I love showing this series to non-movie buff friends. In general, it's very helpful to visually illustrate how good directing isn't just about cool shots. It works, too.
I love showing this series to non-movie buff friends. In general, it's very helpful to visually illustrate how good directing isn't just about cool shots. It works, too.
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
I had actually been told about the quadrant system but never fully grasped the concept until the Drive video... and honestly I had no idea about the way you could play with shapes and geometry. Not until now. And if it weren't great enough, Zhou said he made this two short videos while working on a bigger one about Kurosawa!!Quoting Skitch (view post)
I'd love to see him do a video about Kobayashi. He was the first filmmaker where I became acutely aware of the use of geometry/quadrants/etc. The film Samurai Rebellion, specifically, as it explicitly and brilliantly uses architectural space as manifestations of political oppression, cultural rigidity, psychological compartmentalization, etc. Characters will occupy different quadrants in the frame while talking to each other but also literally be in separate rooms, talking to each other through screens or doors, etc. Lots of squares and intersecting lines (boundaries, or prisons), and the shapes change as the film progresses and these sturdy frameworks give way to ruin (metaphorically).
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
You can always drop him a suggestion.Quoting Stay Puft (view post)
https://twitter.com/tonyszhou
Kurosawa's High and Low is basically film school for geometry.Quoting Philip J. Fry (view post)
I think I now have to marathon the guy. I've only seen like, 4 films from him (Throne of Blood, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Ikiru).Quoting The Bad Guy (view post)
You have a lot of great films on the docket, then.Quoting Philip J. Fry (view post)
I would recommend watching Ran and Rashomon next, but just about everything in his filmography is excellent.
If you liked Yojimbo definitely check out Sanjuro.
I did like Yojimbo. Specially the guy with the evil smirk.
After those, dont forget Dreams. Its great.
People used to give me weird looks when I say that Dreams is Kurosawa's best film.
Movie Theater DiaryQuoting Donald Glover
Its really great. I'm hard pressed to pick a favorite Kurasawa. Still a couple I haven't seen...Quoting number8 (view post)
One of my favorites ever at the 1:00 mark.
I was impressed that The Whole Nine Yards was actually set in Canada, and not just filmed there (though it was Montréal, not Vancouver).
Renamed the thread. I will start including videos not made by Zhou, starting with this one: