Akira Kurosawa's Samurai View

Hillary 2022-11-10 00:03:07

In the eyes of Akira Kurosawa, samurai is a group of parasites who eat corpses. Therefore, his royal samurai, Toshiro Mifune, is undoubtedly a typical samurai who is anti-samurai. Although this is not the real history, this is the image in Kuro Zeming's mind. The seven samurai and the heart stick are the same. Chivalry is the prevailing principle in the world, and it still applies even today.
And the wonderful detours of this film are even better than the majestic atmosphere of the Seven Samurai, allowing the audience to truly enjoy the story of Akira Kurosawa. The Seven Samurai is the pinnacle that cannot be copied, and the heart stick is a model for later generations to follow. It happened in the western United States, and it is not uncommon for it to happen in China. Even the details can be copied. That's the great thing about this script. When Akira Kurosawa and the screenwriter thought hard, a man's fairy tale was born.
There is nothing to say, I don't want to comment on any camera language, director's technique, innovation and other academic theories. Because the director doesn't think about that when he's filming, it's all intuition and genius.
Tribute to genius.

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  • Hansuke: Samurai, wanna make some dough as a bodyguard? The going rate has hit the roof. My commission's one ryo. Which side will you take? Seibei Manome runs a brothel. All the women you want. But he's going downhill. I'd bet on Ushitora Shinden. The inn at the corner. That's his place. Tell him Constable Hansuke sent you. I'd take you myself, but I'm the law around here. Don't forget, now. I get one ryo.

  • Gonji - Tavern Keeper: There he goes again! The casket maker. Only guy in town making any money. Can't make coffins fast enough. It's best not to have any gamblers at all. One boss to a town we can tolerate, but two is a disaster. Only the casket maker profits from that. Knock it off, you bastard!