Prophetic Dreams
posted by Rick_Ovalle | April 2, 2011
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IcerocketI saw the movie, “Mount Fuji in Red” by Akira Kurosawa, on YouTube again. I had not seen the movie since I saw it for the first time back in 1990, when I was in college. The movie urges humankind to stop the use of nuclear power in any form.
Did Kurosawa have a prophetic dream 21 year ago? I like to believe that it wasn’t just a coincidence. For those how may don’t know him, here is a brief info.
Akira Kurosawa (March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. (source: wikipedia).
According with the historical records, 1990 was the last year of the cold war. The same year, Akira Kurosawa directed the movie “Dreams” which includes this “Mount Fuji in Red” short film segment.
Mount Fuji in Red
This segment is dream number six and the film's second nightmare sequence. A large nuclear power plant near Mount Fuji has begun to melt down, painting the sky a horrendous red and sending the millions of Japanese citizens desperately fleeing into the ocean. Three adults and two children are left behind on land, but they soon realize that the radiation will kill them anyway.
Sadly the great movie director is no longer with us, but his legacy is more alive now than ever. His message is clear and simple -- There is not one place to hide from the devastation produced by a nuclear disaster whether it is caused by human error or by nature.
Interestingly enough, in the same year the movie was released, Prince Akihito was enthroned as the 125th emperor of Japan on November 12, 1990.
We still hope Japan will recover from the recent events and its people will take a giant step forward in using new and healthier alternatives to produce energy.
The impact of those decisions should be made with the well being of the Japanese people and the planet in mind.
Comments
I agree
— Apr 02, 2011
http://www.evolver.net/user/harbinger/blog/japan_lesson_humility_man_per...
This is not over yet, more is yet to come. I suspect mankind will remain foolish. Not only must the Japanese oppose these technologies, all of us must for our children's, children's, children.
If I walk out my front door and turn left I can easily see an abandoned hydrogen bomb detonator plant (The true nature of the plant is still unknown, officially.). It takes an atomic bomb to detonate a hydrogen bomb. There were two releases of radiation from it since I have lived here. Once to the air and once to the water. We were told it was save before these events and since. I am still waiting for living here to kill me and my children and my grand children for we are fools too. You do not want one of these facilities in your front yard! My guess is you will not trust me for you too are fools. Sometimes it is what you can not literally see that will "get you".
Perhaps through these events in Japan we will come a little closer to seeing our foolishness.
Thank you, Rick, you appear to be a wise man.
I believe Akira Kurosawa was simply using common sense, a possible, logical conclusion. A prophet can see the unknowable, the unexpected, the unforeseen.
Events that will change our planet
— Apr 02, 2011
We need to take action and the sooner the better.
I'm just the messenger, daily we can see more and more people understanding what their government said about how "safe" nuclear power is, but turns out to be one of the biggest lies in the human history.
Thanks for keeping in touch
