voice of doubt

Wayne 2022-04-23 07:04:48

I saw the shadow of a harmonious society.
When the protagonist loses his sight due to work, the first thing that comes to his mind is not security, but quitting the family, committing suicide, and resolutely not causing trouble to anyone. His master gave him some comfort, and he said with relief: "It's much better than I thought.
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A new dignitary who failed in a duel, commits suicide by cutting his belly.
Wife who makes a mistake (or suffers misfortune), tries to kill herself, and gets kicked out of the house. She walked resolutely.
Life burns in the belief to die; victory can only be achieved by perishing together. They put "one point" in front of life, which is the common observance of the whole society. They are united and harmonious, although "harmonious but different". Their living conditions are divided into heaven and earth, but the whole upper class can find its place. If they refuse, they will gain the respect of others. The declining samurai also has the opportunity to have their own dignity.

You can make a samurai movie into a knight movie, and relish the love and hatred. But it does not belong in the essence of fantasy pleasure and enmity. In samurai films, we savor their ethics and psychology, and interpret their philosophy of life. What they take for granted and what they think is beautiful often surprises us. They are as far from us as the primitive tribes are from us. However, they have beautiful art, like cherry blossoms adorning the blood-stained placket, and the trance poetry makes everything beautiful.

This is nothing but violence, just in a different form. Violence in society as a whole is violence, and violence against oneself is also violence.

Men were sent to defend the dignity of the warriors, and powerless women and children knelt outside and wept bitterly. Is it not deformed? This rule is a crime against life. Can you love life? Love spring to winter, love the leaves falling and flowers blooming, love the season of fireflies, love the ordinary life of staying together. Fortunately, the beautiful wife will not die, she is the one who runs for a living, she lives patiently, and lives for her man. She will accompany him alone, waiting for his forgiveness. Fortunately, the blind warrior did not commit suicide, and he forgave fate.

In that hard ethical world, their home is a little castle. The two young men in the castle were not much different from the people outside, but they finally returned to their usual happiness. I don't know if this counts as a questioning of "Samurai Spirit". The movie is no longer the dreary life of a lonely hero, it is more close to the concept of modern people.

The narration is a bit boring, and it's hard to say whether such boring will move people. After all, I'm just a divided audience.

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Love and Honor quotes

  • Shinnojo Mimura: Be resolved you will both die. In that lies victory. Life lies in resolve for death.