Lady Kimiko
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Post by Lady Kimiko on Oct 15, 2011 20:00:26 GMT -5
I am watching 13 assassins atm....its...whow... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Assassins - some epic stuff. They really pay attention to detail with accurate costumes. The women even have their eyebrows shaved and teeth blackened. Period: Edo This is a dark film with many adult topics including murder, rape, sadism, and more. That being said the darker themes in this film are not for simple gore but a part of the actual story to paint a picture. My husband and I loved the movie. |
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Oct 16, 2011 16:30:51 GMT -5
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Post by erink on Oct 16, 2011 17:28:20 GMT -5
It is very impressive, as Saionji-san said in the other thread. I saw it twice when it was near here. I liked the scenes with the traveling armies and the beautiful arrows...visually very striking.
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Oct 16, 2011 21:00:12 GMT -5
I was frustrated artistically by how self-aware the samurai in this movie were about being samurai. There was so much "as a samurai" in the dialog, and I found that strange when most of them grew up in that world and would have adjusted to life as a noble by now. I much prefer Kurosawa samurai who are a little self-important because they know that they're noble and awesome, but don't feel like they need to beat you over the head with it. I understand that the whole heart-of-a-social-class-dying thing was part of the movie's point, but I wish the dialog had been more subtle. That said, the costuming is fantastic. I was consistently pulled away from the emotional arc and instead often became sad that they had dragged some gorgeous hakama in the mud.  |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Oct 16, 2011 21:32:37 GMT -5
That said, the costuming is fantastic. I was consistently pulled away from the emotional arc and instead often became sad that they had dragged some gorgeous hakama in the mud. ;D ;D ;D I have trouble watching the scene in Ran where Kaede threatens Jiro by stabbing her white silk uchikake into shreds. It's possible the film maker decided the audience might need a few clues about what it means to live life (or die) "as a samurai". Or not. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2011 6:58:46 GMT -5
I was consistently pulled away from the emotional arc and instead often became sad that they had dragged some gorgeous hakama in the mud. I almost screamed watching Kurosawa's "Hidden Fortress" when the two generals started slashing windscreens during their duel. Can't you guys go around? Don't you have any idea how much work? |
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Lady Kimiko
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Post by Lady Kimiko on Oct 17, 2011 8:17:45 GMT -5
Here is the thing....at this point in time in history the Samurai were overly self aware and commonly had an inflated and desperate air of self importance due to their class struggling to find its place in society. Edo up to WW2 was the decline of the Samurai. There were a few class conflicts over such matters and even a number of riots related to such.
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