Kurosawa was a westaboo who watched too much John Ford (his sappy westerns also happen to attract a lot of midwits). Japanese audiences of the 1950s were alienated by Kurosawa flicks.
He's somewhat right that Kurosawa was considered "not Japanese enough" but that doesn't mean that he was ignored. Or that today he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. In fact Kurosawa's movies aged better than many other directors. And the tastes of the Japanese public also changed.
They've heard Akira Kurasawa and Mifune were good but never actually watched any chanbara, but think the idea of "samurai movies" is cool, and this st he only title they generally know.
because morons have no attention span and only a midwit or higher has the patience to watch it. this film is not for moronic capeshit manchildren, sorry. you should stick to anime, that sounds more your level.
This is pretty accurate.
A midwit would watch 7 samurai and pat themselves on the back for having the patience to watch it, even if the ending goes over their head a bit.
I wouldn’t know what the high IQ opinion is because I’m a midwit but at least I can congratulate myself on watching Kagemusha and getting invested enough to cry at the end.
It's just pure cinema
Amazing action films and great character drama
Seven Samurai is probably my favourite Kurosawa film along with Dersu Uzala
So far I've seen 13 of his films
Kurosawa was so fricking mid. Empty, lifeless scenes, barebones plot, overlong, shit acting for the most part. I've seen 4 of his movies and they're all mediocre. American Westerns are also overrated but still way better than anything this hack produced.
I've seen every Kurosawa and if I average out my ratings I arrive at a 4.7/10. I suppose that average is pulled down a bit by the compromised pre-war/WWII films.
Absolutely the acting is often poor, I don't rate Toshiro Mifune that much + lot of the characters are just cliché cheese to advance a plot.
There are definitely gems though and he excels at the epic - Throne of Blood, Ran, Kagemusha, etc.
My personal favourite is Drunken Angel.
unironically my favorite film. mainly because it's a masterpiece but also because it was probably the first time I watched a film with intention and it truly showcased to me what film was capable of. the acting is subtle but powerful, the cinematography is gorgeous, the story and dialogue is perfect. Mifune and Shimura are show they are two of the most talented actors of all time with their respective roles. there is a reason it's been copied to death.
>Capeshiter triggered over Snyder liking a director >Somehow that means the capeshiter has to seethe at one of the prettiest movies ever
This is "I hate 12 angry men because reddit likes it" tier contrarianism
Oh no did Snyder say something about Kurosawa? But the entire movie brats generation from Millius to Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas worshipped Kurosawa and funded his movies.
The hate on 12 Angry Men is some faux American boomerism "those damn bleeding hearts liberals" rather than something based on genuine criticism.
the rise of skywalker is unironically better
>number
bad
>japanese number
good
nah, seven is a good movie
They don't look that strong, Id probably beat them with a gun
Funny enough, one of them gets shot near the end
BROOOOO SPOILER THAT SHIT ITS ONLY BEEN OUT FOR 69 YEARS
Four of them.
They are weebs
Samurai films are the original capeshit for weabs
Cry moar homosexual.
This is a low IQ-high IQ film, midwits don't like it.
Kurosawa was a westaboo who watched too much John Ford (his sappy westerns also happen to attract a lot of midwits). Japanese audiences of the 1950s were alienated by Kurosawa flicks.
>calls others midwits
>reads roger ebert
He's somewhat right that Kurosawa was considered "not Japanese enough" but that doesn't mean that he was ignored. Or that today he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. In fact Kurosawa's movies aged better than many other directors. And the tastes of the Japanese public also changed.
i've watched it at 1.5x speed, it's an ok film when it's only like 2 hours or so
This is why The Magnificent Seven (1960) is better.
For me, it's Yojimbo.
They've heard Akira Kurasawa and Mifune were good but never actually watched any chanbara, but think the idea of "samurai movies" is cool, and this st he only title they generally know.
because morons have no attention span and only a midwit or higher has the patience to watch it. this film is not for moronic capeshit manchildren, sorry. you should stick to anime, that sounds more your level.
post IQ
This is pretty accurate.
A midwit would watch 7 samurai and pat themselves on the back for having the patience to watch it, even if the ending goes over their head a bit.
I wouldn’t know what the high IQ opinion is because I’m a midwit but at least I can congratulate myself on watching Kagemusha and getting invested enough to cry at the end.
It's still the best movie of its kind. 1954 was to Toho what 1939 was to MGM.
It's just pure cinema
Amazing action films and great character drama
Seven Samurai is probably my favourite Kurosawa film along with Dersu Uzala
So far I've seen 13 of his films
Kurosawa was so fricking mid. Empty, lifeless scenes, barebones plot, overlong, shit acting for the most part. I've seen 4 of his movies and they're all mediocre. American Westerns are also overrated but still way better than anything this hack produced.
How is he mid if what you're describing is pretty harsh he should be shit
I've seen every Kurosawa and if I average out my ratings I arrive at a 4.7/10. I suppose that average is pulled down a bit by the compromised pre-war/WWII films.
Absolutely the acting is often poor, I don't rate Toshiro Mifune that much + lot of the characters are just cliché cheese to advance a plot.
There are definitely gems though and he excels at the epic - Throne of Blood, Ran, Kagemusha, etc.
My personal favourite is Drunken Angel.
>he excels at the epic
yeah Ran is kino
>My personal favourite is Drunken Angel.
Absolutely shit taste
Garbage thread.
Edgy kids trying to look cool.
cuz it good
It's a good film. It's also pretty likely to be the first Kurosawa film people will have seen, and that tends to make it stick with you.
because its cool as frick
Because nitwits like you get mad about it.
unironically my favorite film. mainly because it's a masterpiece but also because it was probably the first time I watched a film with intention and it truly showcased to me what film was capable of. the acting is subtle but powerful, the cinematography is gorgeous, the story and dialogue is perfect. Mifune and Shimura are show they are two of the most talented actors of all time with their respective roles. there is a reason it's been copied to death.
>the acting is subtle
>the acting is subtle
It's a cinematic masterpiece. Artists study it for composition to this day.
>Capeshiter triggered over Snyder liking a director
>Somehow that means the capeshiter has to seethe at one of the prettiest movies ever
This is "I hate 12 angry men because reddit likes it" tier contrarianism
Oh no did Snyder say something about Kurosawa? But the entire movie brats generation from Millius to Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas worshipped Kurosawa and funded his movies.
The hate on 12 Angry Men is some faux American boomerism "those damn bleeding hearts liberals" rather than something based on genuine criticism.
one of the movies everyone says they've seen and love but have never watched
I think you're projecting here. Of all the Kurosawa films, this is the one people are most likely to have watched.
It's good but it's no Hara-Kiri or The Sword of Doom. Those are the true masterpieces.
Safe edgy opinions. We get it, there are more directors of samurai movies than Kurosawa.