tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post4899818321374709348..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: GHOST DOG (AND "THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI"Lallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-55673293613014762352011-06-15T17:39:15.234-04:002011-06-15T17:39:15.234-04:00Totally. I now consider it one of my alltime favor...Totally. I now consider it one of my alltime favorite flicks. The elements if described would seem so random (TV cartoons, cartoonish gangsters, the ice cream guy who only speaks French, etc.) or other plot turns would be expected from them (the not so subtle separate appearances of members of rival gangs in their colors, which doesn't lead to the expected etc.), but Jarmusch and his team make it work as a satisfying story AND philosophical inquiry into the meaning of life and death. Now that I think of it, it's pretty profound.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-40995933575658064512011-06-15T14:49:25.133-04:002011-06-15T14:49:25.133-04:00Oh Man! I totally love this movie. I saw it twice...Oh Man! I totally love this movie. I saw it twice, and after reading your post I'm ready to see it again. Aside from the myriad of other great things about the movie, you cannot say enough about Forest Whitaker's performance. Yet another example of the guy's incredible range.<br /><br />~ WillyAlamedaTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623796440779934437noreply@blogger.com