Review of Madadayo (1993) by Danny D — 26 Nov 2008
The farewell address from the greatest director in history. while this film is nowhere near one of kurosawas best, it is still very good. just watching kurosawa direct a film with modern developments in cinematography was a treat.
the diologue was as profound as usual in kurosawas scripts, and the broad sense of the story was intriguing. the only thing holding this film back was a 40 minute span of the film that seemed like a titanic waste of time where the professor and his students mourn feverishly over a lost cat.
I actually cried for a week when my cat died so I actually kind of get it, but pausing an otherwise genius story for 40 minutes for this cat story felt misplaced, purposeless, and made for bad movie watching.
really, its the only wasted section of any kurosawa film that he ever made. despite this, the film is profound and worth watching.
This review of Madadayo (1993) was written by Danny D on 26 Nov 2008.
Madadayo has generally received very positive reviews.
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