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
最后你还是选择了来到车站，与那副你爱的灵魂相爱一次，或许没有结果，但不会有遗憾。
一种巴西社会/世界主流内部分国家政治性的人物影射，由强硬暴力的传统男性形象(警察)转而至阴柔浪漫的“女性”，直男与跨性别者的恋爱诞生则代表着人类伪父系中心的调换和进步，行为背后对自我和Ta人的坦诚接受，便是一种爱意迸发的原始本能，而这种迫于改变的现况不止存在于两性关系中，本身也标志着对原有社会政治建筑的直觉化解构。在这场无法弥合的爱情漩涡中，我们最终可以见证私密的自由荒漠可以胜过无解的城市规训，并相信进步的可能。电影层面自二者视线转移交替之后的大部分美学灵感就来自于王家卫了，夜晚强饱和度运动捕摄+经典流行复古歌曲的组合，在保有前后剧情转折衔接的基础上，几场极具亲密感的戏份还能拍得如此自然优美令人叹服。另外Motorola在南美的手机市场占有率真的高，已经不止一次在南美电影中看到了，恍如隔世。
Self identity. Second half seems rushed but all beautiful
PS：个人觉得标题前的内容可以缩短一些，留给末尾丹尼尔转变或者多描述一些他们网恋的过程。
exm？拖沓 剧情水 配月加点分 二十分钟能讲完的故事拖了两个小时 不得不倍速再倍速
开篇是离开烦闷的生活寻找以为的爱情，然后在寻爱里找到自我，再告别爱情回归现实生活。
应该给打五星的，不是说没有批评的地方和不足之处，而是这样一部电影实实在在应该给予支持与鼓励。
前面一直都很好，结尾真不行，生活本就不完美，刻意扭转就大可不必了，停留在伤感的情绪中岂不是更好
负担和循规蹈矩之下的中年人的原则和“底线”（私以为趁着现在一定要多培养些可以持久的兴趣爱好不然人到中年真的可能会相信:世间美好的事情竟然会发生在我身上）
好久没看到愿意拍得这么认真的同性片。像王家卫的皮，但也有本土化的东西。绿光红裙，蛇皮裸背，那样极致的打光在暧昧、炙热、模糊不清的南美被肆意纵容着，变得更性感，更自然，更贴近人的肌肤。
导演固然拍出了有质感的画面，却没有足够打动我、感染我的深刻/关怀的内核。
巴西的电影接触不多，影片展示了南美洲亚热带的风土人情，燥热的天气，人们心中各种欲望的萌发。这是一个男人的自我治愈之旅，也是一段单向的同性畸恋，从开始就注定了它的悲剧性，展现了这个世界上最隐秘的一种情感，在现实世界中的遭遇和困难。他们两人之间的情感就是他们生活中的伊甸园，但是往往伊甸园是在天上，是在梦中，而不是在人间。
一名警察在经过内部调查后被停职，他在全国各地游荡，寻找自己的网恋对象。
如果感情是一片干燥的私人荒漠，重返绿洲，需要一点运气，当然还要一点勇气。（不过这种发裸照以及跟踪行为真的很让人讨厌……）
在wb上的资源看的。第一次kiss的BGM让我想起在bkk的变装皇后也是表演的这首歌，分别也是。至少看完对这个群体有了新的认识。
冷门佳作，两位主角虽然在外貌上并不出众，但演技精湛，尤其眼神中流露出的钟意之情，令人心动。临近片尾处的一个长镜头更是拍得美不胜收，必须收录入私人最佳长镜头前十名。这电影蕴含着严肃文学的思考，同时演绎了自然风景之下光与影的美学——爱的蓓蕾，还未盛开，就化作了夏日的泪。晚风沉醉，任往事随风，我心永不寐。
找到自我与现实威逼的故事，性别与这个世界的对抗。
浮躁之下觉得故事不够有意思，耐心之下倒是感觉影片拍得还可以，个人整体观感与获得2015年第72届威尼斯电影节 金狮奖的《来自远方》差不多吧？……★★★☆
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到了后一半，导演似乎也放弃了用“人的两面”来诠释主角的心理变化。故事里性别分工如此明确，其实反而是更容易理解的吧。
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