In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Harakiri (1962)
A samurai film directed by Masaki Kobayashi.
A ronin visits the house of a feudal lord, seeking an appropriate place for his seppuku ritual. Thinking that the ronin just wants money, the lord tells him a story of another man who came for the same reason. The ronin still insists on killing himself and a swordsman is sent for. While they wait, the ronin tells the story of how he ended up there. Then things get interesting...
I thought this was great! a real fucking samurai flick! They portrayed the necessary poverty and ruined lives (rich, happy samurais are boring) and the whole soundtrack was in traditional Japanese instrumentation. The plot twists and the characters change... it's amazing. Also, there's a big fight at the end. I'm rating this awesome.
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