![]() At the end, without giving anything away, you are left with a feeling that there are more layers to this than seems evident on the surface. But, that really wasn't the point of the film the primary focus was NOT just a big set-piece for a bunch of gory deaths, although those do happen, but for most part, with a couple of exceptions (where I did FF a bit) they were not graphic or overly explicit. YES, the basic premise of what these 'Gods' are doing to these students is of course in principle quite terrible. Other films of his where he has actual PEOPLE doing horrific, REALISTIC things to other people, I wouldn't come within 100 miles of, but based upon the extremely Fantastical premise, I figured that this would not likely be another one of his super heavy-handed Sadist- fests, and it truly wasn't. And, regardless of the director's NOTORIOUS proclivity for extreme, sadistic violence (thus my normal avoidance of his films) this one honestly came off as not really that explicit or 'Real'. Well, firstly, it was not really that realistically gory or graphic it mostly had a more cartoon-like vibe to it. I am still kind of reeling a bit from the film, which I JUST finished. But, this premise was SO damn WAAAAAAAAY OUT there, that I just had to check it out. ![]() I had indeed kind of braced myself for a bit of a cartoony gore-fest, although that is NOT my first choice in films. Normally I would cross to the other side of the 'street' rather than watch many of Takashi Miike's films. ![]() WOW! This is NOT my normal fare, let me tell you. Equally quirky and disturbing, the myriad of bizarrely captivating games of death is brought to live by Takeshi Miike. If there's any concern, it's that the nature of the games is highly inspired by Japanese culture, this might create a rather awkward narrative at some points though it's only a minor hindrance. It doesn't venture into dark territory too much, but it does warrant a mature rating. Sometimes the movie would transition from quiet scene to a rather explicit one. Miike has a knack for the unassuming shift of tone, as seen from Crows Zero and 13 Assassins. This is due to the fact that it might become overly complex for a feature length movie to display later arcs, and frankly it's not a cause for concern as the new screenplay is still presentable and keeps all the thrilling attributes of the manga. The movie has taken the liberty of creating more appropriate screenplay for later games. The first half sees more comedy for ironic purpose, as the story progresses and the death dealing intensifies the tone tends to be more serious. Humor and philosophical elements are steadily present. In fact Miike, as expected, produces a couple of nasty gruesome sequences of his own. For the part of full blood pool of the manga, this movie counterpart uses a more comical effect yet without neglecting the intensity of the scene. Visual offers bloody gore with mildly tone down violence. Viewpoints from above and panoramic shots are used often to set the ambiance. For such grimly movie, the cinematography is very sleek and cool. He has a distinct stylish visual, timely touch of horror and a proper respect to the original source. Takeshi Miike who has proved capable with such theme is the perfect pick to create a fascinating, occasionally humorous and gory live action of the manga. Based on manga with the same title, Kamisama no iu tôri (As the Gods Will) is a story of average high school students forced to play a series of deadly games.
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