Dear Mr. Kurosawa,
Once upon a time I enjoyed watching movies. They were a nice escape from the everyday life; a rather wonderful way to spend 90 minutes. After viewing three of your films, however, I have rethought my attitude towards movies. Not all movies are the same. Apparently not all movies are captivating and entertaining either. I find your movies to be a little disheartening. You once said, "Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly." While that may have some truth to it, I don't really see myself having the exact same problems as some of your characters. No, I don't have a crazy father with a stone face. No, I don't find myself on an endless hunt for my pistol. And No, I don't own a samurai sword. But by saying that, I'm trying to relate myself to all the main characters and their literal dilemmas. Which brings on a dilemma of its own: I'm trying to relate myself to the hero; humans are full of themselves. You must have wanted the viewer to see that, through your earlier films with heroes you must have slowly come to realize that the heroes just aren't worth it anymore. If you wanted viewers to feel down and sort of bad/guilty about themselves after watching your more recent films, you succeeded. I think all movie goers probably need their popcorn to be spilled. (metaphorically speaking. Please don't ever actually spill my popcorn) So thanks for not letting me have too much fun watching a movie. And thank you for having me re-think my goals in life. And thanks for convincing me to take the exclamation off my name.
Your anti-hero,
Whitney.
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Win, this is ultra-depressing. I can't remember the last time I saw your name without an exclamation point behind it. Anyways, through your excellent sarcasm, you make some really solid points. How are we supposed to relate to these films? I realize that if you delve into the deeper meaning of things, it becomes slightly easier, but Kurosawa's films try your patience so much that there is no way you can possibly look deeper into anything. What we need is a little Land Before Time.
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