tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post4300122577639742187..comments2024-03-15T10:14:21.997+05:30Comments on A Potpourri of Vestiges: Seven Samurai (1954): Akira Kurosawa's Epic MasterpieceMurtaza Ali Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-87602163317846940212012-02-25T21:09:48.542+05:302012-02-25T21:09:48.542+05:30Couldn't have agreed more! Sadly, most of the ...Couldn't have agreed more! Sadly, most of the contemporary movies are more style and less substance. Talking of graphics, one movie that I would highly recommend is Harakiri (1962). With minimal use of technology and precise use of camera, sound and timing the movie packs a punch harder than any of present day productions. Another fine example of such pure power is Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.murtazaalinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-62138033837522656202012-02-21T21:07:13.077+05:302012-02-21T21:07:13.077+05:30I think you are spot on there!I think you are spot on there!Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-37133318678130623852012-02-21T21:06:03.593+05:302012-02-21T21:06:03.593+05:30Yes, Star Wars is essentially The Hidden Fortress ...Yes, Star Wars is essentially The Hidden Fortress plus the climactic scene from The Dam Busters.Zagrobelnyhttp://www.reddit.com/user/Zagrobelnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-28678323802483881862012-02-21T21:05:13.908+05:302012-02-21T21:05:13.908+05:30Sort of, Lucas says he watches it every time he ma...Sort of, Lucas says he watches it every time he makes a movie. But the movie by Kurosawa that he actually ripped off almost completely in the narrative was "Hidden Fortress".dimensional_danhttp://www.reddit.com/user/dimensional_dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-14300952346547132542012-02-21T21:04:21.310+05:302012-02-21T21:04:21.310+05:30IIRC this was the basis for Star Wars.IIRC this was the basis for Star Wars.mass922http://www.reddit.com/user/mass922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-25379065789074344612012-02-21T21:01:03.404+05:302012-02-21T21:01:03.404+05:30As with most top directors, there's huge disag...As with most top directors, there's huge disagreements about what his masterpiece is... :-)<br /><br />(I say Ran.)shieldforyoureyeshttp://www.reddit.com/user/shieldforyoureyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-5360081124922204872012-02-21T20:58:19.408+05:302012-02-21T20:58:19.408+05:30Ran is my favorite as well. It's really diffic...Ran is my favorite as well. It's really difficult to match Ran's brilliance as a movie and more importantly as a dream project. Perhaps, Dersu Uzala is the only movie that can match the power of Ran.Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-34538842448753811322012-02-21T20:57:48.050+05:302012-02-21T20:57:48.050+05:30That's my favorite as well, and I was kind of ...That's my favorite as well, and I was kind of getting the feeling that I was alone in that sentiment since I always hear so much praise for his early work and very little for his later films.night_owlhttp://www.reddit.com/user/night_owlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678409089205149.post-65184734579316580692012-02-21T20:56:24.710+05:302012-02-21T20:56:24.710+05:30As mush as I love this movie, Ran is favorite Kura...As mush as I love this movie, Ran is favorite Kurasawa film. It is a breathtaking adaptation of Shakespear's King Lear.knuckles523http://www.reddit.com/user/knuckles523noreply@blogger.com