Akira Kurosawa's "Shadow Warrior" is his 26th film. This story tells the story of a thief who was originally unknown because he resembled Takeda Shingen, the famous Jiafei daimyo in the Warring States Period. He was discovered by Shingen's younger brother Takeda Shingen during the arrest and execution ground, and took over as a shadow. story.
In the story, the historical story of Japan's Warring States Period has always affected modern Japan. In the era when the heroes were rising together, every lord would place a substitute by his side to prevent danger, but the protagonist of the story survived because of his appearance, from etiquette and clothing. Learning from all aspects of behavior and behavior, the shadow of the temporary survival was originally left only for survival, but it happened that Takeda Shingen was assassinated during an expedition, and he was left before his death for the safety of the family. "Zheng", the shadow who was about to escape was caught, just when the generals demanded to execute the shadow who failed in the mission, Xinlian understood that killing another person at this time would not make up for all the results, and finally gave the shadow. opportunity to leave. The shadow who has lived in Jiafei for a long time understands what the disappearance of the totem "Takeda Shingen" means to the whole family, and at the same time regrets his own guilt, and finally promised to make everyone believe that "the only one who died that day was the shadow, the real The possibility that Takeda Shingen is still alive".
After becoming a lord, despite his similar appearance, compared with Shingen, who was originally serious and dignified, the shadow appeared more humane and friendly, which made the harem and even his grandson suspicious, but also because of the shadow. With the goodwill of Xinlian and the persuasion of Xinlian to put the country's interests first, Shadow spent peacefully under the protection of his confidants and old loyal ministers. It's a pity that the reason why the shadow shows his legs is that Shingen's warhorse was alive. The shadow is careless, the horse has a common sense, and the horse throws the shadow that it is not familiar with and controls him in public. In this scene, everyone including Xin Lian knows that everything is irreversible. In the end, under the protection of Xin Lian, the shadow only got the punishment of exile and saved his life.
After Shadow left, Shingen's eldest son, Takeda Katsurai, took over. In the past three years, he has been wanting to disobey his father's will, and advocates foreign expeditions to expand the territory. The army perished, and the shadow who had been aware of the war news and hid on the battlefield watched the defeat of the Takeda army, and finally rushed to the enemy line with the Takeda flag in his hand and died.
In this three-hour film, the leading character is not only the shadow, but the relationships between the characters around the shadow are wonderfully portrayed. Xin Lian saves the shadow three times at the beginning, in the play and in the latter part. Among them, Xin Lian is Takeda Shingenyuki. The younger brother is the one who helps the shadow the most, and he even said that the man in front of him can become the continuation of the family; Sheng Lai is relatively acting as a "negative role" in the movie. The team headed by Lian challenged the shadow's ruling authority in public, and even went abroad immediately after taking power. All of this "rebellion" was due to Xinxuan's contempt and neglect of himself during his lifetime. What he wanted to prove was his own ability, but He bet on the fate of the entire country; the three small works correspond to the three enemies of the Takeda family: the Oda family, the Tokugawa family, and the Uesugi family. Regarding the attitude of the Takeda family, he did not dare to take action when he was not sure of Shingen's life or death. This was the enemy's affirmation of Takeda Shingen's strength; in the end, the parting of the first three generals of the Takeda family in the Nagashino battle had already proved the result, but as a warrior, he showed A male romance that knows it can't be done.
Thanks to the development of the times, "Shadow Warrior" has become Akira Kurosawa's second color film, and this film about historical war also provided Akira Kurosawa, who was originally good at painting, with a wealth of space for film creation ideas, including Set and color matching. In the filming part of the movie room, there are more scenes where the tower is placed like a stage play, especially the position design of the characters and the lighting of the lighting, because most of the indoor scenes in the movie are the performance of the characters sitting still, and the performance time is not long. Short, to keep the audience immersive, in addition to the actor's own lines and acting skills, photography composition and light and shadow can add a lot of points, which can add some diverse attractive elements to a relatively static plot. At the same time, Akira Kurosawa boldly chose a large number of contrasting colors in the film to express visual impact, and coupled with the processing of light and shadow, many pictures in the film have a "living painting" effect.
This is a story of the rise and fall of a family from the perspective of a small person. Shadow changed his fate because of chance. His life in the Takeda family briefly gained status and respect, and he realized the meaning of territory and people. The performance of the same shadow also made Xinlian think that the future light of the Takeda family can continue, but the rise and fall of a family cannot rely solely on one person or the self-confidence of past advantages.
I believe that the ending of the shadow is his last loyalty and gratitude to the Takeda family. As a family command, "Fu Linhuo" makes the Takeda family stand out among the heroes. When the shadow was surrounded by the enemy in a battle, he was originally just a puppet. Rushing into his own formation, he still remembered his responsibilities in the panic, and he should have stayed as still as a mountain, making the originally chaotic army and the enemy extremely convinced that the shadow in front of him was the real Lord Shingen. However, Katsurai, who is in the true blood of the Takeda family, made a reckless appearance at the end, causing the mountain to move. This portends that everything in the Takeda family cannot escape from history with the red river of blood and the military flag.
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