- jwpi02025年2月23日Once again a non American film gets straight to the heart of the ambiguous nature of the human condition, both in a pure form, and in the context of society. This film touched me deeply in many ways, as a father a son and a man within a society. A society which desperately wants to appear progressive and open minded but always reverts to the safety of the hard shell of a deeply biased conservative outlook.
- Kevin Ward2025年7月2日An expertly crafted drama where nothing is quite as it seems. A slight shift in perspective and some additional context can often monumentally alter our world view. Such is the case with Kore-eda’s Monster. What starts off as one thing brilliantly revealed to be something completely different as the narrative layers are pulled back. I don’t want to divulge much more than to say I loved it. It’s actually my first Kore-eda, though I’ve had Shoplifters and Broker on my watchlist seemingly forever.
- rg94005天前I ended up watching this super late, basically a midnight showing. I was very worried that a foreign drama very late in an empty theater would put me to sleep, but no, I was fully engaged. I went in without really knowing anything about the movie other than the famous director. And I think that leads to an interesting experience, but there is no way to really review it without discussing it at a high level. This is similar to Rashomon where the usage of perspective is heavily explored. It starts by exploring events across a few days from one angle, then shifts it to another. It's fascinating just from a technical level because it actually ends up being a bit of a mystery box. You need to keep track of small clues, and see how they morph from different angles. But at the same time, I do think it becomes a bit challenging. My one complaint would be that this storytelling trick sometimes showcases the hand of the director a bit too much. By that, I mean that sometimes the way things are hidden, or the way they get recontextualized, feels less organic and more for the sake of the story. But I would say that only applies to less than 10% of the overall events. Also, to avoid repetition, after switching perspectives, the movie does not hold your hand. It jumps between events, letting the viewer extrapolate what happened given their new understanding of motivations/sequence of events. I enjoyed that, but every now and then I did find myself getting a bit confused with the timeline, thinking something had already happened before it did. A lot of my review has been on the technical/plot aspect of the movie. Partially, because I enjoyed it and found it innovative, but also because talking about the emotional/thematic core would certainly be spoilers. Suffice it to say, I found this movie haunting and beautiful, and an excellent exploration into what really constitutes a "monster" in society.
- Stephen Guerrero2025年11月17日What a Heinous opening act, such an Evil act off the bat, which can only mean the possibility of more Ferocious acts later. Our main characters are quite young, and they're easy prey for those who would do wrong to young people. The Suspense is ramping up, and 1 of our characters is proving to be rather Brave and possibly beyond Desperate at this point in the film. Our character is proving to be Resourceful and showing rather impressive calm in the situation at hand. Such a Horrible hand they've been dealt, and we hope that they find the strength to Survive and overcome the Evil. This movie plays with your emotions and leaves you with a heavy heavy heart...
- Varun2024年10月19日A good film that unravels using a plot structure of shifting perspectives to tackle various different issues and themes. Each person deals with their own different challenges caused by their inability to see the whole picture due to lies, denial and socially alienating norms. The strange confusing start leads to a satisfactory explanation in interesting, devastating and also beautifully subtle ways. What this film captures well is the level of cascading tragedy that can spread like cancer from the ignorant and hateful ways in which people deal with issues that they deem inconsequential. The movie was also well shot and had many picturesque scenes. I’ll end this review with a quote that really stood out to me. "If only some people can have it, that's not happiness. That's just nonsense. Happiness is something anyone can have."
- Desmond Dale2025年1月24日I really wasn't sold on the movie until about midway through as it blitzed through my shield of skepticism and indifference and captured my heart. It's very naturalistic and serene with shots that are so stunning that they elicit feelings of whimsy. And when the it really narrows its focus it becomes apparent that this is a somewhat tragic love story centered around two angelic blank slates at odds with the ugliness and judgemental nature of the world around them.
怪物花絮
怪物于2023年6月2日发布。
怪物由Hirokazu Kore-eda执导。
怪物的时长为2小时 6分钟。
怪物由Kenji Yamada, Genki Kawamura, Megumi Banse, Hijiri Taguchi, Taichi Ito制作。
平静的湖畔小镇，疼爱儿子的单亲妈妈早织（安藤樱 饰）、为学生着想的爽直老师保利 （永山瑛太 饰）以及天真烂漫的孩子们本过着安稳的生活，却因为一次校园冲突，发酵酿成轩然大波，惹起社会与媒体的关注。当事态越见严重，竟在一个暴风雨的清晨，两个孩子双双失去了踪影…
怪物中的关键角色有Saori Mugino（Sakura Ando）, Minato Mugino（Soya Kurokawa）, Yori Hoshikawa（Hinata Hiiragi）。
怪物的评级为PG-13。
怪物是一部剧情, 惊悚, 悬疑电影。
怪物的观众评分为9（满分10分）。
怪物的票房收入为US$2127.9万。