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Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai is a Deep Movie

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  • @duncanidaho2130
    @duncanidaho21302 жыл бұрын

    I got screwed over at a high paying job. Saw the movie and decided to incorporate the nothingness is form. In other words, the less I have... the less power those have over me... therefore, I have the power. Fast forward over twenty years later, I am still living by that code... and going great.

  • @mistermangekyo5614

    @mistermangekyo5614

    Жыл бұрын

    Yo Duncan my man! I am happy to hear that you are still doing good. Ghost Dog is one of my favorite movies. Please if you are up to it, share some more info on how the code has helped you.

  • @nero5215

    @nero5215

    Жыл бұрын

    Peace god

  • @duncanidaho2130

    @duncanidaho2130

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mistermangekyo5614 I have no kids, no credit card debt, and I am not a whore to materialism. I live well and sleep even better.

  • @nastynate534

    @nastynate534

    Жыл бұрын

    You should read your Samurai Creed then. And never underestimate the importance of some powdered rouge up your sleeve :)

  • @albertomendez5758

    @albertomendez5758

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol😂 tool

  • @9dissection9
    @9dissection96 ай бұрын

    This movie meant a lot to me as a teenager, divorced parents, a dad that wasnt around. Not so many true friends. I've always been alone but this movie taught me how to deal with loneliness and to learn to appreciate it. A very good movie. I've had forgotten about it. Turning 40 this year..

  • @hendrikrozijnenblad8666
    @hendrikrozijnenblad86662 жыл бұрын

    "This ain't no ancient culture here, mister." "Sometimes it is."

  • @z.a.7846
    @z.a.78462 жыл бұрын

    This is an underrated gem. Whitaker especially in here is really good.

  • @tfrofciydntafc
    @tfrofciydntafc2 жыл бұрын

    Sadly underrated. A deep film but also very funny and entertaining and oddly touching

  • @chenzenzo
    @chenzenzo2 жыл бұрын

    “There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.” ― Tsunetomo Yamamoto, The Hagakure: A code to the way of samurai

  • @chenzenzo

    @chenzenzo

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is to say that being resolved in your actions will bring you absolution in all things. To devote yourself to end of something is to know. Once you see your life goals as a samurai, you will be resolved from the beginning.

  • @Ash-so2sr
    @Ash-so2sr2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing in this movie feels cringe which would be so easy to do with this thematic , Jarmusch is a great film maker, it feels real, he feels lonely. Plus the connection of balck culture and Asian and Japanese is done very well, during the 70s black people were really into Asian culture. And it's influence remains both ways, Japan is super influenced by hip hop.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup and that's how we got the awesome wu tang clan. I guess just alot of blacks at the time were real into classic Kung fu flicks. Who wouldn't be though those films were surprisingly deep.

  • @Ash-so2sr

    @Ash-so2sr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juanpabloaraujoarraga9398 Japan wasn't there before Africa, African rhythms are the oldest music in the world. And African culture probably beats Japanese culture by thousands of years in terms of who was the oldest.

  • @atwork90210

    @atwork90210

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ash-so2sr nigga what

  • @jismymane1123

    @jismymane1123

    10 ай бұрын

    @@bushidoblues9302that’s what Rza grew up on

  • @jeffpesos420

    @jeffpesos420

    5 ай бұрын

    Yall should check out the anime samurai champloo it perfectly blends japanese and hip hop culture

  • @TWW-zk9gw
    @TWW-zk9gw11 ай бұрын

    It's a film that lives on in the viewer. The best kind.

  • @arousedyoda
    @arousedyoda Жыл бұрын

    There's something about the mob in this movie that probably deserves its own video. I wouldn't call them "one dimensional" as you did, these guys definitely have their own story going on. For starters, they're clearly broke - all their properties are for sale, and they even get a humiliating visit from the landlord at their hideout, asking for overdue rent. They're all getting old too - from the leaders down to the soldiers, they're all way past their prime, and you have to wonder what rackets they could still be running at their age. Are they still hanging out just for the sake of nostalgia at this point? And then there's this wisdom from Mr. Vargo. Somehow, he understands what Ghost Dog is all about. He reflects on a note they receive by accurately recognizing it as the "poetry of war". And in the end, he accepts his fate with calm and dignity rather than defiance. No, I'm sorry, they are far from being one-dimensional, they're by far the most unusual depiction of the mob I've seen in any movie.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    I think they are meant to represent the old world changing just how ghost Dog is practicing an ancient art as well. It's a testament to how good this film is that there's deepness to everything. Maybe I'll make another video on it.

  • @arousedyoda

    @arousedyoda

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@bushidoblues9302 I would very much like to watch that. I always get the impression that the whole mob backstory in Ghost Dog gets glossed over when people analyze the film. If I may add something, I'd argue that the real vilain was Louise Vargo. During most of the movie, she seems like a frail, innocent character who somehow acts as an ally to Ghost Dog, even going so far as to share his interest for Japanese litterature. But then she takes over her father's position and forces Louie, the only survivor, to kill his retainer. You can clearly see how Louie is stuck between a rock and a hard place, terrified and disheartened during his confrontation with Ghost Dog, and not even able to get the limo driver to leave the scene after the hit until Louise gives her approval. Is Louise merely avenging her father's death? Or did she have sinister motives all along? Remember how we first meet her: having an affair with another mobster - who arguably couldn't have been much of a suitable lover - behind her father's back. Could she already have been plotting to take over the family business, and Ghost Dog unwittingly did the dirty work for her?

  • @AlgirdasAkelaitis

    @AlgirdasAkelaitis

    7 ай бұрын

    @@arousedyoda I very much agree with both of Your insights. And I would add that the aspect of language is also very important. These two ancient cultures (mob and samurai) are merely put together, but they are unable to communicate. And yet friendship can bridge these gaps - not only among humans, but also in nature's sphere (remember avenging bear killers and talking with a survivor pigeon). And I think that the movie serves as an interpretation of this phenomenon - one could even cite rap song while dancing, but that language is much more than a mere "outlook" level of words or rhythm. It is a culture and - I would argue - the culture that is going extinct. And it is not an accident, that a French guy compares him to a bear and later on we see a bear killed. The line there is revelatory - we kill it because there are not many left of them. I see it as a direct metaphor of Ghost Dog himself. He is of a rare and old species. One could even compare to that old dog, who's entire ability to communicate is only to look at you. But the movie has an optimistic dénouement as well - even being a Ghost Dog he is able to pass the legacy of the word via the book. And again - the word, the language, the dialogue(!) is the way that cultures can avoid mutual extermination and even enrich (or even save!) each other.

  • @louisaparker

    @louisaparker

    5 ай бұрын

    "They whacked him, what you gonna do". Yes, the Italian mobsters were really good in this movie.

  • @californiacombativesclub202

    @californiacombativesclub202

    3 ай бұрын

    It was the same premise as the Sopranos, which also came up the same year as the decline of a criminal empire

  • @pradyumn2692
    @pradyumn26922 жыл бұрын

    Could barely control tears in the end. It's a Masterpiece.

  • @MrDoctorMabuse

    @MrDoctorMabuse

    7 ай бұрын

    It is moving on top of everything else. The mom's last line to the little girl: "You're in the way."

  • @paulrippcord506
    @paulrippcord5062 жыл бұрын

    I adore the way the film is shot, it’s city feels both lived in and isolated at the same time, how most of the movie takes place during the twilight hours. GhostDog is a pretty isolated man and with the lack of people and heavy use of cross-dissolves you feel that isolation.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    You described it perfectly

  • @Teleflexx
    @Teleflexx2 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Ghost Dog has long held a special place in my cinematic heart. A young Forrest Whittaker spitting samurai quotes on the importance of the willingness and the importance of death for your Lord....which I've come to see as a metaphor for that thing in life you aspire to be. This film does indeed have layers. The ending of the film is very tender in a bittersweet way...Ghost Dogs goodbye with the French ice cream vendor shows us that there are languages that are understood yet not spoken. Truly a one of a kind film. I always was amused that he called himself Han Solo posing as a realtor in the scene where he goes to kill the big boss.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    This movie gets deeper and deeper the more comments I read about it. Good observation especially the connection between the French guy and Ghost Dog. This is definitely a film to revisit!

  • @shazid1891
    @shazid18912 жыл бұрын

    I love this movie. Love how it pays homage to Le Samouraï (1967) Both films are masterpieces.

  • @Primitive_dad
    @Primitive_dad2 жыл бұрын

    I remeber picking up a copy of the Hagakure after seeing this almost 20 years ago. Now that I have a deeper love for samurai movies I feel like I need to rewatch and reanalyze it to see what aspects I may have missed. Dead Man is another excellent Jarmusch film.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'll have to check it out. Jarmusch has an interesting style.

  • @owlnoddle2631
    @owlnoddle26312 жыл бұрын

    Love this film and I'm always happy when someone new experiences it and talks about it. Great video. Small correction: The shooting through the sink scene is a reference to Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill (1967)

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn I knew it was something with kill in the title haha. Anyway good on you for knowing your movies!

  • @thenetisvast

    @thenetisvast

    Жыл бұрын

    To add to your comment, so was the scene when the bird lands on his sniper rifle - although it was a butterfly in Branded to Kill. Great movie!

  • @hap6782
    @hap6782 Жыл бұрын

    4:50 i understand both French and English, a fun fact about this duo is that even though they dont understand each other they say the same things in their respective languages. They understand each other, unknowingly.

  • @elconquistador364

    @elconquistador364

    28 күн бұрын

    1 of the greatest relationships depicted in film

  • @martinlatvian5538
    @martinlatvian55388 ай бұрын

    I do watch this movie once a year or so. Every time I see another facet of it. Because this movie is a gem.

  • @ABEAZYdaRonin94
    @ABEAZYdaRonin94 Жыл бұрын

    When you find out he read from the Hagakure you realized this movie was like Ghost of Tsushima, but with well....pigeons instead of foxes

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha great point!

  • @ABEAZYdaRonin94

    @ABEAZYdaRonin94

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bushidoblues9302 😭😂 I overlooked this movie for a while too. Honestly a lot of times when you see "Samurai" in the title of American movie you expect cringe, but this one's a hidden gem👌🏾

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ABEAZYdaRonin94 yeah I was expecting super cringe too but got something great instead. That's not often!

  • @louthegiantcookie
    @louthegiantcookie2 жыл бұрын

    I first watched this movie as a little kid and it always stuck with me. One of my favourite childhood films. I liked the connection between the code of the Samurai and the Mafia's code, I thought that was a really interesting aspect of the story. Although seeing the old mobsters talk about rap music was really damn weird.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's interesting I didn't think about the connection between the mafia and samurai codes. I love movies like this where it seems surface level but when you look harder it's much deeper.

  • @HiddenbyLeaves
    @HiddenbyLeaves Жыл бұрын

    Reading the comments gives me hope to continue making clips. Which often seems rare in this day and age. This movie will always be iconic, perhaps even more so when you read Hagakure. Which I can honestly recommend to anyone who likes the movie. When you read the same book for 20 years, you make parts of it your own. Marcus Aurelius did not intend to publish his writings, and neither did Tsunetomo. They wrote it to strengthen themselves. To uphold principles, a code, a way of life. Seemingly lost. When you read Hagakure, much like Ghost Dog, you will often find yourself quoting it to yourself and it will become a part of you. ''If one has no earnest daily intention, does not consider what it is to be a warrior, even in his dreams, and lives through the day idly, he can be said to be worthy of punishment.''

  • @johnslade7540
    @johnslade7540 Жыл бұрын

    Jim Jarmusch is a genius. I first saw this film on IFC when it was still about Independent film mostly. I bought the Blu-Ray recently. I love the acting in this movie and how it mixes cultures of black gangster rappers and mobsters. I remember seeing an interview where Jarmusch(IIRC) said that the most requested music by Italian mobsters in prison was Gangsa Rap. This leads to some very cool and funny scenes in the movie.

  • @jasontizol9007
    @jasontizol90075 ай бұрын

    One of my favorite films

  • @fkajaei5080
    @fkajaei5080 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite movies of all time. My brother was super into Wu Tang as a kid and would watch this movie religiously. The older I got the more I understood the movie and the gems within it. The lessons stayed with me over 20 years later and I watch it atleast once every couple of months

  • @Samsaraindo
    @Samsaraindo Жыл бұрын

    Such a raw minimalistic movie

  • @Full_Otto_Bismarck
    @Full_Otto_Bismarck Жыл бұрын

    Ive seen this movie twice in my life, once over 20 years ago in my early teens and now again this morning. It never really left my memory for some reason but just never got around to watching it again. Now after seeing it a second time, I have a copy of Hagakure on the way.

  • @AJM01
    @AJM01 Жыл бұрын

    Funnily enough I am rewatching this film for the first time in years and felt compelled to come on You Tube to comment. The years can sometimes be unkind to average films however, this is way too good for that category. Forest Whittaker is superb as he usually is. Loved his fairly recent portrayal of Saw Gerrera as well!

  • @buxycat
    @buxycat10 ай бұрын

    Ghost Dog is one of those films that stays with you.

  • @thisisanfield7085
    @thisisanfield7085 Жыл бұрын

    Forest is a treasure… he played this role to perfection

  • @nagone11
    @nagone1127 күн бұрын

    When you really watch this film and see at the very depths of it is the final idea of madness, set to changing times..you truly do see what a real subtle masterpiece this was. Still flies under the radar to this very day.

  • @kayla_white01
    @kayla_white01 Жыл бұрын

    Best soundtrack of any movie, Rza

  • @W4kT3k
    @W4kT3k2 жыл бұрын

    I vaguely remember seeing advertising for this movie, but never indulged, I'll check it out.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I finally got to see it.

  • @jacobcasmus1882
    @jacobcasmus18823 ай бұрын

    Ghost Dog is such a cool movie that SOO MANY SLEEP ON! Forrest Killz it!

  • @TariqBusy
    @TariqBusy2 жыл бұрын

    The "stereotypical" mobsters are the parallel to the samurai-their best days are behind them. I thought that next to Sopranos, the depiction of the mob in this movie was the best of that period. Probably influenced the show a bit too.

  • @LuisGonzalez-ke7vv
    @LuisGonzalez-ke7vv2 жыл бұрын

    Very accurate description. True it is not a mind blowing film but it has an incredible charm to it. I cannot stop watching it over and over again. It became of my favorite films of all time.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it does make you want to rewatch it. There's nothing else like it.

  • @albion65
    @albion652 жыл бұрын

    When I first saw this film it looked like a loose remake of the Alain Delon French film LE SAMOURAI (1967). Both films follow a professional assassin with a strict code who finds himself a target after a botched hit. Two specific elements carried over from LE SAMOURAI to GHOST DOG is his downfall coming from a woman he leaves alive, and the assassin having a special key to break into a certain type of car. LE SAMOURAI was also highly influential on John Woo's THE KILLER (1989) and Walter Hill's THE DRIVER.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I'll have to check out Le Samourai

  • @albion65

    @albion65

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bushidoblues9302 LE SAMOURAI was released in both DVD and Blu Ray through the Criterion Collection.

  • @Full_Otto_Bismarck

    @Full_Otto_Bismarck

    Жыл бұрын

    I just rewatched the movie, it wouldn't have mattered if she lived or died. They just wanted a patsy to take the heat for the hit they originally ordered. Its not explained where that heat is coming from but one could fill in the blanks with it being something like The Commission, which is or at least was an organization that keeps order among the Italian Mafia families. The man who Ghost Dog killed was a "made man" and if memory serves that usually requires a green light from The Commission. I digress, the movie lays it out that nothing Ghost Dog could've done differently on that hit would've changed the outcome of him becoming a target.

  • @sampaddie617
    @sampaddie61711 ай бұрын

    "In ancient times bears were considered equal with men."

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks33386 ай бұрын

    I can’t remember the last time I saw this movie. Takes me back to my childhood.

  • @PtsDeeznutz
    @PtsDeeznutz9 ай бұрын

    The maker of this film definitely knew more about samurai than he did plumbing. No possible way for that sink shot to happen, unless he had entered the mans home beforehand and removed the S shaped pipe under the sink.

  • @martinlatvian5538

    @martinlatvian5538

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah and there was no need for the laser pointer. I have seen bad plumbing, but why the F the laser pointer?

  • @EnjoySackLunch

    @EnjoySackLunch

    3 күн бұрын

    @@martinlatvian5538because film is a visual medium

  • @richardgg2889
    @richardgg288911 ай бұрын

    I disagree the movie would be about changing times. Its more about old laws being still present and timeless in my opinion. Watched it many times and I'm still fascinated how new ideas still occur just by re-watching it.

  • @Saghilarious
    @Saghilarious2 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe you're just getting on game to this movie, it's my favorite

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    I do like it alot. Wish I saw it sooner!

  • @nated9075
    @nated9075 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve told numerous people that this is actually a pretty good film over the years. First saw it when I was in 7th grade and it has always stuck out as something very different but good. Like you said, it won’t completely blow your mind but there is something special about it. Completely underrated, to be certain.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    It definitely does stay with you, and the more I think about it, the better it gets in my mind.

  • @unrooolie
    @unrooolie Жыл бұрын

    Man the trailer for this movie threw me off sooo hard. I watched the film like 10 years later and it is such a vibe!! Amazing film

  • @extremelucky1
    @extremelucky1 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite movies ever. Very underrated!

  • @scottnunyos2315
    @scottnunyos23152 күн бұрын

    Forest seems to have some Samurai spirit in this movie, he did damn good.

  • @user-er4xs5co1z
    @user-er4xs5co1z5 ай бұрын

    So underrated one of my favorite movies all time

  • @Manda1771
    @Manda1771 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I remember watching in my film analysis class for my final exam during my college years. It since then has become one of my favorite movies. I think it's very under recommended.

  • @Ash-so2sr
    @Ash-so2sr2 жыл бұрын

    When I had this downloaded on my computer I watched it every day for months... This movie more than anything captures the fascination a person experiences when exposed to samurai but you hapen to live in the modern era. The way they portray the mafia as well was really nice. Modern people laugh at ou of you uphold any type of values. People have no values onky care for money. I feel like ghost dog honestly. In the sense even the most basic human values are seemed as inconveniences and sentimental bs in the way of work and getting money

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    It for sure hits home with it's lonely feeling about a Samurai living in the wrong era. It's definitely a film that gets better the more you watch it. You can tell whoever wrote it did so with knowledge about the Hagakure. Beautiful and smart movie.

  • @tomekthemouse1
    @tomekthemouse17 ай бұрын

    I saw the movie in the cinema last week. What an experience. Highly recommend!!

  • @seanodeli7031
    @seanodeli7031 Жыл бұрын

    The great thing about ghost dog is the cultural clash Black guy working for the mob who follows the code of the samurai while the way of the mafia is dying out add language barriers and the ending it’s an odd a spiritual journey and beautiful film I think Roger ebert described at as I don’t know what it’s about but I couldn’t stop watching it

  • @ConspirHerSee
    @ConspirHerSee Жыл бұрын

    The first thing you said in the first 2 minutes of this video is EXACTLY what I thought and what I loved about the film. I ordered two copies of the book and read it. I thought the philosphy was deep and definitely applicable to life.

  • @Bubblegob
    @Bubblegob11 ай бұрын

    What's funnny is that I rented this film because of the DVD Jacket that was so ridiculous it was Forest Whitaker with a Katana three times tu suggest action. I expected a ridiculous movie with a miscast Forest Whitaker kicking ass with a blade and it turned out to be this very mellow movie with profound themes and one of the best soundtrack ever I just love it, stilll wondering why the gangsters are watching cartoons all the times it feels like a way to emphasize the girl's innnocence as she's often the one watching them, yet I can't help but feel it is linked to the mobster being such over the top cartoony characters.

  • @FlashxSwazy
    @FlashxSwazy Жыл бұрын

    Watched this with my pops when I was young. I watch it once a year now.

  • @Green_Ninja325
    @Green_Ninja325 Жыл бұрын

    Just finished the movie on HBOMAX. Always been a fan of the soundtrack . So good.

  • @seanodeli7031
    @seanodeli7031 Жыл бұрын

    The greatest sleeper cult film ever No one talks about it Congrats

  • @mingyuhuang8944
    @mingyuhuang8944 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful movies which dives into the complexities of human nature and a strive for something more honourable and distinguished

  • @rutgaurxi7314
    @rutgaurxi7314 Жыл бұрын

    I missed this on release, so I am planning on picking this up sometime next month. It has always had a certain allure for me, being a fan of all things Japan, combined with rap culture (and many other things) when I was young a 'un, which has continued to this day. Thanks for the review.

  • @ernestocaro9802
    @ernestocaro98028 ай бұрын

    Masterpiece movie, it mixes genres very well, very hypnotic too and there is a vibe about that its just excellent, love this movie.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah I love the vibe too. An all around unique movie.

  • @nero5215
    @nero5215 Жыл бұрын

    Very slept on. Hidden jem . The second or third time watching. Notice the cartoon on TV matches the movie.

  • @perrygriffin2371
    @perrygriffin237111 ай бұрын

    Whatches this as a kid was great didnt understand what was happening but stuck with me gonna re watch as an adult

  • @unclebirdman
    @unclebirdman11 ай бұрын

    My impression was that the gangsters where like the cartoons they were always watching. Ghost Dog was like the book he was reading. You become what you consume.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    11 ай бұрын

    Wow this movie just gets deeper and deeper.

  • @ghamessmona
    @ghamessmona Жыл бұрын

    One my favourite film ❤

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    It's great and unique!

  • @ghamessmona

    @ghamessmona

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bushidoblues9302 ❤️

  • @elhorrendo7026
    @elhorrendo70269 күн бұрын

    This is in my top five favourite (American) films of ALL time. It's impossible to squeeze the greatness of Kurosawa Akira (Akira Kurosawa to westerners) into top films. Kurosawa is his own genre and has his own list films. Many modern films are based on Kurosawa's work. Rashomon, a Japanese story about "perspective" is not only referred to in the film, but the film contains contextual references to it.

  • @scottlibman7870
    @scottlibman78702 жыл бұрын

    I love this film 👍🇯🇵

  • @camaradiop3731
    @camaradiop37312 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE this film!!!!! I view it every autumnal equinox!!!!!!

  • @AnointedFlow
    @AnointedFlowАй бұрын

    Such a good movie.

  • @joaodantas9259
    @joaodantas92595 ай бұрын

    this movie is delightful to watch

  • @InvestTaner
    @InvestTaner Жыл бұрын

    Best Movie ever 90's Yo

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it's pretty great.

  • @jooky5
    @jooky5 Жыл бұрын

    Great film and awesome soundtrack!

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah I love the music!

  • @hian
    @hian26 күн бұрын

    It's incredible how similar in style, cinematography and mood Ghost Dog is to Takeshi Kitano films like Hana-bi, Sonatine, or Brother. Given the subject matter of Ghost Dog, it's hard to imagine it a coincidence.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    26 күн бұрын

    @@hian that's a great point. No doubt the creators of Ghost Dog also liked Kitano films.

  • @jtilton5
    @jtilton52 жыл бұрын

    I know this film might be outside your wheelhouse but you might like Ronin (1998) starring Robert De Nero and Jean Reno. It's a really good film that compares post cold war spies to masterless samurai.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds cool. Know where I can watch it?

  • @jtilton5

    @jtilton5

    2 жыл бұрын

    It might be on Netflix I'm not sure in The US but you can also get it from Google play for about 3 bucks I think. (it says it's 110 Thai Bhat, but that might just be the pricd in Thailand only.)

  • @velt1870

    @velt1870

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn good movie and countless times I’ve watched that movie

  • @gillesnoblet8630
    @gillesnoblet86302 ай бұрын

    Ce film est magnifique ! Il m'a beaucoup inspiré ! 🙏

  • @dennisgreene2544
    @dennisgreene2544Ай бұрын

    I grew-up, watching this! #1😊

  • @karamp242
    @karamp2428 ай бұрын

    Rza with the tunes 🐐🐐🐐

  • @axMf3qTI
    @axMf3qTIАй бұрын

    This movie definitely blew my mind.

  • @Ash-so2sr
    @Ash-so2sr2 жыл бұрын

    I loved the mafia guys, when do you see a mafia guy spit a flavor Flav verse or make moose sound? They are for sure stereotypes but it's a mafia movie, I'd say the sopranos for all its supposed greatness is full of stereotypes.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha stereotypes or not they were for sure entertaining

  • @Ash-so2sr

    @Ash-so2sr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bushidoblues9302yeah mafia in itself is such a genre of its own , I think that modern era of cinema would be impossible to make an American mafia movie any different from what Scorsese or Coppola have done. I mean joe pesci is like 5'3 yet we must believe everyone is scared to death of him... yet he sells it and no matter what he plays the same guy in all his scorsese movies... That could be considered terrible acting from anyone else... , the last one I liked he was way more restrained and sold it too forgot the name the irish man I think ...mafia itself is such a genre like western, it could be made different but who knows I do agree that in this one characters are so over the top in this movie on purpose it's comical, Jarmusch movies have that feeling, like a dark joke or satire. To make a movie about a guy living with a code of honor today it has to have some comical irony, because to even have values in this day and age would be consider rude or improper... Now imagine to have honor. Such a concept which for most people means nothing yet I know that for people who love samurai culture as over used as it is that is exactly what atracts us to such movies .

  • @gregoryjones8612
    @gregoryjones861210 күн бұрын

    Silva!!!! One of the best that ever did it!✊️

  • @Mclenchie
    @Mclenchie Жыл бұрын

    Apparently Chad gave a nod to him for the Bowery King in JOhn Wick for Fishburne to be a pigeon carrier on rooftops.

  • @peterpanther8627
    @peterpanther862725 күн бұрын

    This movie is the reason i always carry some powdered rouge.

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    25 күн бұрын

    @@peterpanther8627 lol

  • @KingAuthor83
    @KingAuthor83 Жыл бұрын

    One of the foundational gems for me.

  • @nafeelbadar100
    @nafeelbadar1002 жыл бұрын

    You didnt touch upon the concept of Rashomon, and how that girl who is reading it is the embodiment over which the thief and samurai fight

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ohhhh I missed that aspect! Good catch!

  • @jackoszuscik6669
    @jackoszuscik6669Ай бұрын

    EXCRUCIATINGLY AWESOME FILM!

  • @Bootmahoy88
    @Bootmahoy88Ай бұрын

    This is such a masterful film. I found the gangsters depicted in this film as sad people, even though they would probably never agree with that. They seem to be trying to walk the walk of the gangster, but the pavement of the old walk has crumbled, and they're determined to overlook that, or turn a blind eye to it. At least that's how I perceived it. I listen to them carefully, and they mean what they say, but it has no real resonance. They're about to be evicted from their home room, for God's sake. Despite the fact that these are (or were) fearsome, ruthless killers with little or no empathy for anyone or anything except a fat wallet, so to speak, I actually felt sorry for them. I found myself going, what the hell, man, who are you feeling sorry for here? I thought about that a lot, and what I came to accept is that I feel sorry for the fact their time is nearly over; their world is nearly dead, and they've become relics of a bygone age, anachronisms, museum pieces at best.

  • @bengalboypaco3140
    @bengalboypaco31408 ай бұрын

    I love birds so that instantly drew me in

  • @channelwhoa66
    @channelwhoa667 ай бұрын

    I remember watching the trailer to this movie in 1999 thinking it sounded like a cheap, stupid quick studio cash grab capitalizing on the boom of hiphop culture and enticing young people to watch a film about some hip hoppy "Ghost DOG." Almost as if saying "Hey hiphop heads, you like Samurais?! You like HipHop and rappers withe the name "DOG?" ..........Then this movie is a MUST WATCH!" 😆 Then in 2011, I had been addicted to painkillers like oxycontin and ran out and unable to get more! I was withdrawing BAD! It happened to be the same day news broke of Osama Bin Laden's killing! So I remember it well! The ONLY light in a few sleepless days and nights worth of misery, was deciding to watch this movie! As I lay in bed sleepless, with cold sweats, chills, achy bones, and extreme anxiety...... I decided to give it a go. And watching it I felt at ease. Whitaker's narration's compounded that peace. And overall, his teachings of "The way of the Samurai," made me feel at ease, forgetting my withdrawal symptoms for about 2 hours! All this to say, TRUE! This is a GREAT film! Truly a hidden gem!

  • @signorpippistrello
    @signorpippistrello Жыл бұрын

    This was such a powerful movie! And still is, just in case you haven’t watched it yet.

  • @evilblack2416
    @evilblack24166 ай бұрын

    "It might not blow your mind" i wholeheartedly disagree. This film is an absolute masterpiece. They dropped the hint with the discussion about Rashamon, the film is completely different when you consider the sequence of events from a different character's perspective. Rewatch the film, look for the one scene where the mob boss's daughter is not depressed. Think about where she is, what just happened, why you'd think she *should* be depressed, and why she might not be. Think about that for a day. Then rewatch the film to see why everything actually happened. Remember Rashamon, and listen to the accountant. ABSOLUTE. MASTERPIECE.

  • @jamilleriggs7314
    @jamilleriggs7314 Жыл бұрын

    When he’s on the rooftop he looks like dragon fly Jones from Martin.

  • @inspectahblock1506
    @inspectahblock15063 ай бұрын

    if ghost dog doesn't, right after he step off the roof, sit on his horse, he wear his katana the wrong way. he can draw and kill much better when the cutting edge is pointing upwards. this is a clear movie mistake

  • @blacknapalm2131
    @blacknapalm2131Ай бұрын

    *Passenger Pidgeon!*

  • @KishinZephrite
    @KishinZephrite Жыл бұрын

    One aspect I don't understand is if someone sent a hit on Louie and then Ghost Dog took him out and wounded Louie, then it still doesn't address the elephant in the room that one of the family hired someone on the inside to kill Louie. Wouldn't Louie remain a marked man if he just returned to the family regardless if he got shot by Ghost Dog? The hitman after Louie was one of the bosses nephew iirc so just forgive and forget? Still a underrated and great movie, imo. I've seen in it about 5 times.

  • @LoneSilver
    @LoneSilver2 жыл бұрын

    Nevermind you did review it 🤣

  • @PhilMiCoochie
    @PhilMiCoochie Жыл бұрын

    I was confused by Forrest Whittaker.. I couldn't tell if he was looking at me or my dog 10 feet away from me. Anyways Forrest did pretty good despite my hesitation at first

  • @blacktiger5985
    @blacktiger59855 ай бұрын

    I only watch this in the winter.

  • @woopwoop-pc5dk
    @woopwoop-pc5dkАй бұрын

    I had to pause the video at the 5-minute mark. I'm going to watch this movie myself, and I dont want anything spoiled. I'm leaving a like on the way out

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Ай бұрын

    @@woopwoop-pc5dk appreciate it! Enjoy the movie!

  • @Johneladjmi76
    @Johneladjmi76 Жыл бұрын

    Great great movie !

  • @fourth1000
    @fourth1000 Жыл бұрын

    The movie the pipe kill was taken from was Sejun Suzuki's: Branded to Kill

  • @bushidoblues9302

    @bushidoblues9302

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I realized that too late unfortunately

  • @Reprodestruxion
    @Reprodestruxion2 ай бұрын

    Don’t forget Branded to kill by Seijin Suzuki

  • @fredkeeler1234
    @fredkeeler1234 Жыл бұрын

    Great movie.

  • @thomaseriksen6885
    @thomaseriksen6885Ай бұрын

    Sounds quite fun

  • @tecpaocelotl
    @tecpaocelotl2 жыл бұрын

    A movie similar to this feel is Deadman.