Courage in “Seven Samurai”, by Kurosawa In the film “Seven Samurai”, Akira Kurosawa the director portrays courage through the characters such as the samurais but and the peasants. The story is set in the Sengoku period, which meant that Japan was undergoing numerous civil wars, and bandits were raiding a starving small village where Kambei and the 6 other samurais decide to protect later on in the film. In this essay, I will discuss the ways in which Kurosawa shows courage firstly in Kambei and between the male and the female, secondly its link to Aristotle’s idea on courage, love (both romantically, and in the family), and thirdly its relevance in post war Japan. The main character Kambei Shimada is a ronin who rescues a hostage child from a thief in the village, gathers six more samurais in order to defend that village form being attacked by bandits. It is easy to consider that he is the most courageous person throughout the film. He has agreed to fight for the peasants, …show more content…
For example, peasant men are required to join the squad to fight the bandits. Therefore, the courage to fight the bandits, who are considered immensely stronger than the practically unarmed peasants, is only shown in men. However for women, the ability to go against the men is shown to be courageous. It is clear in two scenes. First, to protect her pride as a wife of Rikichi, Rikichi’s wife (who was taken by the bandits) forced herself back into the fire when she saw Rikichi (from 2hr 18min). This could be linked to Aristotle’s idea of enduring the pain (of the fire instead of going back to Rikichi in her case) being a “beautiful thing, and not doing so would be a shameful thing.”(p.54) Second, Shino decided to stay as a peasant as her father Manzo wished, even after having a relationship with Katsushiro (from 3hr 24min). For Shino, courage is to remain in the village and not prioritising her love for Katsushiro after the
From completely different areas of the known world, two of the greatest groups of warriors are formed. Each trained-for-battle group, according to the Overview, “...who swore oaths of loyalty to noble lords and fought to the death to defend them in battle” spent years learning how to kill. The samurai and knights had many similarities and differences in terms of their training, armor, and codes. For both classes of warriors, training started when four or five. The types of training for samurai and knights included both physical and spiritual aspects.
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No matter what challenges materialize, this incredible will-power emerges from within and persists to the very end. People with this amazing resilience are analyzed throughout William Goldman’s novel, The Princess Bride. No matter their position in life, whether it is a giant, a farm boy, or an orphan, these characters endure every trial life throws at
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Seven Psychopaths – A Review The movie was released in the year 2012 and is a black comedy crime movie. The main characters of the movie are played by Collin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell and Woody Harrelson. All of the actors have performed well and they have added a bit of a spice of their own in the movie.
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(Plato, 77) From this statement brought about a whole conversation about what courage is or more specifically, what courage isn’t. Using the Socratic Method, Socrates, Laches, and Nicias
Glory: Directed by Edward Zwick, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, 1989. 122 Minutes Reviewed by Mike Edward Zwick’s Glory is a movie in which the balance between entertainment and history was perfectly managed. He uses the letters sent by contemporary Col. Robert G. Shaw to his wealthy family back in Massachusetts as the historical foundation of the movie while imagining conversations between characters. Through Col. Shaw’s eye, we are able to uncover the birth, the development, and the end of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first colored regiment fought in Civil War. Just like any other war movie, Glory has several battle scenes that were unpleasantly bloody, yet they managed to stay authentic.
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