From "Kiko's Dining Table" to "Mysterious Circus", from "Exposure of Love" to "Icy Tropical Fish" to "Mediocre", in fact, I have only seen a few of Sono Ziwen's masterpieces, but I have to say that this is a very good one Storytellers, every production is impressive. If Miike pursues the pleasure of functionalism, Sono Ziwen is more confronting human nature. The work is full of serious torture, and makes the viewer constantly wander between despair and hope, but is willing to be abused.
As far as the themes of pure love and redemption are concerned, "Mediocre" is somewhat like "The Exposure of Love." After the 311 earthquake, many directors turned to the victims, and Yuan Ziwen was no exception. However, in my opinion, although the post-disaster setting is to encourage the Japanese to build up their confidence in rebuilding, the existing gray core in the garden's works should still be the main theme, and the ending is always full of hope under the dark tone. Just like natural disasters, people's hearts are also reborn from the ashes after complete destruction, bringing people a different kind of warmth.
Like "Exposure of Love", the protagonist of "Mediocre" is also a young man with an unfortunate family and a struggle with life in his heart. Because of this film, I began to pay attention to Shota Someya, who plays Sumita. In the first half of this young man, with his unruly but clear eyes, he bravely shouted that he wanted to live as an ordinary person and an excellent adult in the face of various obstacles to happiness. Do not become the dregs of society, and the world will collapse instantly after the second half of the accident. When he madly painted his face with all kinds of oil paints, recorded the purpose of living his life in a tone that seemed calm and even numb, and looked for an opportunity to die every night like a sharp blade wandering around, I believe everyone would be moved by it. Sumita's grief is a way of losing love through hatred and regret. Sumita is lucky again, because he has angels, the only angel who can save him, Chazawa, and those wandering victims who once supported and cared about him but couldn't do anything. Speaking of Fumi Nikaidou who plays Chazawa, this girl with eyebrows and eyes a bit like Aoi Miyazaki, I don't know how her thin body accumulates energy, her performance is quite explosive, and her delicate emotional handling is also in place. The supporting roles are also dazzling, especially goodbye Yosuke Kuzuka, who is still beautiful in just a few minutes of appearance, and the editing of a few habitually stolen scenes is a magic pen.
Looking back on some of the classic scenes in the film now, I can't help laughing: from the beginning, Sumita refuted the hypocritical rap teacher in the classroom, and became more and more worshipped by Cha Ze, so that there was a wall of Su Tian's quotations at home; After getting anxious, Cha Ze picked up stones and pretended to be cute under the curse on Sumita; Sumita led the group to find the abandoned oil barrels to make a bathtub, and it was very comfortable to wash; Cha Ze was happy as the wind when he distributed the houseboat flyer; Cha Ze Design The propaganda of the houseboat and the crisp bells when there are guests; the candlelight that Chazawa lit for Sumita... In addition, I said to my son, "I don't need you at all", "Go to hell" over and over again. ”, Sumita’s father’s devilish smile; a mentally ill person who almost killed and almost killed, and asked loudly “Who am I”; a teenager who burst out on the bus because he refused to give up his seat and was questioned; to raise 600 yuan for Sumita. Wan finally killed Ye Ye; and the pistol hidden in the washing machine, all stimulated every nerve in me.
The most shocking scene is the scene of people standing in a daze among the rubble after the big earthquake. When everything you once had is lost and you become a lonely body in the end of the world, when the remaining meaning of life is also shattered by reality and has no life, how can you get rid of despair?
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