The horror and depression this time are no less than the last "The Senses Kingdom", God... I ca
n't breathe!
It is estimated that I have read some film reviews of Nagisa Oshima. This time I watched the film very carefully from the beginning,
always thinking about the meaning of the characters' actions, the reasons and the relationship with the background of the times, and
also paid attention to the composition of the shots. , toggle and overall tone.
Then I found out, "The Imperial Law" is really a work of art!
The shades are soft and beautiful.
The neat Japanese room, the confrontation of the kendo, the gorgeous black and gold on the oiran... The meticulousness and meticulousness conveyed through the picture, all of which promote Japan's classical beauty and Japanese self-discipline.
The composition of the picture is very rigorous - yes, it is rigorous, the golden ratio can be seen everywhere, and the natural interlacing of images in the near and far.
The lens is very stable, but the lens has been slightly pulling or shaking left and right, and there is basically no completely still picture.
How should I put it... This is obviously not a suspense movie or a thriller,
but it makes people feel a kind of spy war movie's depression to catch a "ghost" and a paranoid nervous tension, and I can see my limbs are cold and my hands are cold...
The film is still the same There are many things that make people puzzling. Of course, the most puzzling thing is what the protagonist Garner thinks...
Tashiro and Garner did not clearly explain whether there is a physical relationship in the film, so is there any?
With the strength of Ghana going its own way, why did he hide from Tashiro for a month after his confession?
When Hijikata watched the test between Tashiro and Ghana, did Ghana lose on purpose or was he really panicked? Or are they implying their impure relationship to the Turkish side?
Why did Tashiro say that Garner betrayed him in the end, and also revealed that Garner killed Uzawa and attacked Yamazaki? (Although the figure who attacked Yamazaki looks like Tashiro...)
Why did Garner smile at Tashiro's flirtation at first, but then immediately changed his face and left?
And Garner never refused the demands of the mediocre Uzawa, and continued to have a physical relationship, and seemed to deliberately make Uzawa think that he was related to Tashiro?
And if Garner was really interested in Tashiro, why didn't he hesitate to kill him? And according to Tashiro, put the blame on him for killing Uzawa and attacking Yamazaki?
Garner said that he didn't cut bangs (it's amazing, the Japanese have requirements for age groups that are as detailed as bangs...) because of the oath, so who is it and what is it?
Kondo seems to be tolerant of Garner's behavior, but why does he make cruel choices from time to time?
What were those silent words when Garner and Tashiro faced off? (There is a saying, "Forgive me", but isn't that what Ghana said before?)
Hijikata said as if he had become enlightened, "It's not Okita who fell in love with Ghana, but Ghana fell in love with Okita." Again Why?
Is the voice-over of Okita at the end of the film fantasy or reality? (Anyway, I'm stupid, and I can't think of it without reading the movie reviews!)
Wait and so on.
I haven't seen a specific review of this movie, so the following are all my own irresponsible speculation~~!
The first is the protagonist Garner. Leaving the businessman's family business as a samurai, it shows that he has his own beliefs, such as the samurai complex who likes to use swords, and the pervert complex who likes the atmosphere of battle. Judging by his resistance to women's pornography, I think he is gay. I don't think he has any obsession with male sex. If he really wants to say obsession, it should be his bloody desire to "enter the new writing team and kill people". Whether this desire is an extreme manifestation of a premonition of the end of the samurai era is unknown... At least I think it is related, he is a guy who is sensitive to the "smell" of the environment, and he does not believe in the future and is quite self-destructive. The root of this is also the projection of "wanting to live in the samurai era" and the indifference to the new era, it doesn't matter. (This is also the best representative of the end of the samurai.)
Well, if his joining the Shinsengumi can be interpreted as "can justifiably kill", then what is he to seduce men everywhere?
At first, he was so resolute in rejecting Tashiro and avoiding him, even losing the competition. I couldn't even tell for a moment whether he was brave or timid, whether he was insisting on his own opinion or following the trend, whether he hated male sex or had no desires.
But as this chameleon becomes more and more faithful to his actions, I can only silently scroll the subtitles of "This kid is muddy!" It's disorganized, including his chaotic masculine relationships.
The ghost knows whether he was acting on a whim or premeditated to disrupt the Shinsengumi (to cut a few more players...), he accepted Uzawa and became his friend
. Maybe he felt the special attitude of Hijikata and Kondo towards him. It doesn't matter if he is tolerant, or he is self-destructive anyway, he has always done his own way, keeping bangs, letting rumors about his masculinity flying around, teasing Kato for a test...
You ask me why Ghana is self-destructive?
He left the businessmen to do nothing, and let the peaceful days run and jump into the fire pit, and he had no sense of justice to defend the family and the country. Isn't the blood of self-destructiveism boiling?
He has repeatedly made no secret of his masculine breath and let rumors spread and the environment is sinister. Isn't it self-destructive indifference? (Apparently this guy is enjoying the atmosphere before the cloudy and suspicious explosion in the group!...how did I think of Hisoka oh god)
He was fighting Kato by passer-by A and B (...well, that was the vanguard of the hostile forces ) After laughing and rushing to be punished, is it not self-destructiveism?
He followed Kato alone to attack passerby A and B at night (haha! Tucao spit cool~), how could he not understand that Kato wanted to hit the stone with an egg and use his own death to explain to the group and the world, and he was just a backstop? Isn't it the excitement of self-destruction?
On the way upstairs with Mr. Kato, I listened to Kato's sermons that didn't fit in with the rest of the story, and still asked questions with great interest. Isn't it a wonderful sense of reassurance and satisfaction that self-destructiveism is about to flourish?
Isn't his calmness after being severely injured by A (or B...) upstairs, not his self-destructionism?
His weird smiles on various magical occasions, isn't it the ultimate splendor of self-destructiveism?
Why is he self-destructive?
Because he knows that his era is coming to an end, he has no future to speak of, and it is his wish to live in this era that belongs to him. Intentionally or not, self-destructionism helps him realize his wish.
...
Well, this is also a kind of free and easy.
Let's get back.
To paraphrase a famous saying of the day: men who are gods and horses are all clouds.
That's right, these cups are all single-celled creatures under the hormones of "Sister Daiyu", and even Yamazaki, the man who came to persuade Ghana to be a womanizer, was almost tempted. Hijikata and Kondo were unusually tolerant towards Ghana. Not to mention, the uncles, including Kato, the peacemaker, will openly discuss Ghana's "sexy fragrance". At the end of the film, the scene where Hijikata and Okita fantasize about each other's private contract with Ghana is even more impressive and full of life. cold. As the awakened Hijikata shouts at the end, we can define Ghana as a "monster" - a beauty that is too out of place and out of place like Pandora's box, summer lights, with a deadly temptation leading the twist The whirlpool, until crazy...
I think Garner is in a good mood when he looks at these stupid and convinced men, can't say happy, it should be a kind of pleasure at the mercy of the chess pieces, the sense of accomplishment of the prey falling into the trap.
From time to time, when watching the film, I feel that these people's behavior is absurd and self-deceiving.
People are alive, so of course the rules and principles are also alive. Using rules as an excuse and bound by principles, this so-called "arbitrary response to constant changes" is cunning, cruel, and pathetic.
The new team rules are notoriously strict.
At the beginning of the film, the team rules such as prohibiting private fights, prohibiting private accumulation of money, prohibiting leaving the team, etc. are listed. Violators will be killed (with a belly-cutting package), which is "the imperial law".
And all of Garner's actions seem to be violating the "Royal Law" but have not received the corresponding punishment. It must be said that the title of the film is very ironic.
As for satirizing the Yamato nation's inflexibility, narrow vision, inconsistency in thought and behavior, and the delicate relationship between principles and compromises, the unspoken rules in the dark or something else, that is, the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom...
In order to maintain the seriousness and rigor of the team style, Captain Kondo strictly prohibited male sex. However, the appearance of Ghana caused everyone to be shaken, a stone into the water and thousands of layers of waves, and the restlessness was concealed under the calm water. Everyone wanted to kiss Fangze, and everyone was guessing who Ghana was in love with. Who is the murderer...
It is true that part of Kondo Hijikata's tolerance towards Ghana comes from Aicai. He's still young, with excellent swordsmanship, and an obvious seed.
But this is obviously not enough to explain the problem, so we have reason to be sure that Kondo "has an idea" about Ghana.
But as a team leader, he can't break the "family law"; as a man, he can't and will not succumb to male sex; and as a layman, he can't go beyond desire.
So, from time to time, he "tortured" Ghana in a different way (let Ghana kill the players, let Ghana close to a woman, and let Ghana kill Tashiro himself), to test Ghana's loyalty to the organization, and to imply his "normal" and authority. He is the director of this play of his own, and of course his subordinates run the errands. Everyone is acting together, concentrating and having fun~~!
Then there's the land.
In memory, Tufang is the only character in the film who has an inner monologue, that is, the "plot guide". Personally, I think he is one of the most normal-minded and humane characters in the film. (There are also Kato and Okita, but Okita is gentle but sharp, so he should be a ruthless character!)
...No, this person is too straightforward, and it's boring to pass by (Hey~!).
Oh, I almost pulled out the "adultery" between him and Kondo!
Hijikata Okita was waiting to monitor the duel between Ghana and Tashiro. Hijikata complained: "There is no room for others between Hijikata-san and Kondo-san. Last time Hijikata-san accidentally inserted a person, and Hijikata-san tried his best to exclude him." (It's just a memory, the general meaning is) I have to say that Kitano Takeshi's performance is quite powerful! It seems that the twitching of his face is caused by a sequelae, but it is just right on the earthwork who was trampled on his tail at this time~!
Why is there such "adultery"?
It's hard to imagine the romance between these two men, so the children's shoes can firmly cut off the road.
These two people are from the same clan, started from the same place, and have known each other for a long time. On top of "friendship", there is a high hat called "revolution", which is enough to make them special to each other.
To put it mildly, it is a brother who shares weal and woe, and the founder of a great cause together; to put it simply, a grasshopper on a rope, a thief on a boat (? What is a thief? Ghana?).
Coupled with the kindness and loyalty of Bushido, the two are bound together. You are the wind and I am the sand. If you are the leader, I will be the second child.
Come on, Chief Secretary - why is this guy (Takeda Shinji) so similar to Nicholas Tse? ! 囧囧囧...
(Let me be nervous, I don't like watching Nicholas Tse, but I like watching this Okita!!)
I have to admire Nagisa Oshima's "material selection", I think he and most people who know Japanese history think Chief Okita's impression is quite consistent - a
beautiful young man, smart eyes, warm temperament, refreshing and pure smile - er, and the figure that stands with Garner is obviously a lot shorter but still well-proportioned... ...
It was also mentioned upstairs that the general manager was "Brother Sharp", who directly attacked the essence of things, and the sacrifice was earthwork, which made him speechless twice.
The general manager is really considerate, which can be seen from the fact that he noticed that Kato was going to ask the Japanese for reinforcements with the intention of hitting the stone with an egg.
However, being considerate does not mean that there is no indifference, and gentleness does not mean that there is no principle.
"I felt like throwing up when I saw those two, but I like beautiful stories." This is how Okita explained to Hijikata when he was waiting for the two of them, how he felt about the two.
"Black belly under a pure smile" - although this black belly looks innocent....
Saying he is a ruthless character, one is because the chief in history is a Yaksha on the battlefield, and the other is the contrast of his image in the film, I won't go into details about this, and slowly realize it~
Regarding Tashiro's feelings for Ghana, it should be more than "desire". They entered the group at the same time, and in terms of age, Tashiro was still the uppermost, and whether it was swordsmanship or the level of attention, he was not as good as this beautiful boy who seemed to be out of place. So on the one hand, he was tempted by Ghana, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to be at a disadvantage. He wanted to determine his advantages and satisfy his self-esteem by conquering Ghana. When Garner was seriously injured and was put on a stretcher, Tashiro called for Garner to accompany him all the way (ps that Uzawa shrank in the shadows for 20 years and watched everyone leave...). Maybe Tashiro really fell in love with Garner at first sight, at least then.
As for that Uze, I didn't find out what his name was until after watching the film, so let him play soy sauce...
Here's some tidbits -
according to "Baidu Encyclopedia", the role of Ghana was actually decided by Takeda acting as the chief secretary.
But after 4 or 5 years of filming, Takeda has changed from a beautiful boy to a beautiful young man...
This is the "current" Ghana.
It's fair to God, although the filming was delayed, the best candidate was waiting -
children's shoes, were you surprised by the close-up of Garner's appearance while watching the film?
Have you ever thought that white skin and cherry red mouth are a poison called "Oriental Temptation"?
Have you ever been killed by his expressionless cold eyes and incomparably cute smile?
Have you ever stared at Ghana's subtle but charming double eyelids in a daze or foolishness?
Is there any wood? There is wood, there is wood, there is wood? !
——Hu~......
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The reason why I don't think this is a ministry The nonsensical movie is because "The Imperial Law" explains the background of the times and everyone's actions well, and clearly shows the repression of discipline and class inequality in the Shinsengumi and the gradually weird and even absurd atmosphere.
After reading Mr. Nagisa Oshima's "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", "The Kingdom of the Senses" and "The Imperial Law", I
found that the characters in these films, especially the protagonists, are more or less aliens and contradictions on the edge of the times. And the space where they are located also has a subtle estrangement from the whole society...
"Saint" takes place during World War II, but no gunpowder and battlefield are seen. The stage is located in a closed Japanese concentration camp, which holds countless Western prisoners.
The officer yonoi was attracted by the brave and uninhibited character of former British lieutenant colonel Celliers as a prisoner, admiring and longing for love mixed together, all shrouded in Japan's unique Bushido spirit, the value of honor above all, hostile stance, and the taboo of the same sex. The inner contradiction is reflected in the contradiction of action, which makes the seemingly humanized yonoi make many puzzling actions.
"Sense" still takes place during the war years. This is the mainland of Japan. Although there is no direct war, the atmosphere of social instability and the negative impact of the war on the economy make people's lives depressed, and people who want to escape from real life are unhappy.
The male protagonist Aji is such a typical character. He focuses on enjoyment and seems to be living like a duck to water, but he cannot hide his fear and humility towards soldiers and war. The heroine Abe Sada is like the incarnation of desire, faithful to desire and tireless, monopolistic desire is almost crazy, but it makes people pity the powerlessness of women in society. The two people who seem crazy and have no common sense are real people with normal spirits, and even their actions finally got people's sympathy and understanding, which is really worth thinking about...
"The Royal" took place in the end of the Japanese era, and it was in Japan. A time of chaos when the reformist snobbery and the old-fashioned snobbery collided and the Western powers rioted. The stage is in Kyoto, and the development is centered on the Shinsengumi (conservative snobs). Garner, a beautiful young man who has just entered the new writing group, is the most incomprehensible person in the film. This action seems to have no rules to follow, does not care about the future, is loyal to men, and yearns for blood, using his own beauty and lust as bait to challenge the tolerance limit of those in power in the group, disrupt the relationship between members of the group, and perhaps "disaster water" and " "Twisted" would be the best word for him.
These protagonists have unique values, and they cannot represent the mainstream or even meet moral standards, but Nagisa Oshima showed them in an artistic way. To convey that "the conclusion doesn't matter, it's the audience's business if you have to judge".
Thanks again to Mr. Oshima Nagisa for leaving us a "restricted area" that others have never dabbled in, so that we know what the ultimate desire is waiting for;
thanks to Mr. Oshima Nagisa for insisting on the sanctity of artistic freedom, so that people in future generations will remember this kind of heart vibes!
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Alas... I am addicted to writing and actually stay up late, God bless not to do it again There is a dilemma like "Kondo" becoming "Kato"... I
just wanted to record the unsolved problems of "The Imperial Law", but it turned out to be the first film review in my life! !
What is that sentence about?
Life is really fun, because we are always being played with by life!
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