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... The Seven Samuari is a classic film that, despite many adaptations of the same story, has yet to find an equal. ... A group of helpless farmers must find skilled samurai willing to work for next to nothing to defend them from an impending attack by bandits. ... From the time the samurai are finally gathered the film slowly begins winding itself up for the tense, long battle. ...
Kurosawas samurai movies all share a little bit in common, which is the depiction of the samurai as some noble beast, different from the common and pathetic rabble of ordinary man. In Seven Samurai the farmers are a base lot, cowardly, selfish, vain, pathetic and treacherous. ... In contrast, the samurai embody all the qualities that humanity would generally like to believe define it. ...
Part of the joy of Seven Samurai is how the samurai gradually endear themselves to the villagers. ... Perhaps the most important scene of the film occurs is where Kikuchiyo delivers a ferocious speech, damning the farmers for their dishonesty and distrust, yet identifying the brutality of past samurai as the cause. By the time the bandits storm the village there is genuine camaraderie between farmers and samurai. ... Ive never accepted this as fair criticism with regard to ‘Seven Samurai since Kambei, the pivotal character of the piece, is played with such subtlety and graceful power by Takashi Shimura.
Approximate Word count = 1124
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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