Film of the Month

[darkphantomime]

This time, I chose Ran, by Kurosawa. It is basically a samurai retelling of King Lear, though is much more psychological in nature, and told through stunning battle scenes.

And here I thought you were strictly anti-violence.

[Hi no Seijin]

He's okay with violence if it has meaning behind it.  That's more or less what he told me when I pointed out that one of his favorite movies had violent scenes in it.

[Mysterious F.]

To be more specific, I'm okay with violence when it tells me something about violence and/or violence's relationship to both the world and/or film.

[DW]

*headdeskheaddeskheaddesk*

[Gamefreak]

I think you broke Shika Whocares.

[Hi no Seijin]

Violence tells you that violence is violent.

Violence is now a funny word.  Violence violence violence violence violence.








Violence.

[Mysterious F.]

I think you broke Shika Whocares.

I could find an automechanic that could fix him quickly.

[Mysterious F.]

So this time, I chose a Chaplin film, and a talkie no less. It's Monsieur Verdoux, which he made after satirizing Hitler with The Great Dictator. Completely abandoning his Tramp character, this time Chaplin plays a Frenchman during the Depression who, after losing his job, marries and kills rich women to support his family. Dark, sophisticated, politically minded, and very, very funny.

[Mysterious F.]

Blah blah blah great blah blah blah classic blah blah blah Japanese blah blah blah watch it.

[Mysterious F.]

I chose Chimes at Midnight, by Orson Welles, this month. It's on YouTube, is you actually care.

[Pale Dim]

I choose Sherlock Holmes.

[Mysterious F.]

Uhhh... sorry, this topic is kinda for my own movie choices... yeah...

Feel free to make your own, though!  ;)