2021年·爱情片·偶然与想象

The video consists of three short films - 'Magic (Less Realistic than Magic)', 'Open Door', and 'One More Time'. The multiplicity and mirroring of female characters were the themes in Hamakouchi's previous works, as well as in his new work"Chance and Imagination". The previous works, Happy hour and Night and Day, literally have the flavor of novels, while Chance and Imagination can be said to be a collection of short stories. The narrative rhythm further reinforces this impression: three episodes, each centered around a female character and divided into three acts. Three short films tell the story of an unexpected love triangle, an attempted temptation, and an encounter due to misunderstandings. Although scattered, it still maintains an organic narrative process and even emphasizes this point. Although most of the actions take place in the same space and only two actors participate, this movie doesn't feel like an indoor drama. This is not only due to dialogue, but also due to its complex spatiotemporal concepts, and the final episode almost turned into a science fiction film. The moments we witness are all connected to a moving universal destiny, marked by choices, regrets, deceit, and coincidences, which are the true protagonists of the video.

影片由三個短片構成——《魔法（比魔法更不真切）》《開著的門》《再來一次》。 女性角色的多重性和鏡像性是濱口之前的作品中的主題，在他的新作《偶然與想象》中也是如此。 前作《歡樂時光》和《夜以繼日》，從字面上看，頗有小說的味道，而《偶然與想象》則可以說是一部短篇小說集。 敘事節奏更强化了這一印象：三集，每集圍繞一個女性角色展開，又分為三幕。 三個短片講述了一個意想不到的三角戀、一場未遂的誘惑和一個因誤會而相遇的故事。 儘管零散，但仍保持了有機的敘事流程，甚至還強調了這一點。 雖然大部分的動作都發生在一個空間裏，而且只有兩個演員參與，這部電影卻不讓人覺得像一出室內劇。 這不僅僅是由於對話的緣故，還在於其複雜的時空概念，最後一集幾乎變成了科幻片。 我們所見證的時刻都與感人的普遍命運相連，以選擇、遺憾、欺騙和巧合為標誌，它們是影片真正的主角。