This1992Japanesefilmtellsthestoryofascientistwhosetsouttocreatethenew"superAdamandEve",humanswhocannotbecontrolledbytheiremotions.Ofcourse,theendresultitnotexactlywhatthegooddoctorexpects.
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Thismoderntaleofanattempttobuildacreatureisoneofthebest"horror"filmsevermade,evenifitsnotahorrorfilmbutsomethingelseentirely.Certainlyitsonmyshortlistofalltimegreatfilms.
Thisfilmwasintroducedtomebysomeonewhotoldme"Ihavethisfilmthatprobablyoneofthebestfilmsyou'lleversee.Itwillmoveyouandtouchyouandmakeyouthink,butifItoldyouwhatitisandtoldyouhowitsdoneyouwillthinkitsthestupidestthingonthefaceofitandyouwon'twatchit."IntriguedIaskedwhatdidhemean,andhesaid,"WellitsaFrankensteinstory,withaverygoofysortofedge,butwhichusesittoitsadvantage."Myearsperkedup,andIbeingatrustingsoultookthetapeandwatchedit.Iwasblownaway.
TheplotconcernsamadscientistattemptingtomakeanewAdamandEveinthewakeofasuicidalplaguethatisravagingtheworld.Lockedupinhislabhisexperimentsgodifferentlytheneitherheorweexpect.Someofitissilly(Theboltsintheneck,thewrestlingmoves...),allofitistouchingandthoughtprovoking.
Icannotrecommendthismovieenough.IfyouarewillingtotakethefilmonitstermsandallowittotellitsstorythenIurgeyoutoseekthisfilmoutandseeit.Thisisanundiscoveredgemthatwillstaywithyouforever.
15outof10andthensome.10/10
Alsoknownas"TheLastFrankenstein",thisisanextraordinary,impeccablyproducedhorrorfilm.DirectorTakeshiKawamurausesMaryShelley'snovelasamerelaunchingpadforanexplorationofsubjectsasdiverseandfascinatingasthenatureoflove,desire,suicide,masshypnosis,sex,alienationandjealousy.
Andthoughthefilmisdensewithsubtext,itisalsostunninglyphotographedandrichinatmosphereanddetail.TheperformancesareallamazingandKawamura'ssensitivehandlingofthestrange,delicaterelationshipsbetweenthecharactersresultsinanemotionallycharged,angst-riddentragedy.
Thescenesoftheconfused,troubledmonsterhurtlingthroughafog-shroudedforestatnightarememorableandstriking,asisabrillianthomemovie-stylemontageofthefilm'smorecuriouscharactersenjoyingapreciousafternoonatthebeach.KawamuracreatesresonatingvisualpoetryofhorrorandsadnessbarelysightedsinceToddBrowning'sclassic"Freaks".
Intelligent,emotional,tragicandreal,thisisanabsolutegem.9/10
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