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Originally Posted by Kostya
Ran - Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa gives us a story about human beings that is unafraid to suggest that what dominates our lives is chaos (Ran is Japanese for chaos) destruction, violence and horror. This is a story where the kind and gentle people are abused and helpless, where the ruthless, deceitful and violent are rewarded. What is depressing is that Kurosawa makes me believe it.
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Just some FYI in case you didn't know, Ran is a modern adaptation of King Lear, and yes, Tradegy is still the best way to describe it.
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"The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides"
-Carl Sagan
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