Lost among the files of my laptop for weeks...

     Drunken Angel was the first Kurosawa film I had ever seen, along with probably most of us. It was a rather sad film in my opinion, thought that was partially due to my favorite characters death (the gangster, Matsunaga) The character I admired most, however, was the doctor. While Matsunaga was very humorous, the doctor had an amazing ability to keep going, to preserver. He didn't stop his practice because he was a drunk, (that seemed to be keeping his supply of booze up anyway) and he did not stop persisting Matsunaga to try and heal. Even when the gangster refused treatment, the doctor didn't give up. Eventually, Matsunaga's will won out, and he ended up getting himself killed trying to confront his old boss. The doctor did have a bitter sweet ending, as his younger patient was cured of TB. So while he lost his friend, he had managed to save a different life. The film definitely went in depth into the meaning of friendship, and I noticed a theme of salvation running between the lines. The doctor, while a drunk, does manage to save people, the gangster had his redeeming moment in the end.

My final thoughts on the film, it was pretty good. I definitely need to be in a certain mood to watch it though (not being distracted by anything would be a good one...) I also can not believe how long it took me to post this... kind of ridiculous actually.