Diary Entry forJigoku
The colours, sets and costumes in this are all simply fantastic, some of the best I’ve seen in any film. Hell especially looks amazing, with beautiful imagery and a very fitting palette. That’s where the positives for me end though, the characters, script and story are all heavily lacking for me. Sure, some people love this, almost Lynch style of storytelling, but for me it’s just confusing and annoying. The story throws so many things at you in such a short period of time it gets incredibly hard to follow. There are so many characters, motivations and arcs that keeping tracking of them all is almost impossible. This style of film just isn’t really for me, but I do respect the film from a design standpoint, which it’s second to non.
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Jigoku
Night 17 of 31 Nights of Halloween Jigoku is nothing short of a wild romp through hell itself. While it may take a large chunk of the film to establish itself, the dream-like quality keeps you intrigued and sucked into the story. It’s shocking to see how much violence was in the first 2/3 of the film, especially when compared to other Japanese horror films that were released around a similar time. The film really sets itself apart with the final act of the film, which has some of the most unsettling imagery that I’ve seen put onto film. It’s a technicolor nightmare, with graphic depictions of the tortures of hell. It’s horrifying, but still manages to complete the story, offering resolution when I wasn’t sure there was going to be any. This is a rollercoaster of a film, but is an absolute necessary watch, especially for lovers of horror. Jigoku is a breathtaking nightmare, a vision of horrors that I’m surprised actually made it onto big screen. This is a truly special film, one that I cannot wait to give another watch to so I can experience these horrors all over again.
Jigoku
“Hear me! You who in life piled up sin upon sin will be trapped in Hell forever. Suffer! Suffer!” A moody, atmospheric dive into hell — well, for a bit at least. Jigokuis well known for its creatively depicted version of hell, a bottomless void where all the sinners are sent to to live through tortures over and over again. Sounds like a great film, but Jigoku likes to take its sweet time getting to the good stuff. I don’t know if it’s cause I’m stupid or something, but I found this film to be a slog to get through. I enjoyed all the scenes in hell — it began to get a bit repetitive though — and the visual style of the film in general. Other than that, it felt like it took way too long to get anywhere or say anything. Felt way too long for an hour and a half.
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