The whole film is more than three hours long, but if you have to use a word to summarize the whole film, I think it should be "perfect". I have never used these two words to evaluate any movie before, but "Seven Samurai" has made me so admired. "Impossible structure, majestic and majestic momentum, breathtaking battle scenes and full of sunshine", Kurosawa used his skillful techniques to incorporate his representative spiritual philosophy into these seven samurai Among them, it showed the audience incisively and vividly what is the real "Bushido" and "Samurai Spirit"! In fact, when I was in junior high school, I watched a short opening of this movie. I didn’t have any deep feelings at the time. Now I am familiar with the history of the Warring States Period in Japan, and I have also studied Japan in a small way. Culture, so when you look at this classic masterpiece, you will naturally have a different feeling. This film more than 50 years ago has been regarded as a masterpiece by later generations. There are not many excellent film reviews and researches. It is difficult to write new ideas. Of course, I'm a layman and I don't want to make any trouble. I only talk about the points that impressed me the most, or what I learned from this movie.
1. Clear paragraph structure
To say that the plot of the movie is actually very simple. It tells the story of a village unable to protect itself during the Warring States Period in Japan. In order to deal with the attack of horse thieves, seven ronin warriors were invited. In the end, everyone united and defeated the horse thieves. The whole film is divided into three paragraphs: "Searching for the Samurai", "Training and Preparing for Battle" and "Final Battle". Each paragraph is described in detail, explaining the course of the matter clearly, and the transition is very natural, done in one go, and rhythm. The feeling is very strong. I think the most exciting part is "looking for a samurai". The seven samurai have different personalities and backgrounds, and the purpose of participating in this struggle is also different. The film has a very clear explanation, and the primary and secondary characters are distinct. Although there are many characters, they are not messy at all. When I watched it, one detail that was very impressive was that in the middle of the connection between the upper and lower parts of the movie, the movie typed the word "rest", which means that there was only the word "rest" on the screen, and it lasted 5 minutes! This is something I have never seen in any film. The 200-minute length of the film is certainly one reason. The audience needs to take a break in the middle, but I think it was deliberately arranged by Akira Kurosawa, because the first half of the preparation and unfolding is really done so vividly, it is perfect, he It is necessary for the audience to take a closer look at the previous plot during the 5 minutes of rest, to tidy up a little bit, and to prepare for the exciting and exciting battle later. A good movie not only needs to be watched, but also needs products. And in these 5 minutes, I have carefully recollected its exciting performance art, and I look forward to the big decisive battle in the future. When the movie starts again, it is also the time I am attracted here. Perhaps only a master like Akira Kurosawa has such courage!
2. Distinctive Characters The
film portrays seven distinctive samurai images. Although they have different emphasis on their writing, almost everyone has left a deep impression on me, and the characteristics of each samurai are undoubtedly revealed. Specific analysis The two reviews I recommended earlier have been analyzed in detail. The seven samurai images represent the seven aspects of the samurai spirit. The sum of them is Bushido! I just talk about my feelings.
Kanbei is undoubtedly the head of the seven samurai, with high martial arts, resourcefulness, and general demeanor. He is the image of Kurosawa Akira's ideal samurai, and through his mouth, Kurosawa Akira also revealed his thoughts as a samurai. Spirit (will be discussed in detail later).
Kuzo is the strongest martial arts among the seven samurai. He can kill the samurai in one shot, and go to the meeting to kill people and shoot the guns in battle. The most important thing is that he never takes credit for arrogance and maintains a normal heart at all times. He represents the highest state of martial arts! When I saw him, I couldn't help but think of the image of "Juggernaut" Miyamoto Musashi. However, at the end of the ending, Kurosawa broke all the good things cruelly. Jiuzang was shot by a hidden gun. He turned around and looked for the horse thief hideout. He finally stopped. The knife he threw fell to the ground and the man leaned over. Falling into the mud and just dying... This really shocked me, because I have never seen a hero die like this! Whether in Chinese anti-Japanese war movies or Hollywood heroic blockbusters, even if the so-called hero dies, the director will give a tall and majestic way of death. Old movies are like Dong Cunrui who sacrificed his life to blow up the bunker. In the temporary, he must stand upright and shout: "For the liberation of the new China, go!" The new film "300", which has just been watched, is so heroic and shocking! However, in "Seven Samurai", it is not. Kurosawa Akira used such a cruel method to interpret this tragedy. It is calm and true, but contains a powerful force. The Chinese can't make up such a method of death, and Hollywood can't even think of it!
Heihachi may be the least-inked character among the seven samurai, and the first samurai to sacrifice. However, in his few depictions, we can get a very clear image of a samurai: optimistic. After frustration, Pingba was able to chop wood for a living like ordinary people willingly, without complaining to others, and living a happy life in his heart. This state is very high. To use an old Chinese saying, it is: Sadness". During the sneak attack on the horse thief’s den, he was able to sacrifice his life in order to save a farmer. This ending gave me an optimistic peace of mind, which convinced me.
The youngest of the Seven Samurai-Katsushiro, although strictly speaking he is only half a samurai, he is the future and hope of the samurai. He is full of vitality, gradually understands the spirit of Bushido in battle, and keeps learning, and he will surely become an outstanding samurai in the future! The short and helpless love between Katsushiro and the village girl is even more embarrassing. One is a young samurai and the other is a poor and beautiful village girl. They really love each other, but in the end they have to part ways because of their disparity in status. At the end of the film, Katsushiro and Shino face each other across the river. Kurosawa Akira uses this ending to tell us: In that era when class concepts ruled the hearts of the people, love could not conquer everything, and samurai and peasants could not be together. They were still two. For a class, the meaning of this short-term love to Katsushiro is nothing more than a kind of growth experience that made him truly mature.
Among the Seven Samurai, the most special and most impressive character is Chrysanthemum Chiyo, which is like the character in Gulong martial arts novels. He was born in a peasant family and wanted to be a samurai most. He tried to obtain the title of samurai with his savage power, forced the Kanbingwei to accept himself as a samurai, and after drunk, he took out the genealogy of other samurai to brag and fought for meritorious deeds. The rash attack almost led to the loss of the position... However, he has the most noble qualities like a samurai: he understands the peasants' sufferings, and uses his own unique humor to mingle with the peasant class, desperately rescues the villagers, and sacrifices his life to kill the enemy bravely, he is like As good as a real samurai! In the end, he was shot with a dark gun, and he was still advancing toward death, and he courageously killed the last horse thief before he fell down like a king of anger. His body was full of tragic feelings. He was born in the peasantry class and was treated like a samurai in the end, with a samurai sword symbolizing a samurai inserted in the grave. The hero is not from the background, only those who master the spirit of Bushido are the real samurai, the real hero! Just like Gu Long's famous line quoted in the comments of the predecessors: What is a chivalry? It's the heart, not the sword!
In addition to the portrayal of the Seven Samurai, the images of several important villagers are also very vivid, especially when they are looking for the samurai, they are eager to have a samurai to protect themselves, but they are afraid of the conflicting mood of the samurai, which is vividly portrayed. Villager Liji is the core figure in the search for the samurai. This emotion is particularly evident in his body. He has been avoiding others to talk about his wife. When he attacked the horse thief base camp, he discovered that his robbed wife had actually done it. The "comfort women" of the horse thieves, in addition to pain and impulse, led to the death of the outstanding samurai Heihachi. And Shino’s father was also the main character looking for the samurai, but before the samurai actually came to the village, he was afraid that his daughter would be in love with the samurai, and cut off his daughter’s long hair absolutely, but in the end he still failed to stop his daughter and Sheng. Shiro's love.
In retrospect, these characters are so vivid and energetic like real people. It feels that they are living by our side instead of being shaped by the art of movies. This shows Akira Kurosawa's mastery skills.
3. Akira Kurosawa's lens
Akira Kurosawa 's lens operation ability is indeed extraordinary. The whole film left me with many impressive shots.
The bright sky, the sea of chrysanthemums representing sincere love, the crops swaying in the wind, the thrilling in the heavy rain battle, the waterwheel representing the price... It completely shows the panoramic drawing of two completely different classes in the Warring States Period. The scene appears in the right place, deepening the theme he wants to show.
The most impressive picture comes from the end of the film. In the end, three samurai survived standing on the Tiankan. Looking up, you can see the four black grave heads. Each grave head is diagonally inserted with a long sword representing the samurai. These grave heads occupy 4/5 of the film. The picture space gives people an inexplicable sorrow. On the other side of the camera, there are villagers happily planting rice seedlings, forming a sharp contrast between the two. That's why Kanbingbei said this meaningful sentence: "We have failed again. Those peasants are the winners. The samurai is like the wind, sweeping across the earth, and those peasants are always with the earth forever. The land survives." The peasants are the masters of the land. The samurai should serve the real master. When the samurai did not recognize this truth, their actions lost meaning. Such an ending has profound meaning. The seven samurai fought with each other for their lives, but in the end even their creed of settlement was subverted. This is the contradiction of the samurai spirit. This sharp contrast lens gives the audience more room to think.
In addition, many montage techniques are used in the movie. For example, Kanbeibei's appearance in the film does not directly portray how he confronts the robbers in the house. It shows the situation of the peasants waiting anxiously outside to indirectly illustrate his martial arts and superb wisdom. The scene where Kikuchiyo tried to ride the thin horse of Daddy Shino was also very interesting, enriching the character image of Kikuchiyo in the humor.
In the shooting methods of specific wars, Akira Kurosawa also showed the demeanor of a master, not only the scene is grand, the tactics are diverse, but the rhythm is very well grasped, especially the final battle in the heavy rain, passion is mixed with sadness, and the whole movie The drama reached its climax.
Four. Thinking above everything else
Why is this film more than fifty years ago still being praised by so many people? Why can it become one of the classic works in film history? There is no doubt that people remember it not only because it is an excellent action film, but because of its deep thoughts. To put it another way, why does Lao Mouzi's "Hero" or Tsui Hark's "Seven Swords" have better pictures than "Seven Samurai", but they still can't become classic works? The reason is exactly this, because they remove the gorgeous appearance, and only have a hollow and boring plot, which is as bland and tasteless as boiled water. It is difficult for them to make an impression in people's hearts, let alone a classic. I think the performance in "Seven Swords" is particularly obvious. The same story of seven knights defending the villagers, but compared with "Seven Warriors", is very funny. The last seven swords of the film are unscathed. Almost all the villagers were slaughtered, and only a few orphans remained. The Seven Samurai tried their best, and the four outstanding warriors still inevitably splashed the battlefield with blood. However, the villagers eventually led a peaceful and happy life. Why is there such a big difference in the effect of the similar storyline? I can only say that "Seven Swords" is a myth, a legend, and "Seven Samurai" is the real reality. The two cannot be considered on the same level. The difference in connotation may be calculated in light years.
Throughout the whole film of "Seven Samurai", Akira Kurosawa tells us about the Bushido spirit in his mind. Although he used very cruel methods, he also left a deep impression and broad imagination. A film that can make people think is an excellent film. Of course, this is also the tradition of Kurosawa's film. Regarding the content of "speculation", the film review "The Spirit of Chrysanthemum and Sword-"Seven Samurai"" recommended by me has very deep comments, so I won't repeat it.
When my respected grandfather taught me to write articles, I must pay attention to "writing to convey the way." Even if the writing is almost fine, the most important thing is to show your thoughts and thoughts to the readers. A valuable, thoughtless article, no matter how gorgeous or fancy the writing is, it will end up being a "beautiful writing", not an "excellent article." And watching "Seven Samurai" this time gave me the same feeling, not just articles, including movies, paintings, music, and even games, animations and other art forms that are not popular in the eyes of the public. Questions, thoughts are above everything else. How to "carry the Tao" and what kind of technique can achieve the most perfect effect, this is also what people who pursue art need to understand with their hearts. This is also the thinking about art that "Seven Samurai" brought me. I thank Akira Kurosawa and thank "Seven Samurai" for giving me a very vivid lesson.
Finally, I sincerely express my sincere respect to Kurosawa Akira, the master of film art...
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