When the first part of the series was released, the dark-style costumes in the film attracted a lot of heated discussions, and the school uniform of Zhongshan was popular for a while, and the hairstyles of several of the leading actors were also the objects that fans were eager to imitate. The filming of the sequel has attracted trendy big names such as mastermind japan and theater8 to offer to cooperate to launch a series of peripherals, including limited edition TEE, wallets, bracelets, etc. It is enough to see the film's influence on Japanese trendy culture.
This time, in addition to the various starring actors and directors becoming popular again, there is also a heavyweight guy who has to be mentioned. That is THE STREET BEATS band. Since the release of "CROWS ZERO" in 2007, this old Japanese rock band has performed and sang the OP with the well-known Japanese juvenile animation style at the beginning. "I WANNA CHANGE", especially the audience in the 1970s and 1980s, the first shot of bloody stimulant penetrated deeply into your hypothalamus. With the momentum of the film, this band, which was founded in 1988, led by brothers Oki and Seizi, has conquered a lot of fans in Asia this time, and released a selection of their 20th anniversary in 2008. Set "Naked Howling", and the album sold well. In 2009, he continued to appear in "CROWS ZERO II" and sang ED "Song of Wandering".
The above points all reflect the director's comic complex and achieve the retro elements of the film. Next, the audience can take the hand of Director Miike and successfully travel to the Raven High School to appreciate this group of hot-blooded young men up close.
But please stop, if you really understand it as the author said before and only see it as a commercial sequel that gathers Japanese popular niches and perverted directors to promote the aesthetics of violence, then you are very wrong. wrong. The author will now analyze this "CROWS ZERO II" from the perspective of Inasidmo's ten arguments.
Let’s look at Suzuran first. This is a school that needs to rely on personal comprehensive strength and public recognition to take the leadership seat, and there are multiple parties and individual groups here. The Serizawa Legion, who was the leader of the previous ruling government, and Lin Tianhui, a non-partisan anti-war activist, which is a metaphor for the separation of powers with equal status and mutual checks and balances, is simply the epitome of a country that symbolizes Western freedom and democracy. As graduation approaches, Tama Oo, the leader of the Serizawa Corps, lost in the general election with the new party GPS led by Ryutani Genji. So instead of changing the dynasty, only changing the dynasty, the name of Ryugu Genji was successfully painted on the apex of Lily of the Valley. On this wall we can see the names of the founding elders of the past. It bears and records the change of regime in the history of Lily of the Valley. Although he became the ruling party, if it is not popular with the people, even in this critical moment of life and death when there is a full-scale conflict with Feng Xian, the army will not be used for it. Remember that Yuanzhi was running around to do mobilization work. Thinking about that during World War II, any country liked to set up a few heroic images and let them return to their hometown from the front line to sell war bonds based on their glorious deeds on the battlefield. Do not speak.
Let's look at Fengxian again. Throughout the entire school building, there is a huge "phoenix" character everywhere. This iconic symbol reminds you of the guy who always has a mustache of three or seven points? If you can't figure out who it is, turn the swastika upside down and turn it 45 degrees to the left. When you understand the nature of this kind of party, keep a low profile, and be careful of harmony. Then, the throne of Fengxian Chairman Minghai Daiga was inherited after the previous leader Michio Mido was stabbed to death by the then leader Kawanishi Ren during the war with Suzuran. He was permanently re-elected, so he waited until Mikio's younger brother, Ryu Mito, also enrolled, and temporarily sealed him as a half-officer, waiting for the opportunity to make a decision. It can also be clearly seen that under the socialist system of Fengxian, everyone has to keep their heads bald. However, high-ranking bureaucrats are qualified to grow hair, which is simply class privilege, so we can see that this is actually a socialist group with its own characteristics. On the contrary, lily of the valley flaunts individuality, and everyone in the school is a symbol, representing a different voice.
Genji's father is the boss of the underworld, and the purpose of joining Suzuran is to surpass his father, so Genji with such a political family background should not be underestimated. Although on the surface he appears to be a sullen, aggressive, and thoughtless guy, in fact he has strong political ambitions and excellent political acumen. Do you remember the transfer student Kota Washio, who looked very much like Li Cansen at the beginning, went to Fengxian and staged a mutiny scene. Later, he successfully penetrated into the interior of Fengxian, and created the arson door incident, which triggered the fuse of the war, allowing Genji to find a high-sounding reason to wage war against Fengxian. Then he began to give speeches, inciting people's hearts, rallying combat power, and at the same time putting on a gorgeous solo show that went to the meeting alone, successfully reaching an alliance with the Serizawa camp.
In the end, Ling-Ran won the victory, destroying Feng Xian's trick to take advantage of the opportunity to destroy Ling-Ran, successfully weakening Feng Xian's power value, and establishing Ling-Ran's unshakable position on the map. On the way back triumphantly, Genji accepted Genta with a smile. It is worth noting that no one around has raised any objection to this, which fully explains that this political game is not played by Genji alone. In the GPS think tank, Isaki is undoubtedly the military advisor behind it.
The previous play where Gengtai drew his sword and confronted Genji was also designed so that Feng Xian would not pursue Gengtai in the future. In this way, he can continue to stay in the enemy as a spy, but unfortunately they underestimate the intelligence quotient of Ming Hai, who can sit firmly in this position is not a fool, Ming Hai saw through the trick and promptly hinted that Long also stopped Genta, Because at this point in the battle, Ming Hai has realized that this battle will be defeated, so from a moral point of view, Ling Lan not only owes Feng Xian a favor, but Feng Xian is not ashamed to lose. It really kills two birds with one stone.
At the end of the film, Genji challenged Lin Tianhui again. Why? Because Lin Tianhui is a guy with unfathomable strength, if he can't use it, it will be a trouble later, so he must get rid of it quickly. This kind of hermit outside the political circle will always be a thorn in the eyes of politicians in the torrent of the times.
Therefore, after analyzing this point, if you still regard Miike Takashi as a simple comics control, violence fan, and CULT idiot, it is because you have only seen blood, not colleges and universities. Miike made a big joke with the fans this time, it turns out that "CROWS ZERO II" is a deeply hidden political struggle film!
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