1954 ‘七人の侍’ Directed by Akira Kurosawa
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. A giant battle occurs when 40 bandits attack the village.
Toshirō Mifune Takashi Shimura Yoshio Inaba Seiji Miyaguchi Minoru Chiaki Daisuke Katō Isao Kimura Keiko Tsushima Yukiko Shimazaki Kamatari Fujiwara Yoshio Kosugi Bokuzen Hidari Yoshio Tsuchiya Kokuten Kōdō Eijirō Tōno Jun Tatara Atsushi Watanabe Toranosuke Ogawa Isao Yamagata Kichijirô Ueda Sôjin Kamiyama Gen Shimizu Keiji Sakakida Shinpei Takagi Shin Ôtomo Toshio Takahara Hiroshi Sugi Hiroshi Hayashi Sachio Sakai Show All…
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One of those where you finish it and kinda just sit there in disbelief that this is a movie that exists. Sheesh, what a monster.
The astonishing thing about Seven Samurai is that it seems far too modern for a film made sixty years ago. As much as I love black-and-white films, it is hard to deny that some films, no matter how good they are, begin to seem antiquated when compared with modern films in their genre.
But Seven Samurai can still compete with action films today. Perhaps its length and the amount of time spent on characterization and story may put off some of the audience, but the film's grip on viewers is undeniable. You can't stop watching it until the end.
The cinematography plays no small part in creating an atmosphere so rich in its historical accuracy, yet curiously modern. Each scene…
“This baby is me, this is what happened to me.”
violence is endless and the repercussions eternal, the flames rage on as the innocents die. however, what Kurosawa also realises is that violence is the coolest thing that you can ever capture on celluloid. that central dichotomy, the merging of visceral horror and shameful pleasure at the sight of violence, is part of what makes Seven Samurai so timeless. one second, you’ll witness the sadness of a dying innocent, the other you’ll be cheering the slaughter of an enemy combatant. either way, a mother loses their child, a child loses their father.
I will keep this short as there are thousands more reviewers a thousand times more learned and eloquent than me, but;
Wow.
Wow, wow, wow.
Around the time the samurai are ridiculing Kukuchiyo's family tree, I noticed that my stomach was fluttering. I realized that this was due to the fact that Seven Samurai exists, and, more importantly, that it lives up the ludicrous (or so I previously thought) volume of praise heaped upon it. The movie was so excitingly 'as promised' that my body reacted physically. The remaining 2.5 hours flew by much too quickly. Direction, acting, plot - I cannot find a single aspect I dislike. It all works, works so well, and utterly absorbs you for the…
I could very easily be a contrarian here and say that this was exhausting, overly long, and not particularly enjoyable, but I'd be lying. I had gone in as somewhat of a sceptic due to its reputation; however, it's safe to say that my scepticism wavered fairly quickly upon pressing play. This was monumental. I felt as though I was watching a documentary due to its authenticity and realism. A blockbuster on an unfathomable scale that never lacks excitement or the use of complex emotion. Beyond the potent philosophy and depiction of human emotions, this was surprisingly very enjoyable. Pretty much the blueprint for big-budget action films. Everything is perfect, from the set-up to the (deliberate?) anti-climactic ending. This is a rare occasion where such immense praise is more than warranted. What a picture! What an experience!
So massive, so satisfying and so honest about the cost of violence.
Did it in two nights with the 7 year old. Kid's got a major Mifune crush. Me too.
I was going to give this 3 1/2, but then people would be all like "oh you thought it was pretty good?" and I can't say I thought that.
I mean it was a great film for sure, but it was so hard for me to get into.
Nothing hit me.
Nothing made me think or feel until the last 40 minutes.
It's way too long.
The production and art direction were so well done, but the story and characters just weren't there for me.
I really wanted to love this, but it didn't work for me.
I appreciated it.
I didn't really like it.
With both Uma and Those Who Make Tomorrow being unavailable through the various methods I use to acquire films, I have now watched every available Kurosawa film. So tonight I made time to revisit the one that I watched first. Seven Samurai has been much on my mind this last month or so, in part because my friend Jer posted a reflection on it that put its main theme of class struggle into a new light and in part because of that video making the rounds singing the praises of Kurosawa's editing, composition, and so on. It's tempting to call this film his magnum opus, but that would be denying the power and perfection he brought to later films. Instead,…
