Although many masters' works are profound in thought, they are obscure and difficult to understand, which makes me and other ordinary people discouraged many times. In order to ensure the whole process of sobriety, we had to borrow the power of everyone in the theater to ensure the complete viewing. However, this movie is surprisingly exciting, and the plot is simple and straightforward. In this case, let's start with this story.
If this film is an oriental adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, then Akira Kurosawa not only incorporated the elements of the oriental era into it, but also injected new connotations into it. For example, the scene of the confrontation between the three armies on the grassland left a deep impression on me. Shinto is the state religion of Japan, Japan has a wide range of religious beliefs, mysterious forests, and unpredictable nature are regarded as the supreme and inviolable gods. However, a revelation of human nature unfolded on this vast prairie. Hegel said that evil is the driving force behind the progress of history. The film seems to confirm this statement deeply. The white army took the opportunity of the stalemate between the two armies to stay behind because of greed. Jiro's arrogance and ignorance, accepting the temptation and instigation of his eldest brother's widow, A Feng, and acting rashly, is foolishness. However, as the daughter of a prince, after the family was killed and forced to marry, we can also think of the hatred in her heart. The heart of a woman cannot be underestimated. The shaping of this woman is very successful in a large sense. Although Saburo's words were vulgar, he was straightforward and upright. Unfortunately, he ended up in a tragic end. He was finally reunited with his father, but both of them left their lives on the prairie. The ending of the story is sad, but we can still see the director's sympathy in the details.
What amazes us the most is that, in addition to the brilliance of the whole story, we may also be pleasantly surprised to find that the camera seems to be able to speak, and silence is better than sound. For example, the skillful use of light and shadow effects, the Buddha statue that fell off the cliff at the end of the film, only the head of the Bodhisattva is bright, even though the world changes in thousands of ways, the Buddha's heart is still holy, as if to confirm the words of Saburo's loyal minister after his death, God and Buddha Also crying, watching people in the world fight each other for survival, and it can't do anything about it. The imagery of the film is also used very cleverly. For example, after Jiro killed Taro, he wore Taro's armor to see Mrs. Feng, but the armor that symbolized power was kicked aside in the later cloud and rain. It is also ironic. The combination of her two Ben was born out of power, with the fire of revenge burning in his heart, and power is not worth mentioning. Although it is a tragedy, the tone of the film is not dark, and the colors are used very cleverly. I won't say more here. The issue of the use of colors in the film has been regarded as an insurmountable classic in film history. The only thing that can smell a trace of sadness may be the cloud. From white and flawless to dark clouds, the film gradually reaches its peak, and the fate of the characters is clearly revealed.
A pure film with endless aftertastes, it is worthy of being a masterpiece.
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