구로사와 아키라(黒澤明)의「멋진 일요일」의構成考 -하숙집 장면을 중심으로-

Abstract

The movie conveys the definite theme not to give up dreams and hopes againstthe postwar confusion and hardships of life. It’s clear how this theme is embodiedin each sequence. The results are as follows. Fisrt, It relates to the construction of the movie. Wonderful Sunday is composedof 14 sequences. The director placidly describes the pessimistic Yuzo regaining hopeand dream due to the encouragement of the optimistic Masako. Each sequence isabout ‘reality’ and ‘dream(imagination or innocence of childhood)’. The directorarranges each sequence properly so that he can effectively represent Yuzo’s mentalchange. Second, It is in regard to the constructive meaning of the scene ‘lodging louse’. From a constructive perspective, This scene changes the gloomy atmosphere of thefirst half into the bright atmosphere of the second half through two lovers’ emotionaldissolution(catharsis) and prepare for the subsequent scenes like theatre of situations‘hyacinth’ and the ‘conducting in a concert garden’. Third, It is in relation to the directing of the scene ‘lodging louse’. Above all,using natural phenomenon ‘rain’ and non-speaking ‘silence’, the director tries todescribe effectively and reinforce Yuzo’s miserable state of mind. In addition, thetears of two main characters symbolize various emotions intricately. Shedding tears,they resolve an emotional conflict and taking this opportunity, the gloomy atmosphereof the first half is changed into the bright one of the second half. Finally, the props‘Teddy Bear’ appears in the scene ‘lodging house’ and ‘conducting in the concertgarden’. A grown-up woman hanging a teddy bear on her bag in a war-worn anddark reality shows her ‘childish’. In the scene of ‘swinging’, regaining his innocenceentirely Yuzo can imagine himself running a café with Masako on the ruin andconducting an orchestra. With this, the audience may not feel a sense ofincompatibility from their behaviors.