsible for the things she loves, and on the other hand, it shows that "that is, I am still a child". Therefore, the positioning of the whole film is actually how Taozi went from being a highly independent self to entering a friendship. This period of growth, the road of life, and the real growth are still very long...
[The Growth of the Witch] I
have said before. However, Miko is a typical dependent personality. She has gained a growth in the organization, and now we are going to discuss what she has gained from Taozi. The director’s focus on the Miko is less than that of Peach, and her performance is more patterned. Whatever happens is the patterned rough behavior, and even the psychological portrayal is lacking, so in the film, we can’t know. Miko's detailed process of change. Of course, the Miko's changes were not as big as Peach. However, in the last scene of family law, we can directly feel the thoughts in the mind of the witch. She saw the weakness of the so-called organization-it was just a protective umbrella nestled together by a group of weak animals, spreading their teeth and claws, but the heart was actually very weak. And "Taozi has always relied on her alone, believing in the rules she has set, and your consciousness is completely different from those of you who can't ride a car without a group, idiots!" What's even more ridiculous is that the organization actually uses concubines. Gulai provided rationality for her order, you know, Concubine is just a fictional character made up by the witch herself! Seeing these poor gangsters, she couldn't help feeling ridiculous and angry! So she directly asked the god child to challenge her, but the other party was too numerous and used to bullying the few with more, so the situation was really not optimistic. But unexpectedly, Taozi's appearance not only gave her courage, but also this little girl, who was reborn, used her brute force, and used her wisdom to tell a big lie, causing the two of them to retreat. (What is meaningful here is that they are using something similar to ideology)
Since then, the witch has broken away from the organization and achieved another growth, that is, she has formed her true self and got rid of her dependence on the organization. In fact, joining the organization did not completely solve her self-problems. Think about it back then, when she was bullied and squeezed out a smile. Isn't it actually a way to please people and try to build a relationship? Only after getting to know Taozi did she truly realize that the lack of herself is the key, so she bravely left the organization.
Lack of self and communication with others will only lead to excessive dependence on the other party, and if the other party does not operate in a reciprocal manner, then the self will suffer huge losses-this is also the source of Matsuko's unfortunate life.
[Matsuko's Unfortunate Life]
Actually, I first watched "The Life of the Disgusted Matsuko", and then I watched "The Story of the Second Wife". "The Life of the Disgusted Pine Nut" was filmed brilliantly and dreamily, but at the same time it is a story that is tragic to the bones. If the film is successful, it is because the director has taken the dreamy color to the extreme, mobilized the audience to continue to invest in the dream life of Pine nuts, and then annihilated that dream again and again, which has to be embarrassed.
If you want to talk about the theme of "The Life of the Despised Pine Nuts", it is undoubtedly a dream. Matsuko's nephew was drunk and dreaming all day long, doing nothing, and was completely in a state of disorientation, and his life lost its meaning because of this. Therefore, the story of Songzi gave him an inspiration.
Songzi's most distinctive performance has three: one is her pouting; the other is her dream-making ability; the third is the amazing explosiveness and endurance that she shows when chasing dreams.
Pout was learned from the clown when he was a child when his father took her to the park to play. At the time, his father was very heavy because of his daughter Kumi’s worsening illness. So even if he took pine nuts to the park, he couldn’t laugh at all. Songzi just learned how to be a clown. Mouth pleased his father, and one trick worked. Since then, Matsuko has always exchanged this for his father's smiling face, as well as care. This habit has even become a quirk, even when she is being slaughtered, she does it right. Here is a deep-rooted idea in Songzi's heart: As long as you give, there will always be a reward. However, in real life, the relationship between paying and rewarding is not always balanced. Just like karma, it is just a good idea in the heart. To be truly realized, there must be a premise that the relationship between the two parties is strong enough. For an unreliable relationship, there is always risk in paying. But Songzi always seems to be unable to comprehend this, so when it comes to interpersonal relationships, she tends to give in blindly, so that she is frequently in danger.
But being in danger does not make Matsushita lose her desire to survive. She has another powerful spiritual weapon, which is the ability to create dreams of herself. Every time she falls, she can always use this weapon quickly, and then enter a dream chasing state, and in the dream chasing state, the most amazing explosive power and endurance of pine nuts are displayed. Matsushi's exercise action of squatting and expanding her chest is constantly appearing in the movie, let us watch this woman courageously move forward in the journey of life, embarrassed on the side.
It can be said that dreams are everything about Songzi. The only happiness we see Songzi is when she is dreaming and chasing her dreams, and when she waits for 8 years in exchange for Ryuichi’s abandonment, she gives up all of her From then on, he dreamed of "doing nothing, just eating, drinking", "no makeup, no dressing up, and no cleaning", so that she became a fat and smelly lame old woman. At the same time, "I don't believe in anyone, I don't love anyone anymore, I don't love anyone anymore, and I never let others intervene in my life" and became the most disgusting neighbor. Perhaps this can be compared with Taozi. The independent Taozi also gave up the relationship with others, but her state is very different from that of Songzi at this time. One tastes happiness in a dream, while the other falls into darkness. The nihilistic state of the living dead. The difference here is obvious. It can be seen that without a dream, pine nuts will lose everything.
But with dreams, Song Zi still can't escape her fate's dislike of her, and the problem still lies in her dreams. If you want to ask what dream Songzi is actually pursuing, or Songzi herself can't tell, but we can see that her dream is to build a relationship with others, especially love. This is a typical dependent personality! However, she is not as lucky as the Miko. She always pays indiscriminately in interpersonal relationships, and this kind of transfer does not make the other party understand, because most people understand that in a certain depth of relationship, they can only bear corresponding pay. But Matsuko didn't have a good sense on this point, so that the other party could not handle the relationship properly. To the worst, it was her way of handling interpersonal relationships that led to her tragedy. This is especially true for Long Yi. It was not until later that he believed in a god and realized that there was a selfless giving, and then he became aware of Songzi's way of dealing with others. However, tragedy has unavoidably happened. Therefore, the selfless contributions that Matsuko's younger brother later said were really nonsense, because he couldn't see that he himself had the ability to comprehend. If he could comprehend this early, he would not even ignore the love of his sister and brother. ! ! Poor pine nuts! Sad people!
[Conclusion]
As I thought, after writing this paragraph of Songzi, I still cannot escape the infinite sadness, life cannot cut off interpersonal relationships. Taozi's growth is when she finally walks out of her imagination, and the growth of Miko lies in finding Independent self, and pine nuts? Songzi seems to fail to truly appreciate the value of herself, so she is thrown into a miserable life. She can only rely on her own daydreaming to obtain a bit of illusory happiness, but her contribution is only known after her death. Respect, how can it not be embarrassing.
Or, this is the impact of "The Life of the Disgusted Pine Nut".
(Applause.)
2007 March 10 early morning
Hong Lok Yuen my house
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