Sigh.

Once again…after this and this. Homage: n., (1) a sign of respect displayed publicly; (2) tribute; (3) a thirst for cash coupled with a lack of creativity leading to artistic violence through a poorly rendered imitation that inevitably creates a longing for the original during and following a period of horror and annoyance [#3 yet to be added to the OED].

29 Oct This entry was published on October 29, 2008 at 10:26 am. It’s filed under Obits and tagged Akira Kurosawa, cinema, High and Low, Japanese cinema, Rashomon, remakes, Seven Samurai. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.