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Jacklyn 2022-01-05 08:01:05
Japanese samurai films/war films take the aesthetics of violence to the extreme. It is different from the eschatology of the Seven Samurai, and it is also different from the fight of the Ako Samurai. The thirteen people in the story have the sense of justice and honor of both, and they have completed the sublimation from the samurai to the samurai in the assassination and tyrannical action. And the foolish Hanbei (by the hunter's words) is just a useless waste, inevitably death without any respect. And the hunters who are vulgar, happy, amazingly powerful and powerful and self-healing at the same time, are they not a symbol of countless people? Some people say that the ending is too abrupt, and personally feel that it is the time the director left for the audience to think. This film refreshed my impression of the samurai spirit. Full score, recommended.
Extended Reading
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Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira: Ruling is convenient, but only for rulers. The people must live to serve.
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Hanbei Kitou: Who are you? You're no samurai.
Koyata: So what? Do only samurai matter in this world? I thought samurai would be fun but you bore me. You're useless, even more useless in great numbers.
Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira: [stabs him] This man speaks the truth. His reward is my short sword.