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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Hidden Fortress |
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Two selfish, squabbling farmers left with nothing in the wake of a brutal war stumble upon an odd traveling party consisting of a domineering strong man, a pretty young woman, and some pack horses. Turns out the man is a disguised general sneaking his defeated rulers' heir -- a princess -- across enemy territory with the clan's gold to safety with an ally, and he commandeers the farmers to help him. This 1958 Kurosawa swashbuckler was intended to spoof the popular swordplay thrillers of the day; it has plenty of action and humor and is perhaps the director's most accessible film for Western viewers. George Lucas has professed a great fondness for this movie, and you can see the basic Star Wars plot, with a Han Solo, a princess, and two comic characters (the farmers become C3PO and R2D2) crossing enemy territory, but it's a richer plot, with more complex characters than Lucas's space opera/comic book.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Hidden Fortress |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 18th century
War Thriller
Yes
War story:
- escaping behind enemy lines
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- is very quick
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
Main Adversary
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Japan
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Forest?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- castle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to protect something
- hand to hand
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- impaled
- perforation--swords/knives
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Japanese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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