Director- Sion Sono.This is the nineteenth work I have seen of his. This has given me a bias towards his work, but also given me an appreciation for his craft and themes.This work is a through-and-through entertainer. I enjoyed every second of it, from the costume to the songs and the direction. It has one of the most interesting openings I have seen due to how Sono conveys information about all the different gangs.I compare this to the Japanese delinquent-themed franchise High and Low. Particularly with High and Low the Worst.This film is a musical predominantly featuring rap. The music choices were also enjoyable and are ones I could add to my playlist.The major gripe I have with the film is that it is too short for the content it has. This makes the film overloaded beyond reason. Another issue I have is that the film's portrayal of the different sectors leaves a lot to be desired. Due to there being too many gangs, we don't get them fleshed out enough.The film is made in a punk style with an overload of colours resembling a graveyard of different aesthetics. The bombardment of visuals can be seen in their full glory, and one can understand how he went on to make such visual masterpieces as Antiporno. The superb visuals of Tokyo Tribe are filled with colour to the point that it drips from it, while the background buildings are ravaged and broken down and appear to be struck by an apocalypse. This offers an interesting duality to it.The final battle is executed well enough, but it leaves the viewer angered and wanting more, as most of the major characters die by being sucked into a fan the size of a wall. The battle shows us that all battles fought in the real world are inconsequential and are started due to idiotic reasons. Still, the people suffer who have the least amount of stake in it. Thus, it might be that in his own weird way, Sono might have made an anti-war film.
Director- Sion Sono.This is the nineteenth work I have seen of his. This has given me a bias towards his work, but also given me an appreciation for his craft and themes.This work is a through-and-through entertainer. I enjoyed every second of it, from the costume to the songs and the direction. It has one of the most interesting openings I have seen due to how Sono conveys information about all the different gangs.I compare this to the Japanese delinquent-themed franchise High and Low. Particularly with High and Low the Worst.This film is a musical predominantly featuring rap. The music choices were also enjoyable and are ones I could add to my playlist.The major gripe I have with the film is that it is too short for the content it has. This makes the film overloaded beyond reason. Another issue I have is that the film's portrayal of the different sectors leaves a lot to be desired. Due to there being too many gangs, we don't get them fleshed out enough.The film is made in a punk style with an overload of colours resembling a graveyard of different aesthetics. The bombardment of visuals can be seen in their full glory, and one can understand how he went on to make such visual masterpieces as Antiporno. The superb visuals of Tokyo Tribe are filled with colour to the point that it drips from it, while the background buildings are ravaged and broken down and appear to be struck by an apocalypse. This offers an interesting duality to it.The final battle is executed well enough, but it leaves the viewer angered and wanting more, as most of the major characters die by being sucked into a fan the size of a wall. The battle shows us that all battles fought in the real world are inconsequential and are started due to idiotic reasons. Still, the people suffer who have the least amount of stake in it. Thus, it might be that in his own weird way, Sono might have made an anti-war film.
