Akira Kurosawa's dream is one of the most visionary, deeply personal works in the 60-year-old career of the master behind Rashomon, The Seven Samurai and Ran. Comprised of eight episodes rich in imagery and insight (and featuring "Scorsese" as "Vincent Van Gogh"), it explores the costs of war, the perils of nuclear power and especially humankind's need t harmonize with nature.
To me, the most interesting sequence in the film is “Crows.” It is the most magical realism and surreal, the most dream-like. One of the reasons I’m attracted by this segment is the idea to walk through the paintings. It is very imaginative and distinctive. As a person who is a huge fan of Vincent Van Gogh, I became to plunge into his imagination or dream easily. When the young Kurosawa (as an artist) walks through the sketches, I can follow him with my own eyes as if I were with him. When he slides along the heavy brush strokes of the painting, I feel as if I were in the picture.
Other reason that this episode is interesting to me is “music.” I think music plays a vital role in this episode. Chopin's Prelude No. 15 D-flat major is played explosively as background music when Van Gogh explains his passion for painting, saying “I drive myself like a locomotive.” I think music and the scene are well-matched at the moment.
Another impressive point in this sequence is that I can see the vivid color from every single scene. It seems that the visual brilliance is one of the special features of Akira Kurosawa. He reproduced Van Gogh’s works perfectly as if it were a reality. The scene he talks with the women near the drawbridges in Arles and the last scene that crows are flying over the screen are really creative. And I noticed that Akira Kurosawa had a great passion for arts, reminding me that he used to be an art student when he was young. I believe it is an outstanding way to express his admiration for Vincent Van Gogh.
To me, the most interesting sequence in the film is “Crows.” It is the most magical realism and surreal, the most dream-like. One of the reasons I’m attracted by this segment is the idea to walk through the paintings. It is very imaginative and distinctive. As a person who is a huge fan of Vincent Van Gogh, I became to plunge into his imagination or dream easily. When the young Kurosawa (as an artist) walks through the sketches, I can follow him with my own eyes as if I were with him. When he slides along the heavy brush strokes of the painting, I feel as if I were in the picture.
Other reason that this episode is interesting to me is “music.” I think music plays a vital role in this episode. Chopin's Prelude No. 15 D-flat major is played explosively as background music when Van Gogh explains his passion for painting, saying “I drive myself like a locomotive.” I think music and the scene are well-matched at the moment.
Another impressive point in this sequence is that I can see the vivid color from every single scene. It seems that the visual brilliance is one of the special features of Akira Kurosawa. He reproduced Van Gogh’s works perfectly as if it were a reality. The scene he talks with the women near the drawbridges in Arles and the last scene that crows are flying over the screen are really creative. And I noticed that Akira Kurosawa had a great passion for arts, reminding me that he used to be an art student when he was young. I believe it is an outstanding way to express his admiration for Vincent Van Gogh.
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