Ran and Akira Kurosawa

Ran was a wonderfully developed movie with scenes that intrigued me because of their uniqueness. The reading of the subtitles was bothersome, but not enough to make the movie not worth watching. The way Kurosawa shot the battle scences was very unique along with his portrayal of war. Most war movies these days try glorify soldiers in war and show the intensity of battle. Ran did not follow this pattern. The battle scences were gruesome and the music was mellow and sad. This made the movie very intruging and made me look inside myself and think of war from a different perspective. Sure, I already knew being in a war would be horrible, but it was very interesting to see a movie show it like that.

The other part of the film that I thought Kurosawa did a great job was with the style of the actors. Without the right mindset, one might think that the actors were overdramatic and unrealistic. With the mindset knowing that the movie is for enjoyment and it might not be the most realistic acting, the Noh theatre element was intruging. The main Lord in the movie seemed to be overdramatic in his anger and sadness. Everything he did was like he was going mad and he was just a total nut. It reminded me of a phycho mortal combat movie. The battle scenes were fun to watch as the troops just kept dropping one after another. The overdramatic unique style which I had never experienced before made this movie a fun one.