“Dreams” is a Japanese by Akira Kurosawa made in 1990. This film struck a huge chord with me since I am a huge Kurosawa fan. Also being an anime fan, this film is almost like a live action anime. The scenery and colors were vibrant and beautiful while the story was highly emotional and almost trippy.
The film is based on Kurosawa’s own dreams throughout his life. There are 8 dream sequences in all and each one brings a new story, characters and dynamic to the greater picture of the film. The film highly relies on visual story telling rather than dialogue, which in this case is a brilliant use of imagery.
I thought that the acting was fine although there isn’t that much dialogue but for what little there is, the story isn’t hurt by it.
It is escapism at its finest and as soon as the film begins I was totally sucked into that world of dreams becoming reality. I felt emotionally attached to the characters in this film more so than in others because of the lack of dialogue. I felt that the less the characters spoke, the more I could imagine myself as them and could experience what they were going through. It is a truly magical film and one of my personal favorites.
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