10/24/09

Kurosawa's Ran

Watched this classic last night. Don't think it's a great film, and is about on par with the other late epic he made, Kagemusha.

Both are too long, but Ran lacks the excellent characterizations and historical fidelity of Kagemusha.

The trailer:


Ran never plumbs within the human psyche the way Seven Samurai, Ikiru, or The Bad Sleep Well do.


- The funniest bloopers are right here