This is the second work by Imamura Shohei I have seen. His lens always focuses on the maggot-like person. The ugly and gloomy features of human beings, like animals, were shameful to mention in the past. Now it is nakedly displayed in front of him. Fortunately, something more powerful has appeared, which prevents the ugly from being completely degraded.
The plot of the film's opening just a few minutes has greatly shocked my soul. With astonishing calmness, a man killed his adulterous wife with a knife and then surrendered. This resulted in him spending eight years in prison, and also put me in a muddled and gloomy state during the whole process of watching the movie. Eight years later, the man was released on parole, the title appeared, and the story began.
Imamura's use of erotic lenses has always been straightforward. These explicit shots are not only to bring a sensory impact to the audience, but also to serve the expression of the film's theme. Moreover, the latter can only be achieved with the help of the former. Through the most instinctive perception, hidden psychological activities can be better conveyed by the lens and captured by the audience. All conscious activities have instinctive elements. I have heard a beautiful explanation of why the goddess Venus is naked. That is, beauty is a mysterious thing, and it can be understood only through instinct. The United States is hidden in the city of Sodom.
How to save the fallen? Masahira Imamura hopes for his ideal female image. This is exactly the same as "Crime and Punishment". The redeemed is also a murderer, and the redeemed is also a miserable woman. This is no coincidence. In some tragedies, there are only two ways to commit suicide and go crazy. If there is a third way, it is forgiveness, it is selfless love. And it is the power possessed by the third way that can redeem the greatest crime of murder.
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