Among the movies I rate as my Top Movies of All Time, Seven Samurai is the only one I watch every time it is on TV. Three hours and one is sorry it is over. The Godfather has the same feature, but I don't ever watch the Godfather clear through as (in my opinion) the great character development is at the very beginning, and only with Marlon Brando's character.
Seven Samurai has the most efficient character development I can think of. The introduction of Kambei Shimada as the leader is brilliant. Saving a baby from a villain. How good is that! The introduction of Kyuzo as the swordsman is quiet and brief and unbelievably compelling as is his further participation in the story. I liked the brief introduction of the other characters as well.
The camera work and photography, some of it moving, are themselves moving. I can see another remake, maybe "The Muslim Brotherhood," where seven tribal outcasts save the day. "The Magnificent Seven" was an entertaining remake, but hard to view once one has seen the original.
Seven Samurai has the most efficient character development I can think of. The introduction of Kambei Shimada as the leader is brilliant. Saving a baby from a villain. How good is that! The introduction of Kyuzo as the swordsman is quiet and brief and unbelievably compelling as is his further participation in the story. I liked the brief introduction of the other characters as well.
The camera work and photography, some of it moving, are themselves moving. I can see another remake, maybe "The Muslim Brotherhood," where seven tribal outcasts save the day. "The Magnificent Seven" was an entertaining remake, but hard to view once one has seen the original.