Review of Rashomon (1950) by Ross M — 29 Oct 2009

Outstanding. Best sound foreign film out there.

Perfect ensemble cast, perfect directing and beautiful, mood setting cinematography are amongst the many flawless aspects of this mindblowing film. World Cinema doesn't get much better than this.

The cast of basically 6 all come together to act out a mesmerising, gripping story told unflichingly by Kurosawa. It has you gripped from the start, when two men are heard to be talking about a horrible story, of which you cannot wait to be told. And told you are, over and over by wildly changing accounts of the crime, each as gripping as the first time.

A film with an amazing story and a thought provoking ending that has so many inspiring, emotional meanings. Perfectly told and perfectly made with effective editing techniques such as the never more apt "swipe", glourious cinematography, perhaps the best black and white ever, a tenstion building score and great camera angles.

I don't know what else to say other than WOW this film is phenominal and that every film fan should see it.