Seven Samurai

Seven samurai is easily a magnum opus of cinema.

Its characters are amazing and each get a moment to shine.
Toshiro mifune's character is easily my favorite character.
His introduction Is amazing as it sets up his character being much more then what he seems.
He and 2 others of the titular seven samurais also provide much needed comedy to allot of scenes which is another amazing thing about this film, it excellently knows how and when to be funny and serious.

The village is easily sympathetic, no one wants to be the lowest on the social and power structure, it's implied threwout the film that being a farmer in old time Japan Is the worst thing ever and they easily show that very well.
The village people are cowardly and weak which also makes sense since they regularly get robbed and have no fighting skills or anything.
They did have weapons and samurai Armour but in context it makes sense why they didn't use it up until that point.

The antagonists are not multi layered but they are a good way of showing how whom gets power will exploit it to scare and Rob the weak. Woman. Money. Food.
The cinematography is amazing, the film looks better and better the longer it goes on. Every frame becomes a masterpiece.

Every actor, every line and every performance delivered is amazing and layered.
Its truly a miracle this film even got made and an even bigger miracle to witness on the big screen.

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Tbh probably one of the best directed movies i have seen.
I think the dialogue is not as good as in high and low but i think the pacing,fun characters and all around good story that manages to mostly take place in one place is amazing.
I think it did go on for a little bit to long but it was still awesome in its last 20 minutes.
The acting is super strong and the cinematography are both also pretty good.
Im struggling to as what rating i should give it because while it feels like a 4.5/5 rated movie for me,im gonna give it 5 stars since the actors are the highlight.
Also liked the subplot where the youngest samurai falls in love and then gets outed.
Also kung fu panda 3 ripped off this movie,wtf?!

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