This 1992 Japanese film tells the story of a scientist who sets out to create the new "super Adam and Eve", humans who cannot be controlled by their emotions. Of course, the end result it not exactly what the good doctor expects.
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This modern tale of an attempt to build a creature is one of the best "horror" films ever made, even if its not a horror film but something else entirely. Certainly its on my short list of all time great films.
This film was introduced to me by someone who told me "I have this film that probably one of the best films you'll ever see. It will move you and touch you and make you think, but if I told you what it is and told you how its done you will think its the stupidest thing on the face of it and you won't watch it." Intrigued I asked what did he mean, and he said, "Well its a Frankenstein story, with a very goofy sort of edge, but which uses it to its advantage." My ears perked up, and I being a trusting soul took the tape and watched it. I was blown away.
The plot concerns a mad scientist attempting to make a new Adam and Eve in the wake of a suicidal plague that is ravaging the world. Locked up in his lab his experiments go differently then either he or we expect. Some of it is silly (The bolts in the neck, the wrestling moves...), all of it is touching and thought provoking.
I can not recommend this movie enough. If you are willing to take the film on its terms and allow it to tell its story then I urge you to seek this film out and see it. This is an undiscovered gem that will stay with you forever.
15 out of 10 and then some. 10/10
Also known as "The Last Frankenstein", this is an extraordinary, impeccably produced horror film. Director Takeshi Kawamura uses Mary Shelley's novel as a mere launching pad for an exploration of subjects as diverse and fascinating as the nature of love, desire, suicide, mass hypnosis, sex, alienation and jealousy.
And though the film is dense with subtext, it is also stunningly photographed and rich in atmosphere and detail. The performances are all amazing and Kawamura's sensitive handling of the strange, delicate relationships between the characters results in an emotionally charged, angst-ridden tragedy.
The scenes of the confused, troubled monster hurtling through a fog-shrouded forest at night are memorable and striking, as is a brilliant home movie-style montage of the film's more curious characters enjoying a precious afternoon at the beach. Kawamura creates resonating visual poetry of horror and sadness barely sighted since Todd Browning's classic "Freaks".
Intelligent, emotional, tragic and real, this is an absolute gem. 9/10
“年轻的红军战士洪启辰接到军令，必须在48小时内炸毁敌人的弹药库。这是一条赴死的军令……”为何是48小时，而不是46小时？那时候战士人人都有手表，可以精确计时？直接说两天不好吗？
这部片太沉闷了。为赞扬牺牲而鼓励牺牲是一种病态。在个人情感上，自我保存和长远才是人的本性。义务、责任都是在最危及的情况下失去分析和理性做出的情感判断。
虽然也不算是很好的片子 但却是一部很能区分爱好者思维和学者思维的影片 院线电影难得值一次票价
《关于美院想拍风格化影像但是预算不够导致画面廉价黑不溜秋以致于看不清人脸这件事》
当我们放弃贩卖某种廉价情感而从“人”出发，寻找诗的味道……它让我看到某种希望
能不能拍的和功勋差不多，别低级红高级黑。能不能别打着艺术电影干商业电影的事。
想要学毕赣没学成，一不小心学成了毕志飞，同时也从反面说明了为什么塔可夫斯基是电影之神。他最简单的《伊万的童年》也不是你们这帮衣逼学的出来的。
慢慢悠悠地 平平淡淡地讲了个激动人心的故事
优点是聚焦在了战争中的一线、普通士兵身上，将普通人的苦难赤裸裸地展现给观众，将战争对人的残酷冲击几乎没有粉饰地呈现。特别是感觉像是头一回看到了正面角色中有人有退缩，有犹豫，展现了人真实的一面。没有多少大词，没有什么正义必胜，只是希望能救下更多人。
放在主旋律战争片里算是有风格，但风格实在压过故事太多，反而让人对故事没什么印象只记得风格。
摄影的出彩毋庸多说，镜头在浙江的池沼密林间攀爬腾挪，光影流转，其实是以武侠语境讲革命遗事。意识形态因而在一定程度上得以松绑，大的指向下，个人选择容许被理解：军令还是兄弟，懦夫还是英雄？尽管叙事有断裂，人物心理转变也多突兀处。而最好的点则是不再将战争浪漫化，残肢断腿，枪枪毙命，血雨洗面。不然最后的胜利从何而来？
至少三星，不知道是不是很像胶片拍的，质感真的很好，很多地方都很舒适不刻意
一部主题创作的诗意战争电影。全美院的制作班底，让电影的水墨感、摄影、画面构图得到了很大的保证。故事切口小、方言对话、画面介于黑白与彩色之间、叙事节奏不强……种种标签都与当下观众的观影习惯有所不同。导演在探索新的战争电影语言，也在试探观众的观影界限。
看似没啥高潮 保持安静的警戒感同样传递出了战争的真实感
看这片的时候满脑子想的都是前两天和地方政府谈的那个片子，同样的预算同样的摆，搁这胡求拍呢嘛，视听语言毫无章法，场场戏都在跑，强调任务但任务执行不清晰，在不明觉厉的地方强调，把本该加强的地方漏掉。剪辑总在你完全无法意料的地方跳进跳出。摄影很美，但还是得静帧，个别场景找得很好，但有些场景还可以更好，更完美，但那场日拍夜，实在看得难受，而且居然特么还能跑焦？跑那么久还不止一次？。这些和地方政府合作公费拍片的，总是不够勤快，摄影可以更好、剧本可以更好、试听可以更好、景也可以找得更好，就是不做，就是懒得做，导演在自己哪家电影厂里和老艺术家们高唱艺术颂歌，就是搞不明白怎么拍片子，别拿没钱当借口，这片子还行，至少它还能拍出来，狗日的地方政府休想再坑我一回！
电影取材于1935年中国工农红军挺进师的一次“赴死”任务，故事本身就是悲凉的，台词表达和镜头语言也有种中国化的克制内敛，传统战争片中的大场面和悲壮情绪，在这里变得压抑又残忍，战争的残酷不再用猛烈的炮火和场面浩大的厮杀来展现，而是向内看，也是肉体凡胎的士兵在接到必死的任务的时候，心里的疑问、矛盾、坚持、升华，让观众更有共鸣，人性的温暖，在影片中被极其细腻的表达。云霄之下是众生，云霄之上是信念与光明。
这部影片给人一种梦幻般的听觉感受，空灵而悠远，蛮特别的，是在看战争片，也是在看艺术片。
三星半！
这部电影给我最深的触动就是完全表现了我们的革命精神，不像国外战争片，他们更多推崇的是个人英雄主义，而我们则是对普通人的个人信念和民族信仰的探讨，电影很好的展现了普通人信念转变的过程，而这也是电影和观众最共情的部分。
结尾好担心从对面地上传来枪声，担心担心担心…但是没有
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