I am the tally of your soul... Score: 10/10 Izo quite possibly is the best movie on Buddhism ever made. Of course someone else might say it's not about Buddhism at all. Some say it's bizarre and meaningless, who am I to argue with them? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Same is with the interpretation of film.
Izo is genius directed, every shot, every motion deliberate. The imagery concise, intimate and undaunted.
The story is a sort of Buddhist Dante's Divine Comedy with allegory's ranging from Buddhist's eight-fold path, and archetypal myths. The dialog is almost a koan, possibly the most sincere take on Zen I have ever seen on film.
Watching Izo, I felt like it all takes place in a desolate plane between life and death. Izo has died, and instead of letting go into death, he is a vengeful spirit who seeks revenge.
Izo is genius directed, every shot, every motion deliberate. The imagery concise, intimate and undaunted.
The story is a sort of Buddhist Dante's Divine Comedy with allegory's ranging from Buddhist's eight-fold path, and archetypal myths. The dialog is almost a koan, possibly the most sincere take on Zen I have ever seen on film.
Watching Izo, I felt like it all takes place in a desolate plane between life and death. Izo has died, and instead of letting go into death, he is a vengeful spirit who seeks revenge.