Name: Ôdishon (Japanese)
Audition (USA)
Director: Takashi Miike
Release Date: March 3 2003 (
Tagline: She always gets a part...(haha, just you wait...)
Introduction:
I am using this first movie to introduce one of my favorite Asian horror movie directors: Takashi Miike. He has the most interesting sense of humor that I have had the pleasure of stumbling across (as I'm sure you will encounter in various movies like Ichi the Killer, and Zebraman, not the mention The Happiness of the Katakuris). He also manages to capture some of the strangest, most grotesque, and disturbing beautiful aspects of the human psyche, especially in this movie, Audition. Overall, the movie is relatively straightforward, and rather slow, but the last thirty minutes or so will leave your head spinning.
Synopsis:
The story opens with the death of Shigeharu Aoyama's wife, leaving him a widower with a small son. Seven years later, Aoyama decides to take a wife, largely due to the influence of his son and friend. In order to forgo the normal dating rituals, and avoid wasting time with unsuitable women, he decides to find a new wife by auditioning women for a possible movie role. While leafing through the resumes, Aoyama is drawn to one in particular: Yamazaki Asami. When he finally meets her, his attraction is confirmed (indeed, she is possibly the only "normal" girl in the sea of stripping, overly-eager girls that turn up). Aoyama is certain that this girl is the one that he wants, despite the reservations that Yoshikawa, his producer friend, expresses about her.
Review:
The first three-fourths of this movie move incredibly slowly. Everything is painted rather mutely, and while you can sense the intense feelings of the characters, you are only given an impression of their magnitude. That is, until the final quarter of the movie. I guess it reminds me of when The Wizard of Oz suddenly shifts from black and white to color, except everything is painted blood-red! This way, the conclusion shocks the audience to the core, though glimpses of the madness are carefully placed throughout. Nevertheless, we are willing to put aside these disturbances for the most part because everything else seems perfectly normal; those momentary flickers of horror seem too out of place to be plausible, so they are discounted.
This is what is most frightening about this film. While this is obviously an extreme case, this could happen to anybody. Look at how many precautions Aoyama took before dating Asami. You can never be to careful about how you entrust yourself to...
All in all, this film deserves a viewing or two. The first time left me shocked, while the second let me understand the actions of the characters without being distracted by the rather horrific torture scenes. While I feel like a bit can be cut from the first three quarters of the movie, I think that Miike executed this film excellently, even up to the very last scene, which leaves you strangely sympathetic. The acting is very well done, though Eihi Shiima (Asami) seemed a bit cold at times (but she gets naked, so it evens out, hehe!) Enjoy!
Ratings:
Entertainment: 8
Scares: 7
Gore: 9
Highly Recommended!
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this film deserves a viewing or two. The first time left me shocked, while the second let me understand the actions of the characters without being distracted by the rather horrific torture scenes.
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I have just been given this movie so looked it up here - scary, I'm too scared to watch it!
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This is what is most frightening about this film. While this is obviously an extreme case, this could happen to anybody. Look at how many precautions Aoyama took before dating Asami.
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