A must see

Rating: 8/10 (29 January 2009)

Okay, the story by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide is only part of the beauty of this movie.
The real creator/maker of RAN is Akira Kurosawa. The colors, the composition, the imagery, the symbolism and the movement are all choreographed to touch our hearts, minds and imaginations. And they all come together this way because of director, Kurosawa.
This is one of the most breathtakingly visual films that I have ever seen. I'm not sure TV sets ill do it justice, with all of the color and contrast controls.
The movie deals with classic plot devices like greed, power, loyalty and love. To be sure, it was adapted (so I've read) from William Shakespeare's KING LEAR. If so, then it was a brilliant adaptation, because, even just visually, the story works.
I would highly recommend this movie.