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RE Rashomon: do you think the ending solidifies its status as a great film or is it an easy out?
In Akutagawa's story, the ending scene revolving around the baby is non-existent. It was Kurosawa's addition. Donald Richie on the Criterion DVD argues that the film is a full demonstration of Kurosawa's humanist spirit in the face of man's inability of knowing truth that makes the film a masterpiece, but I've also known that some view this as a all too happy, sentimental end to what was a completely challenging film beforehand.
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