Although I have seen so many good reviews here, it cannot be denied that this movie has a big weakness, that is, the story is too thin. The stories of all about lily-chou-chou, which is a similar subject, are much richer. Similarly, the invisible wave filmed by Du Kefeng is also very exciting, and the meaning is not so obvious. But aside from that, it's still a great movie, and it's worth an hour and a half just for a pretty boy. The boys in the film are all exquisite and beautiful, and the protagonist boy is even more amazingly beautiful, with long hair, sometimes covering his eyes, the eyes are typical big and deep, and the delicate lips that he wants to kiss, in the film. Many of the boys who flashed by were of this type, wearing baggy clothes, sliding on skateboards, and walking softly and gracefully. In contrast, the girls in the film are all ugly, every blond girl who is supposed to be beautiful has strange thick black eye makeup, some have plain faces, have a lot of acne, and have completely unflattering personalities. Alex's girlfriend, the girl who was so desperate to have sex, even called her girlfriend right after pulling Alex to have sex and said I finally did it, great, this plot arrangement is a bit far-fetched. I'm not familiar with the director, but I strongly suspect that the director is gay.
The picture is beautiful, which is recognized, those long slow shots with very good music look great, the long yellow-green grass grows by the sea, and a road passes through the grass , There is a bench by the road, where the boy sits and writes down the big secret that he can't tell anyone in his heart. This in itself is a place that cannot exist in reality. Many scenes are like dreams. The boy refused to admit to himself that he caused the death of the security guard. At that moment, the white-bearded old security guard was broken in two, lying in blood, and crawling over to the panicked boy. It didn't even look bloody at all, there was no pain in the old man's face, and everything was full of unreality. The boy said I felt like I was living somewhere outside of reality. The translation of the Chinese title is inappropriate and misleading. Paranoid is a paranoid, not someone who is addicted to drugs. It should be called Imagination Park.
Also worth mentioning is the music in the film, it's very good, it's the music that beats all about lily-chou-chou, although Iwai's music in the film is pretty good. Be sure to find the OST to listen to.
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