Duty v. Inclination and Fatalism v. Optimism: Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashaan Pace, Impact Staff
July 6, 2015
Filed under True Story
Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, Seven Samurai, is a film in which many of the different dichotomies entrenched within Japanese society are critically and effectively addressed. Through intense character analysis and observation of plot, one can approach these various dichotomies from many d...
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