Total Recal キョウ

"キョウ (today) is the beginning of the rest of your life."

キョウ

gorge
峡
The very first scene. A rocky, red martian gorge.

Attractive
嬌
The woman he wakes up in bed with. A regular angel!

vie
競
"I can't believe you're jealous of a dream!" Blonde vs. Brunette - vying for Arnold's love.

together
共
The nice, husband/wife image of those two lovebirds together....... doesn't last long!

receive
享
Arnold, about to receive his memory implant.

shout
叫
Arnie getting a "schizoid embolism." Altho really, conjuring an image of Arnie shouting is not exactly difficult. :D

hometown
郷
Mars is like Arnie's real hometown here...

echo
響
And throughout the copious foreshadowing in the beginning, everything echos of Mars.

threaten
脅
Arnie is being threatened from all sides after his failed memory implant!!

wonder
驚
Arnie's wonder (or surprise, as this kanji means) about his wife trying to kill him!
OR "Get ready for a surprise!" BOOM

villain
凶
Mr. Copenhagen.

lunatic
狂
Only a total lunatic would stick that metal contraption up his nose...

but of course
況
But of course, he does it.

rectify
矯
After listening to himself, he takes action to rectify the whole situation.... "get your ass to mars"

boundary
境
Arnold crossing the customs boundary. Fat Lady Explode scene.

mirror
鏡
Arnie's introspection throughout the movie.... is it real? is it not? who am I really? etc.

bosom
胸
TRIPLE-BOSOM SCENE!!!11

cramped
狭
Life on Mars, in colonies.

sandwiched
挟
See above.

co-
協
Will Arnie cooperate with the Prez of Recall, who says its all just a dream? Naaaaa.

submit
供
See above. (or think, terrorists who won't submit to the government)

respect
恭
the rebels feelings towards Kuato.

elder brother
兄
Hmmm. Maybe the host-body of Kuato?

bridge
橋
The man-made bridges in the Alien "machine."

fear
恐
Lots of scenes, pick whichever you like.

incense
香

sutra
経
These two don't fit too well. Imagine some Mutant fortune-telling ritual involving lots of incense and some weird sutras.


teach
教
教室、教師、etc.

entertain
興
興味. Or, something this movie does quite well. :)

strong
強
勉強. Imagine Arnie's muscles if you like.

capital
京
東京.











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RTK3
heaven-high
喬

chivalry
侠

comely
佼

emigrant
僑

within my ability
叶

strengthen
彊

wince
怯

buckwheat
蕎

sturdy oak
橿

sled
橇

scissors
鋏

cheek
頬

feast
饗

owl
梟

evil
兇

set straight
匡

Notes: I friggin love this movie so much. So nostalgic to watch it again for the first time in what must be at least 7 or 8 years. Awesome. And the a good number of the keywords fit like it was meant to be - even the RTK3 ones! Several kanji listed with compounds are really basic, common ones any aspiring students should know, so I didn't bother fitting them into the movie. The rest is all very useful however for this rather ubiquitous reading.