Thinking about the Magnificent Seven
After a long drive up to East Hampton, we settled down last night to a movie, and were treated with the Magnificent Seven made by John Sturges back in 1960. It is a movie about stuborness more than anything else. Hmmm …. just about right for my family.
But there is a deeper subplot here as well. The professional gunfighters who protect the village in the film lose their detachment and get caught up in the battle. Each has his own issue, but by refusing to walk away, they find redemption. Just as we do in life.
Redemption and context. These are powerful fistorical themes that pull us all forward. Seeking reemption, we look beyond the mediocre, find out talents, and even strive for genius.
Nice thought.
The film is copied nearly frame for frame from Kurasawa’s 1954 film Seven Samurai, and here is a great image from the original
And an image from the Magnificent Seven
Tags: good life
August 5th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNfbX6uvA6s&feature=player_embedded
August 6th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
I mean that I have been attacked by the same people with the same method for 10 yrs.
September 4th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
This movie is not your ordinary Hollywood flick. It has a great and deep message. This movie has a foundation and just kept on being built on from their and that foundation is hope.