Before moving to the United States, I saw this movie and periodically I get flashbacks of some of the scenes from the movie. Actually, I just got one and luckily the movie was available to watch on the Internet, so I reviewed the scene for the first time in the last nine years or so.
It is a conversation between the main character and Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch artist. (I have just learned the van Gogh was played by Martin Scorsese who is a Kurosawa admirer.) What struck me was how hasty van Gogh was in the scene: He is standing alone in an open field, focusing on painting the nature on his canvas. When a Japanese guy with a canvas and painting kit approaches him and asks if he is Vincent van Gogh, he just briefly glances him and nods while keeping on painting. Noticing the guy still standing behind him, he asks "Why aren't you painting? To me, this scene is unbelievable." Then, he passionately talks about how beautiful the nature is and how precious the time is. After that, he hastily moves on to look for another beautiful scene to paint.
Since this movie is supposed to be based on Kurosawa's own dreams, this scene may be depicting how earnestly the worldly-renowned director dedicated his time, and thus his life, to what he felt his passion for: the movies.
Now I hear with the van Gogh's voice, "Why aren't you writing?"
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