"In the Shadows"
The film "Shadow" starring Japanese actors Ayase Tsuyoshi and Matsuda Ryuhei tells a vague but unforgettable ambiguous story, and reflects the impact of the "3.11" earthquake on the lives of ordinary people from one side. The director pays special attention to the depiction of details and atmosphere, delicate but to the point. During the viewing process, in addition to being attracted by the quiet valley and stream when the two were fishing, the two scenes about fruits in the film are also particularly eye-catching.
A box of red peaches
Peeled peaches
Take a big bite of peach
The first fruit passage takes place on a summer afternoon when the protagonist, Imano, played by Ayase, writes a letter to a friend at home, and the cicadas outside the house are chirping, and he eats peaches while writing letters. After peeling the skin of the full box of red and round peaches, it is even more juicy and sweet. The director also deliberately gave a close-up shot of the male protagonist eating peaches, which is full of desire and has obvious symbolic meaning, which can't help but remind people of the famous peach passage in "Please Call Me by My Name".
Then, at night, when the protagonist lies on the couch and falls asleep to pass the boring weekend time, Hinata, played by Matsuda Ryuhei, comes to the door with a bottle of wine to ask for a drink. This is also the beginning of a further relationship between the two. The two drank until midnight, and before Hinata left, they went fishing together after Imano.
Share pomegranates
Imano eats them one by one
Nichiasa nibbled and ate
Imano began to nibble and eat
The second paragraph is that the two are very familiar, often going fishing, watching movies and participating in festivals in the summer, at this time it is late autumn, and it is the day when the two go out together. When the two meet, Hinata throws a pomegranate to Imano, saying that it was picked on the road, and reveals that she also has a pomegranate tree in her family's yard. When he saw Imano breaking the pomegranates one by one, he took the half of Imano's hand, nibbled it, and returned it to Imano, saying that he would eat it like this, and Imano would also eat it.
The red seeds in the pomegranate that are broken open are crystal clear and stir your heartstrings, but the trouble is that each one has a seed, and only by nibbling on it without scruples can you enjoy its sweetness, and also pay attention to spitting out the seeds that cannot be eaten in time. Hinata seems to be such a person, who was originally a close colleague, but suddenly resigned without any news. After disappearing for a while, he turned into a salesman and came to the door to regain the front edge. It was also a hesitation to ask for help to complete the sales target, and finally lost contact. In the process of searching, Imano learns Hinata's untold secret and leaves him with only one order. The ending also restarted a new relationship, but still can't forget the original intimacy.
"Shadow" is such a film that uses daily life to express emotional changes and flows, each tiny scene touches the heart of the characters in the film, and the audience is immersed in it, experiencing all kinds of green, sweet, sad and relieved tastes.