This movie was quite flawless. It was very
entertaining. The plot and script were both very well
The name High and Low is a very creative title for this
movie. It symbolizes so many different themes and events in
the movie. One of the main things this title symbolizes is
the difference between Gondo and the kidnapper. Gondo lives
up high on a hill in a big house that overlooks the
kidnappers house down in the slums of Tokyo. The "high" in
the title represents Gondo and his wealth and the "low"
represents the kidnapper and his poverty. The title also
symbolizes Gondo's financial situation. In the beginning of
the movie we see him secretly buying enough stock to become
the largest power in the company. This part in the movie is
Gondo's high point. Then after Sinichi is kidnapped he is
forced to pay the kidnapper this money he so hardly worked
to save. He ends up selling or mortgaging almost everyhthing
he owns. This is Gondo's low point. For the rest of the
movie Gondo tries to get back to being a very powerful man
like he once was. High and Low also refers to the different
classes of society in Tokyo at the time. The high refers to
Gondo and all the others who are part of the upper class.
This class is made up of wealthy businessmen who make their
money legitamently. The low class is made up of the poorer
people who try to steal their money or who try to make their
money some other way illegally. This is the kidnapper's
Overall this movie was very entertaining. I liked the
way they made the only color in the movie pink, when the
kidnapper burned the money. This little scene in the movie
was very interesting and well done.
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