Yojimbo and all the Toshiro Mifune
So I just went and saw Yojimbo again, which is not a very similar experience to rewatching Lawrence of Arabia. For some reason I'd remembered Yojimbo having quite a bit of social commentary. It does have some--it's Kurosawa--but mostly it's about a badass with a sword. A really hot badass with a sword.
It's also hilarious and superbly done. There are so many action movies today about badasses who walk around being badasses, and yet imo none of them approach this movie in quality.![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
my_daroga mentioned that it's over the top but also takes itself seriously; it's funny but it's not a parody. I feel like one of my very favorite things in fiction is ridiculous concepts treated with realism and self-awareness; when SPN jumps the shark it calls the episode 'Jumping the Shark' and then it does a freakin' amazing job with it.
Did I mention he's really hot? Toshiro Mifune is like the hottest man dead.
ETA: Also, I gotta just say that reading about Mifune's and Kurosawa's relationship on Wikipedia made me cry. I wish they could've stayed friends and worked together forever.
It's also hilarious and superbly done. There are so many action movies today about badasses who walk around being badasses, and yet imo none of them approach this movie in quality.
my_daroga mentioned that it's over the top but also takes itself seriously; it's funny but it's not a parody. I feel like one of my very favorite things in fiction is ridiculous concepts treated with realism and self-awareness; when SPN jumps the shark it calls the episode 'Jumping the Shark' and then it does a freakin' amazing job with it.Did I mention he's really hot? Toshiro Mifune is like the hottest man dead.
ETA: Also, I gotta just say that reading about Mifune's and Kurosawa's relationship on Wikipedia made me cry. I wish they could've stayed friends and worked together forever.
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