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In Reply to: "High and Low" a wonderful Kurosawa masterpiece posted by Victor Khomenko on January 31, 2004 at 08:21:31:
What did you think of the use of colored smoke in this B&W film? I was surprised, thinking it would be unnecessary with a statement like "look, there it is." But then the idea grew on me, and I thought it served to divide the film into its two very different halves. Spielberg tried this device in "Shindler's List" (isolating the little girl in color from the rest of the people in B&W) and it felt quite contrived.
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I donīt think that Spielberg did in THIS case copied Kurosawa, I was at Auschwitz few years ago, and when I did stand in front of the glass windows containing all the shoes, time have fade them into a brown gray, save some women shoes, still shing red, I ask my Polish guide, and said to her, look this red , like in Schindlerīs list..she smiled and said yes.
Interesting... I didn't even note it, it looked so natural and in place, it simply went with the flow... I mean I saw the orange smoke, and it was clear what it was and why, but indeed it was woven so masterfully into the movie fabric...I guess that is the sign of true art - when things enhance the overall effect and presentation without calling attention to themselves.
All films from him are a must. They all contains such a spirit and humanity.
Hard to believe how such a high quality can be maintained over the years.
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