Ran (1985)

Frankly, Akira Kurosawa's film Ran is now one of my least favorite movies. Ever. While I respect its cinematographic merits, it was far too long and had some of the worst acting I have ever seen. Perhaps its my western culture, but all the actors were irritatingly over dramatic without ever being sympathetic in any sense. Not once in the two hours and forty minutes did I ever care what happened to any of them. King Lear, which the screenplay is heavily based on, is an amazing play that I loved reading in high school. Maybe I was just too preoccupied with thinking about the election that was unfolding to really let myself become absorbed into the presented reality, but I definitely will never, ever watch this movie again and I will never, ever recommend it to anyone.