Amazing !

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2008)

Ran, a very interesting film by Akira Kurosawa. Although I had never seen anything of this sort, it is important to say that what caught my attention right away was the colorful taste of the scenes. The bloodshed went along with the color for it increase the dramatic take of a scene. This also helped the foreshadowing such as clouds and rain present at various parts of the film to imply the coming of a battle or a big event. Betrayal and the pursuit of power are the main recurring ideas. The battles between brothers for the place of the old father built into a non-ending killing of each other. The role of each actor is very unique, not only because each of them has a determinant role but because they do it very well. Even when the film is based on King Lear, it does take a life of it's own making it more unique.