Spider Nest - Power and Prophecy

Maegan 2022-03-21 09:02:10

People suffer from being unable to predict their own future. If one day they can learn one or two things, what should people do?

Was it necessary to kill the monarch to be the castle lord of Washatsu? I don't think so, maybe there are other opportunities. It was as if Washatsu used Miki to know the trap set by the prophecy to get rid of him. Miki thought that his son's succession as a castle depended on Washatsu's succession, but he did not expect his end and his son's revenge.

Even if people know a thing or two about their future, but there is no practical and practical guidance for success, it is better not to learn such prophecies. Washatsu was besieged by the spider nest city, and went to the forest to ask the witch, but the witch's information actually accelerated her demise.

The person who taught the prophecy didn't charge for it, and the terrifying prophecy x ambition made Washatsu a slave of the devil. Perhaps what the witch wanted was a forest full of corpses.

In fact, both Washizu and Miki should think about it for the first time. Why do people make prophecies for you for free? There is no winner in Spider Nest City.

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Extended Reading
  • Henri 2021-12-22 08:01:06

    The Toshiro Mifune-type Macbeth was hung with too much of his own shadow, completely reckless, and his final death was even more unbearable than the original. This change was undesirable. The shots of the chase in the forest are very good, the studio shooting is full of mastery, and the horror and strangeness of the oriental witches and ghosts grafted from the Western classics is extremely successful. In the walking forest, this scene is explosive enough to pay homage to the prop set and the smoke screen master.

  • Brice 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    In addition to the interesting design of using symbols such as spiders and centipedes to symbolize ideology, I prefer the emperor's use of weather this time. Among them, "fog" is the most brilliant, not only can it highlight the tragic color of the characters, but also serve the plot just right. A perfect combination of fatalism and reality has been achieved. The thick fog in the black and white picture has a suffocating paleness. In the final scene of betrayal and separation, the thick fog separates Washatsu from the soldiers. The sense of form and beauty of the film has reached a climax. It is showing the black emperor's awesome ability to visualize literary texts through the language of the lens. In addition, every shot of the spider's nest city is also worth crumbling.

Throne of Blood quotes

  • Lady Asaji Washizu: I did not stain my hands with blood to forward Yoshiteru, Miki's son.

  • Old Samurai Entertainer: [singing] All of you wicked, listen while I tell of a man, vain, Guileful, vile, Who through ambitious, insolent, Could not escape his punishment.

    Taketori Washizu: Stop the dance!