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In preparation forLonglegs , I had heard that the 1997 Japanese cult horror moving-picture show , Cure , was a good concomitant . LonglegsandCureshare many attributes , such as their atmospheric tone of voice , and leaving audiences find uncertain by their equivocal ending . Cureis an formidable film , with its creepy sound design and shivery narrative , and is definitely a worthwhile vigil forLonglegsfans . However , I just could n’t excite this feeling thatthe Japanese film was actually just a serious edition of the Monty Python chalk out about the funniest joke in the world .
Cureis presently available to stream on The Criterion Channel .
Cure ’s haunt geographic expedition of the human psyche and its susceptibility to suggestion eerily mirrors the fatuousness of the Python sketch , where the mere act of hearing a caper becomes deadly . InCure , hypnosis is a cock used to oblige people to commit murder , present the terrifying power of the mind ’s vulnerability . This psychological manipulation is what makesCurea deeply touch Japanese horrorand a deeply memorable viewing experience , but maybe it is just a Python survey in camouflage .
While many of the best Nipponese repugnance movies were cursed with subpar American remake , there are a fistful of cult classic that avoided this fate .
1997’s Cure Is A Serious Take On Monty Python’s Funniest Joke In The World
They Share A Common Logic And Can Evade Police Efforts To Thwart Its Power
The Python sketch is abouta comedy author who write a joke so suspicious that he dies laugh . His wife finds his body and the distrust suicide note , but it ’s the joke and she , too , perishes at the lethally funny prank . Not even the constabulary are resistant to the deadly joke . In distinctive Python form , the sketch escalates , and the joke becomes a weapon for the ally in the conflict against the Nazis . The sketch first appeared inMonty Python ’s Flying Circus , and again as a shorter remake of it in their filmAnd Now For Something altogether Different .
I found it hard watchingCurebecause all I could remember about was this cartoon . Kiyoshi Kurosawa’sCurefollows alike logical system to " Killer Joke"but , obviously , in a serious means . In both the cartoon and the film , there ’s a force that causes mass to suddenly die or murder someone . For Python , it ’s a jest , and inCure , it ’s hugger-mugger hypnosis . The direction hypnosis work inCurealso connects the two , showing that Word can have a homicidal shock on its audience . Police are also confuse by these words and are far from resistant , as they , too , are among the victims .
Four seasons ofMonty Python ’s Flying Circusare available on Netflix .
Cure is a psychological thriller directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Set in Tokyo, the film follows Detective Takabe, played by Kōji Yakusho, as he investigates a series of bizarre murders where each culprit has no memory of committing the crime. The investigation leads him to a mysterious drifter whose influence over people appears to be linked to the killings.
A combining of these conception conjures the idea that in a modernistic re - telltale ofCure , military force would , in fact , want to harness Mamiya ’s ( Masato Hagiwara ) hypnotic powers for a artillery , much like the Python chalk out . His power of hypnosis are akin to a superpower , so it ’s well-situated to see how a remaking / mash - up like this could really influence . Such a re - telling would likely end up as a near full cousin of the Amazon seriesThe Boys , blending odd superpower and serious , genuine - world theme matter with component of comedy .
Cure Has Had A Massive Cultural Impact On Modern Horror
Kurosawa’s Film Influenced Top Directors And Pioneered An Era Of J-Horror
While it ’s thoroughly unconvincing that there ’s any connection between Kurosawa ’s plastic film and the British comedy troupe in any means , Curehas had a survive wallop on modern horror . The film has had a huge influence on South Korean Oscar - winning director , Bong Joon - ho , who stated in aVanity Fairinterview thatCurewas his favourite film of all time , and stated ( viaScreenDaily ) thathe was heavily influenced by Kurosawa ’s villain while make his 2003 picture show , Memories of Murder . Martin Scorsese , too , has render the Japanese horror motion-picture show beam review .
The great power of these captivating and unsettling horror films has changed the way that Western filmmakers approach horror .
Curealso usher in an era ofcreepy Japanese horror filmsin the 1990s and early 2000s , pre - dating popular movies likeThe Ring , The Grudge , andAudition . This menses of horror made a fully grown wallop on the development of the musical genre , not just because many were redo into English - spoken language versions , but they also act upon numerous horror writer and theatre director today . Its influence is clear present in Osgood Perkins’Longlegs , for example . The power of these enthralling and unsettling horror films has change the manner that westerly film maker approach repulsion , infusing those Japanese horror stylistic elements with conversant Hollywood tale .
Sources : Vanity Fair , ScreenDaily
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remedy is a psychological thriller directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa . define in Tokyo , the flick follows Detective Takabe , played by Kōji Yakusho , as he investigate a series of bizarre murders where each culprit has no store of invest the offense . The probe leads him to a mysterious drifter whose influence over people seems to be link to the violent death .
Cure is a psychological thriller directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Set in Tokyo, the film follows Detective Takabe, played by Kōji Yakusho, as he investigates a series of bizarre murders where each culprit has no memory of committing the crime. The investigation leads him to a mysterious drifter whose influence over people appears to be linked to the killings.
