This epic masterpiece of Akira Kurosawa is told through the point of view of two peasants that represent all the good and the bad of humanity not. This two greedy peasants get to see nobility and sacrifice first hand when a general and a princess try to smuggle gold out of the enemy territory. Kurosawa shows that root to most evil lays in the greed of the humankind. Any other filmmaker would have told the film through the general or the princess. Through humor and action Kurosawa shows a timeless tale in this classic. YRCinema coverage of films on DVD.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Hidden Fortress
This epic masterpiece of Akira Kurosawa is told through the point of view of two peasants that represent all the good and the bad of humanity not. This two greedy peasants get to see nobility and sacrifice first hand when a general and a princess try to smuggle gold out of the enemy territory. Kurosawa shows that root to most evil lays in the greed of the humankind. Any other filmmaker would have told the film through the general or the princess. Through humor and action Kurosawa shows a timeless tale in this classic. YRCinema coverage of films on DVD.
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