'There's another world, but it is in this one'

Janie 2022-04-10 08:01:01

When I watched it alone for the first time, I laughed and cried. When I watched it with a lot of people yesterday, everyone laughed from beginning to end. Many people have speculated about the origin of the immortal girl, and who killed who was the first between her and Asano Tadanobu. In fact, it doesn't matter who she is and who kills first, she is just his wife, their relationship is to hurt each other, and she has a twisted love for him, so this cycle will not stop until she sees his love .

Although the director used a hilarious and absurd way to tell, wrapped in gorgeous and lovely art, the whole story is extremely sad. The combination of small characters slowly forms the tone of the world in this movie: the stupid advertiser, the boss of Party A, controls everything, the elementary school art teacher who expresses his dislike of children's paintings, and plays with his mobile phone expressionlessly The girl and the friend who said that she was almost raped with the same expressionless face, the policeman who couldn't stop joking with the hippie smile, the hospital staff who seemed indifferent after rejecting Dad Bird as a scientific research object... They seem to be doing everything Their responsibilities are doing something, but in fact everyone is very empty. Just like the question asked by the killer: what's your function in life? (What is your role?) For the answer of each person who was asked, he was either angry or laughing, only Asano Tadanobu said indifferently, "I don't have it", He nodded in acceptance. In this world, you don't need to have any role, just cover up the void with exaggeration and flamboyance. That's why I cry when I see real emotion - it gives me hope in a world of pomp and emptiness.

When he killed her countless times and she appeared in front of him again in more costume, he didn't run away or get nervous, but suddenly sat up from the sofa with bright eyes and said 'what's up', and together Christmas Eve. Seems like this is the first time Tadanobu Asano has laughed in a movie, and the first time I've seen her walk carefully and turn her head back gently. He started to accept her madness, and she stopped overdoing it and adding a lot of sugar to his coffee. Together they painted his favorite patterns on his clothes, and they were both adorable.

When mom and sister are immersed in the sadness of dad turning into a bird and trying to turn him back, only the little boy accepts Daddy Bird and cares about him and plays with him from a dad's point of view. Many people in this world may be considered abnormal or even morbid. These 'diseases' may be incomprehensible, and it is difficult to understand how they happened, but instead of washing their faces with tears every day, it is better to slowly understand their world. We need to embrace the existence of different worldviews and also love the people we love in ways they can understand. That's why I couldn't help crying and laughing when I saw Daddy Bird fly up to save Tadanobu Asano in the end - Daddy Bird's worldview as a bird is complete, and the whole movie is ridiculous to the end. I instantly gave up all the nonsense assumptions I didn't understand in the movie, they didn't need to be explained, I just accepted it, because it was a different world from the world I lived in, but it existed in the world I was in. The endless possibilities are hopeful.

Finally, I really like Tadanobu Asano so much, and I like the art, shots, and music of this movie so much! ! The whole style is so much my favorite, my favorite movie I've seen this year!

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