Like a drop-kick to the chest. Bong is a master.

Everything that has been said about Seven Samurai is true. If this is not a magnum opus I don’t know what is. With a 3 ½ hour run time, Seven Samurai is a behemoth, but there’s not a moment that I would shorten as every frame is essential in accomplishing the enormous task before Kurosawa. I believe upon my first viewing the element that keeps Seven Samurai from dragging, and above anything else showcases Kurosawa’s mastery of the visual medium,…