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The mature Kurosawa... naive? No, perhaps your perspective

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In Reply to: RED BEARD-------- posted by patrickU on March 15, 2006 at 06:16:39:

is cynical. Kurosawa was depicting the lives of men who dedicated themselves to helping the poorest among them--- at significant personal risk.
It is beautifully paced, shot, edited, and acted. Almost the perfect film.
See it with an open heart and you will become a better person.
"Hollywood?!!"
Well, some tinseltown efforts are wonderful, too.

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Re: The mature Kurosawa... naive? No, perhaps your perspective - patrickU 10:36:25 03/15/06 (6)
No logical.
The two third of the film are just a mish-mash. A film in film.
Cronin wrote some nice stories too.
I mean on this theme, like " La Citadelle ".
PS: My heart is always open...
- You need to see it again because I think you've forgotten the dramatic - tinear 14:17:38 03/15/06 (5)
  threads that run throughout the film.
  Just one: the maturing of the young, selfish doctor. Of course it's not an original plot point but it eloquently is told.
  - Re: You need to see it again because I think you've forgotten the dramatic - patrickU 01:09:21 03/16/06 (4)
    Well I just bought it on your recommendation! And I had it seen a long time ago.
    No, the film is very uneven.
    Sometimes very superficial, and too " theatral.."
    But as I said in the third part it is redemption....
    In the end not a good film, but one who is worth to see.
    - See it again, then, and notice the masterful way suspense is built about - tinear 15:10:34 03/16/06 (3)
      the woman... and the tension cleverly built in her scene with the young doctor.
      How about the ensemble? The cooks are brilliant, almost Shakespearean relief. Mifune is brilliant, however, and carries the film. In a Hollywood "factory" film, he'd have many lecture type scenes, extolling the virtues of helping your fellow man. Mifune/Kurosawa don't need that. They have other actors make a few comments and then SHOW you how the doctor earned respect. I especially liked the wonderful scene where Mifune/Kurosawa showed good men needn't be wimps. It was a hilarious nod to Mifune's samurai past and an obvious wink at the audience.
      A brilliant film about a very serious topic: what's more important than one man helping another, unselfishly?
      - Re: See it again, then, and notice the masterful way suspense is built about - patrickU 04:10:42 03/17/06 (2)
        
        In Reply to: See it again, then, and notice the masterful way suspense is built about posted by tinear on March 16, 2006 at 15:10:34:
        
        No, no too many scenes are just childish, a little bit like in old cowboys films the men got along, nothing better than men friendship....That is what I call naive, and then the plot...
        The young doc who is born with a golden spoon, and now is making crisis...
        No, no, that was not the standard of K.
        Yes the cooks look & smell like Shakespear.
        Which women? Ha, there are so many. That is what I critic, two many stories in only one film.
        I can imagine why M/ K had their last effort together here.
        
        You'd probably be wrong. Both loved the film and each other, too. nt - tinear 16:30:10 03/17/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: See it again, then, and notice the masterful way suspense is built about posted by patrickU on March 17, 2006 at 04:10:42:
        
        sdf
        
        Re: You'd probably be wrong. Both loved the film and each other, too. nt - patrickU 00:39:53 03/18/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: You'd probably be wrong. Both loved the film and each other, too. nt posted by tinear on March 17, 2006 at 16:30:10:
        
        I dunno, but after this film they never did one more.
        I will have to check that out.

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