First, apologies for the recent lack of posts.
Second, school has started. As a media studies major, this makes things interesting. I should get credit for this whole blog thing. But I don't. The nice thing is that I get to discover all kinds of new stuff through my classes. Then I get to write about it.
What I am trying to say is that I want to keep this blog going but am going to try to keep it separate from my school stuff. Unfortunately, this will mean more infrequent posts. Oh well.
Believe it or not, I do still find time outside of my schoolwork to pursue other media related interests. The most recent being samurai film. Since childhood, I have loved Japanese folklore; and since seeing Rashomon almost a year ago, I have been pretty fascinated with the cinema that has evolved out of it.
Last weekend I watched Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. Sadly, I am not very well versed in his work. I am getting there though. I will list just a few of the things I really like here and add to it as I continue my education.
1. The sound of angry Japanese. Gotta love those hard, machine gun consonant sounds.
2. Quick-paced, brief action sequences. Sanjuro hardly moves throughout the film; so when he does, it's that much more incredible.
3. Toshiro Mifune's acting. This dude's in all the Kurosawa films I've seen so far and WOW. Homeboy's got RANGE.
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