Ghost Dog is maybe my favourite Jim Jarmusch’s movie. The movie is inspired by Le samourai, a movie by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Alain Delon. Here are the three main reasons to watch this great movie:
- Forest Whitaker. Maybe one of my favourite actor. You might have seen him in several other movies like Bird (by Clint Eastwood), where he plays the role of the great be-bop musician Charlie Parker, or in The last king of Scotland, where he plays General Idi Amin. He’s perfect in this role of silent hit man, who follows the ancient code of the samurai and lives on a roof surrounded by his birds.
- The general atmosphere of the movie. The alternation between day and night scenes, the beauty of certain sequence-shots, the slow rhythm and the hip-hop influence create a very special atmosphere. The viewer is inevitably stuck by the quality of Jim Jarmusch’s direction.
- The soundtrack, composed by the RZA, famous rapper and producer of one of the best rap bands of all time, the Wu-Tang Clan. The RZA also makes a little appearance in the movie, and played in another Jim Jarmusch joint, Coffee and Cigarettes. The soundtrack contributes to create a special atmosphere during the entire movie, especially in some mythical scenes like these:
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