RanMedhansh9.9· December 20, 2023FollowDirector- Akira Kurosawa.This is the last of Shakespeare's adaptations (King Lear) of Kurosawa. The previous ones are Throne of Blood and The Bad Sleep Well.The movie has some of the best usage of color which I have seen.The movie follows a feeble old man who wishes to retire and let his children take his place. It features deceit, betrayal, and double-faced individuals. It shows us why blood is thicker than water and why one mustn't break familial bonds after listening to people whom we do not know enough.The protagonist of the movie is the youngest child who was driven out of the house to express concerns about his father's decision. The father lived with the eldest where his close personnel are slowly severed from him and when he is at his weakest, he is driven out with nowhere to go. His second child rejected him too.The father started suffering from hallucinations and mental illness due to the trauma. We meet a blind child living with his sister in the mountains who helps the father.The protagonist returns to take his father to his kingdom after learning that his father was driven out. He did succeed in meeting him but due to wounds suffered in war, he couldn't survive. His father too couldn't bear seeing him die and thus died too. The child and sister too didn't survive. The ending for me symbolizes that past time can never return and a person can break at any time and thus must cherish the moments they have. The whole ordeal happened due to the wife of the eldest. We come to know that she wanted to witness the downfall of his kingdom because the father killed her whole family.CommentsSign in to react and join the conversation.Sign inGet the app
