Philip Marlowe
01-29-2002, 09:42 PM
I put The Yakuza up there with some of the greater movies from it's Genre and year. Not Much bad can be said about this film. The Characters always hold your Intrest keeping the back story at the four front and also using it as a spring board to keep the main charcaters glued together.
The Begining , at first seems slow but as the movie progresses into it's first scene of horrorish violence you realize that the build up was well worth the wait. I don't like to sound cliche but they just don't make movies like this any more. Putting the scenes that build character as a driving force instead of scenes of action , sex drugs and unneeded violence makes me proud of the accomplish they were able to achieve with The Yakuza.
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There's a mysterous strong link to each of the good characters for this you can feel and understand what type of position there in and what position they could be in at any moment. Mitchum seems to be the main guy at first but as soon as it gets into it's pace and setting each Actor & Actress turns out to be just as important as him.
The thing I really Appreciate is the chances it takes with you , How far your willing to go on a journey with these people. It doesn't treat you like an idiot. It takes constant chances with your faith and belief in the motivation of each person. I enjoyed so much of this film from Robert Mitchum's older wiser outworldly still face emotions that some how come together perfectly with the others to Ken Takakura 's Moral Code, unselfishness, inner hauntings and fears which builds and builds the circumstances of each conflict between all involved.
Sydney Pollack's tight grip and paychant directing has always been able to grab you at the end of his films a make you wonder what another Half-an-Hour would be like with these guys which this film does so well.
The Photography suits the movie with no akward movements and clean pans,Smooth Dollies and some firmly planted shots that makes use and takes adventage of the colors that become and acted like another character in the story.
Paul & Leonard Schrader's writing While great , is quite bare to the bones what becomes so important is what he doesn't say that's what makes it intresting. it's what's not put into the script that makes it great but this can only be done by the actor that realizes it which they do.
[This message has been edited by Philip Marlowe (edited 01-29-2002).]
The Begining , at first seems slow but as the movie progresses into it's first scene of horrorish violence you realize that the build up was well worth the wait. I don't like to sound cliche but they just don't make movies like this any more. Putting the scenes that build character as a driving force instead of scenes of action , sex drugs and unneeded violence makes me proud of the accomplish they were able to achieve with The Yakuza.
http://members.es.tripod.de/arcangel_caido/carteles/yakuza.jpg
There's a mysterous strong link to each of the good characters for this you can feel and understand what type of position there in and what position they could be in at any moment. Mitchum seems to be the main guy at first but as soon as it gets into it's pace and setting each Actor & Actress turns out to be just as important as him.
The thing I really Appreciate is the chances it takes with you , How far your willing to go on a journey with these people. It doesn't treat you like an idiot. It takes constant chances with your faith and belief in the motivation of each person. I enjoyed so much of this film from Robert Mitchum's older wiser outworldly still face emotions that some how come together perfectly with the others to Ken Takakura 's Moral Code, unselfishness, inner hauntings and fears which builds and builds the circumstances of each conflict between all involved.
Sydney Pollack's tight grip and paychant directing has always been able to grab you at the end of his films a make you wonder what another Half-an-Hour would be like with these guys which this film does so well.
The Photography suits the movie with no akward movements and clean pans,Smooth Dollies and some firmly planted shots that makes use and takes adventage of the colors that become and acted like another character in the story.
Paul & Leonard Schrader's writing While great , is quite bare to the bones what becomes so important is what he doesn't say that's what makes it intresting. it's what's not put into the script that makes it great but this can only be done by the actor that realizes it which they do.
[This message has been edited by Philip Marlowe (edited 01-29-2002).]