Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (Japanese)
Published Monday, January 15, 2007 by The Movie Club | E-mail this post
Director: Miike Takashi
Starring: Ryuhei Matsuda, Masanobu Ando, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
RunTime: 1 hr 25 mins
Genre: Drama (Japanese)
Rating: M18 (Mature Theme)
The world is unknown. The space is undefined. The time is far away in the future. The love is between 2 men.
Highly abstract, it is directed by Takashi Miike known for bizarre pieces such as Izo. Is this a love story between a gentle murderer and a tattooed gangster? (Another stereotypical portrayal) Or a solve-the-crime murder story? Perhaps it is just an expression of art form by the director.
A dance sequence, a butterfly, a faraway rocket, and a group of gay prisoners dressed in yellow stepping over dirty laundry, the movie is full of symbols and psychological questions. At times, it felt like watching a drama in a black box.
The sexual tension between the young men locked in an unknown cell was quickly replaced by another narrative of a murder story. You either love it to bits or hate it for being too self-indulgent. It left me feeling rather frustrated.
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A – Style over substance
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