It turns out that my IQ is enough, the story is very simple and clear, but it is very entertaining! The analysis of art mirror composition is too pretentious, and I don’t understand it very well, but it is really comfortable to watch, and the sense of picture and aesthetics will not affect the viewing because it is a black and white film. Let's talk about the place that shocked me the most, the peasants shown in the film.
The Japanese peasants depicted in the film made me wonder if they were Chinese peasants? Before that, I think the most realistic depiction of the peasants was Jiang Wen's "The Devil Has Come". In my opinion, this film is similar to the devil. When the peasants learned that the bandits were about to attack, they were timid and timid. Fearing things, a group of people knelt on the ground and cried and complained that the Bodhisattva did not bless them, and only a few male villagers were really thinking about the problem.
Finally, at the suggestion of the village chief, they decided to hire a samurai. After a lot of troubles, they found seven samurai, but when the samurai came, they were afraid that the samurai would steal their wives and daughters, so they all hid and did not dare to meet them. The level of fear towards samurai is no less than that of bandits.
The samurai cannot be generous, they hide their meat and wine, appear stingy and selfish.
Before the big enemy, several villagers who lived on the other side of the river claimed that they were not their own village. They put down their weapons and prepared to flee back to their own village. They had no overall sense of the situation and were ignorant. The samurai threatened the village with a knife and said that the other side of the river would also be looted. , and then ran back to the camp with a gray face.
Different from Devils Come, the Seven Samurai's description of farmers is very realistic, while Devils Come is more of a joke and satire, and the best illustration is the bridge section where the villagers and Japanese soldiers sing and dance. In retrospect, there are also places to pay homage to the Seven Samurai, such as the scene where the villagers discuss what to do with the captured devils.
Back to the peasants in the Seven Samurai, a villager in the film turned his daughter into a man in order to prevent her daughter from being taken by the samurai. How can he not turn the corner of free love? The loss of his daughter's virginity is more terrifying than a bandit. He knelt on the ground and his eyes were blank. Aren't the above all the same as the life of Chinese peasants?
In my opinion, farmers (whether China or Japan, maybe the world) have two original sins. One is the humble background, and the other is the suppression of the upper-level power. Of course, peasants also have the precious qualities of simplicity, diligence, enthusiasm and kindness. This is the inevitable result of their closedness and ignorance of the world. Similarly, this also makes them ignorant and backward. Therefore, when the imperial court taxation is too heavy, the years of war and chaos are regarded as lambs to be slaughtered. The robbery of thieves, the leak of the house happened overnight rain, the weakest, they also suffered the most hardships in the turbulent times. In the end, the poor people must have something to hate and let them fend for themselves, or should they be sympathetic and help them, I'm stuck in an endless loop, and I don't know what the answer is.
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