Japanese Story
From April 07, 2004
Recently I've been going through a bunch of Japanese cinema (Kurosawa and Ozu) and most recently watched Ozu's "Tokyo Story", which deals with the dynamics of a family with grown children who aren't able to spare the time to be with their parents. It was depressing to see the bickering and selfishness in that film and how it applies to my life and the lives of pretty much everyone. The universal truths and elegant simplicity of life. At first I thought I was bored by Ozu, hopefully I can come to understand the relevance and deeper significance of his realistic approach to cinema.
Kurosawa might have been more fun to watch (what with the Samurais and all), but right now I need something that speaks to me with a realistic voice. Or maybe I'm just kidding myself. Say, I guess I still want to see "Dawn of the Dead."
<< | Posted by j_john at 12:15 PM | >>
Watch: Masaki Kobayashi's "Kwaidan"!
Ozu is amazing. He's very Japanese though;
a lot of cultural things I missed out on until I had it all explained to me. I think "Tokyo Story" and "Ohayou" are his best. "Ohayou"/"Good Morning" being the one that I had to have explained to me.
Posted by Zachary Reno @ April 10, 2004 08:55 PM
I concur with Steve. That is a good entry. I really think what you said about Ozu sums up a lot of his art, in some deep way. Also: you should see Dawn of the Dead. AND: I would see it again with you.
Posted by ritchey @ April 12, 2004 04:52 PM
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John, This is a really solid entry. It is one of your best, I think. EVOCATIVE>
Posted by Steve @ April 10, 2004 01:03 PM