...passion for the cinema and a personal way with a remarkably characteristic is what Sion Sono offered many times. This time too.
Here you have pretty gals; cute gals; too many gals; in fact too many people appearing. In my opinion, only that converts the movie in a comedy. In this case works good due to the shots are direct not from a perspective and that is what the plot just demand.
Making a plot the other way around; making focus on the small; the "little people"; the extras; putting a bit of democracy on the way things are when producing a movie.
No doubt that many unsung people lives masked in a strict society like Japanese wanting to scream the hell out of ´em and you have a plenty of these border line type of characters here that if they did not had this opportunity, they passed as "another one"; a number.
Also that even the "extras" have or could have an interesting life or something to say. This film reflects this sentiment and to be "part of"; be "into"; you know, in Japan is very important "the whole".
Other important factor that Sono is showing is that sometimes the real "thang" is not just follow the story board and let the camera roll or improvise (if you have quality actors) to dig for the better; to try to find the mother load.
Last scene says that we live into limits; not bad (serve as a net for most and to live in a civilized way) but not good enough for many intelligent and creative people.
-Classical music and some nods like the "fanatic sect" reminded me of other directors like Kubrick.
Is not a complicated film or dramatic one but holds several interesting, demanding and good point of views in a comedy key.
Good clean fun.
