Dreams

Pros: Everything-specifically, cinematography , performances, and I especially liked the cheerleaders for the dead
Cons: None that I can think of, unless you are looking for a Samurai flick

This is one of those movies that becomes unforgettable the minute you experience it. It is stunningly beautiful, each segment a perfect example of the great things you can do with a camera if you happen to be born an artist and a film maker, a creative...

Pros: Nice imagery? "Fuji" is brilliant.
Cons: The other seven films. Tedious. Slow. Boring. Redundant.

How do you produce a worthwhile vanity project? Transform it into anti-vanity-project. Unfortunately, all sides of Akira Kurosawa's Dreams -- the title, the product description, the actual film -- the word "vanity project" screams its own name. ...

Pros: Imagery, stories, the way the "dreams" are strung together
Cons: not for everybody; it's an art film.

By the time Akira Kurosawa made Dreams at the age of 79, he had revolutionized the samurai film and directed some of the best movies ever made during a career that spanned several decades. I was introduced to Kurosawa through his violent epics, films ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing at all

Messages are aplenty in Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams [1990]. The movie consists of eight episodes, or dreams, with themes ranging from environment conservation to the humane side of war, the dangers of nuclear power and the ill-effects of nuclear ...

Pros: Visually stunning, the film has some hard hitting themes.
Cons: Not a film for someone who merely wants to be entertained!

Akira Kurosawa stays firmly rooted to the position of favorite filmmaker for various reasons. Often it is his cinematic genius and the symbolism prevalent in his films. But most importantly, his films work because they transcend geographical ...

Pros: Left me wide-eyed and wiped out.
Cons: Very Eastern storytelling, not for all gaijin.

Sorry for the hiatus. New place and all. Thanks to everyone for kickin' it in the meaningtime.

Akira Kurosawa's "Dreams" is one of the last films that the Grand Old Man ever did. He was a dedicated, visionary human dynamo...and yet...

Pros: Stunning visuals, conveys wonderful feeling, a painting on film
Cons: Slow, requires some knowledge of Japan, "arthouse" movie, not for everyone

Dreams (1990) was one of Akira Kurosawa’s last great films before his death in 1998. Although some consider this film a disappointment, it is truly a visual masterpiece that, in my opinion, is unequaled. Dreams is broken into eight...

Pros: beautiful filmmaking, abstract, cultural, social commentary
Cons: hackneyed caveats

Kurosawa is undeniably a master of cinema and directing. His "Dreams" delivers such shockingly beautiful views and ideas that it is truly a loss to have lost this remarkable artist.

"Dreams" is composed of eight vignettes,...

Pros: sets, direction, acting
Cons: ---

"Dreams" is Akira Kurosawa's final film in a long line of critically acclaimed and influential films. Martin Scorcese has a cameo as Vincent van Gogh. It is composed of 8 vignettes on different themes, from the destruction of nature to...

Pros: High quality, intelligent
Cons: Can be plodding at times

If you permit yourself to place aside conventional ideas about what a movie should be, this is a great movie. The surreal nature of the brief series of eight "dreams" are engaging. Though some are more than others. The opening Fox Wedding is...

Pros: Everything.
Cons: Nothing really, except for people who prefer jelly donuts to healthy nutrition.

To me Dreams is one of the best films I have ever seen.

Some people might say it is slow, but those people probably also think that the point of media is to get excited in a superficial way like eating a pound of sugar or 12 jelly donuts.

This film I believe is not made of 'vignettes' as some of the other reviewers have stated. It is made of dreams, just as the title indicates.

The dreams are rich in color, detail, and meaning. In particular there is a deep respect for nature, and the depiction of the horrific destructiveness of humans.

The Peach Orchard dream is stunning, beautiful, and tragic.
I think that there are similar themes in each dream. The meta-theme, or theme that is present in various dreams is the destructiveness of humans. Another consistent theme is the appreciation of beauty.