But unfortunately, the parody tribute in the first half is a failure.
The pictures and editing are too rushed, without the tranquility and comfort of Ozu. The reflection of life also mainly relies on the dialogues of the characters, and there is little detailed description of the details of life. And the most essential difference from Ozu is: the latter never puts subjective attitudes into the film, but restores life itself through detailed and in-depth descriptions of life, leaving the thinking to the audience, giving people a sense of timelessness and depth; The former added his own attitude to the film without reservation, which is too obvious. Therefore, the way of paying tribute through the similarity of the plot in the first half of the film is lame and a little bit of a trick.
And in the second half of the film, perhaps without the constraints of "Tokyo Silence" (or maybe I compared them too much), the performance is extremely natural, sincere and beautiful. At the end, the protagonist dances and steps under Mount Fuji, especially moving, tearful...
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