Alugados Pelo Inferno (1975), dir. Kinji Fukasaku.
Como mencionei em resenhas anteriores de filmes de Yakuza ambientados no pós-guerra, acredito que esse tipo de produção oferece uma excelente oportunidade para compreender o caos que tomou conta do Japão naquela época.
E Fukasaku é considerado por muitos como um dos maiores mestres na abordagem de problemas sociais envolvendo a Yakuza em seus filmes, especialmente por seu estilo que estabeleceu o padrão dos Jitsuroku-eiga (filme de yakuza realista), que se destaca por ser realista e autêntico.
Aqui, Fukasaku mantém sua abordagem documental, intercalando cenas de jornais e narração para construir a narrativa de biografia de um assassino sociopata, até mesmo depoimentos no começo do filme sobre o mesmo. Desde o primeiro momento em que somos apresentados ao personagem, sua presença é marcada pelo caos, provocando rebuliço em todas as cenas em que aparece.
O filme explora diversos temas durante o caos causado pelo protagonista, incluindo a opressão americana sobre o povo japonês, a revolta gerada por essa situação e o ódio resultante direcionado a outros povos, como os chineses que vivem no Japão. Além disso, o uso de drogas e violência contra mulheres é retratado de forma recorrente na trama, contribuindo para a contextualização do ambiente caótico em que a história se desenvolve. Em conjunto, esses temas fornecem uma visão complexa das questões sociais e políticas que moldaram a história do Japão, oferecendo uma compreensão mais profunda do contexto em que a trama se desenrola.
O estilo do Fukasaku é refletido fielmente na ação do filme, sem concessões para cenas visualmente em ação leve e adornada. Em vez disso, a representação realista da violência gráfica é aprofundada por meio de cenas cruas e sem adornos estéticos
it drives me bonkers the way people don't know how to read classic books in context anymore. i just read a review of the picture of dorian gray that said "it pains me that the homosexual subtext is just that, a subtext, rather than a fully explored part of the narrative." and now i fully want to put my head through a table. first of all, we are so lucky in the 21st century to have an entire category of books that are able to loudly and lovingly declare their queerness that we've become blind to the idea that queerness can exist in a different language than our contemporary mode of communication. second it IS a fully explored part of the narrative! dorian gray IS a textually queer story, even removed from the context of its writing. it's the story of toxic queer relationships and attraction and dangerous scandals and the intertwining of late 19th century "uranianism" and misogyny. second of all, i'm sorry that oscar wilde didn't include 15k words of graphic gay sex with ao3-style tags in his 1890 novel that was literally used to convict him of indecent behaviour. get well soon, i guess...
9 JANUARY - Catherine celebrated her 41'st Birthday.
11 JANUARY - Catherine was spotted driving in Windsor.
12 JANUARY - Catherine and William were received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside (Mr. Mark Blundell). They opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital and later visited the Open Door Centre in Birkenhead.
13 JANUARY - Catherine held an Early Years Meeting.
18 JANUARY - Catherine was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (Mrs. Susan Lousada) as she visited Foxcubs Nursery in Luton
19 JANUARY - Catherine held an Early Years Meeting. Later in the afternoon she held a Reception for England Wheelchair Rugby Football League Team at Hampton Court Palace to celebrate the World Cup win.
25 JANUARY - Catherine held a Meeting with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Advisory Group at Windsor Castle.
26 JANUARY - Catherine and William visited Windsor Foodshare in Berkshire. Later in the afternoon she held an Early Years Meeting.
28 JANUARY - Catherine appeared in a video for the Shaping Us Campaign.
29 JANUARY- Catherine visited Bethnal Green School in London. She also released an open letter explaining her work with the Early Years.
30 JANUARY - Catherine attended the Centre for Early Childhood "Shaping Us" Campaign Preview and Reception along with William.
31 JANUARY - Catherine appeared in a video message promoting the 'Shaping Us' Campaign of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. The Princess of Wales also carried out the engagements in Leeds to launch the campaign. She was received by His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Mr. Edmund Anderson) as she visited Kirkgate Market. Subsequently, Catherine visited the University of Leeds.
people criticising the world-building in bottoms as if that wasn't the entire Point. it's supposed to be stupid and silly. the classes are 10 minutes long, their textbooks were all burnt conveniently, no-one has parents except hazel, nobody gives a fuck if jeff's car burnt down or if they killed a bunch of guys, etc etc. it's supposed to be silly in the way shitty romcoms usually are! and it fucks so
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