TANPOPO

Laurence 2022-03-25 09:01:16

I didn't know Itami Thirteen who was a friend of Kenzaburo Oe. I only watched two Itami Thirteen movies - "Funeral" and "Dandelion", but I must continue watching, for the kind of joke about life and living towards death 's persistence.

When I saw this title, I thought, what does "dandelion" refer to? The film breaks the boundary between the audience and the screen at the beginning, as if it is aimed at dialogue, and suddenly thinks of Brecht's efforts to break the illusion, is Itami Thirteen too? The reappearance of the characters in the opening scene is impressive. The metaphor of appetite and sexual desire constitutes a vivid picture. The sensuality of women is reminiscent of the wild scene in "Funeral" and also of the painter. The big bathing girl painted by Angel.

The appearance of dandelion constitutes a contrast with the above, this light and beautiful thread, with a bit of tenacity in the lightness, as full of tenacity as they insist on completing the ramen business. Reading a book about ramen on a rainy night, I met a small ramen restaurant. The heroic style of Heilang is extraordinary. It is worth noting that the fighting scenes in the early Japanese movies are also so simple, one punch is one punch, one kick is one foot. Heroes are always able to gather a group of people, just like the goodness and beauty represented by tanpopo, they gather together to accomplish one thing, a thing that may be trivial to the world, but is so real and full of warmth. than the emptiness of pleasure.

A ramen restaurant always ends up being done, but does the villain have to die? He died in the movie, and he was still talking about eating when he died.
The ramen restaurant is completed, and Heilang's will have to hide his merits and fame, but the key shows such a sympathetic frown that he can't bear to separate, which makes people want to laugh. Dandelion has entered a new stage of life, but in the movie, she is always a less female character. She is as innocent and lovely as a child, dispelling all desires.

The scene of sucking nipples at the end of the movie makes people wonder, the beginning of a new life? Circular history? In the film, there are many representatives of old age, illness, death, children, health and life. On the intertwined network road, we can see many colors by following the footsteps of the protagonists. It belongs to Japan in the 1980s, and it also belongs to The predicament and sense of emptiness faced by modern people have always been there and have never been resolved.

The amazing thing is that the director who chose to use death to resist the world told us to live like a dandelion and persist.

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Tampopo quotes

  • Man in White Suit: I'll kill you if you make that noise once the movie starts! Understand? And... I also don't like watch alarms going off.

  • Student of ramen eating: [voiceover] One fine day... I went out with an old man. He's studied noodles for 40 years. He was showing me the right way to eat them.

    Student of ramen eating: Master... soup first or noodles first?

    Old gentleman: First, observe the whole bowl.

    Student of ramen eating: Yes, sir.

    Old gentleman: Appreciate its gestalt. Savor the aromas. Jewels of fat glittering on the surface. Shinachiku roots shining. Seaweed slowly sinking. Spring onions floating. Concentrate on the three pork slices. They play the key role, but stay modestly hidden. First caress the surface with the chopstick tips.

    Student of ramen eating: What for?

    Old gentleman: To express affection.

    Student of ramen eating: I see.

    Old gentleman: Then poke the pork.

    Student of ramen eating: Eat the pork first?

    Old gentleman: No. Just touch it. Caress it with the chopstick tips. Gently pick it up and dip it into the soup on the right of the bowl. What's important here is to apologize to the pork by saying "see you soon." Finally, start eating-the noodles first. Oh, at this time, while slurping the noodles, look at the pork.

    Student of ramen eating: Yes.

    Old gentleman: Eye it affectionately.

    Student of ramen eating: [voiceover] The old man bit some shinachiku root and chewed it awhile. Then he took some noodles. Still chewing noodles, he took some more shinachiku. Then he sipped some soup. Three times. He sat up, sighed, picked up one slice of pork-as if making a major decision in life-and lightly tapped it on the side of the bowl.

    Student of ramen eating: What for?

    Old gentleman: To drain it. That's all.