Did you watch my favorite movie moments? Because sometimes a little back and forth dialog makes a difference if you don't wish your own favorite movie moment to rot and fester while other pass it by. |
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Memento, the ending.
Twenty-four Eyes, the final ten minutes or so. A very beautiful and moving end. |
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Why would you be interested in visiting a high end beach resort in Somalia?
First and foremost... because I can? "Because I can", has never, nor will ever be a first and foremost reason for doing anything. We can all go put our heads in vices and turn the crank, but there are compelling reasons not to. As for your other reasons, well, they're a little better. Not terribly compelling though, given the opportunities for travel. Suit yourself. |
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I watched several thousands of videos on netflix. The best were "Firefly", "Battlestar Galactica" and "Rome".
I'm a little bit concerned here. |
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Ender's Game was an awesome book! Not sure I would watch the movie because knowing the "punchline" kind of ruins watching it. I was surprised, but not really...
My theory on books vs. movies, and the order in which to watch them: Scenario #1: You read the book some time ago, before you were aware of a movie or before it was made. In such cases, it's obvious. Book first, and movie second, if you enjoyed the book. Scenario #2: You have not yet read the book nor seen the movie. If you do not view the book as an essential read, then watch the movie first. If you do view the book as an essential read, still consider watching the movie first, or forgetting about the movie altogether. However, if the movie is considered important, then watch the movie first. Regarding scenario #2 above, it's pretty much a fact that reading a book first will make the movie not so enjoyable. This is something you must come to terms with. It has nothing to do with the quality of the movie, but rather the different mediums. Films portray narrative differently, and in comparison to books, they leave stuff out. This disappoints readers. Films need to be appreciated at their own level. Once you aspire to do that, films can be magical. |
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I have no idea what this thread is about, and my contribution is not necessarily a picture, but perhaps 11,000 pictures instead, but it's about as good as it gets. Turn the volume way up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rXtG3vfAlA |
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Falling down
I'd you haven't seen it you really should :-)
I have seen it. Now right back at you: if you haven't seen Edward Yang's Yi Yi, then you're missing out on something highly revered, highly praised, critically acclaimed, polled as one of the best, and truly profound. Trailer for Yi Yi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F6tSorwYqw |
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C'mon people. Don't be so prudish and stingy with your favorite movie moments.
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There was even an article out recently about an entrepreneur planning on building a high-end beach resort for tourists there, using the local security providers to keep things safe. Once that happens, I see no reason not to visit.
Why would you be interested in visiting a high end beach resort in Somalia? There are beach resorts elsewhere. But, if by chance, your visit to Somalia is to see the countryside and the culture, and only use the resort for sleeping and dining, then okay... Except for a few things. Go for it. |
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I've seen all of those, except for Ikiru, which I have on DVD, so it's on my list.
This is not a joke. Do this now and you will forever thank me. Drop whatever you are doing, doesn't matter if the child falls to a gruesome death 30 stories below or you're in the process of writing down a perfect and simple solution towards world peace in the short fleeting minutes you can remember it, drop whatever it is you do and watch Ikiru now. It's that good. Duly noted. I do intend to watch it. I'll now watch it sooner, rather than later, because of your encouragement. And you need to watch those films starring Hideko Takamine and those other Ozu films! In the meantime, enjoy this fan made tribute to Hideko Takamine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSLKCLv-7bIAnd this fan made tribute to Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6tdZucyVcAnd this tribute to Setsuko Hara in Kurosawa's No Regrets for our Youth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUGhS7t903c |
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Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho Dayu was awesome. I don't think I've ever seen such an intense emotional rollercoaster before or after.
Isn't life torture?How a song found a mother's children. Such a beautiful and tragic story. The last ten minutes were intense and powerful. Kenji Mizoguchi, the director, is one of the big four. The four are Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, and of course, Kenji Mizoguchi. If you haven't explored the classic film canon of mid 20th Century Japanese cinema, aside from Sansho Dayu, no better time to start than now. Since you're familiar with Sansho the Bailiff, then you might be aware that the mother was played by Kinuyo Tanaka. Much earlier in this thread, I mentioned a wonderful Yasujiro Ozu film starring Kinuyo Tanaka. It was Equinox Flower. Ozu is pretty much universally praised as one of the greatest directors of all time. In practical terms, what does that mean? It means that everyone who gets familiar with his work absolutely loves it. I earnestly encourage you to explore not just the films of the big four, but also films by these semi contemporaries of the big four: Keisuke Kinoshita, Masahiro Shinoda, Shohei Imamura, Nagasi Oshima, and Masaki Kobayashi. But first, since you've seen Sansho the Bailiff, let's take a deeper look at what others are saying. David Bordwell on Mizoguchi and Sansho the Bailiff: http://www.davidbordwell.net/books/figures_intro.php?ss=3Roger Ebert lists Sansho the Bailiff as one of the 'Great Films' and gives it four stars: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-sansho-the-bailiff-1954Two articles from Criterion: http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2678-sansho-the-bailiff-the-lessons-of-sanshohttp://www.criterion.com/current/posts/960-sansho-the-bailiffThe 50s were indeed a great time for Japanese movies. The emotional impact of some of these are staggering. I suspect this has much to do with the healing the Japanese psyche needed after Hiroshima. Other favorites of mine from that time: - Kurosawas Ikiru, Rashomon and The Seven Samurai of course - Ugetsu monogatari, which you already mentioned - Ozu's Tokyo mongatari is another treat dealing with the mental break between Taisho-era Japan (agrarian, slow, reserved) and the brash, industrial, hurried Showa-era Japan symbolized in the struggles of a family. I've seen all of those, except for Ikiru, which I have on DVD, so it's on my list. Regarding Ugetsu, the lead is played by Masayuki Mori, who also is in Rashomon. He also appears in two other films which I absolutely love. They are Kurosawa's The Idiot, and Mikio Naruse's When a Woman Ascends the Stairs. I wholeheartedly encourage you to get into the Mikio Naruse films, pretty much all starring Hideko Takamine. As for Ozu's Tokyo Story ( Tokyo mongatari), if you haven't seen these other Ozu titles, watch them as soon as you can: Late Spring
Early Summer
Tokyo Twilight
Equinox Flower
Late Autumn
The End of Summer
Floating Weeds
An Autumn AfternoonRegarding Setsuko Hara, who was in Tokyo Story, she's also in Late Spring, Early Summer, Tokyo Twilight, Late Autumn and The End of Summer. But she's also in Kurosawa's The Idiot. And she's also in another gem of Kurosawa's: No Regrets for our Youth. She's also in Mikio Naruse's Sound of the Mountain, which I haven't seen yet. And then regarding Hideko Takamine, who I mentioned was in Mikio Naruse's When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, she also gives a wonderful performance in Keisuke Kinoshita's Twenty-four Eyes. That's another one of those films where the last ten minutes is just amazingly powerful. No doubt your familiar with Toshiro Mifune, appearing in so many Kurosawa films. He also gives a wonderful performance in Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy. That trilogy also stars Mariko Okada, who gave a feisty performance in Ozu's Late Autumn. And speaking of actresses named Mariko, an absolute must watch is Masahiro Shinoda's Pale Flower, starring the incredibly beautiful Mariko Kaga. |
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Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho Dayu was awesome. I don't think I've ever seen such an intense emotional rollercoaster before or after.
Isn't life torture?How a song found a mother's children. Such a beautiful and tragic story. The last ten minutes were intense and powerful. Kenji Mizoguchi, the director, is one of the big four. The four are Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, and of course, Kenji Mizoguchi. If you haven't explored the classic film canon of mid 20th Century Japanese cinema, aside from Sansho Dayu, no better time to start than now. Since you're familiar with Sansho the Bailiff, then you might be aware that the mother was played by Kinuyo Tanaka. Much earlier in this thread, I mentioned a wonderful Yasujiro Ozu film starring Kinuyo Tanaka. It was Equinox Flower. Ozu is pretty much universally praised as one of the greatest directors of all time. In practical terms, what does that mean? It means that everyone who gets familiar with his work absolutely loves it. I earnestly encourage you to explore not just the films of the big four, but also films by these semi contemporaries of the big four: Keisuke Kinoshita, Masahiro Shinoda, Shohei Imamura, Nagasi Oshima, and Masaki Kobayashi. But first, since you've seen Sansho the Bailiff, let's take a deeper look at what others are saying. David Bordwell on Mizoguchi and Sansho the Bailiff: http://www.davidbordwell.net/books/figures_intro.php?ss=3Roger Ebert lists Sansho the Bailiff as one of the 'Great Films' and gives it four stars: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-sansho-the-bailiff-1954Two articles from Criterion: http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2678-sansho-the-bailiff-the-lessons-of-sanshohttp://www.criterion.com/current/posts/960-sansho-the-bailiff |
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The same exact things that scare the shit out of me in the daylight: cancer, poverty, and all the bad things that are more likely to befall you than monsters or criminals.
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Is this kind of like how the surface of the Earth only makes up a tiny fraction of the Earth's total volume? I mean, all these cities and all this culture and all these landscapes don't hold a candle to the exiting unseen world thousands of miles deep inside the Earth, where no doubt, all the real people are interacting, and having celebrations, parties, and where utopias are, where the real exciting culture is, etc.
I had no idea.
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I can't wait to see The Life of Oharu sometime this week. It's one of Kenji Mizoguchi's masterpieces. I've been looking forward to it for months. It stars Kinuyo Tanaka. She gave great performances in:
Equinox Flower
The Ballad of Narayama
Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
I also want to see her in:
Ornamental Hairpin
Red Beard
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