Fighting Elegy

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Audience Member Utterly ridiculous, but so funny and poignant at the same time. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member An appropriately mock-heroic/epic account of paramilitary/fascist training/education/repression, that turns serious in the end. Evidently Tarantino stole a lot from it for Kill Bill (which is a worse film), naturally missing the point. Compare with Fight Club and The White Ribbon(!). Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Another great film from Suzuki. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Fighting Elegy is an incredibly fun movie by one of Japan's most individualistic directors. With its tongue-in-cheek look at Japan during the 1930s and, to a lesser extent, the Japanese military, Suzuki allows the audience to view young men so caught up in the ideals of manliness that they struggle to become full individuals. Our hot blooded hero Kiroku channels his unsatisfied lust into the only outlet available: savage crazed violence!! This movie is a very entertaining blend of absurdity and realism. Loved it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A coming of age story that has some inspired moments depsite the fact that it never quite comes together, especially at its puzzling end. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Fighting Elegy is one of Suzuki's most restrained films, considering the fact that it was released in 1966, a year before he was fired from the Nikkatsu studio for his increasingly outrageous films. He does use some of his better known signatures such as unusual camera angles, editing, and few visual split screens. There are also moments of beauty, particularly some of the final shots. A scenario in which fascism is bred and shared in the growing youth of Japan, Fighting Elegy is not the ideal introduction to director Suzuki's films. Better to start with films such as Tokyo Drifter, Branded To Kill or Youth of the Beast. However, if you're already among the director's fans, I think you'll find this story very engaging. <a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/?action=view¤t=fightingelegy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj203/goji9000/fightingelegy-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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