Rashomon
Crime • NR • 1950 • 1 hr 28 min
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The same people can see the same thing but not see it the same way. This movie is a classic for a reason. Amazing.
Analyzing truth and falsehood as well as humanity’s ability to be kind. A bleak tone propels the cynicism forward, ending with a ray of hope
Classic Kurasawa! Three men's differing versions of the same story. Seen twice and happy to watch again.
I give the acting a pass, being rooted in Kabuki theatre, but it’s amazing when looking at its adapted scripted and cinematography.
I’ll admit it took a while for the movie to gel with me, but by the end I felt like I just watched something amazing.
Classic from the master Akira Kurosawa. Perhaps not the first but still one of the pioneering treatments of unreliable narrators in film.
A dark but thrilling mystery told from multiple POVs. A super pessimistic take on human morality.
The camera working it’s superb, and the storytelling majestic. Thank you Kurosawa
Sprawling and epic, but also taut, pensive, and reserved. Tender and brutal. Rashomon is a perfectly executed web of contradiction.
Ahead of its time. Perfect multiperspective movie with great dialogs.
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