Elegy of the Samurai

Carey 2022-04-23 07:02:33

To a samurai, it was a dignified way of dying in the event of loss of dignity.

The narrative of the movie's plot is relatively calm, but the plot is ups and downs, and the script is very good.

First of all, the line of asking for a girl is very tense. It is very similar to the life of modern people. If it is made into a movie alone, it must be a very good drama. Under the background of turmoil and war, the group of samurai is truly useless. The high-strength swordsmanship and extraordinary killing ability are only considered dangerous existences, and except for fighting skills, other No, the ability to live is extremely poor, and raising a family is a problem. In terms of ideology, although the girl was a warrior, she grew up in a peaceful environment after all. The understanding of the spirit of Bushido is limited to longing and beauty. Compared with the father and Hanshiro who have experienced actual combat, the price of defending the spirit of Bushido lacks consideration. .

When he first appeared, he visited Jing Yin's gate in the name of cutting his belly, and I also began to wonder if he was trying to get some money by chance, or was he really so desperate that he didn't want to live. In any case, in the end, he was forcibly cut into the abdomen, using the bamboo knife that he brought. The scene of incising the abdomen with a bamboo knife is really painful to watch. It is not as fast and neat as a real knife, even if it is inserted into the abdomen. In that scene, the pain was excruciatingly painful, and he was unable to die. In the end, before Jiecuo cut the knife, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. Such a tragic scene, for his own reasons, easily threatened to cut the abdomen, but Jing Yin was even more hated. In order to maintain the family's reputation for being strict and decisive, he forced the woman to cut the abdomen, and was unwilling to help the destitute warrior.

The film does not describe in detail why the begging girl took the risk and went to Jing Yin's house to request abdominal incision. In addition to the gambling mentality, for the dying wife and son, I think as mentioned above, he also lacks the reverence for the spirit of Bushido, and easily performs abdominal incision. , which also gives people a lie. Thinking about our current life, sometimes we are not forced to help but make some irrational decisions for the sake of our family, for ourselves, for the sake of reputation, and for the sake of life, but it is not as serious as losing our lives. We have the same lack of understanding of society, what we want to believe is not the same as what the society recognizes, and we will become obedient after experiencing changes again and again. In turbulent times, the fate of most people can be either dead or alive in a very short period of time. There is no ups and downs for decades. If you want to stand out, you can rely on brute force, courage, and talent, but in times of peace , these are not needed, what is needed is the improvement of personal ability brought about by family background, educational environment, and growth environment. It is difficult to stand on the basis of one aspect of talent or skill alone.

Speaking of the movie, for a samurai as strong as Hanshiro, when the era does not need it, it will be forced to end. Once a noble retainer, lost the protection of the nobles, and also faced the dilemma of despair. Finally, a family that was not rich but still happy, God took it away from you. Disheartened can only embark on the road of revenge, not murderous revenge, but decent revenge. Hanshiro and the Jing Yin family are not only hatred, but also a moral conflict. Hanshiro is a true Bushido practitioner. After his friend cut his abdomen, he was entrusted to take care of the begging girl as an adult, and abide by the agreement, which led to the union of the begging girl and her daughter. Treating the little grandson is also caring and caring. It can be said that he is an honest, brave and loving person. Revenge also chose a one-on-one duel, taking human hair knots instead of life, you can imagine his degree of self-denial. On the other hand, the Jingyin family treated people as a group from beginning to end to show their power and inviolability. In fact, it was indeed morally corrupt, and the implementation of Bushido was only apparent. The retainers were cut off from hair and knotted, and they were still said to be ill; they besieged Hanshiro, but he was killed four people and wounded eight people. The external and family records have to declare that the cause of death was death from illness, in order to maintain a strong and mighty reputation; and finally Hanshiro was there. It is also ironic that he was killed by a musketeer after incision. So far, there are no more warriors.

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Hara-Kiri quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Hanshiro Tsugumo: Motome Chijiiwa was a man of some acquaintance to me.

  • Hanshiro Tsugumo: What befalls others today, may be your own fate tomorrow.