Ran

The film "Ran" directed by Akira Kurosawa, is a Japanese movie about an elderly lord who abdicates to his three sons.  One son is disowned and the other two become traitors to their father subsequent to attacking his kingdom.  Throughout the film, the former lord is in an attempt to restore peace to his family, but to his surprise, finds it quite difficult.  In my opinion, I sought the movie to be quite slow and boring for its long moments of silence.  However, this 1985 film was nominated for many academy awards including: Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, and Best Picture.  In all fairness, the movie deserved these nominations for its superb background imagery, choice of music during war scenes, and the fact that each scene was done authentically.  Unlike many movies, there were few special effects in this movie.  As the executive producer, Akira Kuroswa took the time to put together real horses, soldiers, and explosions, which deserves some recognition.  With this in mind, I would personally rate "Ran" an overall score of 4 out of 10.