典型的早期日式朋克电影，黑白影像+连续而晃动的手提摄影+朋克乐，石井当年就是以此片出道的。。。 Thisextremelyhecticandnearlyheadache-inducingshortbytheJapanesepunkdemigodSogoIshiiisdefinitelyoneofthecraziestandmostexperimentalart-housemoviesIeverhadthepleasureofseeingonabigscreen(duringaspecialrevolvingonthedirector). Afterthetwohugelydifferentbutalreadyinfluentiallong-featurefilms"PanicHighSchool"and"CrazyThunderRoad",Ishiifinallymadethepunk-shortheclearlydreamedofmakingeversincethebeginning."Shuffle"isbasedoncomicstripanddoesn'treallyhaveastorytotell.Thecamerajustverycreativelyfollowsamanashe'srunningoutofhisapartmentanddownthestreets.He'srunningfromthecops,becausehemurderedhisgirlfriend,buthe'salsorunningtowardsthepimpwhostoleherfromhim,forvengeance.30minutesofplaytimeonlytodepictamanrunningdownsomestreetsseemslong,butIshiisomehowmanagestomakeitfascinatingbypresentinganon-stopseriesofimaginativecameratricks,lightingtechniquesanduniquesound-editing.Thevisualsaregroundbreakingandfaraheadoftheirtime.Thecolorscontinuouslyfadeoutandbackin,thecameraisputineverypossibleperspectivethereisandthemusicisreallyloudandstimulating."Shuffle"oftenlookslikeanexerciseforIshii'snextbigproject"BurstCity"anditdefinitelywasagreatsourceofinfluenceforfutureAsianfilmmakerslikeTakashiMiikeandShinyaTsukamoto.Youcan'treallycallitagreatfilm,becausetherearealmostnodialogsorcharacterdrawings,butitsurelyguaranteeshalfahourofadrenalin-rushingspectacle.
