Today is gone forever.

Griffin 2022-04-24 07:01:14

Akira Kurosawa's personal stylized narration gives the story a calm tension, never accustomed to sensationalism but guarantees attraction, and at the same time extends the connotative spirit to the depths. The contrasting techniques used in many places make this movie of inner consciousness always point to the theme of discussing the meaning of life. Life is not a baptism of splendor, it is not a death-defying spirit, but a heart without regrets and steadfastness. It can make people more indifferent to life.

Tavares 2022-03-22 09:02:01

[A] Akira Kurosawa has injected a lot of his own mockery of the bureaucracy and the teasing of Japanese society's rich fans into this film. Of course, the center of the whole film is Watanabe's search for the meaning of life before his death and the final "rebirth". Akira Kurosawa attaches great importance to the expressive effect of images on the core of the film. The composition, position and depth of field of each shot have special intentions, showing the master's handwriting. However, what amazes me is far from that. Akira Kurosawa's use of narrative structure and techniques in "The Desire of Life" is beyond my expectation, especially the narrative structure, which uses interludes to complement the whole story of the characters. And the image, in the drama power, shows the banter and impermanence of life. A true film master, nothing more than this.