tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post5300134740045179243..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Dreams (Akira Kurosawa's Dreams) [1990]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-77069269988930375352009-04-20T15:23:00.000+05:302009-04-20T15:23:00.000+05:30The film reminded me of the good, rare creations, ...The film reminded me of the good, rare creations, needing thinking after seeing to feel them. <br />Admonitions can hardly be non didactic, which would make them more unclear. <br />Nuclear bombing was probably the most serious event during Kurosawa's life, and his anxiety about environment is now justified. <br />As if all subjects were autobiographic (?) and sensibly treated.Konstantinoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209564949986163207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-15908671217738548592009-01-30T23:25:00.000+05:302009-01-30T23:25:00.000+05:30@Jack - Well, don't think its a classic, but a dam...@Jack - Well, don't think its a classic, but a damn interesting effort nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>@Seventh Art - I see what you mean, and I agree with you. However, the thing is, shorts need to have a far tighter leash on the didactic front vis-a-vis feature films. Those two shorts, if converted to full length feature, could make for a compelling watch (perhaps like 28 Days Later). But being shorts, they ought to have been more subtle and less verbose.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-84216378332867869192009-01-30T23:23:00.000+05:302009-01-30T23:23:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-486525747735107212009-01-30T06:59:00.000+05:302009-01-30T06:59:00.000+05:30I've watched it 3 times actually. The opinion chan...I've watched it 3 times actually. The opinion changes in retrospect.<BR/><BR/>Those Nuclear age shorts were probably the fear of the country during that time. I mean, you see how deeply the people remember Hiroshima when you see Rhapsody in August. (I may be taking an outsider's view, but the film remains still potent). Quite bleak they were exactly like a nightmare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-13631206636733625672009-01-30T04:41:00.000+05:302009-01-30T04:41:00.000+05:30Classic.Classic.Jack Cabbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077789811772202282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-64129639926074437902009-01-29T23:22:00.000+05:302009-01-29T23:22:00.000+05:30That means you've already watched it 5 times? Joke...That means you've already watched it 5 times? Jokes apart, you're right, though not a resounding success, only a Kurosawa could pull off such a challenging project. In lesser hands, it could easily have become excessively experimental.<BR/><BR/>The two shorts on nuclear holocaust are the weakest links in my opinion.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-1378028211336028232009-01-29T23:18:00.000+05:302009-01-29T23:18:00.000+05:30This is one of the earliest Kurosawas I watched. A...This is one of the earliest Kurosawas I watched. And one of the most intriguing ever. I had never watched plotless cinema before but this one was a revelation. This is a new film every time I watch it and my favorites change every time.<BR/><BR/>First it was sunshine thru the rain, then tunnel, then it was crows, then it was village of the watermills and now it is blizzard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com