24/9 Fri
奏鳴曲 Sonatine
1993/94min/Color/Japanese
3 wins

這是北野武最好的電影，不僅敘事無比順暢，結構完整而自然，用陰沉和簡約一再顛覆“野寇崽”電影中那些已被幽默感和風格的力量改變過的陳詞濫調。相信那些暴力美學電影大師們都同意。
“有著美麗櫻花、幽雅俳句的民族殺起人來也絲毫不會眨眼”－《菊與刀》。北野武的《奏鳴曲》為這句說話給予很好的註腳。北野武影片中充斥著突如其來的“打你沒商量”的暴力，而這種沒有理由、讓人沒有心理準備的暴力意味著死亡隨時可能襲來，死亡的焦慮無時無刻不在困繞著他和他影片中的主人公，這些主人公看似曠達而狂歡，對死亡無所畏懼，暴力只是他們對緊張和焦慮釋放的唯一途徑，而短暫的釋放所帶來的則是更深層次上對死亡的恐懼。這種對死亡的無可遁逃的恐懼不僅來源於整個人類心中害怕死亡的“集體無意識”，更是根源于日本文化傳統中隆重的死亡傳統和自殺情結。影片首尾呼應著暴力－死亡，時刻散發著“靈魂窺見了墳墓後的光輝”，那是一種北野武認為的生命本應存在的方式。有如美麗的沖繩海那片無盡的藍，有如幽雅俳句的留白，有如奏鳴曲般呈現的死亡挽歌。

Plot Summary:
A world-weary yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his clan to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions. He’s suspicious of the assignment, but he goes, and within a couple days, his role remains unclear and several of men are dead. He retreats to a house on a remote beach to wait. The first night there , he rescues a young woman from an assault, and they develop a playful relationship. Over time, it becomes clear he’s been set up, sent to Okinawa so that others can take over his lucrative territory. As his clan dwindles, he plans a revenge. But, what if he’s successful? What is there to life anyway?

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