I heard that Takeshi Kitano recently talked about Yuzuru Hanyu being gay on a variety show, which attracted criticism. And Kitano Takeshi himself is also heterosexual, so Kitano Takeshi may not understand homosexuality. But when I watch this movie, I can always feel the emotion in the movie. Or maybe the relationship between Shinji and Pony is more than a friendship, but not a lover. Please allow me to use the titles of Liu Tong's five books to narrate the story in several stages.
1. Whose youth is not confused
Xiaoma and Xinzhi were originally good friends. In high school, the two of them were just typical... bad boys from other people's families. In fact, they just don't understand the meaning of reading, and they don't know what they want to do. So they want to find something to do for themselves, such as riding bicycles on the playground during class, playing tricks on teachers, blackmailing classmates, infiltrating adult theaters, learning about cross talk... They just want to kill those idle time. But no matter what he does, Xinzhi has always been by his side, inseparable.
Later, in the process of being dismissed from school, Xiaoma was retaliated by a classmate of the same school. Xiaoma has always bullied others, but this time he was knocked to the ground by a boxing classmate. His only remaining dignity has been trampled. After that, the pony disappeared from Shinji's sight. Maybe the pony was licking his wounds in the dark, and Shinji was lonely when he was alone. He ran up to the rooftop where they used to go, lit a cigarette he never smoked, but gave up after trying it, he couldn't understand.
2. Towards the Light
Suddenly one day, the pony came to the school to find Xinzhi, and Xinzhi smiled instantly. The pony seems to have found a little light, he found his sustenance, that is boxing. Maybe where you fall, you have to get up from there. So, in order to practice boxing, he can insist on getting up early to exercise, keep practicing, and even quit smoking and drinking. Xiaoma pulled Xinzhi into the boxing gym and practiced together, as if returning to the time when they were together. But the pony belongs to the kind of reckless person, who is big and three rough, and has no resourcefulness, which also determines that he has no talent for boxing. Because boxing is not pure violence, boxing is a kind of violence full of wisdom. Xinzhi, on the other hand, was much calmer. He became the kind of person who "" just accompanies him to the interview, but unfortunately he was accepted by "". In a duel with Xinzhi, Xiaoma was perfectly defeated by Xinzhi. His fragile heart once again told himself, I am a fucking rubbish! Not fit for boxing. So in the restaurant, he drank beer again, and disappeared into Shinji's world again.
3. Your loneliness is glorious even if defeated
Once, Xiao Lin, an old man in the boxing gym, took Xinzhi to a restaurant for dinner, "Are you lonely?" "I'm very lonely", "Do you miss him?" Xinzhi didn't understand why Xiaoma left him. He ran to the coffee shop they used to go to and happened to meet Xiaoma. At this time, Xiaoma had become the eldest brother of the underworld. They didn't talk, just looked at each other. communicate with. Xiaoma's eyes are full of humiliation and unyielding, while Xinzhi's eyes are full of doubts and grievances. Loneliness is always inevitable, but life still has to proceed step by step. Xin Zhi, who is optimistic about the focus of training by the chairman of the boxing gym, seems to have found some sense of accomplishment in the boxing ring. Xinzhi also made unremitting efforts to go further and further on the road of boxing.
4. I will wait for you in the future
The pony nodded because of the good opportunity. Suddenly one day, the pony appeared in front of Xinzhi again. At this time, the pony is already a small leader, perhaps not so inferior, he regained his confidence and ran back to the boxing gym to find Xinzhi. Of course, Xinzhi was elated again, and his mood was led away by the pony again. Pony came to the boxing gym to play with his subordinates, while Shinji practiced by the side, occasionally taking a peek. The pony said to have dinner together at night, while Xinzhi's mind has been on the dinner appointment at night. However, the president seems to have discovered something. The hard-hearted president told Xiaoma, don't come to Xinzhi again, and let him not ruin the bright future of a potential boxing champion. Xiaoma didn't explain too much to Xinzhi, he said lightly - "When you become the boxing champion, I will be the boss, then we will meet again".
5. Don't be that lost migratory bird
It's rare to meet again, and it's too late to tell each other, but they go their separate ways. Shinji seems to be less and less understanding that the world is beginning to doubt life. He is still insisting on boxing, but he is simply sticking to boxing. He has no love for boxing, he has no desire for a champion. At this time, there happened to be a rotten pig teammate, Xiaolin, beside him. Kobayashi is the kind of complete loser. He can't move when he is old, and he wants to destroy young people. He should be taboo against alcohol and tobacco in the boxing circle, but he often brings Xinzhi to restaurants to drink beer. Maybe out of hatred for the president, or maybe out of jealousy for the young people. In fact, Xinzhi didn't know the harm of drinking to the body, but in the end, he didn't focus on boxing at all. After all, alcohol can numb people, and alcohol can numb itself. Therefore, Xinzhi can become more and more addicted to drinking. Since then, Xinzhi has ruined his boxing career. On the underworld, the pony didn't get any good results because he didn't know the world.
The original pair of good friends were full of passion, and after parting ways, nothing got mixed up in the end. And many years later, they meet again, the two are the same as they were back then, with Xinzhi carrying a pony, but no longer young. Xinzhi asked the pony: "Pony, are we finished yet?" The pony smiled and replied with Kitano-style chicken soup: "Idiot, it hasn't started yet!"
6. Supporting roles and background of the era
The main line of the movie is Xinzhi and Xiaoma, two confused and bad young people, in addition to a classmate Watanabe. Watanabe is not a bad boy. He started pursuing the coffee shop owner's daughter Sachiko since high school, and joined the job after graduation. Despite winning Sachiko's heart, the life of Chai Mi You Yan is not too romantic, and the cruel society has always followed the law of the jungle, where the weak eat the strong. The innocent and cowardly Watanabe is obviously not treated gently by this real world. The first white-collar job did not do well and was dismissed by the boss. Then I switched to driving a taxi, but I didn't get any good results. Plus fate made a joke (actually arranged by the director) that Watanabe was never seen again after a car accident scene with his cherished keepsake porcelain doll hanging from the car. It can be seen that the good children of other people's families do not necessarily have a good future.
The film tells the fate of the individual, and the individual is actually inseparable from the background of the times. After thinking about it for a while, Kitano's film was released in 1996, which was the seventh year after the Plaza Accord. Since the United States threw the blame to Japan, Japan started the Great Depression. In the era of economic depression, it will always bring confusion and anxiety to young people. And the current China is also experiencing a cold winter, the Sino-US trade war, the tightening of capital, the layoffs in the workplace... I think, in such an environment, there are also many young people shivering in the cold winter. In fact, it is not as scary as imagined. What we have to do is to seize the small trends of the times, keep working hard, and let ourselves be treated gently by this world.
2019.01.06
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