Rashomon/YMMV

The following are Subjective Tropes relating to Rashomon.


 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff - Even though it has been somewhat Vindicated by History, it's still considered one of Kurosawa's weaker films in its native land. The funny thing is that the Japanese can't agree on why Westerners love it so much. Half think they're just impressed by its exoticism, while others claim the complete reverse, that it's too Americanized. Very few consider the fact that half the reason they consider it poor (the fact that it's a mishmash of two very different Ryunosuke Akutagawa short stories) doesn't even occur to Western viewers, who most likely have never even heard of Akutagawa.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: The spirit medium...dear god, the spirit medium...