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the directing in this movie sucked

posted 17 years ago by Robbie_The_Bird_Watcher
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well, the direction of the actors. a crazy old man, a silly jester, a cold hearted woman set on revenge, and a bunch of stupid and greedy minons, this really was some of the worst acting in a movie i've ever seen. what did kurosawa do, just keep saying, "look, i need you to yell louder and beat on the ground more!!!!!" please...... it really really sucked.

and the cold hearted woman set on revenge, how the hell was she supposed to seduce anyone? really, is that what japanese people consider sexy??? god i hope not.........

the plot and the cinematography, the battles and the visual elemts were all A+. the actors and the directing in that front get a D-.

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[–] jorgejackass 15 years ago

It's called Noh, a classic acting technique in Japan.

[–] animatestate 15 years ago

This is a joke thread, right? Every action by the actors evoked the right feelings.

[–] eerwicker 15 years ago

"and the cold hearted woman set on revenge, how the hell was she supposed to seduce anyone? really, is that what japanese people consider sexy??? god i hope not......... "

Yeah, cos men falling for a cold-hearted woman hell-bent on revenge isn't a stock situation in movies, is it? Ever heard of the femme fatale?

In any case, I thought it was a pretty impressive, sexually charged performance. Maybe it's just another misogynist movie presentation of the female hysteric, but that's Shakespeare for you, and it was pretty damn effective.

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[–] willow_chick88 15 years ago

A) Shakespeare is hardly a misogynist. Look at his female characters and you'll find many women who are smarter, wittier than their male counterparts ("Taming of the Shrew" being the exception that proves the rule).

B) It's the 16th century. Women didn't have a lot of options when it came to having power and maintaining a sexual upper hand was one of the few and ony attainable if the woman was lucky.

[–] Snak3 15 years ago

I'll only say one thing: hushhh be quiet and don't ever criticize Kurosawa. And don't comment things you probably dont understand!

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[–] Joao_de_Deus 15 years ago

lol?

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[–] reddwarf2300282 14 years ago

I completely agree. Movie was good but acting was poor.

[–] sonofpigmeat 14 years ago

I love Ran, but I can see how the acting could be offputting for someone unfamiliar with the Japanese style. But to say the directing sucked is just sad.

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[–] gfav611 14 years ago

Y'all are posting in a troll thread. An old troll.