Throne of Blood -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 200)

[@beyondz55]

I thought this was the best adaptation of Shakespeare....until I saw Kurosawa's RAN. Absolutely incredible films.

[@ryanmudge3596]

Thanks so much, great video! Throne of Blood is one of my favorite Kurosawa films. Haunting, reflective, and gripping.

[@RomanLegion17]

Congrats on 200!

[@Martinmd12-zt7vu]

One of my favorite movies! Thanks for making this!

[@arifshahabuddin8888]

The arrows shot in the closing scenes were actually real and were shot by a professional archer marksmen. Toshiro Mifune said that this was the scariest moments of his acting career.

[@uncertaindaisy]

brilliant video! writing an essay on this film as a shakespeare adaptation right now and this really helped me to think about it holistically

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

Might be surprising but this is my favorite Kurosawa movie 😂

[@darklingeraeld-ridge7946]

One of the things I liked about the recent version with Fassbender in the title role is the battle PTSD, by extension part of your preferred view here.

[@thegrimelite]

Great video! I think your reviews and analysis of the older classics are your best videos. Cheers!

[@tfred6403]

Good review... War has ended(?), but the seeds of war and the fog of war still exist......This movie should be shown in political science classes...

[@Wannabebrave]

Given that you’ve liked the movie Paterson in the past, I have a feeling you may like the movies Perfect Days and My Favourite Cake (an Iranian movie that was filmed in Iran without Hijab 😳)! If you ever watch them could you please do a video of what you think about them? Thanks 💕

[@dawsondegraaf8143]

Sidney Lumet once called Kurosawa, "The Beethoven of Directors."

[@BRNRDNCK]

What does that mean

[@bashiradenmedia]

@@BRNRDNCK means hes the Big Dog

[@BRNRDNCK]

@@bashiradenmedia I’d hope it means more than that. That’s a lame comparison.

[@FallGuysMoose]

@@BRNRDNCK Probably in some way referring to absolute mastery of his respective art form.

[@Martinmd12-zt7vu]

@@BRNRDNCKBeethoven was deaf and Kurosawa was nearly blind when making Ran. Kurosawa is basically the Beethoven of cinema in that respect.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

This version of the story has a good Lady Macbeth. (If Japanese women are good at the manipulation game, it's because they have to be...)