When the soldier and the children reached Hiroshima, we see a tracking shot of the city. The production notes, according to the subtitles, read: "US Occupying Forces restricted filming to a hilltop cemetery so as not to show the devastated city".
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I thought for a while about how to approach writing this "review" and could only came up with this: "How much did Shimizu love his people?" I can’t imagine how much.
The great Ritwik Ghatak once said:
"You…
Swiss Army Man is among the most tonally consistent films that I have seen. It succeeds in starting out weird (to divide the audience into who should/should not continue watching?), so those of you that roll your eyes upon seeing the farting corpse should perhaps turn the film off. If you, on the other hand, feel intrigued by the first fifteen minutes (or so), buckle up.
"We love the idea of taking things that most people would hate to find…
Regret and disappointment are the common denominators in life's trials. When I encounter films that motivate me to persevere, they do so not only because they are anaesthesia, but also because world cinema as a whole contains fragments, if not entire films, that has perfect resonance with the my life's pulses.These fragments compensate not in an imaginary realm; rather, they affect us by entering our lives as small corners where we find catharsis.
The transience of circumstances, the stubbornness of meritocracy, and love. Mizoguchi & co. portrays each of these themes with such precision and consistency throughout.
Also, let’s be kind to our women.
