The nobility of the shadow warrior

Shirley 2022-04-21 09:02:55

I thought that I, who had watched nearly 1,000 movies, would no longer be “moved” by any movie, especially such a work with rough and grotesque props, but, I have to say, I was deeply moved. Impressed. Such a lowly and despicable thief, when he first started to serve as a shadow warrior, his personal subordinates had a solemn and moving expression when he pulled out a small stool and slowly fell on his beard and stroked his beard. It is joy and hope for those who have lost their faith. In his spare time, he and the grandson of the lord have reached a deep and pure relationship. Originally, as a thief, he was so despicable that he even dared to open the lord's coffin and escape. In his eyes, the cooperation with the royal family should be based on interests. For the first, even if he was moved later and promised to play a shadow warrior, there was still a feeling of repayment and guilt in his heart. What really made him noble is that he treated this innocent child completely and honestly, and was saddened by the child's sadness. The child said that he hoped that he could accompany him more. I passed him, but at that moment, what I saw was not the arrogant gangster who was arrogant because of his power, but the grandfather who was purely trying to make his grandson happy. I'm wondering if virtue is precious and distinguishes humans from animals, is it because the cultivation of virtue needs to pay more price-in such turbulent times of war, this shadow warrior looks like the protagonist face, but he's doing things like stealing chickens and dogs, the law is blank and confusing, the thief is not disciplined and educated, just a death sentence, his life is not as rich as the royal family - I'm not saying poverty is the original sin, but if everyone Having such an opportunity to touch and create such a life will reduce the vileness and filth; instead of emptily emphasizing the slogan of human beings, nature is inherently good at the beginning, to demand the virtues of human beings. In the end, this person did not become noble because he wanted to help stabilize the political turmoil and became noble under the urging and guidance of his family, but because of a child.

The time of the movie is not short, but the two and a half hours are arranged full and vivid, and there is not a single frame redundant. Sometimes the pauses in the picture, the pauses in the voices of the actors, are also flowing with silent and intense cinematic art. Compared with modern film and television works, the presentation of image quality and props has always been ranked after the connotation of the work, and even more often, rough brushstrokes can strike my resonance more - because almost all the time, people The imagination of art is not meticulous, but vague and hazy beauty, even if it is suffering and sadness, it is not as rigid as a flat photo, it is alive and flowing, just like people can only feel suffering when they are alive Same as sadness. I haven't had such a movie viewing experience for a long time, and I am very happy that I can once again experience such a penetrating shock.

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Kagemusha quotes

  • Masakage Yamagata: [Rainbow appears, causing the advancing Takeda army to halt] My lord, what do you think that light is that is barring your path?

    Katsuyori Takeda: [Gives it a quick glance] A rainbow.

    Masakage Yamagata: You're wrong! It is your late father's instructions not to proceed. He's telling you to stay in your domain and guard it. Those were your father's last words. If you do that, nothing can harm us.

    Katsuyori Takeda: Harm? An ominous word. Since the time of our ancestors, the Takeda have never run from a fight.

    Katsuyori Takeda: [Addressing his army] Forward!... Forward!

  • Nobunaga Oda: [Giving battle instructions to his messengers on horseback] Tell the gunners to shoot the horses first. The Takeda cavalry cannot fight without horses.