Ran (2000) - Quotes

The Complexity of Power and Betrayal

Quotes about Ran: [[Akira Kurosawa; [Salon.com] * ], {{cite news | first=Michael | last=Sragow | pages= | title=Lear meets the energy vampire | date=September 21, 2000 | publisher=] | url=http://www.salon.com/2000/09/21/kurosawa/}}

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Divine Sadness Over Human Destruction in Ran

Quotes about Ran: What I was trying to get at in Ran, and this was there from the script stage, was that the gods or God or whoever it is observing human events is feeling sadness about how human beings destroy each other, and powerlessness to affect human beings behavior.

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Father and Son Dynamics Explored

Hidetora: [Hidetora has just signed a pledge abdicating his authority to Taro] Are you a son?

Taro: What do you mean?

Hidetora: Is this a son's attitude? The hen pecks the cock and makes him a crow.

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The Cost of Betrayal and Loyalty

Hidetora: What madness have I spoken? Wherein lies my senility?

Saburo: I'll tell you. What kind of world do we live in? One barren of loyalty and feeling.

Hidetora: I'm aware of that.

Saburo: So you should be! You spilled an ocean of blood. You showed no mercy, no pity. We too are children of this age... weaned on strife and chaos. We are your sons, yet you count on our fidelity. In my eyes, that makes you a fool. A senile old fool!

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Questioning Divine Indifference in Human Suffering

Kyoami: Are there no gods... no Buddha? If you exist, hear me. You are mischievous and cruel! Are you so bored up there you must crush us like ants? Is it such fun to see men weep?

Tango: Enough! Do not blaspheme! It is the gods who weep. They see us killing each other over and over since time began. They can't save us from ourselves.

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Symbolism of Eggs and Walls in Dialogue

Kyoami: A serpent's egg is white and pure. A bird's is speckled and soiled.

Hidetora: This is a castle... Here's a wall.

Kyoami: The bird left the speckled egg for the white.

Hidetora: Strange...

Kyoami: The egg cracks; out comes a snake.

Hidetora: Empty space above the wall. Why?

Kyoami: The bird is gobbled by the snake.

Hidetora: Where am I? Who am I?

Kyoami: Stupid bird!

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The Complexity of Human Existence

Hidetora: I am lost...

Kyoami: Such is the human condition.

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Words vs. Action in Warfare Strategy

Kurogane: Saburo is not our only enemy.

Jiro: So what? If they attack, we retaliate. We grab their land and enlarge our own.

Kurogane: Fine words, but words don't win wars.

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The Burden of Solitude and Power

Hidetora: The Great Lord goes nowhere alone.

Jiro: You renounced your power. You have no need of an escort.

Hidetora: Only the birds and the beasts live in solitude.

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Men's Preference for Sorrow Over Joy

Tango: Men prefer sorrow over joy... suffering over peace!

Questioning the Nature of Betrayal

Saburo: Does a traitor betray himself?

Transformation into the Lord of Rice Fields

Kyoami: He gives away his house, He gives away his lands, He now holds a new title: Lord of the rice fields a scarecrow!

Madness and Sanity in a Chaotic World

Kyoami: In a mad world, only the mad are sane!

The Mind and Heart's Failings

Kyoami: The failed mind sees the heart's failings.

The Wisdom of Leaving a Sinking Ship

Kyoami: Why stay with this mad old man? If the rock you stay on starts to roll, jump clean. Or you'll go with it and be squashed. Only a fool stays aboard.