Akira Kurosawa's 5th early film, without the preceding The Best wouldn't have emphasized the greatness of this one, and greatness isn't just limited to the plot, but to Kurosawa's near-textbook images.
We see a lot of Kurosawa's early work in classical-Hollywood, and it's even starting to look "Western" to some preconceived viewers, but Kurosawa is widely recognized as a director with a deep influence on Western cinema, and it's in the way he creates his iconic plots and characters. This is evident in his trademark plotting and characterization.
Of course, classic Hollywood has also inherited some shortcomings, that is, the poor image of women presented in this movie, women can give up their subjectivity for men because of one innocent idea, even her own political tendency to change seems very hard and unprincipled, as if because the man she loves belongs to a certain political camp, she can immediately vote for that side. A BIG LIE of flat female molding.
Some of the camera techniques are still a bit stiff and not artistically pleasing, but they still don't detract much from the passive viewing experience. The active viewing experience is very rewarding, with great lighting and excellent plotting, and a kind of "Age of Awakening" (which is of course a hundred times better than that metaphor).
We see a lot of Kurosawa's early work in classical-Hollywood, and it's even starting to look "Western" to some preconceived viewers, but Kurosawa is widely recognized as a director with a deep influence on Western cinema, and it's in the way he creates his iconic plots and characters. This is evident in his trademark plotting and characterization.
Of course, classic Hollywood has also inherited some shortcomings, that is, the poor image of women presented in this movie, women can give up their subjectivity for men because of one innocent idea, even her own political tendency to change seems very hard and unprincipled, as if because the man she loves belongs to a certain political camp, she can immediately vote for that side. A BIG LIE of flat female molding.
Some of the camera techniques are still a bit stiff and not artistically pleasing, but they still don't detract much from the passive viewing experience. The active viewing experience is very rewarding, with great lighting and excellent plotting, and a kind of "Age of Awakening" (which is of course a hundred times better than that metaphor).