Review of Seven Samurai (1954) by Eduardo C — 10 Nov 2015

It is 1587 Japan and farmers are sick and tired of suffering. The wise old man of the village remembers a village that was not destroyed because it hired samurai. But all the farmers seem to have is food. Who will fight for just food?? Literally the all-time greatest film ever made has everything one could want in a film: War, romance, horror, drama, comedy, action, adventure, tragedy, pathos, and more. It is all here and all masterfully interwoven. It's that rarest of films; one actually gets to know and understand each of the main characters before they.

Partake in the penultimate final battle, a battle they each choose to fight as heroic volunteers. Kurosawa needs every minute of the 201 minute length to tell this marvelous story. There is not one extraneous or wasted scene, just simply sheer perfection throughout!!