Sansho the Bailiff -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 73)

Sign up for my newsletter. Youtube channel updates, written reviews, and exclusive content -- free! -- http://eepurl.com/hbfI6v Kenzo Mizoguchi's 1954 movie "Sansho the Bailiff" is one of the most lauded of all Japanese movies. Why? The story, cinematography, depth of emotion, and archetypal characters and scenarios. All are factors, but what else? This video reviews Sansho the Bailiff, and analyzes the movie for its special moments. One of those is the ending. The video dissects the ending of Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff, asking why it takes place on the beach, why the camera moves back to the left, and why a commoner appeals in the final shot. 0:00 Introduction 0:25 Review 4:26 Analysis -- What is this movie about? 10:05 -- Analysis of Final Shot Twitter:   / drjoshmatthews   Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshmatthews/ Understanding Movies 101 Course: https://joshmatthews.org/learn-more-a... The Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-t... Comprehensive List of the Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-t... Movie Cliches Series -- Video Playlist:    • Why Pianos Transform Characters in Movies ...   The Great Directors Series -- Playlist:    • Werner Herzog's 10 Greatest Movies   Shot for Shot Analyses:    • Understanding Movies 101 -- How to Analyze...   Great Science-Fiction Movie List: https://joshmatthews.org/great-scienc... Other Movie Lists: https://joshmatthews.org/topics/movie... Disclaimer: All reasonable comments arewelcome, including reasoned disagreements. You will be banned for foolish talk, harassment, and hate speech on sight; it's a tremendous waste of life. I believe in freedom of association and, by extension, freedom of dissociation.