This example of visual perception was named after a 1950 Japanese movie, Rashomon, produced by Akira Kurosawa. The movie tells the story of people who have witnessed the same event and have expressed different stories. The Rashomon Effect may occur for example if the police have a problem with witnesses who saw a speeding car leaving the scene of an accident and are each describing the car being of different colors, different brands, and different models - each of them responding as honestly and as accurately as possible.
In Rashomon, a murder is described in four contradictory ways by four witnesses; a priest, a woodcutter, a commoner, and the spirit of the husband of a noblewoman who had been raped. Her samurai husband had been murdered or had committed suicide. A thief had been arrested.
Kurosawa gives us four versions of the same series of events through the eyes of the four witnesses, each giving markedly different descriptions from the others. We are shown different perspectives and points of view of the same incident - an example of Visual Perception.
Rashomon did very well in the theaters in 1950 and it keeps being shown on TV. Also countless movies and television shows have copied the Rashomon concept of differing perceptions of witnesses into one of their productions, e.g. Gunsmoke.
Sports Example
The baseball season for your young players will start next week. You and your assistant coach, Karen, have to decide who will play which position. Gini and Rosa will be your shortstop and second baseman.
Setting 1:
You and your assistant coach are watching them practice at each position.
You: I like Gini at short and Rosa at second. They field grounders about the same and I think Gini has a better arm from deep short.
Karen: I agree. Let’s do it that way. Just remember that Rosa’s mother, keeps reminding us that she played shortstop and she wants Rosa to play at that position.
You: Let me talk to her. Just back me up.
Setting 2:
You and Karen are joined by Angela, Rosa’s mother, as you are watching the practice going on at each position.
Angela: Hi, those girls in the infield sure look good. Have you decided who’s going to play where. Linda and Barb look good at third and first.
You: Yeah, we like them there. Karen and I really like how Rosa and Gina work together. Rosa is so quick covering second and backing up first. And she makes a great pivot and quick release on the double play. And Gina does work well with her. They’re going to make a great team out there.
You are giving Angela a different perception of her daughter playing the game. This is a positive, doable role that Rosa is ready to accept. It will recall Angela’s thoughts and feelings when she interacted with a second baseman - how they worked together.
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