Love & Pop

[Julien Seveon]

Talking about Tokyo Decadence, although I didn't read the book (which, 
again, from what I anderstand is very critices), I found the movie boring, 
pretentious and very common.

Murakami's thoughts about women in Japanese society, who only can only be 
seen as sexual objects (the scene where the leading actress walks through a 
group of salarymen without them noticing her, is very symbolic) are very 
interesting (because not often shown on screen), but I didn't see much point 
in filming all the S&M and sexual intercourses.

Murakami should (but that's only my point of view) have made a more "in your 
face" movies about the woman condition in Japan. Someone could go and watch 
Tokyo Decadence without seeing the critices and only focus on the sexual 
aspect of the movie (because it is the most obvious) and that's a mistake 
share by both the director and the spectator.

Julien Seveon

>From: Jasper Sharp <j.sharp at publitec.vnu.com>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: "'KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu'"  
><KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>Subject: RE: Love & Pop
>Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 15:02:06 +0200
>
> >I would hope that Murakami is smarter than this character. I hear reasons
>not to become a
> >prostitute all the time! Disease, violence both physical and emotional,
> >inability to relate to other people in a healthy manner, etc. (of course
> >these are dangers inherent in any sales job....)
>
>Given the tone of  'Tokyo Decadence'/'Topaz' I'd say Murakami's view hardly
>condones or glamourises prostitution, though I  haven't seen 'Love & Pop'
>either so can't comment on Anno's  agenda.
>
>Jasper Sharp
>
>

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