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Preface. In 1998, Takeshi Kitano's self-written and directed film "Fireworks" was released, showing Takeshi Kitano's unique aesthetic style of violence and revealing the distorted power of human nature.
The film is full of mourning, expressing loneliness, loneliness and despair, like fireworks piercing the darkness and blooming in an instant.
The protagonist transforms.
The protagonist of "Hanabi" is a character who is both good and evil.
At first, he was an upright and righteous policeman, but due to the tragic incident, he lost his children and his wife fell ill, and his life fell into difficulty.
In order to heal his illness, he was forced to entangle with loan sharks and eventually turned into a robber.
The audience may wonder what makes a person embark on such a path
Life is suffering. His wife was seriously ill and the family's savings were exhausted, so Xi Jiajing had to borrow from a loan shark. Tragedies continue to occur, and so do his colleagues.
In this despair, Xi Jiajing begins to fight back against life, in order to maintain the happiness of his wife and friends.
Fight back tour. After leaving the police station, Xi Jiajing converted a scrapped car into a police car and robbed a bank in broad daylight.
He used the money he got from the robbery to settle his debts to loan sharks and help friends and colleagues. Then, he took his wife on a trip with no time limit.
Fragments of happiness.
During the trip, Xi Jiajing tried his best to make his wife happy.
He accompanied his wife to set off fireworks, experience homestays, and pray for temples. Despite being disturbed by a short-sighted loan shark, he is determined to protect happiness and finally settles the dispute.
Finale. When his wife and Xi Jiajing's journey came to an end, in the face of police pursuit and threats from loan sharks, Xi Jiajing chose the last resistance.
He ended his life with the last bullet, leaving behind a serene picture of the seaside as far as the eye can see.
Epilogue. Hanabi does not have a sad ending, but instead shows a happy journey.
Black humor runs through the whole story, life is like a brilliant flower, and death is like a fire and vain.
Through contrasts and conflicts, the film presents the pain and hope of life.