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Exercício avant-garde japonês lança algumas boas pistas sobre a morte e o trauma, mas aos poucos vai-se encaminhado para um estado de espírito arty que, neste caso, não resistiu muito bem ao tempo e é difícil de ser mastigado.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/24/23
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The title alone is enough to stoke anyone's curiosity. This Japanese New Wave gem doesn't quite live up to its billing, but it's smart enough to know its thin premise doesn't warrant more than 65 minutes. The script makes its statement and gets out quickly.
The story takes place almost entirely on a city rooftop. A girl is gang-raped while a mousy, enigmatic boy watches from the side. Afterwards, the two creep into a dysfunctional romance based on shared traumatic memories. But the boy holds the keys to the building, and so the whole crowd of scoundrels is also stranded on the roof for the night. The tense situation is detailed almost in real time, eventually turning violent in unexpected ways. The closing suggests the film is a tribute to the recently murdered Sharon Tate, so consider yourself warned.
"Go, Go Second Time Virgin" is dominantly black and white, but inserts a few flashbacks in color. The musical score is unusually Western-influenced and even includes an unlikely usage of the Mothers of Invention's "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" (wow). If you're a fan of foreign directors such as Nagisa Oshima and Jean-Luc Godard and would like to dig deeper, this is a good place to start.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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This is a depressing tale of rape, revenge, teen angst and being alone. Given that this movie was shot in just 4 days in 1 location on a tight limited budget, what director Koji Wakamatsu has created is nothing short of amazing. The movie is mostly in black and white which is so beautiful but just occasionally there are bursts of color and blue sepia sequences inserted. It works really well when you see it. The subject matter of the movie isn't the most joyous, in fact it's really bleak and it doesn't end on a happy note either which I'm not going to spoil for you. This movie isn't sleazy as such and the rape scenes aren't too graphic but the violence when it happens is brutal. The 2 main stars are fantastic in their roles and Mimi Kozakura as Poppo is naked for a lot of the movie's 65 minute running time.
Go Go Second Time Virgin is an interesting pinku/art house movie with a fresh take on loneliness that I recommend.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/20/23
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Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969) Yuke yuke nidome no shojo (original title) After being raped in an unknown rooftop, nineteen year-old girl Poppo meets a mysterious boy, & both share their sexual traumas & fears, with fatal consequences. Go, Go, Second Time Virgin is the story of two damned & abused teenagers who meet & fall in mutant love on a Tokyo rooftop. Their only hope is to cement their love with an escape into oblivion. Japan's most notorious underground filmmaker, Wakamatsu--a combination of Godard, Gregg Araki & Jesus Franco--has fashioned a haunting, unforgettable film. Between the 1960s & early 1970s, Japanese cinema literally exploded with some of the greatest genre filmmaking ever seen--a mindbending Cinemascope paradise of samurai swordfests, crazed yakuza thrillers & low-budget erotica. In conjunction with the American Cinematheque, Image Entertainment presents this rarely-seen Japanese cult film. This film is not easy viewing. 60+ minutes of sadomasochism, multiple rapes, one delirious orgy, some poetic dialogue on suicide, & the mass-murder He mixes an avant-garde sensibility with horrific & sexual themes that will make many viewers extremely uneasy, but this great looking film has a lot to offer more adventurous audiences. Calling Go, Go Second Time Virgin ahead of its time is an understatement, but there were very few films made before 1969 that dealt so directly & brutally with teenage sexuality & depression. Wakamatsu creatively uses shaky hand-held camera shots to give his film a realistic & gritty edge. He also mixes manga illustrations & photographs into his film that convey a dark pop art sensibility. Though conceived in the tradition of Japanese pink films, âGo Goâ in fact, shares more in common with the French New Wave than it does with kinky soft porn. Its plot is very minimalist. Short 1 hour running time. âGo Goâ is clearly a film that will enthrall some with its ultra-stylized perversions while horrifying nearly everyone else.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/25/23
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[b]Go, Go Second Time Virgin [/b](K. Wakamatsu, 1969)
The film starts with a girl being brought to a roof and being gangraped by a group of drug addicts. You can guess this won't be an average film.
This is my first experience with experimental director Wakamatsu, and I must admit I was overwhelmed. Not because of the plot, which isn't extraordinary. Not because of the acting, which was merely correct. I was impressed by Wakamatsu's fresh and enlightening style. He manages to make an electrifying, original and even beautiful film out of a bleak content. This is artsy-fatsy crap. This is loaded with [url="http://0-29.com/?go=hardcore+sex"]hardcore sex[/url], but not erotism. This could be seen as a very dark and gruesome love story. This makes the Seijun Suzuki films look like gentle efforts. I'll be damned, but this is brilliant.
While she's being raped, a nery boy, who accompanies the men, watches in silence. The next morning, the girl wakes up, still laying on the ground. The boy is still watching her. Eventually, a relationship emerges between them. Both are two lone souls affected and punished by their violent enviorment. Both are psycologically traumatized, disturbed, harmed. Their suicidal nature and self-loathing is obvious, and their connection unavoidable.
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The tone of the film is breathtakingly claustrophobic. It all happens in a building and in a fenced urban rooftop. And that atmosphere will NOT amuse everyone. This is a hard film to sit through, not only because of the content, but because of the style. Every frame, every scene, seems meticulously photographed and placed. The cinematography is indeed remarkable at times, as is the editing. While being raped, the camera goes out of focus: the girl remembers the first time she was raped - it was in a beautiful beach. She was raped right next to the placid ocean waves. A long shot of her suffering face is given. She has gone through that before. She's a second time virgin. Long takes are often used as the film goes by. Yes.
We soon learn more about the two protagonists. Her mother was gangraped as well, and she gave birth to her. She eventually hung herself. She tries to convince the drug dudes to kill her, but she is raped yet again. She is not sad, she is not a woman. She wants to be killed, commiting suicide is not an honest way to die. No. She brings on a monologue, directly at the camera.
I've heard comments about this film being "pink". Well no. Despite featuring explicit and rather distracting scenes of masochism, there's a great deal of engrossing, mesmerizing, philosophical non-sex scenes, such as the mentioned monologue. The sex is not even nicely presented: it often ends with death, and it's not erotic in any way. The boy regards it as a negative thing, mainly because of a secret he'll soon reveal; the girls sees it as a synonim of agony. Sex is not nice here. Nudity is constant, yes, but its function is not at all illustrative.
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The boy says he knows a lot about killing. We are shown his appartment. He has savagely and brutally massacrated four people who had rented his room. He slaughtered those "pigs" because they did "perverted" things to him. They spent all day having sex and even abused of him. The girl is shocked by the bloodshed. Teh boy killed them because he had a reason. But he doesn't have a reasn to kill her. He gets a knife. The girl insists on him killing her. They go back to the roof.
The violence obtains a significative importance. This is a tale of love and death. As we'll see on this second half, the girl/boy relationship is based in violence and love. She asks him to either love her or kill her. However, lets not get ahead. In this appartment scene, we are introduced to color: the shock is made even more impressive by the use of color. The pale bodies, the red blood. The camera goes out of focus: another flashback. The boy killing the nasty sex obsessed guys. The violence is highly stylized. He kills them with the knife, consistently, a they deserved to be murdered. For being perverted. The mixture of sex and violence doesn't get any clearer. Wakamatsu's technique of filming both things is fascinating.
The drug addicts are up on the roof, with some girlfriends, bitching and laughing at them. The girl is raped, yet again, right before the eyes of the boy. He doesn't do nothing at first. But then he stabs the raper with the knife. And his girlfriend is killed as well. Their friends freak out, but the boy doesn't get too excited. The girl asks him, for the zillionth time, to kill her. ut he cannot do it. He's feels both anguished and aroused by her. He is unable to murder her. The boy then gets on a killing spree and begins killing the rest of the teens.
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The killings are joined by quick cuts of the massacre which was brought on at the appartment. This scene is terribly rough but you can't help it but feel fascinated. How Wakamastu relates the two murders, how he makes the girl desesperately cry for her death, how the teens are stabbed one by one. It's even a bit humourous at times, even if it sounds contradictory. Afterwards, the boy and the girl chase each other, showing a bit of enthusiasm in that world of bleakness. They are made for each other, but their fate is marked by death. The conclusion is tragic. It is as bleak as the film itself. It leaves you in awe. It's... bizarre.
Overall, I do not recommend the film to everyone. It's pure genius, but I'm afraid most people will just see it as a mere pink film and won't get into its philophical background. Perhaps it crosses the line at times, but always comes back. I'm sure missed quite a lot of things, the film's more complex of what it might seem. It contains subtle characters, amazing camera movements and an inspiring and sometimes surprising score. Filmed in four days, running only 70 minutes, this is a must. It's bleak, weird and... beautiful.
Amazing.
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Rated 4.5/5 Stars •
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/02/23
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Im not sure exactly what to make of this film, Im barely sure if I even like it. Its certainly a puzzling portrait of violence and unhappiness. Its unclear how much of it is fantasy, or if any of it is. The film begins with Poppo (the Girl) being raped on a rooftop. By her own account, this is the second time this has happened, and now she wants to die. Tsukio lives in the building, and followed the other boys up to the roof and watched, though he didnt partake. When morning comes, he tries to dissuade the girl from both killing herself, or at least from staying on the roof forever.
Though just an hour, the film is filled to the rafters. Focusing particularly on sexual trauma and fear, both characters reveal to each other their own violent and traumatic sexual experiences. Theyre both quite young, teens, and do not understand the situations that surround them. When The Girl asks to die, the boy asks her why. She cannot understand, she says it isnt because she was raped, but something else. Her answers change and shift as the film goes on, as do her recollections of her past and family. Nothing seems certain, or real. She lives in a disturb and diluted world of violence and unhappiness.
Is this film about purity? The loss of innocence? It could be. The treatment and abuse of children as sex objects. Or perhaps, their own diluted understanding of events beyond their understanding. Skewed views of events and experiences that they were simply not ready for.
The violence is greatly affecting, and really quite difficult to watch. Its difficult for me personally to come to terms with it
obviously, its not meant to be enjoyed, but I want to look away and block it off. Is it an expression of male rage? The falling back on violence, and penetration, a revenge in its purest right. The girl remains submissive, wishing away her pain through a sort of masochistic acceptance of her powerlessness. And yet, is she stronger? She does not seek revenge or violence, or in reality, she does. She gives many reasons why she wants to die, alll seem to be elusively skirting the truth, but finally she screams she wants to die because she wants to kill. A strong revelation, and one that I found to be quite powerful. She would not continue the cycle of violence, and though being completely resigned to her own destruction seems counter-intuitive, it was her way of engaging in a sort of moral pacifism that was motivated in part by fear, but more clearly by an inner strength.
The film finishes with the complete destruction of youth. There is nothing left for the characters but death.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/24/23
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