Akira Kurosawa seems to be a great god who always exists in the WeChat public account of movies. When we mention Asian directors such as Hayao Miyazaki, we have to say that this is after Akira Kurosawa... This ghost named "Akira Kurosawa" is everywhere, but he is often not the first choice to go to. Contact the director. Judging from this "Shadow Warrior", Akira Kurosawa's use of colors is very clever, and his story has a unique understanding of oriental feelings, and it is no wonder that he can become a unique Asian director.
In my opinion, the movie Shadow Warrior is mainly about three relationships, the relationship between the shadow and the deity, the relationship between the retainer and the lord, and the relationship between the leader and the organization. The relationship between the shadow and the deity should be the most obvious, and possibly the most complex. At first, "Shadow" regarded role-playing as a job. When he found out that the employer had deceived him, and the actual job requirements were much higher than expected, he decisively refused the job. For Shadow, the Takeda family has no additional common interests in him, and there is no need to work for Takeda. But when he heard the conversation of three spies from the enemy at Lake Suttori, he resolutely chose to tie his fate to the Takeda family. This is a very oriental choice: the benefactor treats me well, and now that the fate of the benefactor's family is at stake, I have the responsibility to repay it. However, the shadow is also a mortal after all, even if the job requires him to take it seriously, in the face of the beauty this job brings to him, he also shows his vulgar and greedy side from time to time. When patrolling the army for the first time, Shadow almost forgot that he should have been injured just now, but he still rode on his horse so that Xin Lian and others could not catch up. Faced with the treatment of being able to sleep with Xinxuan's concubine, Shadow couldn't help but be excited. This solemn and dangerous job is a little more amusing because of the "human nature" of the shadow. In the classic clip in the middle of the movie, in the shadow's dream, the dead Shingen appeared. After seeing Xin Xuan, the shadow was very frightened, and after running frantically for a while, he found only himself and the reflection in the calm lake. The director used bright and ferocious colors to deduce the anxiety, fear, and more emptiness in Shadow's heart.
When the retainers did not know that the shadow was not the deity, they respected the person who seemed to be the lord, and even if there were some differences, adults did not have much doubts in their hearts. They follow Xinxuan not only because Xinxuan is their leader, but also because of their respect and admiration for Xinxuan. Interestingly, the bodyguard and the servant knew that Shingen was not himself, but they were still subconsciously in awe when they saw the facial expression of the shadow sign. Even if the lord is dead, the retainers are still willing to submit to his remaining majesty. For most of the retainers, in the past three years, they have hardly questioned the reaction and decision-making of the "lord". This is also a very oriental obsession: once you identify a person, you will never doubt him again. Ironically, when the retainers learned that the news of the lord's death was made public, they immediately began to fight against the shadow, even throwing stones at them to drive them away. The final splendor of the home. The retainers' belief in the lord can be respected when the lord is needed, and when the lord is completely lost, they maintain their loyalty to the lord's team in the form of violence.
Regarding the relationship between leaders and organizations, various film critics must have said too much. After the leader/founder dies, how can the organization be maintained? It is still a topic that can be discussed today. Akira Kurosawa used the movie to create a sense of tragic and solemnity. Even if he uses means to prolong his life, an organization lacking the soul of a leader is just lingering.
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