Review of Ikiru (1952) by Tedd P — 18 Feb 2013
One of the things we as human beings tend to shut out of our lives is the task of evaluating the meaning of our own existence- can't we just live for living's sake? Akira Kurosawa challenges viewers to take on this simple-at-first but daunting challenge in his tragically beautiful, poignant and unforgettable Ikiru.
Longtime Kurosawa collaborator Takashi Shimura gives a solemn and quietly devastating performance (be sure to open the tear duct floodgates when he begins to sing in a standout scene), and the script is brilliantly structured in a two-act formula that allows us to evaluate the protagonist's life- and the meaning of life in general- from both sides of the fence.
This review of Ikiru (1952) was written by Tedd P on 18 Feb 2013.
Ikiru has generally received very positive reviews.
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