One of the greatest movies ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2011)

When I first watched this movie I had never heard anything about it before. What I then watched for the next 2 hours and 45 minutes was the probably best movie I have ever seen. The movie is based on Shakespeare's King Lear and directed by one of the best movie directors ever. The cinematography is beautiful and the acting is almost perfect. The dialogue is written very smart and the whole movie is very wise. Some of the scenes are incredible like for example the epic battle between Jiro and Taro. When Kurosawa made Ran he was almost 75 years old. This was his last big movie and also his most expensive. It is technically perfect and all the battle scenes are brilliant. The costumes are also beautiful and I even think that they won the academy award. After watching the movie I was so impressed that I didn't speak a word for 15 minutes. I can really just suggest this movie and hope that many people enjoy watching this as much as I did.