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
小刘塞了一大袋水果给我叫我回家看这部片子，看完给她发“我的感受是可能慢下来跟每个人相处都会感受到点不一样的东西，但事实上大家都太急了”，她说“那是因为人生短暂！”，我也得因为急着赶路忘记一些事情
好舒服好温柔的一个片子，在城市间穿梭，收录着沙滩列车行人的声音，大人小孩情感的交流和接纳，一起呼喊i'm not fine. 中间穿插着所有的关于未来关于现在关于超能力的采访都充满了亲和力和想象力。
such a precious little gem! Intimately beautiful and private, some conversations you can't avoid having
年度十佳候选。时隔整整一个月，再次和华金在银幕内外相逢，依然会感叹他的美丽和表演的真诚(感觉好像在为以后带小河做准备LOL)。有些不同寻常的公路片，大小男主的主线、兄妹or姐弟关系的副线、所有小孩子的采访内容，三部分自然流畅的结合。很喜欢用不同书本的内容作为旁白来插入副线的剪辑。摄影完美，原来是《婚姻故事》《宠儿》《我布莱克》的摄影，虽然看不到华金眼睛的美丽颜色了。A24 yyds，但是都2022了你们宣发到底能不能卷一点！
华金老了，也胖了。但岁月的沉淀仿佛也让他洗尽铅华，而演技则更是磨练的炉火纯青。在当今的年代，不是3D，就是4K，CG技术早已天马行空。所以每一部黑白影像的电影，大约都是怀着野心的。成年人的孤寂落寞，有时候无法避免。就好像到了某种瓶颈期，想突破一下好难。更何况身子骨也不如年轻时禁折腾了。
《呼朋引伴》一直弥漫着温柔而又沉郁的气质，仿佛有堵无形的“第四面墙”，逼迫观众在树起的镜像中展开自我对话。电影文本挖掘出的问题引人深思，只是一番冥想之后得出的还是不够完美甚至无奈又无解的答案。
或者说，抛弃掉影片借助“未来式”问题访谈的文本论述，华金和小男孩已经完全让我沉浸其中，心就像充盈液体的气球被一次又一次猛扎，激起强烈共鸣与情绪宣泄，也唤醒alienation在时间延滞下无尽弥散。就像前几年看her，凝视屏幕里一张脸，却看到一整个世纪的孤独，也像是被撬开了今年一整年，一切都在飘荡，一切都在游走，一切存在与接近都是问号的附庸物.2021最后一部五星，谢谢华金.
电影将最普通的元素引领进最现代的短篇习作的容量当中 可是前后的节奏和冲突都将之把亲密连接隐藏在那份歇斯底里的说教当中 这就是导演给出的最为危险的共情
是在我看来 今年年度最佳 也是将来我会一直记住的电影之一 it’s okay when you are not fine and it’s okay to learn all that from kids as they know so much more than us
超级温柔的电影，虽然底色有些许的残酷。人的成长，就是在不断接纳自己的不完美，大人孩子莫不如此。能在探索的时候遇到理解、包容、引导自己的人，是人生中的幸运。我理解有人认为影片矫情：“大人没有正经工作，孩子不好好上学，整天光谈一些没用的话题”。经过社会驯化的我们，与其说不屑于影片中的交流方式，毋宁说没有勇气在那样的维度放开自己，所以我们活得有效率，但是活得也够憋屈。杰昆菲尼克斯演得太好了，每一个表情和动作都有解读空间，不愧影帝。
年度最佳。爱丽丝城市漫游记+里斯本的故事。
不同的城市烙印着不同的故事，黑白的画面让这温暖的故事变成永恒
小丑版《菊次郎的夏天》，小正太懂事到爆。育儿说到底，还是成年人和孩子之间彼此伤害又治愈、相互教育和共同成长的过程。以孩子这面镜子反观大人，真是惭愧又惊悚。舅舅以拍纪录片为由去采访孩子们，也是凭借那些纯净的精神光谱检视自身——借由他们无分别心的目光，观察和面对这个问题百出的世界。那些可爱的灵魂拷问，改天捉住我家小朋友也问一问好啦。
哎，差点没哭瞎了，赤诚的情感流动，in terms of emotional life we all need to be repartented 也想做一个这样的妈妈
要是关于孩子的采访部分真的套拍了一个纪录片一定会更有趣
3.5。文字引用+真实采访+虚构故事，相当私人相当惬意相当孤独的一部电影，只是不明白为什么翻译成这个片名，和内容完全不搭。
很有泰伦斯的风格，孜孜不倦的自白，过去现在未来的交叉剪辑。正太侄子和佛系大叔的友谊在悠哉悠哉的节奏中慢慢升温到最后的依依不舍。但过于克制和泛滥的自白，让情感点到即止，甚至都没有开点就停下来了，差点力度。
（小演员好可爱&凤凰真的好帅！）
1. 孩子很像是本色出演，否则演技太高超了。
"I will remind of you everything."
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