"Desire": Tetsuya Nakajima's sword goes sideways

Kurtis 2022-04-19 09:03:06

"Desire" (Japan, Tetsuya Nakajima, 2014), this is a film that is so fragmented that it can only make loved ones resign. Starting from "The Story of My Wife" and "The Life of the Disgusted Matsuko", through bold color aggression and editing aggression, Tetsuya Nakajima seems to intentionally make a metaphorical footnote for his future swordsmanship; in "Confession", the gorgeous Editing seems to have replaced (or completed) his narrative, and even the revenge plan that Mr. Moriguchi calmly tells is sometimes overwhelmed by crazy multiple perspectives and grim high-speed footage.

Tetsu Nakajima, who was an advertising director, is also going further and further in experimental games, and he doesn't care about Bordwell's standard narrative. "Desire", 118 minutes, every minute is constantly inflicted violence, the sound of blood spurting and limb cutting creates a frenzy and irritable beauty. On the surface, Tetsuya Nakajima has a similar resonance with Takashi Miike, Quentin Tarantino, Wen Sonoko or David Cronenberg, but his original identity as an advertising director makes him slide more quickly into the traditional On the opposite side, just like Paul Sorrentino's "The Beautiful City", we have to mention "The Wall" directed by Alan Parker, who is also an advertising director. He bursts out with amazing creativity in the exploration of form, however, the long-term use of brilliant colors and exaggerated Shinjuku style may become his unique film language, and may also dilute the meaning of the work.

Oda Kirito and his wife and husband Mu Cong contributed a considerable level of appearance and acting skills to "Desire". Komatsu Nana was especially amazing, but Uncle Koji Koji was roaring and scarred the whole time, which was as tiring as the frequent violence itself. . At the same time, the theme of the film seems to be rendered indifferent, empty and questionable by the editing, but Tetsuya Nakajima is much better than Bong Joon-ho during the filming of "Snowpiercer", who made the latter's ambition overflow him ability. In any case, I'm still willing to accept the flaws of Desire.

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