Kurosawa and Taoism

Corene 2022-03-17 09:01:02

I have a little bit of feeling after pulling Kurosawa's film these days, and I think where and where to write.

Akira Kurosawa has always been given the title of emperor, palace-level master, but I cannot agree with it. Of course, it is definitely not a doubt. From any angle of the movie, he is absolutely great, but why is he great?

It is his rare sincere heart for movies.

It's like the voice of "Nothing yet" that was hidden in the haystack at the end of the setting sun.

It is not right to watch his movies from an upward angle. You can look up at Kubrick's movies, which is full of divinity. You can look up at Nolan's movie, with bizarre twists and turns. But Kurosawa clearly has nothing to look up. He can only perceive his movies with equal positions, and know what it means to be clever and invisible, and the elephant is invisible.

How did Kurosawa get involved with Taoism? It is his narrative technique.

Kurosawa's narrative method is very plain, without major turning points, and no twists and turns of the story. Just like the Seven Samurai, every step is reasonable and reasonable. He gave a clue, and the development is already clear. However, he just let the story that has lost suspense appear on paper like reality, without changing anything, just putting "Tao" "Speak out. Isn't this a manifestation of "the world is not benevolent, and everything is a humble dog"?

Finally, let’s talk about his characterization ability. This is one of the abilities that I think he absolutely shines in the history of film and is often overlooked, and the most important thing is that he can often do it only by using dialogue. This is not a director’s skill. It is a mixture of the control of the audience's psychology, the unconstrained imagination and the precise observation of human beings.

Just cite a few examples from the movie

"I just have more experience, and I often defeat wars"

"I can't control myself as soon as I start the killing, so I often run away before I start."

"Hahaha, you can really joke"

He left the hardest part to Toshiro Mifune, which required an exaggerated and not excessive performance.

Even though the movie has three and a half hours and a half, he has established that the seven characters have only 20 minutes in total. Moreover, it is not possible to work hard from the perspective of identity or occupation, which shows its ability to shape characters.

The trick is that he doesn't treat the audience as a fool, he gives the key one percent, and the remaining ninety-nine percent makes you understand instantly.

All in all, in my mind he is not the emperor nor the master of mystery and mystery. He is a filmmaker with a true heart of innocence. The same is true for Orson Wells. The difference between the two is that Akira Kurosawa is the perspective of the observer, while Orson Wells is the perspective of the participant.

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  • Eduardo 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    One of the greatest works in the history of Japanese cinema, here we can only pay tribute to Akira Kurosawa, and are not qualified to comment.

  • Duane 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    It seems to be complicated, but in fact, it is going back all the way up Renoir, making the subtraction to the extreme, just like the general sculpting the symmetrical and repeated structure to the point that there is no single cut. Talking about the scene first, then the layout, that is the biggest insult to the film.

Seven Samurai quotes

  • Heihachi Hayashida: Haven't you ever seen anyone cut firewood before?

    Gorobei Katayama: You seem to enjoy it.

    Heihachi Hayashida: That's just the way I am. Yah!

    [he chops another log]

    Gorobei Katayama: You're good!

    Heihachi Hayashida: Not really. It's a lot harder than killing enemies. Yah!

    [he splits another log]

    Gorobei Katayama: Have you killed many?

    Heihachi Hayashida: Since it's impossible to kill them all - yah!

    [he splits another log]

    Heihachi Hayashida: I usually run away.

    Gorobei Katayama: A splendid principle.

    Heihachi Hayashida: Thank you. Yah!

  • Heihachi Hayashida: I'm Heihachi Hayashida, a fencer of the Wood Cutting School.

    [Gorobei bursts into giggles. Kambei looks unamused]