The greatest epic of all time by none other than the Kurosawa.
This film is not complicated by any means but is done with true brilliance. The story is simple > a band of samurai are hired by a poor farming community to fight off bandits which have been stealing their crops and starving them.
Akira Kurosawa has shown me time and time again that he's easily one of the best directors to have ever walked this Earth. I dare one to show me any film much better than Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Throne Of Blood, Ran, Dreams or Red Beard just to name a small number of his dozen or so true masterpieces of cinema.
Back on topic to my review of Seven Samurai.
Seven Samurai is something that everyone can relate to and deals with general topics like trying to help your fellow man when he's down.
The film may be 3 and a 1/2 hours in length but it flows with such a pace that you are never left bored even for a moment and when it's all done with you don't think of how long you just sit for, but of how great of a film you just sit through.
This is helped by how it blends in some of the most true emotional moments you'll ever see along with some very intense (especially for it's time) battle scenes as the Samurai and the Bandits are battling it out in the climax.
You feel each moment and there are quite a few that bring you to the screen like a magnet as well as many that almost bring one to tears thanks to some of the best actors that Japan can offer and the best possible performances that anyone could possibly expect from each, which most notably includes the legendary Toshiro Mifune (whom Kurosawa often worked with) as Kikuchiyo.
The script is superb and manages to not be complicated but yet avoid the disaster of becoming too plain or mundane. The acting is some of the finest that one will ever witness. The film is beautifully shot. The action is done as it should be and the emotion feels real and is truly there. Last but not least Akira Kurosawa's direction brings everything together like a true perfectionist.
I am not the best at reviewing but to sum up my feelings toward this movie I must say I've currently seen it four times and it has never let me down. Each time I've experienced this film I've truly been enthralled with each moment and I've really cared for each character and Toshiro Mifune's performance has both put a smile on my face and a tear to my eye.
I honestly believe this is the finest film that has ever been made regardless of country, length, age or genre. I will continue re-watching this film till the day I die. I have very much respect to Kurosawa for creating some of the most amazing films I've ever seen, Same goes to Mifune for his acting.
For those new to Akira Kurosawa's film work I would highly recommend going and immediately getting copies of Red Beard, Rashomon and Ran or pretty much any film he directed for that matter.
Seven Samurai very deservingly receives a 10/10 in my opinion and is one of the greatest films ever made.
Akira Kurosawa has shown me time and time again that he's easily one of the best directors to have ever walked this Earth. I dare one to show me any film much better than Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Throne Of Blood, Ran, Dreams or Red Beard just to name a small number of his dozen or so true masterpieces of cinema.
Back on topic to my review of Seven Samurai.
Seven Samurai is something that everyone can relate to and deals with general topics like trying to help your fellow man when he's down.
The film may be 3 and a 1/2 hours in length but it flows with such a pace that you are never left bored even for a moment and when it's all done with you don't think of how long you just sit for, but of how great of a film you just sit through.
This is helped by how it blends in some of the most true emotional moments you'll ever see along with some very intense (especially for it's time) battle scenes as the Samurai and the Bandits are battling it out in the climax.
You feel each moment and there are quite a few that bring you to the screen like a magnet as well as many that almost bring one to tears thanks to some of the best actors that Japan can offer and the best possible performances that anyone could possibly expect from each, which most notably includes the legendary Toshiro Mifune (whom Kurosawa often worked with) as Kikuchiyo.
The script is superb and manages to not be complicated but yet avoid the disaster of becoming too plain or mundane. The acting is some of the finest that one will ever witness. The film is beautifully shot. The action is done as it should be and the emotion feels real and is truly there. Last but not least Akira Kurosawa's direction brings everything together like a true perfectionist.
I am not the best at reviewing but to sum up my feelings toward this movie I must say I've currently seen it four times and it has never let me down. Each time I've experienced this film I've truly been enthralled with each moment and I've really cared for each character and Toshiro Mifune's performance has both put a smile on my face and a tear to my eye.
I honestly believe this is the finest film that has ever been made regardless of country, length, age or genre. I will continue re-watching this film till the day I die. I have very much respect to Kurosawa for creating some of the most amazing films I've ever seen, Same goes to Mifune for his acting.
For those new to Akira Kurosawa's film work I would highly recommend going and immediately getting copies of Red Beard, Rashomon and Ran or pretty much any film he directed for that matter.
Seven Samurai very deservingly receives a 10/10 in my opinion and is one of the greatest films ever made.
- jh_reaper
- Apr 4, 2007