To say that Japan's most classic action film, is not "Seven Samurai", as a masterpiece of film history, "Seven Samurai" has gained too much praise.
Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.
The first place in the 100 Japanese films selected by the "Movie Shunbun".
Francis Coppola, who has filmed The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, once said:
If he could make a movie with a master, he would rather be an assistant, and the master Coppola said was Akira Kurosawa.
Akira Kurosawa's position in the history of world cinema can be ranked in the top ten, and even in the top five.
In the list of world-famous directors rated by the TSPDT website, Francis Coppola ranked 6th and Akira Kurosawa ranked 7th.
Personally, I have a lot of admiration for Akira Kurosawa, and every one of his films is a rare masterpiece.
"Zi Sanshiro", "Rashomon", "Chaos", "Seven Samurai", his works are the best way to learn about Japanese samurai.
The story of "Seven Samurai" does not take place in a big war, nor does it have a grand war scene. To put it bluntly, it is the story of 7 samurai working together against the mountain thieves, the villagers themselves do not have much money, and for these fading samurai, it is more valuable than having money.
Kuzo, Katsushiro, Goro, Shichiro, Heihachi, Kikuchiyo, and Kanbei were blindsided in the city, and when the villagers offered to provide white rice to feed them every day, as long as they helped expel the thieves, the 7 men agreed without much trouble.
This may be the first time in a long time that they feel needed, and for this reason, they would rather gamble their lives than defend the honor of the samurai.
The most exciting part of the film is the offensive and defensive battle of the mountain village, where 7 people quickly organize the villagers and fight a defensive battle with a large number of enemies and a huge disparity in strength.
Soldiers will block, water will come to cover, Kurosawa's excellent scene scheduling will be a small scale of offensive and defensive battles interpreted very vividly and grandly. Every time I see those wonderful fight scenes and strategic planning, it will make people excited.
The samurai had thought that they belonged only to war. They were not remembered in peacetime, and they were quickly forgotten after the victory.
Will the villagers who have experienced this battle be forever grateful when they see the graves erected? unknown.
"Seven Samurai" can be ranked in the top five positions of personal film history, an action film that means timeless, with wonderful scenes and profound thoughts.