Devils on the Doorstep

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power E @torturecide 5h 压抑与爆发的精神寓言。马大三"看押"俘虏，实为将本我的暴力与死亡焦虑压入地窖，恰如村民把恐惧锁进集体无意识。精神分析告诉我们：被压抑之物必将以更狰狞的面目回归。花屋的驯顺是超我的表演，村民换粮时的狂欢则是防御机制——否认与合理化——的集体崩溃。 姜文以黑白影像构筑前语言的象征秩序，农民在"鬼子"与"自己人"的镜像中持续误认自我。这不是觉醒，而是所谓"实在界"对符号秩序的撕裂，是长期被遮蔽的死亡驱力的血淋淋显影。那抹红色不是希望，而是创伤本身的闯入。 村民对暴力的双重态度——既恐惧又暗含依赖——正是强迫性重复的症候。终末的斩首并非终结，而是创伤的永恒轮回。马大三头颅滚落，嘴角却挂着笑，那是超我崩塌之后，本我在死亡中获得的畸形快感，也是整个民族无意识深处一声迟来的、令人战栗的叹息 See more 10/15/2021 非常好的一部电影，是我看过的第一部黑白片。鬼才导演姜文把中国人的看客心理表现得淋漓尽致。 See more 07/06/2016 It was good until it got bad. Excessive direction. Excessive bad acting. Less is more. See more 09/30/2015 Devils on the Doorstep is a comically told tragedy. The characters and story-telling are great. It is a shame that the film was banned since it is very Chinese in spirit -- full of cynicism, vitality, and humor. Compared other war movies, DoD was not hard to take. The film prepares the viewer for its darker moments with its pacing and emphasis on absurdity. Because it winds up pretty grim, I could not recommend it to someone as a comedy but definitely recommend it as a film. See more 09/22/2014 A grim, comedic tragedy. See more 08/15/2013 Devils On The Doorstep is one strange film, but it sure is a great film no less. While the premise is simple on paper, the film itself is more complex and gleefully leaps into the depths of utter madness. It is beyond any doubt one of the strangest films I've ever seen. Still, it's a great historical piece, as well as a reflection of how the Chinese and Japanese felt about each other during this time period. It's a wonderful and very under-appreciated film that I didn't even know about until someone let me borrow it. I'm glad I got to see it because it is a very unique film. See more Read all reviews

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