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Originally Posted by The Mothman
I have mixed feelings about him aswell.
at first I disliked Ichi The Killer. It grew on me though.
its a fucking crime that people call it one of the goriest movies ever made, becasue its far, far from it, and may leave many people dissapointed if they go into it expecting that, which is what i did. one of the main reasons i didnt like it too much at first, but i gained respect for it through multiple viewings.
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I think that that was part of my problem with the film, now that you mention it. After being exposed to his sense of sexual depravity in Visitor Q and his sense for blood, violence, and torture in Audition, I think that what I expected from Ichi The Killer would be more straight out Yakuza - blood, guts, violence, action, with not necessarily a lot of deconstruction or analysis.
Not that deconstruction is a
bad thing of course (I'm a dork - I love it), I think I was just expecting something more straight-forward-bloody.
But I can see your point, Mothman - I think that the purpose of this film is to explore what Miike generally explores in his films - character development revolving around desire, power, hubris, weakness, etc.
In regards to the gore, a lot of it is purposefully off-scene, so it's clear that Miike is self-conscious of his notoriety and also the expectations that would come from viewing a film like this.