Shohei Imamura's Prajna Heart Sutra~

Stanford 2022-04-20 09:02:25

"Eel": Imamura Shohei's Prajna Heart Sutra~Behind the plain and warm story, is the redemption of people who wander between sociality and animality~Loyalty is the ultimate self-love, love is the ultimate jealousy, and the two extremes need wisdom to smooth out Trauma, eels are passively accepted, but people can actively forgive~ Forgiveness is the highest level of wisdom, that is, King Kong, that is, enlightenment~ It is also the realization of human beings close to the divinity~ Every time you look at it again, it is a repentance of the heart, Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1997 well deserved

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  • Cleora 2022-04-23 07:04:12

    It should be about 2000. The film and television appreciation of the elective course selected by the university. The VCD or DVD film that I watched while listening to the teacher's explanation in the large classroom can also be regarded as an introductory film viewing for the cognition of Japanese erotic films :).

  • Russell 2022-04-24 07:01:23

    The 8.5 lens is very beautiful, and the shot is very delicate. Imamura Changhei used symbols to describe the changes in the situation and mood of the eel and the protagonist Yamashita many times, and also mysteriously added the details of aliens. Through a sense of isolation and a sense of mission, Yamashita's psychological barriers were more three-dimensionally reacted. Imamura's exaggerated expression makes Yamashita's experience mysterious and unreal. The presence of a few supporting characters also complicates the whole thing. However, the overall development of the plot is still too simple and understandable, and some plots are too deliberate. But the look is still great. When Yamashita biked to surrender, the dazed sluggishness without pedaling the whole way, the sudden discoloration of the streetlights after the murder, the interaction with eels and the association of dreams, Imamura made this movie come alive like Yamashita's last psychology.

The Eel quotes

  • Jiro Nakajima: Is it bad to have such rumors about a guy on parole?

  • Takuro Yamashita: An eel's all a man needs.