Dreams

"Some say life is hard but that is just talk. It is good to be alive, it is exciting!" ‘Dreams’ is an astonishing and beautifully made masterpiece of a film by Akita Kurosawa ‘Sunshine Through the Rain’ and ‘The Dream Orchard’-"Human beings are foolish. They cut us down for firewood and then pretend to miss us." These two segments of the films look beautiful with brilliant cinematography and visuals The score in both these segments in amazing The Blizzard-This contrast the first two segments that feel warm whereas this segment feels cold and painful The segments shows the power of human endurance and the will to live The Tunnel-"I survived, but I am the one who sent you all to your deaths. The guilt is mine." This segment critiques war and shows the guilt that it causes The cinematography is eerie ,yet so well done na the dialogue is so well written Crows-"If you truly look at nature, it speaks to you. You must consume it completely. This was my personal favourite segment where everything about it is beautifully done The sequences where Teh man walks as Teh world becomes a painting is astounding The colours are so vibrant to show the beauty of nature Mount Fuji in Red and The Weeping Demon-"Radioactivity was invisible, and because of its danger, they coloured it. But that only lets you know which kind kills you... Man's stupidity is unbelievable." These segments differs to the other segments where it shows the danger of mankind and how the natural world can be destroyed by human error and humanity’s selfishness The Village of the Watermills-"People these days have forgotten that they are a part of nature." This segment celebrates the beautiful cycle of life and death and shows how we coexist with nature The whole film has a beautiful message and shows the brilliance of Kurosawa and how his mind works