The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
DS科普性喜剧～有人把它与色即是空比较，那差太远了好吧～也能看出一点巧思或野心，也就是把关系与职场、东亚文化男尊女卑的传统相联系，轻轻地反叛一下。
原来神尾枫珠不仅适合和30+姐姐睡觉 还适合和30+哥哥睡觉
前半段与后半段简直是两部电影，前半段起码是在说一个故事，后半段则完全是充斥着反思与说教的纪录片。不可否认正是社会根深蒂固对同性恋者的歧视才使他们举步维艰，才使他们不得不欺骗自己和他人——但无论如何欺骗本身必定是错的，男主的悲剧就是因为他答应了女主的告白。放腐女们一条生路吧，她们大部分是直女，希望自己的恋爱也不过是普通的男亲女爱，而不是去肩负社会革新的使命
如果这个世界上没有摩擦，我们可能再也不会前进
男女主角的演技不如NHK的电视剧版本细腻，NHK版的女主角是真正现实中会遇到的普通小腐女，山田杏奈可爱也漂亮得多，所以影版突出了她的可爱美丽，布景打光也比缺钱的剧版赏心悦目多，剧版里网友的自杀给了主角很大的打击，而影版或许因为篇幅在这方面描写不够。以及可能因为是gay写的作品，所以和《断背山》有一样的毛病就是淡化了同妻人群的苦。剧版评论里有厌女gay发言认为女主又丑又烦人，真是一下子把人打回现实，像剧中这样虽然会为了自己感到罪恶却依旧选择欺骗女主的男主尚且有过错，而现实中那些欺骗女性依旧毫无罪恶感的gay呢……？现实中有很多女性亲昵地在论坛上称呼自己的朋友为gay蜜，但gay论坛对女性的态度配得上女性对他们的友好吗？
披着韩剧外皮的sm科普片，在亚洲范围内这种尝试已经挺值得鼓励了，觉得如果中国来拍杨洋倒是挺合适的，硬邦邦的假正经形象。但是吧，俊男美女已经让人很知足了
多么门当户对！！喜欢看着别人搞基的腐女交了一个喜欢搞基的男朋友。完美！涉及同性就是真爱，高评分？搞不懂，故事并不好看啊。男女主的颜值也不行啊……
我喜欢的是男人，以及三浦。
和剧相比，细腻的地方浅点，男主的哭起来还挺男女都能爱的天菜型，难怪会都喜欢他。
她喜欢的是BL以及山藤，他喜欢的是男人以及三浦 ，我喜欢的是所有这些可爱的人 。女主实在太可爱且勇敢，男二的西瓜树永远都会在，爱哭鬼看得眼泪落下来T^T
全剧天使是亮平啊，接受了喜欢的女生和自己的好朋友表白并交往，还是第一个站出来接受好朋友是同性恋并且一直隐瞒自己的事情。
老师说感情没有对错，但我只会评判谁是利益既得者，谁被压榨更多，如果不计较得失，该怎么理解人物关系
开头男主的内心独白让我想起了《唇膏》里的牧村纮毅（洼冢洋介）。。。说实话青春期的男同自我探索再怎么包装也改变不了他把女人当工具的本质。话说伤害他的一直都是他的同性（恐同与深柜），凭啥转嫁伤害到认同他的腐女身上还要人家包容他的一切。首先学会道歉和自我认同吧，凭什么让努力理解他的人去承受他的迷茫与痛苦。啧啧。竟然还从BL世界寻求认知。女主那段发言根本不是真正的性向包容，简直就是厌女而不自知。这部片根本不是对同性恋正视自我的探索，而是为那些鸡贼厌女的男同开脱。
2021釜山电影节上有机会看了这部片子。在此之前，也看了一些同类型的作品，所以主题的新颖度没有那么高，情节也是可以预想，但是演员的演技好归功于导演的导戏好，有着电影圣堂的加持，十月中旬晚风吹拂下，可以值四星半❤️
也是一部符合当下政治正确的性教育片
很有意思的设定！拍得也很日系，非常喜欢女主的性格，男主的眼神好忧郁。
看完，是很治愈的电影。
#tiff2021 以女性标题写男性故事 腐女子与lgbt 最终落足于无关男女的少数群体/壁を作るのは自分を守るためでなく身近を守るためなんだ/看的时候一边饿到肚子叫一边哭 太惨了
很简单治愈同时议题深刻的一部电影，当异性恋女在看BL的时候我们看的是什么？
开局王家卫，后面全靠碰，每个人都有内心的小秘密呀～
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