Akira Kurosawa...One Master filmmaker

I have always been fascinated with Akira Kurosawa’s style and technique. I was lucky to see them on the big screen at a film festival a couple of years ago (thanks to a good friend of mine) and now I own a box set of 5 of his movies (thanks to the same friend).

Kurosawa created a 3-D feel around his subjects and positioned them perfectly, at the same time gave attention to the detail of props and the background. It was as if the props were playing a part and had a story of their own.

In many scenes of his movie “Dreams” there were at least a hundred actors in the frame. The synchronization in their movements was out of this world, so was their positioning. It is almost like one of the AD’s had to take a scale and measure the distance between the artists every time they went for a take.

Each of his movie is a master-piece and an inspiration to a ton of other master-pieces.

I have to mention “Sholay” an Indian classic that was inspired by Kurosawa’s "Seven Samurai".  Those of you who are into Bollywood, Sholay is a must watch.  Both are masterpieces and I can write a book about each of them.  Although do not expect the same style. Sholay was all about strong character developments and solid screenplay that was inspired by Seven Samurai. I promise to write a blog on Sholay some time soon.

For now I savor the flavors of these films and enjoy the rest of my weekend.