PatrioticVeracity

As a Christian, I knew that I literally HAD to see this movie. I lived as a student in a women's ministry at the time and we had to have counselors with us in the room in order to watch this film. Seeing the very brutal price that He paid by becoming sin brought revelation of agape, unconditional love to my heart and broke it at the same time. I used an entire box of tissues and half of my inhaler before the movie was finally over. I've never been able to bring myself to watch it more than the one time because the films depiction of Christ's suffering are dead on congruent with the holy Scriptures. I think that everyone should watch this film at least one time, all the way through (and I know this will be controversial, but, yes, even children should see this with a parent/s right there with them).

The film itself is superbly executed, but it's profoundly, accurately VERY VIOLENTLY GRAPHIC.

He's a Kansas-born comedian whose eyes are wide open and whose keen, intelligent mind is capable of calling things as they really are and translating it hilariously back to the rest of us. Well worth seeing, repeatedly, and sharing with others. Truth may not be popular; his full-on indulgent enjoyment of First Amendment rights notwithstanding, I've always felt that humor can be well-seasoned with some colorful language. All in all, for adults, I think it's great and you'll find him easy to relate to.

This is a wonderful film by the late, great Kurosawa. His ability to intimately portray human nature at it's worse and at it's best is almost unnerving in its accuracy. This film is a series of vignettes, following various residents of what looks like a landfill shanty town. The title is named for a young man who is obsessed with being a bus driver. The film is in Japanese, I believe subtitles are available. The stories are so well done, though, that it is easy to forget that you're watching a film in Japanese. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who has not yet seen any of Kurosawa's works as it is my favorite and believe this film showcases his talents as a screenwriter and director brilliantly. Expect to laugh, cry, and basically ride the entire gamut of human emotion through the watching of this film.