Political factors aside, postwar Japan was generally mired in pain and reflection. Especially for the younger generation, in the face of a country waiting to be rebuilt, and the lack of belief and motivation, it is easy to embark on the road of self-degeneration. In the same period, the so-called "post-war school" trend of thought emerged, and a large number of derivative literary and film works began to spread, and the main line of this film is actually the differentiation of this "post-war school" group. The rookie police officer Murakami and the retired youth Yuzuo, both of whom are the younger generation after the war, faced the same crime-ridden environment and lack of humanistic spirit, but embarked on a completely different path. From this, we can also see the distortion of human nature under heavy pressure, and when this individual is enlarged, it has become a unique social and cultural phenomenon in post-war Japan.
Don't look at the image of Toshiro Mifune Yushu Linfeng in the film (probably the most handsome ever?), in fact, he is not a qualified policeman at all, just a young man with enthusiasm for serving the country, or it is impossible to explain that as a policeman, he is actually on the bus The pistol was ripped off. After the gun was lost, the look of panic and regret was really lacking in emotional intelligence. Before thinking carefully about how to solve the problem, I just want to apologize and repent, which is highly integrated with the spirit of the times. But one thing falls into another, Shimura Joe once again played the role of a life mentor, leading this young man with only hands and no brains forward, not so much to help him solve the case, but to help him see the world. Life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills. If you can't experience the sufferings of the world, then you can't solve the motive of the crime. To this end, Murakami also deliberately played the role of a homeless person for a few days to experience life. Once he entered the play, he could start solving the case. The plot is not complicated. Murakami, who finally learned to think, found the prisoner, and more importantly, found his gun, which protected more people from harm, and truly achieved "people's police for the people".
In 1949, when Akira Kurosawa was 39 years old, while he was learning how to be a police officer in Murakami, he was also learning how to make movies. Although the immature mastery of rhythm can be seen in the early works, many scenes that seem to be a waste of time are actually him observing the society. At the end of the film, Murakami stood in front of the window and seemed to have a thousand emotions, but the old detective reminded him that "you will have a new task when the injury is healed." Isn't this the master inspiring himself: don't stop, move forward.
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