Those who imitate Murakami can only imitate his side forever, and may not be able to imitate his profound doubts about human beings. And this doubt is also nothing more than a certain aspect of his novel world. I haven't read the novel, but it doesn't matter, we're just watching a movie that pays homage to Murakami, it's a tribute, it's not a parody, it's different. We also salute our parents, our teachers, and the travelers who helped you. Saluting is such a thing, it is a kind of gratitude.
People who know how to be grateful can be friends.
I started writing film reviews many years ago, and then I wrote less, sometimes I didn't want to talk, sometimes I didn't have anything to say. Or, there are moments like that when you finish your conversation with yourself. Once it's done, there's no need to narrate it to others, as the content of the conversation is quickly lost. Just like a dream you can barely recall when you wake up in the morning, you forget some of it when you brush your teeth, some when you eat breakfast, and maybe not much when you go out. Whether it is recorded as a language or exists as a picture, the memory capacity at the level of human consciousness is limited, and the results of those conversations become more part of your behavior habits.
"Tony Waterfall" can be said a few words, as I feel, it is a very good movie, because it is clean and beautiful. Kind of reminds me of Wong Kar-wai and Hemingway at the same time. Taken out of context, it has a similar ethereal feel to Wong Kar-Wai's earlier films, but also Hemingway-esque simplicity. Tony is lonely, and Ichikawa Jun said, I just tell you that Tony is lonely. He didn't give us anything more, yeah, it's just a movie, and it's not for us to see a psychoeducational movie. Why tell us why Tony is lonely, aren't you alone?
It's really good-looking, Japanese directors are sometimes stubborn, and its panning cuts persist to the end, there is nothing good or bad, and even this kind of editing with a stage feel or the popularity of early films is just a choice. Just one. More importantly, less is more. The simplicity here isn't just about style, it gives the film more of a sense of space. Also, the prose-like rhythm is fascinating, and while it's subjective and far-fetched, it's really calming.
Real life is incomprehensible, and you can reason, because that's how you were taught. But in some details you will be caught by those sensory things, like slipping through the net. Every time I look back at myself, it's different. What's the difference, I can't tell. Just like what Tony heard from his father playing.
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