Keep walking, where are you going?

Aliza 2022-03-23 09:03:06

It seems to pay homage to Ozu, such as empty shots, treetops, and trains driving in and out of the picture; even the height of the plane is similar at certain moments, such as the scene where many families enter the door and the mother greets them at the entrance.

However, everyday objects under Ozu's lens can always show immateriality, and in this film, probably the biggest difference is that Hirokazu-eda doesn't want to highlight "immateriality", rather he wants this Substances - everyday life that can be touched. The title of the film "Never Stop Walking" is both time and space, and the time you can touch is the one worth lingering about, right?

Fortunately, it is delicate, but the plot is too cliché, and it seems promiscuous and unrestrained. Of course, there are also some that are handled well, such as a few words between my father and a lot of people. Ozu is a long way off. Apart from "grasping" and "rubbing" objects in these details, to reflect our daily life, is there no other way? Let's continue to see how Ozu tells the story.

In addition, the last shot, slowly panning up to take a bird's-eye view of the family getting into the car, is especially bad. Privately, I thought it was enough to keep the camera still and only hear the voiceover, the sound of the doors opening and closing, and the engine.

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Extended Reading
  • Oda 2022-03-20 09:02:38

    "You are only 25 years old, and you can be whoever you want to be." There are no ups and downs in the plot, tepid, simple and plain dialogue, quiet life, warm details of life, and the stories told in this way are always eloquent. Touching. Life is still endlessly circulating, dull, responsible, fettered, maybe, this is also called life. When the last yellow butterfly flew out, it made people's tears flow uncontrollably. ★★★★☆

  • Krystina 2022-04-24 07:01:22

    Life is always going on, and we have been slow, unable to keep up with the footsteps of our fathers, and in the end, we have vaguely changed into their appearance, and then suddenly realized regret.

Still Walking quotes

  • Yukari Yokoyama: Even when they die, people don't really go away. Your father's here, right inside you.

  • Kyohei Yokoyama: That useless piece of trash. Why'd my son have to save him? There were plenty of others.

    Ryota Yokoyama: Please don't call him useless and trash in front of the kids.