Farmers’ inferiority is actually due to the bad system.

Stuart 2022-01-09 08:01:11

Kurosawa portrays the Japanese farmers too badly, greedy, selfish, timid, lustful, cunning and tough.

When Qiuyue Kingdom was destroyed, a general, Xia Bi, fleeing with his father, met two farmers on the road and forced them to help escape. Later, a woman who bought a woman from Qiuyue Kingdom, a group of subjugated people began to flee. Catch it, the princess saw the real world and realized that the people are the most important and the second is the emperor, which is a bit of primitive democratic thinking.

Finally, he finally impressed the generals of the enemy country and turned his back to help the princess escape successfully! The peasants were still empty-handed, and they had agreed to live in peace, but when they saw the gold, they would see benefits and forget the righteousness. The peasants had limited vision and were short-sighted.

But after seeing the general and the princess in the end, the two finally realized the principle of peaceful coexistence after receiving the reward, because they finally benefited from doing something to help others, and this spirit of altruism developed in their hearts. This is a rigorously structured movie. There is no waste scene, and it is worth learning many times.

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The Hidden Fortress quotes

  • Slave Trader: [to a slave girl] You're so slow! Pay attention and bring some water! Always crying, but you refuse to take johns. You were a lousy deal.

    Potential slave buyer: Where did you get her?

    Slave Trader: In Akizuki. Lose a war and plenty of women go on sale.

  • Slave Trader: Look. Average-looking, but excellent body. How about it? One silver piece, she's yours for the night.

    Potential slave buyer: What's the use of buying a woman who won't take customers?