Wahoo_Man35

Seven Samurai

According to people who have seen this film, Seven Samurai is Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece and a top 5 film on the website. I don't see it. I realize that Seven Samurai is a good film (don't get that twisted), but is it the 4th best movie ever made? It's a strong concept with a strong beginning and end (and when I say strong, I mean STRONG), but the middle is so painstakingly dull. I don't mind long run times for movies, but for this film, some footage could've been cut down and still have been good and more deserving of its current title by a significant amount. The first hour was captivating and kept me in my seat, and the last 30 minutes had that same effect, especially in the ending five minutes. I loved the tonal shift and contrast this movie takes at the end; it was unexpected and made the film have a very satisfying end. This film is undeniably good, and I'm logging it in at 7/10.

Licenciado Mxje

Seven Samurai

March Around Cinema '24 (4/30): Japan 🇯🇵. There are fundamental works consolidated par excellence, either because of how important they have been at the time, but also because to this day they are the pillar of many of the current feature films, and then, we have Seven Samurai, by the master Akira Kurosawa. An epic that we do not see very often actually, it gives us the first-hand experience of the battles in feudal Japan, the importance of the Japanese peasant and their lives, the camaraderie with its diverse cast of characters, and above all, each decision, motivation, reason, intimacy and leitmotif of the film matters as a whole, like our respiratory system. And that is hardly the most superficial analysis that can be made of the project, given that from where it can be seen, this work can be interpreted in multiple ways, despite the gargantuan length of the work, which is impressive because it couldn't work with a softer runtime. Each frame is a work of art, the prose is a haiku in motion, the characters and performances are as vital as the spirit of a samurai (with Mifune and Shimura being the MVPs), and overall, as carefully and perfectly constructed. Seven Samurai is an epic that, reiterating, redefined the oriental adventure to create a work that to this day must be lived, studied and kept alive until the end of time. And if you haven't experienced it yet, this is your chance.

Ayaan

Seven Samurai

Beyond masterpiece

BatatinhaQuandoNasce

Seven Samurai

Eu confesso que tinha um certo preconceito com esse filme por sua longa duração. No entanto, felizmente deixei a antipatia de lado, pois o mestre Akira Kurosawa sabe como conduzir a história sem aquele chato silêncio reflexivo desnecessário, além de um roteiro fluido que não desperdiça um segundo sequer de tempo de tela. Essa é uma história que inspirou "Vida de inseto"(1998) e "Sete Homens e um Destino"(1960) ambos com seus personagens tendo absorvido as respectivas personalidades dos sete samurais de Kurosawa.