Ran: A heavy and great Kurosawa-movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2003)

This must be one of the most unknown classic Kurosawa-movies in Sweden. When Swedish Television showed some Kurosawa-movies, "Ran" was not one of them. Few Swedish people seems to have seen "Ran", so they don't know about it. However, "Ran" was more impressive than I could have expect. I have big respect for Kurosawa, and it is even bigger after seeing "Ran". 'Ran' is based on a Shakespeare- tragedy, and it is very dark and sad. The American title "Chaos" fits very well on the plot. Kurosawa worked hard with "Ran" with perfect result. It was engaging without being too much. But sometimes, it's really heavy and it is almost too much sorrow to experience. From start to end, true movie-quality atmosphere is in every scene.
Rating: 10 of 10.