Review of Rashomon (1950) by Ryan V — 03 Mar 2012
An incredibly remarkable, unique, and philisophically deep film set in Ancient Japan of the murder mystery of a Samurai. The minimalistic set-up is as unprecedented as the artistic direction Kurosawa uses with the lighting.
The brilliant way he films all the different perspectives of the witness to the murder is one of the most influential aspects of Japanese cinema, even to the point where this style of storytelling is commonly referred to as the 'Rashomon effect'.
Each character telling their story of their vantage point of the crime provides so much depth to the characters as well as an allegorical message of how we as humans will distort the truth for personal gain and self preservation.
This movie questions the inherent nature of man and people's faith in humanity. The ambiguity of the ending leaves the audience with something that can be perceived as either an incredibly pessimistic or uplifiting conclusion, which proves just how great a work of art this movie is.
This review of Rashomon (1950) was written by Ryan V on 03 Mar 2012.
Rashomon has generally received very positive reviews.
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