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>>44005547
Glad to see someone who appreciates this film, it was great, as expected from him. What I love about it is how Sono brought his auteur touch to a multi-narrative story of a cult director trying to make a film and everyone involved in it trying to be true to themselves. We rarely see such a tribute to extras and with full-blown infectious energy and passion. His personal life aside, his claim that his intentions for the film weren't to make something for theatres, but to make something to support his students and their future careers was genuine, it was apparent throughout every second of its running time. Re-watching it for the second time, it really comes together extremely well. My favorite part was the way its final scene on the streets contrasts the metacinema scene from his 90s film 'Bad Film'. You just know that particular part of 'Bad Film' is something he holds dear because the final scene of 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?' was also inspired by it.
>Will we ever see another kino by him after what happened?
I hope so. He just needs to stay true to his roots and make more indie films like 'Red Post'. Tabloids can run amok all they want like last year when they released that malicious article about his "stealth comeback", if there's still an audience awaiting him, it doesn't matter what they write about him.