After everything he's been through, I could see him saying, screw the image, from here on out comfort is the key.
Buckle up, kids! Daddy's puttin' the hammer down.
Spike ,'Touched'
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beekaytee - Apr 03, 2008 2:56:14 pm PDT #4806 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Juliebird - Apr 03, 2008 3:00:16 pm PDT #4807 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I rented "Dreams", a collection of Kurasawa's short films, and was absolutely enchanted by several of them (the one in the post-apocalypse future left me cold, but I think it was supposed to). I'm still haunted by the story of the peach (cherry?) trees and the story of the boy who looked in the woods and saw something he was forbidden to, and the heartbreaking consequences.
And then I watched Roshomon, and while it may have been revolutionary for film-making, as a film to watch and enjoy I was disappointed, and it's been done better since. Especially since I didn't find the four viewpoints to vary that much, if at all, really, which made it ineffective to me as a device.
Hayden - Apr 03, 2008 4:50:24 pm PDT #4808 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I like Rashoman quite a bit (in fact, I just rewatched it last night, if I remember correctly), but it's not the best of Kurosawa, and Dreams isn't even close. His top tier (for me) is Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, High and Low, and Ran. Next tier would have Rashoman, Hidden Fortress, Kagemusha, The Bad Sleep Well, and Stray Dog. Dreams is the bottom of the well of the Kurosawa movies I've seen, but there's a lot of others I haven't seen, either.
Steph L. - Apr 03, 2008 4:55:24 pm PDT #4809 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
in fact, I just rewatched it last night, if I remember correctly
That's not how I remember it. t /Homer Simpson
Nutty - Apr 03, 2008 4:57:58 pm PDT #4810 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
But... but... The Hidden Fortress has that scene with Toshiro Mifune in single combat wearing short-shorts and knee socks! How can that be second-tier, I ask you!
(Of the others I've seen -- not all -- I think my favorite was Throne of Blood, because of the ghost scene, although I may be shorting Ran just because I wasn't expecting it to be in color and that freaked me out.)
DavidS - Apr 03, 2008 5:05:00 pm PDT #4811 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but there's a lot of others I haven't seen, either.
Dodesukadan.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2008 5:07:41 pm PDT #4812 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like Rashoman quite a bit (in fact, I just rewatched it last night, if I remember correctly)
I suppose we should ask your wife?
Gris - Apr 03, 2008 5:46:05 pm PDT #4813 of 10000
Hey. New board.
RAN!!!!
(Admittedly, my Kurosawa viewing record is shamefully limited. But man oh man did I love Ran.)
Frankenbuddha - Apr 03, 2008 6:04:32 pm PDT #4814 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I may be shorting Ran just because I wasn't expecting it to be in color and that freaked me out
Whoa, talk about the wrong movie not to be expecting color from.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 03, 2008 6:05:25 pm PDT #4815 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I should add, Yojimbo is probably my favorite, but partly because it's so freaking funny.