the necessities of life ( french : ce qu'il faut pour vivre ) is a 2008 canadian drama film directed by benoît pilon and starring natar ungalaaq , éveline gélinas and paul-andré brasseur .

told in both french and inuktitut , the film is about an inuit man who seeks treatment for tuberculosis in quebec .

the film was shot in iqaluit , nunavut and quebec city .

it received positive reviews and won four genie awards , including best direction for pilon , and the special grand prize of the jury of the montreal world film festival .

the necessities of life

before the right to life , before the bare necessities of life , all members of society , all human beings are equal .
the culprit
fails . . . to perform that duty
of providing
necessities of life
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natar ungalaaq plays inuit hunter tivii with elegant subtlety in ' ce qu’il faut pour vivre ( the necessities of life ) . '
a cup of tea , fast internet connection and a trustworthy best friend are some of the bare necessities of modern life , according to a survey .
proving failure to provide necessities of life ( spousal ) under s . 215 ( 1 ) ( b ) should include :
proving failure to provide necessities of life ( disability ) under s . 215 ( 1 ) ( c ) should include :
offences relating to failing to provide the necessities of life are found in part viii of the criminal code concerning
offences against the person and reputation
.
backstage , he referred to his own grandfather , who had been treated for tb in the same 1950s epidemic depicted in the necessities of life .
the method of producing the necessities of life ( whether for health , food , housing or needs such as education , science , nurturing , etc . ) .
sub - division a , necessities of life : v = 400 ; s = 400 ; hence a quantity of commodities in consumer necessities of the value of 400 v + 400 s = 800 , or iia ( 400 v + 400 s ) .
a story of indian australian families navigating the complexities of living life between two worlds .
proving failure to provide necessities of life ( parental ) under s . 215 ( 1 ) ( a ) should include : [ 1 ]
the film was pilon ' s first feature and he said he drew on his experience making both short fiction and documentaries in crafting the necessities of life .
things one requires to avoid death . examples include food , sleep , shelter and clothing . most necessities of life require money to purchase them . jobs , investments and even insurance can be utilized to pay for the necessities of life . see also : maslow ' s hierarchy of needs , activities of daily living .
in examining what constitutes the necessities of life , pilon presents a variety of options – communication , belonging , acceptance and family . but chief among them is dignity .
louise marleau and natar ungalaaq in
the necessities of life ,
a thoughtful but unengaging story of an inuit man brought to a tb sanatorium in white canada .
finely wrought drama
the necessities of life
was inspired by a tuberculosis epidemic that broke out in the inuit population of canada ' s far north in the 1940s and ' 50s .
hot off its wins at the genie awards , benoît pilon’s the necessities of life will be re - released in toronto and vancouver on friday , says distributor e1 entertainment .
the necessities of life scooped many of the most prestigious awards , including best original screenplay for bernard émond , a quebec anthropologist and filmmaker who spent time in the north in the 1990s before writing the script .
necessaries of life
necessaries of life
are necessaries that
tend to preserve life and not necessaries in their ordinary legal sense
. [ 7 ] this includes protection from harm . [ 8 ]
toronto - - canadian distributor entertainment one has sold u . s . rights to quebec helmer benoit pilon ' s
the necessities of life
to ifc films .
prioritize , plan , prepare , pursue , be patient , be persistent , and perform well . these are the 7 necessities for living your best life !
the 160 in articles of luxury received by ( iia ) s pass into the hands of the iia capitalists in the following manner : as we have seen , 100 of the ( iia ) 400 s were exchanged in the form of necessities of life for an equal amount of ( iib ) v , which exists as articles of luxury , and another 60 , consisting of necessities of life , for ( iib ) 60 s , consisting of luxuries . the total calculation then stands as follows :
yet another great piece . pursuing a life with purpose in the light of these 7 necessities is indeed the key to living our best life brian . intentionality in every area of our lives is the only way to go from good to great . inspirational stuff – thank you .
the poll was conducted to mark the forthcoming blu - ray release of the 1967 disney classic the jungle book , which features the song the bare necessities .
accordingly , 1 , 600 of the 2 , 000 ii c in articles of consumption , which are exchanged for 2 , 000 i ( v + s ) , are exchanged for means of production of necessities of life and 400 for means of production of luxurites .
the necessities of life also stars denis bernard , louise marleau , antoine bertrand , guy thauvette , luc proulx , vincent - guillaume otis , and paul - andrã© brasseur as kaki .
i believe you were born for greatness . i want you to take these seven necessities , evaluate your choices , and commit to designing your best possible life !
[ viii ] i allude to rich’s “ i am in danger — sir ” from necessities of life ( 1966 ) ( 2002 : 38 ) , included in all selections of her work .
the necessities of life has done well on the festival circuit and was canada ' s entry for best foreign language film oscar this year , although it didn ' t make the final cut to be in the running sunday .
consequently , the flow of money is a faithful mirror image of the construction of use - values , and money acts as the life - blood of society , coordinating its separate organs and carrying the life - giving oxygen and nutrients to every cell .
even if all the goods in the world were private property , this would not undo the right to life of each person , even that of the have - nots , and consequently the right of everyone to the bare necessities of life . property , even private property , has a social function to fulfill . ownership confers on the owner an obligation to manage his property for the common good .
the right to life , the right to the necessities of life , is a birthright . it is a right that must not infringe upon the rights of others ; that should not lower the standard of living of others in a country that overflows with everything needed and where goods are wasted for want of buyers . therefore , the coming of a newborn child into a family should not affect negatively the honest subsistence of its other members .
the necessities of life is a best picture nominee and pilon is up for best director . bernard émond , a quebec writer - director who spent time in the north before writing the script , is nominated for best screenplay .
now , assuming that the capitalists of iia and iib divide the expenditure of their revenue in the same proportion between necessities of life and luxuries — three - fifths for necessities for instance and two - fifths for luxuries — the capitalists of sub - class iia will spend three - fifths of their revenue from surplus - value , amounting to 400 s , or 240 , for their own products , necessities of life , and two - fifths , or 160 , for articles of luxury . the capitalists of sub - class iib will divide their surplus - value of 100 s in the same way : three - fifths , or 60 , for necessities , and two - fifths , or 40 , for articles of luxury , the latter being produced and exchanged in their own sub - class .
it marks the launch of traidcraft’s fair necessities appeal , the charity’s biggest ever fund raising appeal helping smallholder farmers in some of the world’s poorest countries escape poverty and build better lives , enabling them to afford the essentials they consider important in everyday life .
failure to seek medical attention can be a failure to provide necessaries of life . [ 10 ]
life was always stronger . . . the critics couldn’t get it . memory says the music always ran ahead of the words .
if you would like to volunteer to help work at the bear necessities store , contact bear necessities volunteer coordinators : lara derryberry , lara . derryberry @ urltoken kristin lara , kbsl @ urltoken sue mendes , sdm0103 @ urltoken
larry bush , marketing director at traidcraft said : “during a very recent trip to bangladesh , we asked farmers what their top necessities in life were and they listed things like electricity , irrigation systems for the fields , and food on the table . this contrasts greatly with the necessities we in this country consider to be important .
water is a primary building block of life . without water there is no life , yet water , despite its creative role , can destroy . the bible opens precisely with the image of the divine spirit hovering over the water at the creation of the universe . in the accounts of creation contained in the first two chapters of the bible , it is from the midst of the waters that dry land is made to appear , while living reptiles and rich life forms are made to swarm the waters . it is also water that moistens the earth for other forms of life to appear .
if you’d like some help learning how to apply the rhythms of joy and quiet into your daily life , consider life coaching ! i’d love to partner with you and coach you through making these two needs in your life a priority ! contact me at urltoken for more information .
ce qu ' il faut pour vivre ( the necessities of life ) , benoît pilon ' s bittersweet film about an inuit hunter trying to survive in a quebec sanatorium in the 1950s , has a leading eight nominations for the genie awards .
a ) articles of consumption , which enter into the consumption of the working - class , and , to the extent that they are necessities of life — even if frequently different in quality and value from those of the labourers — also form a portion of the consumption of the capitalist class . for our purposes we may call this entire sub - division consumer necessities , regardless of whether such a product as tobacco is really a consumer necessity from the physiological point of view . it suffices that it is habitually such .
in the bittersweet new inuktitut - and french - language film , ce qu ' il faut pour vivre , ( the necessities of life or inuujjutiksaq ) , there ' s an amusing moment when members of the audience wipe away their tears for a moment and chuckle .
from left : ryan reynolds , rebecca ferguson and jake gyllenhaal at the premiere of
life
at zach theatre .
if you randomly asked most people what the basic necessities were in life you’d probably get answers like food , water , and shelter . you also might get a few answers for other things like love and companionship .
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the 2 , 000 i ( v + s ) would therefore break up into ( 800 v + 800 s ) i for a , equal to 1 , 600 means of production of necessities of life , and ( 200 v + 200 s ) i for b , equal to 400 means of production of luxuries .
work life balance is about creating equilibrium and managing all aspects of your life – one size doesn’t fit all so talk to employees in order to ascertain their needs and take control of your strategy to protect your employer brand .
it was objectively foreseeable that the failure to provide necessaries would lead to a risk of danger to the life or permanent endangerment to the health of the person to whom the duty is owed .
finely wrought drama “the necessities of life” was inspired by a tuberculosis epidemic that broke out in the inuit population of canada’s far north in the 1940s and ’50s . natar ungalaaq of “the fast runner” stars as a stricken man yanked from his isolated home terrain to a quebec city hospital , where he experiences both [ … ]
a gentle yet moving story that is as much about white canada ' s bureaucratic paternalism toward aboriginal people as it is about friendship and the nature of family , ce qu ' il faut pour vivre ( the necessities of life ) owes its success to inuit actor natar ungalaaq .
the bear necessities store is located in souby hall . it contains all physical education uniforms as well as spirit wear and gift items .
nevertheless , it ' s hard to imagine what audience might find
the necessities of life
essential viewing . even viewers who are specifically fascinated by canada ' s inuit peoples will likely come away disappointed by the film , which makes tiivii a generic fish out of water for much of its length . better to rent 2001 ' s
the fast runner
(
atanarjuat
) , which also starred ungalaaq - - and has higher stakes , a more exciting story , and glorious shots of the endless northern vistas of which
the necessities of life ,
stuck in a quebec hospital , only gives a glimpse .
the top five bare necessities were an internet connection , followed by television , a cuddle , a trustworthy best friend and a daily shower .
go back to the ghazal then what will you do there ? life always pulsed harder than the lines . [ … ]
for one in 20 people surveyed , life wouldn’t be complete without a foreign holiday once a year .
every crisis at once lessens the consumption of luxuries . it retards , delays the reconversion of ( iib ) v into money - capital , permitting it only partially and thus throwing a certain number of the labourers employed in the production of luxuries out of work , while on the other hand it thus clogs the sale of consumer necessities and reduces it . and this without mentioning the unproductive labourers who are dismissed at the same time , labourers who receive for their services a portion of the capitalists’ luxury expense fund ( these labourers are themselves pro tanto luxuries ) , and who take part to a very considerable extent in the consumption of the necessities of life , etc . the reverse takes place in periods of prosperity , particularly during the times of bogus prosperity , in which the relative value of money , expressed in commodities , decreases also for other reasons ( without any actual revolution in values ) , so that the prices of commodities rise independently of their own values . it is not alone the consumption of necessities of life which increases . the working - class ( now actively reinforced by its entire reserve army ) also enjoys momentarily articles of luxury ordinarily beyond its reach , and those articles which at other times constitute for the greater part consumer “necessities” only for the capitalist class . this on its part calls forth a rise in prices .
traidcraft ' s fair necessities appeal will help smallholder farmers around the world support themselves to escape poverty . by matching public donations to the appeal pound - for - pound , we can give isolated farming households in bangladesh the skills , equipment and services they need to boost their incomes , improving the quality of life of thousands of people for good .
2 ) the constant capital of ii is replaced in kind , and the £500 advanced by the same ii to the circulation have returned to it . as for the labourers i , the circulation is the simple one of c—m—c : c ' ( labour - power ) —m 2 ( £1 , 000 , money - form of variable capital i ) —c 3 ( necessities of life to the amount of £1 , 000 ) ; these £1 , 000 convert into money to the same amount of value the constant capital ii existing in the form of commodities , of means of subsistence .
( iib ) s is divided into 60 for necessities and 40 for luxuries ; 60 + 40 = 100 , ( iib ) . the last 40 are consumed by this class out of its own product ( two - fifths of its surplus - value ) ; the 60 in necessities are obtained by this class through the exchange of 60 of its surplus - value for 60 , ( a ) .
the fair necessities appeal will run for three months through to april 3rd with the uk government matching every pound raised through the uk aid match scheme so that public support of the appeal will go twice as far .
1 ) 400 v ( a ) are consumed by the labourers of iia , a part of whose product ( necessities of life ) they form . the labourers buy them from the capitalist producers of their own sub - division . these capitalists thereby recover £400 in money , which is the value of their variable capital of 400 paid by them to these same labourers as wages . they can now once more buy labour - power with it .
on the side of iib : 100 v + 60 s . these cancel each other . with their 100 , received in the form of money wages , the labourers of iib buy necessities of life in that amount from iia . the iib capitalists likewise buy necessities from iia to the amount of three - fifths of their surplus - value , or 60 . the iia capitalists thus obtain the money required for investing , as above assumed , two - fifths of their surplus - value , or 160 s , in luxuries produced by iib ( 100 , held by the iib capitalists as a product replacing the wages paid by them , and 60 s ) . the scheme for this is therefore :
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water is an essential element for life . many people must confront daily the situation of an inadequate supply of safe water and the very serious resulting consequences . the intention of this paper is to present some of the human , social , economic , ethical and religious factors surrounding the issue of water .
( iia ) s is then divided into 240 for necessities and 160 for luxuries , or 240 + 160 = 400 , ( iia ) .
that
endangers the life of the person to whom the duty is owed or causes or is likely to cause the health of that person to be injured permanently .
( 215 ( 2 ) ( b ) )
i embarrassed myself when i got into a contest with a client about which one of us was poorer growing up . after laying out all the necessities of modern life that we lacked in valley station , i tossed down my trump card : “the first three years in grade school , ” i said , “we had an outhouse . ”
we know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .
montreal filmmaker yung chang ' s up the yangtze , which details how life is changing in the yangtze river delta because of the flooding caused by the three gorges dam , was named best documentary .
2 ) a part of the 400 s ( a ) , equal to the 100 v ( b ) , one - fourth of the surplus - value ( a ) , is realised in luxuries in the following way : the labourers ( b ) received from the capitalists of their sub - division ( b ) £100 in wages . with this amount they buy one - fourth of the surplus - value ( a ) , i . e . , commodities consisting of necessities of life . with this money the capitalists of ( a ) buy articles of luxury to the same amount , which equals 100 v ( b ) , or one half of the entire output of luxuries . in this way the b capitalists get back their variable capital in the form of money and are enabled to resume reproduction by again purchasing labour - power , since the entire constant capital of the whole category ii has already been replaced by the exchange of i ( v + s ) for ii c . the labour - power of the luxury workers is therefore saleable anew only because the part of their own product created as an equivalent for their wages is drawn by capitalists iia into their consumption - fund , is turned into money . ( the same applies to the sale of the labour - power of i , since the ii for which i ( v + s ) is exchanged , consists of both articles of luxury and necessities of life , and that which is renewed by means of i ( v + s ) constitutes the means of production of both luxuries and necessities . )
it ' s a story worth telling , but you ' d be right to wonder if it ' s a story worth watching . and for the first half of
the necessities of life ,
the answer , alas , is no . not unless you enjoy watching people who don ' t speak the same language stare at each other , or love listening to the sound of a dozen guys coughing .
there is a growing movement to formally adopt a human right to water . the dignity of the human person mandates its acknowledgement , along with the sound and logical argumentation found in the concept of implicit inclusion . water is an essential commodity for life . without water life is threatened , with the result being death . the right to water is thus an inalienable right .
the plot of “life” is unfortunately quite conventional . the narrative beats definitely thrill but traditionally pause for emotional grievances and cheesy dialogue , often attempting to provide an existential perspective on the concept of life but failing from its discernible superficiality . the ending offers a twist that could be predicted far in advance , yet satisfyingly takes the plot where it inevitably needs to go . writers rhett reese and paul wernick mention that the ending is purposefully crafted to prepare for a possible sequel opportunity . here’s to hoping the proceeding films maintain the riveting necessities of the genre while venturing beyond conventional into unexplored territory .
since the capitalists of both sub - classes spend three - fifths of their surplus - value in products of iia ( necessities ) and two - fifths in products of iib ( luxuries ) , the three - fifths of the surplus - value of a , or 240 , are consumed within the sub - class iia itself ; likewise , two - fifths of the surplus - value of b ( produced and existing in the form of articles of luxury ) , within the sub - class iib .
since ( iib ) v is realised in an equivalent part of ( iia ) s , it follows that in proportion as the luxury part of the annual product grows , as therefore an increasing share of the labour - power is absorbed in the production of luxuries , the reconversion of the variable capital advanced in ( iib ) v into money - capital functioning anew as the money - form of the variable capital , and thereby the existence and reproduction of the part of the working - class employed in iib — the supply to them of consumer necessities — depends upon the prodigality of the capitalist class , upon the exchange of a considerable portion of their surplus - value for articles of luxury .
mcbride , joseph . searching for john ford : a life . new york : st . martin’s griffin , 2003 .
for six in ten people , the bare necessities in life have changed as they have got older , with seven in ten claiming they have become less materialistic . but while 33 per cent of people claim they could function without a smartphone , laptop and social networking , 60 per cent would find it frustrating .
as heir of past generations , as co - owner of common good , of several common goods , each human being member of an organized society has , beyond his natural right to life , a right to a certain quantity of goods .
this boy & apos ; s life a memoir . by tobias wolff . 288 pp . new york : the atlantic monthly press .
the abolition of capital is inconceivable without the transcendence of the money relation , but this entails an entirely new means of organisation of social labour .
i won’t reveal any more of the plot , except to say that it proceeds with slow , inexorable rhythm and considerable pathos is involved . despite the movie’s obvious virtues , the necessities of life essentially lacks human conflict , one of the necessities of drama , although one could argue that cultural incomprehension is a form of conflict . all three central characters are utterly good and nice . as is the case with too many canadian films , the only real conflict is between the protagonist and his environment—in this case a landscape of colonial oppression . in this prison , he finds expression by carving beautiful objects and drawing gorgeous animals . but despite the authentic grace of ungalaaq’s performance , there’s the actor cannot escape being the proverbial noble savage trapped in a sentimental lens .
the use of water for industry and energy are of great importance in terms of the amounts of water used , the cost of investments to provide the water and the economic significance of the resultant production . every water policy must address the underlying economic issues .
all the various branches of production pertaining to each of these two departments form one single great branch of production , that of the means of production in the one case , and that of articles of consumption in the other . the aggregate capital employed in each of these two branches of production constitutes a separate large department of the social capital .
reflectively , “life” is the result of taking john carpenter’s cult classic horror film , “the thing , ” and relocating it in space . espinosa even mentions that “the thing” had a major influence on the film .
the material and cultural environment where humans satisfy their needs for living ( whether for health , food , housing or needs such as education , science , nurturing , etc . ) . the means of satisfying peoples needs in a society depends on the mode of production and the customs , morales , national traditions of a society . the role of the family is one of the most important organizations of the mode of life .
in the judeo - christian holy book , god is presented as the source of living water beside which the just man can find life . because the bible was written in a part of the world where water is scarce , it is not surprising that water features significantly in the lives of the people . due to the scarceness of water in the lands of the scripture , rainfall and an abundance of water was seen as a sign of god’s favour and goodness .
the modern era therefore contrasts with earlier times when the force of tradition was stronger , science and enquiry were treated with suspicion , social life was governed by relatively stable and widely accepted norms of behaviour and belief . the bourgeois
on top of the general price list , many funeral homes will require cash advances for various necessities like verifying the death certificate , preparing notices , and securing the permit for burial , which can cost up to $ 1 , 228 .
inexorably undermined this kind of world , and we can see how changes in the labour process inevitably transform cultural life : “the sum total of these relations of production constitutes the economic structure of society , the real foundation , on which rises a legal and political superstructure and to which correspond definite forms of social consciousness” . [
hence , canada ' s choices have overwhelmingly been french , although we ' ve also submitted kim nguyen ' s french - and lingala - language child - solder tale war witch , deepa mehta ' s hindi - language romantic tragedy water as well as atanarjuat : the fast runner and the necessities of life , both starring main characters speaking inuktituk .
the first person voice assumes a series of different identities in the course of this brief poem . the technique is reminiscent of whitman’s catalogues , for example in section 15 of “song of myself” , where the poet provides a panoramic view of american citizens from different regions and different walks of life , and with a clear egalitarian intent : [ x ] whitman ends this section :
we believe it is possible for all new zealanders to enjoy a decent life , one where everyone thrives . but we recognise that big imbalances of income and wealth have been deeply destructive and unfair . they corrode our social fabric and limit the life chances of hundreds of thousands of new zealanders . combined with other inequalities – such as those of gender and ethnicity – they damage lives and deepen disadvantage .
none of this is to say that
necessities
is a bad movie . it ' s thoughtful and , especially at its end , quite touching . but that can ' t make up for its pedestrian direction ( by benoît pilon ) or its lack of originality . of course , tiivii and the other patients on his ward eventually bond . there is sadness , and tragedy , and even a touch of comedy when tiivii applies the straightforward courtship practices of the inuk to nurse carole . but there are precious few surprises . tiivii ' s journey is a daunting one , but
the necessities of life
doesn ' t offer enough incentive for moviegoers to accompany him .
international development secretary , justine greening , who is supporting the appeal , said :
around 28 million people in bangladesh live in extreme poverty , unable to access the basic necessities that so many of us take for granted .
many people living in poverty , particularly in the developing countries , daily face enormous hardship because water supplies are neither sufficient nor safe . women bear a disproportionate hardship . for water users living in poverty this is rapidly becoming an issue crucial for life and , in the broad sense of the concept , a right to life issue .
maintaining employee happiness and productivity is a constant struggle for employers in an attempt to create and promote a healthy work life balance .
in article 24 of the convention on the rights of the child , it is explicitly mentioned that states parties have the obligation to provide
clean drinking water
to implement the right of the child
to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health
.
we saw a while ago that the proportion between the production of consumer necessities and that of luxuries requires the division of ii ( v + s ) between iia and iib , and thus of ii c between ( iia ) c and ( iib ) c . hence this division affects the character and the quantitative relations of production to their very roots , and is an essential determining factor of its general structure .
with candidates placing company culture and a strong work life balance high on the list of necessities when searching for a job and the ball firmly in their court thanks to the shrinking talent pool , employers are having to do more and more in order to attract candidates . tech businesses are experimenting with four day weeks , suggesting that employees are more productivity and efficiency has increased with the provision of a three day weekend .
( b ) with respect to a duty imposed by paragraph ( 1 ) ( c ) , the failure to perform the duty endangers the life of the person to whom the duty is owed or causes or is likely to cause the health of that person to be injured permanently .
i am the author of multrimple books , including ' the ties that bind ' , which has impacted the lives of thousands of people around the world . i am the founder and president of strategic influencers , llc . i am blessed with a beautiful wife of 28 years ( sabrina ) . we are the proud parents of two amazing adult children , both of whom are pursuing their life ' s calling and destiny .
the necessities of life ( ce qu’il faut pour vivr e ) has received significant acclaim , including seven genie nominations , and you can see why . it’s an immaculately crafted , deeply distressing drama with noble hero struggling to overcome historic injustice . but this chronically canadian picture is agonizing on so many levels—its aching beauty , its tortured pace , and the unrelieved trauma of its story . it’s hard to spend the better part of a movie in a ’50s tuberculosis ward with people who are coughing , and occasionally holding tissues to their mouths to catch whatever is coming up . which is not to say the necessities of life is crude or lurid ; on the contrary , its horror is remarkably delicate and subdued . but it’s like a prison movie set in a hospital , and after a while the claustrophobia becomes palpable .
kudos to 5 th grader helen tinch , whose efforts have earned official treasured tree status for the cherry trees by the heathwood pond ! helen’s essay about the trees’ beauty and the role they play in the life of the heathwood community led to them being named 2016 treasured trees by the city of columbia .
summer hours : the bear necessities store will not have regular hours of operation in the summer . if you need access to the store during those months , please contact emily runzo at emily . runzo @ urltoken or ( 615 ) 346 - 0081 .
nowadays , the development has gone much further . despite all the uncertainties of modern life , no material substance could be as effective a store , measure or carrier of value as a credit card account . try buying something with a bag of gold .
he shared that his inspiration came after hearing about the mars curiosity landing and the idea of what would happen if the astronauts found life in the planet’s dirt . this factual groundwork elevated the film to more realistic heights , adding a sense of urgency , panic and most of all , a feeling of premonition towards an unknown future .
rich was one of the first to investigate in depth the meaning of the slogan at the heart of the feminist movement , “the personal is political” ( 1993 : xi - xii ) .
the direct reflux of the money - capital advanced in variable capital , which takes place only in the case of the capitalist department iia which produces necessities of life , is but an expression , modified by special conditions , of the previously mentioned general law that money advanced to the circulation by producers of commodities returns to them in the normal course of commodity circulation . from this it incidentally follows that if any money - capitalist at all stands behind the producer of commodities and advances to the industrial capitalist money - capital ( in the strictest meaning of the word , i . e . , capital - value in the form of money ) , the real point of reflux for this money is the pocket of this money - capitalist . thus the mass of the circulating money belongs to that department of money - capital which is organised and concentrated in the form of banks , etc . , although the money circulates more or less through all hands . the way in which this department advances its capital necessitates the continual final reflux to it in the form of money , although this is once again brought about by the reconversion of the industrial capital into money - capital .
kudos to the students in mrs . halfacre bryant’s 1 st grade class , who have made “hope bags” decorated with messages of hope and filled with toiletries and other basic necessities to share with those in need in our community .
presenting reliaable magnoliaa an affordable residential layout close to office spaces near hsr layout and off sarjapura road . reliaable magnoliaa is quite simply created to enable affordable housing . as a bda approved layout magnoliaa comes with an attractive price , making the joy of owning plot a reality . the residential layout is located close to electronic city and sarjapura road , where colossal development is taking place . set in picturesque milleu , the layout offers the residents all the necessities of life .
a dramatization of the infamous canadian terrorist abduction & murder of a government minister by a cell of the quebec liberation front .
all of those answers are right . but there are two more things we need in life that most people don’t think about much , and certainly don’t put into words .
on this world water day , i have the pleasure of presenting water , an essential element for life : a note prepared by the pontifical council for justice and peace as a contribution of the holy see to the third world water forum , now taking place in kyoto , japan . even the title of the note reflects the concern of the holy see , as well as its ethical and religious understanding of the many complex water - related problems . water is a good that must serve for the development of the whole person and of every person .
number of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .
if the turnovers had been assumed to be shorter — or , from the point of view of the simple circulation of commodities , the circulation of money more rapid — even less money would be ample to circulate the exchanged commodity - values ; the amount is always determined — if the number of successive exchanges is given — by the sum of the prices , or the sum of values , of the circulating commodities . it is immaterial in what proportion this sum of values consists of surplus - value on the one hand , and of capital - value on the other .
finely wrought drama “the necessities of life” was inspired by a tuberculosis epidemic that broke out in the inuit population of canada’s far north in the 1940s and ’50s . natar ungalaaq of “the fast runner” stars as a stricken man yanked from his isolated home terrain to a quebec city hospital , where he experiences both profound culture shock and some barrier - transcending human connections . a model of delicate emotional restraint , the handsome pic earns its many lump - in - throat moments . likely fest kudos should spur offshore tube sales and hopefully some arthouse placements .
the mode of production is the unity of the productive forces and the relations of production . production begins with the development of its determinative aspect – the productive forces – which , once they have reached a certain level , come into conflict with the relations of production within which they have been developing . this leads to an inevitable change in the relations of production , since in the obsolete form they cease to be indispensable condition of the production process . in its turn , the change in the relations of production , which means the substitution of the new economic basis for the old one , leads to more less rapid change in the entire society . therefore , the change in the mode of production comes about not through peoples volition , but by virtue of the correspondence between the productive relations to the character and level of development of the productive forces . due to this , the development of society takes the form of the natural historical change of socio - economic formations . conflict between the productive forces and the relations of production is the economic basis of social revolution .
the value of the total annual product created with the aid of this capital in each of the two departments consists of one portion which represents the constant capital c consumed in the process of production and only transferred to the product in accordance with its value , and of another portion added by the entire labour of the year . this latter portion is divided in turn into the replacement of the advanced variable capital v and the excess over and above it , which forms the surplus - value s . and just as the value of every individual commodity , that of the entire annual product of each department consists of c + v + s .
as far as the first category is concerned it is obvious that the variable capital advanced in the production of the commodities belonging in it must flow back in money - form directly to that portion of the capitalist class ii ( i . e . , the capitalists iia ) who have produced these necessities of life . they sell them to their own labourers to the amount of the variable capital paid to them in wages . this reflux is direct so far as this entire sub - division a of capitalist class i is concerned , no matter how numerous the transactions may be between the capitalists of the various pertinent branches of industry , by means of which the returning variable capital is distributed pro rata . these are processes of circulation , whose means of circulation are supplied directly by the money expended by the labourers . it is different , however , with sub - division iib . the entire portion of the value produced in this sub - division , iib ( v + s ) , exists in the bodily form of articles of luxury , i . e . , articles which the labouring class can buy no more than it can buy commodity - value i existing in the form of means of production , notwithstanding the fact that both the articles of luxury and the means of production are the products of these labourers .
i have always taken some foolish pride in the humble nature of my upbringing . for many of us , it’s part of being an american : reveling in how poor we were and how much we had to overcome to achieve our current status in life .
the name of the award honors the founder of new journey community outreach , based at west lawn united methodist church .
poetry has need for [ “the gaunt and fumbling style of acting out of desperation” ] , as well as for the luminosity of the lyrical phrase , the whitmanic or biblical measure of the ocean , impetuosity and wit , the dialogic phrasing of jazz , moments of delicacy on the edges of silence — and much else ( 2002 : xvi ) .
while vital to humanity , water has a strong social content . it is highly charged with symbolism and is one of the essentials of life . among the important social characters of water is its role in human nourishment , health and sanitation as well as peace and conflict avoidance .
look at the fruit of your life . look at what you’re spending your time , energy , and money on doing . this will indicate where your priorities are . do your priorities need adjusting ?
not only will this shape employee relationships , making the work life balance less of a grind at work , but it will encourage employees to spend time with their loved ones and endorse employee happiness .
necessities has generated $ 402 , 000 at the box office since opening in quebec last august , followed by english canada in february . it was selected as one of tiff’s top 10 films of 2008 and came close to an oscar nomination for best foreign - language film .
2 ) that in the case of annual product which is reproduced in the form of articles of consumption , the variable capital v advanced in the form of money can be realised by its recipients , inasmuch as they are labourers producing luxuries , only in that portion of the necessities of life which embodies for their capitalist producers prima facie their surplus - value ; hence that v , laid out in the production of luxuries , is equal in value to a corresponding portion of s produced in the form of necessities of life , and hence must be smaller than the whole of this s , namely ( iia ) s , and that the variable capital advanced by the capitalist producers of luxuries returns to them in the form of money only by means of the realisation of that v in this portion of s . this phenomenon is quite analogous to the realisation of i ( v + s ) in ii c , except that in the second case ( iib ) v realizes itself in a part of ( iia ) s of the same value . these proportions remain qualitatively determinant in every distribution of the total annual product , since it actually enters into the process of the annual reproduction brought about by circulation . i ( v + s ) can be realised only in ii c , just as ii c can only be renewed in function as a component part of productive capital by means of this realisation ; in the same way , ( iib ) v can be realised only in a portion of ( iia ) s and ( iib ) v can only thus be reconverted into the form of money - capital . it goes without saying that this applies only to the extent that it all is really a result of the process of reproduction itself , i . e . , to the extent that the capitalists of iib , for instance , do not obtain money - capital for v on credit from others . quantitatively however the exchanges of the various portions of the annual product can take place in the proportions indicated above only so long as the scale and value - relations in production remain stationary and so long as these strict relations are not altered by foreign commerce .
each person born into this world has a right to life . whether a child is born into a king ' s palace or in the poorest abode of the poorest of canadians , he has the right to live . we are not dealing here with the standard of living , but with the minimum needed to keep a person alive .
1 ) the appearance in the process of circulation of industrial capital of merchant’s capital ( the first form of which is always money , since the merchant as such does not create any “product” or “commodity” ) and of money - capital as an object of manipulation by a special kind of capitalists .
rich balances the poetic necessity of transcribing desperation in a gaunt and fumbling style with the equal necessity for the luminosity of the lyrical phrase . albert gelpi comments in “the poetics of change” that :
the promotion of mindfulness is hugely important in increasing productivity and prevent work related illness . incorporating this into learning and development and training opportunities can ultimately assist those struggling to balance their work and life commitments .
the other person
is unable , by reason of detention , age , illness , mental disorder or other cause , to withdraw himself from that charge , and . . . is unable to provide himself with necessaries of life
, creating a duty of care ;
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seven samurai ( 七人の侍 shichinin no samurai ) is a 1954 japanese samurai adventure drama film co-written , edited , and directed by akira kurosawa .

the story takes place in 1586 during the sengoku period of japanese history .

it follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven ronin ( masterless samurai ) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops .

since its release , seven samurai has consistently ranked highly in critics ' lists of the greatest films , such as the bfi 's sight & sound and rotten tomatoes polls .

it has remained highly influential , often seen as one of the most " remade , reworked , referenced " films in cinema .

seven samurai

if you like the magnificent seven , watch kurosawa ' s the seven samurai .
poster of the 1960 remake of seven samurai titled the magnificent seven - image via google .
kid samurai : katsushiro is the youngest of the seven and only beginning the samurai way .
kurosawa , akira . seven samurai . trans . donald keene . 1970 . seven samurai and other screenplays : ikiru , seven samurai , throne of blood . london : faber and faber , 1992 .
photo of toshiro mifune in the akira kurosawa classic seven samurai : toho films .
seven samurai is above all a homage to the samurai class at its most noble
( mellon 20 ) .
it’s kambei’s legendary introduction , though , that first kicks “seven samurai” into high gear .
seven samurai , the ( 1954 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .
toshiro mifune in akira kurosawa ' s
seven samurai .
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the magnificent seven samurai : trope maker . ' seven warriors defend a village from bandits ' has become a template used in many places .
a poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves .
seven samurai ( program note ) , mill valley film festival , b . peterson , 2002
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seven samurai , the ( 1954 ) - - ( movie clip ) stop . . .
what it influenced : damn near everything , that ' s what . seven samurai was directly remade as the magnificent seven ( which is what seven samurai had been called for some of its u . s . promotions ) . magnificent seven spawned numerous sequels and remakes itself , making seven samurai a grandfather to , among others , battle beyond the stars , the seven magnificent gladiators , three amigos , and a bug ' s life .
vili might want to chime in as well , but i’m familiar enough with seven samurai and the magnificent seven to want to respond to your question .
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“by protecting others , you save yourself . ” : seven samurai ( akira kurosawa – 1954 )
that hires seven masterless samurai to protect them from a group of bandits intent on stealing their harvest . seven samurai’s unique style and themes redefined the action movie genre and inspired filmmakers across the world .
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seven samurai , the original cult classic film written and directed by akira kurosawa - image via google .
samurai : technically , like the ronin entry above notes , they ' re not really samurai : but all seven are still striving to follow bushido .
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the single largest undertaking by a japanese filmmaker at the time , seven samurai was a technical and creative watershed that became japan ' s highest - grossing movie and set a new standard for the industry . its influence can be most strongly felt in the western the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) , a film specifically adapted from seven samurai . director john sturges took seven samurai and adapted it to the old west , with the samurai replaced by gunslingers . many of the magnificent seven ' s scenes mirror those of seven samurai . the film spawned several sequels and there was also a short - lived 1998 television series .
we chart the rocky road to classic status of akira kurosawa’s all - time classic action film , seven samurai .
the village of the farmers in seven samurai was a set built in tagata on the izu peninsula , shizuoka , japan . read below for more information on the filming location of seven samurai and travel tips for the izu peninsula .
seven samurai ( shichinin no samurai ) is the quintessential samurai movie and perhaps the most accomplished collaboration between director kurosawa and actor toshiro mifune . the film deeply influenced cinema , including john sturges who directed a remake : the magnificent seven starring yul brynner , steve mcqueen , charles bronson .
now it’s your turn : if you love “seven samurai , ” sound off in the comments and tell me why .
if you ' re going to use a film for inspiration , seven samurai is certainly a good place to start .
the film’s action has been much imitated . but it’s the desperate , yearning humanity that makes seven samurai truly magnificent .
“by protecting others , you save yourself . ” : seven samurai ( akira kurosawa – 1954 ) – behind the seens
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as lawless pointed out , the magnificent seven is a fairly direct remake of seven samurai , just in a western setting . the other two films you listed are less directly connected to kurosawa .
thanks for the great introduction , vili ! ! as most of you know , seven samurai is my favorite movie ever .
in a special cinephile saturday program , the pollock theater is proud to present seven samurai on 35mm film . kurosawa’s masterpiece tells the story of a poor village under attack by bandits , which recruits seven unemployed samurai to help the villagers defend themselves .
rbeort , magnificent seven is a straight up remake of seven samurai . i haven’t seen army of darkness , but mad max isn’t really influenced i think by seven samurai . seven samurai is generally seen as the ‘original’ film featuring the now common idea of a motley group of fighters getting together for one last battle . numerous films have followed this idea since then – the best source on this i think is dolores martinez’s book on kurosawa remakes .
of films have used the language “seven samurai” created when staging their own set pieces , the power of “samurai’s” action has not diluted one iota in the time since its release .
that’s all the synopsis one needs to understand what “seven samurai” is about , and though this story has been the core influence on countless imitators , from “the magnificent seven” all the way to “a bug’s life , ” it’s not the modest plot , but the astonishingly profound way kurosawa tells the story that makes “seven samurai” a masterpiece .
“seven samurai” is , without a doubt , a testament to all the incredible things this medium can accomplish at its very best .
but until august , our undivided attention will be on seven samurai . as always , dear friends , the floor is yours .
☛ seven samurai ( shichinin no samurai ) by akira kurosawa , japan , 1954 . intermission card from 01 : 46 : 45 to 01 : 51 : 46 , criterion edition .
with a plot based on the magnificent seven and the seven samurai , this science fiction film involves a peaceful planet attacked by invaders . looking for assistance results in the hiring of a diverse group of mercenaries .
“seven samurai” is definitive proof that it is not the story being told , but the execution of that story that creates compelling drama .
shimura takashi ( left ) and mifune toshirō ( second from right ) in seven samurai ( 1954 ) , directed by kurosawa akira .
— a mexican village hires gunmen to defend them from a gang of bandits . terrific american version of
the seven samurai
!
the closest similarity i see between army of darkness and mad max and seven samurai / the magnificent seven is the need for a disparate group of folks to pull together to defend themselves . if that’s what you mean by the same concept , then i suppose it is , but i know of no evidence that seven samurai inspired mad max , and it seems even less likely that it inspired army of darkness , which imdb indicates is a sequel to the evil dead series of films . also , neither seven samurai nor the magnificent seven is post - apocalyptic .
the villagers either scavenged weapons and armor from dead samurai , or killed samurai and stripped them of their belongings .
another common theme is there are different monsters belonging to a different attribute for each reincarnation of
six samurai
:
the six samurai
,
legendary six samurai
and the recent
secret six samurai
.
4 ) and there is also a new magnificent seven remake on its way .
seven samurai is a 1954 japanese adventure film co - written , edited , and directed by akira kurosawa . the story takes place in 1586 during the warring states period of japan and is about a village of farmers that hire seven ronin ( masterless samurai ) to fight the bandits who are expected to return to steal the village ' s crops . to say seven samurai is a classic is an understatement . since the movie ' s release , seven samurai has been one of the most
remade , reworked , referenced
films in cinema history .
seven samurai is now by far the best known and influential film ever to hail from japan . after all , what do critics know ?
seven samurai is an unforgettable masterpiece - - the work of one of the world ' s greatest filmmakers at the height of his powers .
toshiro mifune , foreground , took on an influential role by starring in akira kurosawa s 1954 classic , seven samurai . ( associated press )
this july , our akira kurosawa film club turns its attention to seven samurai ( 1954 ) , perhaps the best known of kurosawa’s works .
blades of glory . . . akira kurosawa ' s seven samurai is to be remade by the weinstein company . photograph : ronald grant archive
seven samurai ( shichinin no samurai ) , blu - ray steelbook , is a very timely release from the bfi . as the 6th september marks 15 years since the passing of the great “sensei” .
deck build pack : spirit warriors introduces the new
secret six samurai
sub - archetype , as well as the first
six samurai
fusion monster ,
secret six samurai - rihan
. these six samurai have various effects focused on banished six samurai monsters , as well as banishing themselves to protect six samurai monsters on the field .
it could be said that it is only the pure that survive , from a group of men already purer than the average samurai . unsurprisingly , many have leaped into the conclusion that seven samurai straightforwardly glorifies traditional samurai values , with these interpretations often stressing kurosawa’s own family background as a member of an old samurai family .
families can talk about the rigid class system in place during the time period of seven samurai . why is there such a separation between the samurai and the villagers ? what makes it easier for the samurai and villagers to overcome the social barriers to band together ?
here ' s how kurosawa ' s
seven samurai
has inspired films like george miller ' s
mad max : fury road .
to see how “seven samurai’s” visuals , plot , dialogue have influenced filmmakers from quentin tarantino to george lucas , check out the short video below .
a sixteenth century farming village requests protection from the seven samurai against a horde of bandits who have warned they will return when the crops are ripe . a gripping three hour ride that inspired the hollywood remake , the magnificent seven .
non indicative name : the seven heroes are composed of six ronin and a peasant .
another seven samurai peculiarity is the introduction of western modernity in the form of guns . most samurai films show the samurai winning with superior skill in swordplay . kurosawa ' s film , however , shows samurai killed by gunshot . not only does that detail reinforce the sense of “unfairness
 about their demise , but , unlike other samurai movies , it also adds realism to the proceedings .
some films have even lifted dialogue almost verbatim from “seven samurai . ” the film’s “everlasting and genre - spanning influence is a testament to its undeniable greatness and its special place in cinematic history , ” writes bill rwehera , author of the fandor video , “from seven samurai to fury road . ”
…as acclaimed as kurosawa akira’s seven samurai ( 1954 ) , on which it was based—proved to be a popular and influential entry in the genre . …
made only six years after 1954 ' s the seven samurai , john sturges ' the magnificent seven is at the same time a classic american western and a faithful remake of the japanese original , leaving the structure of the plot largely intact while translating samurai tropes into the language of the old west .
i actually assume that you mean mad max 2 , which i think bears more resemblance to seven samurai than the original mad max , unless i get them mixed up in my head . in mad max 2 we have max sort of defending a small town under threat from outlaws , just like in seven samurai , but unless i’m mistaken , mad max 2 doesn’t have the “gathering of heroes” concept which is at the heart of seven samurai . it seems a little more like a western frontier story to me than seven samurai , but i would still be very surprised if george miller didn’t know kurosawa’s film .
yet , for me , it ' s the seven samurai that seems the most potent influence . you have , after all , the anthill under threat from grasshoppers , who wreak their damage and fly off again ( although seven samurai didn ' t have kevin spacey on brilliant voicing duties , of course ) .
and if you ' re more into animation than westerns , pixar ' s a bug ' s life is loosely inspired by the seven samurai as well .
…epic shichinin no samurai ( seven samurai ) is considered the most entertaining of kurosawa’s films and also his greatest commercial success . it depicts a village of peasants and a few leaderless samurai who fight for the village against a gang of marauding bandits . although it was inspired by his admiration…
in the meantime , richie’s monograph notwithstanding , seven samurai had rather fallen out of critical purview . in 1982 , however , it made its first appearance in sight
bbc’s flagship discussion programme the forum has recently taken as its subject akira kurosawa’s 1954 film seven samurai . the audio is now available for listening on bbc’s website .
note : this review of akira kurosawa ' s seven samurai is a condensed / revised version of dan schneider ' s text , which can be read in its original form here . the views expressed in this seven samurai review are those of mr . schneider , and they may not reflect the views of alt film guide .
samurai # 7 : kikuchiyo self - recruited
samurai
of dubious origins , determined to join the mission ; uninvited , kikuchiyo follows the recruited samurai back to the village , where he will ultimately prove himself invaluable to defense of the village and worthy of samurai status .
“seven samurai” is undoubtedly long – at 207 minutes , it outpaces most films an ordinary viewer will have seen – but few films use length to such great advantage .
[ … ] “by protecting others , you save yourself . ” : ‘seven samurai’ ( akira kurosawa – 1954 ) ( behindtheseens . wordpress . com ) [ … ]
the movie location of the village in seven samurai was a set built in the tagata district on the izu peninsula in shizuoka at the request of director akira kurosawa .
kambei ( takashi shimura ) and kikuchiyo ( toshiro mifune ) offer differing comments at the funeral for the fallen samurai heihachi , which is interrupted as the bandits attack , in director akira kurosawa ' s the seven samurai , 1954 . >
more than sixty years after the release of “ seven samurai , ” akira kurosawa’s legendary epic continues to leave its mark on hollywood . while the film is widely known to have led to the 1960 remake “the magnificent seven , ” directed by john sturges , “seven samurai” has also inspired filmmakers like george miller as recently as 2015 , when he released his epic sci - fi action film , “ mad max : fury road . ”
“seven samurai” is the exceedingly rare film that transcends the time and place it was made to suggest universal experiences of friendship , loyalty , fear , courage , and community .
warriors fight to save a poor village from bandits in akira kurosawa ' s masterpiece and one of the greatest movies ever made , the seven samurai ( 1954 ) . >
the heroic figures that embody the themes of this epic poem are seven ronin – masterless samurai – and it is through their deeds and adventures that kurosawa weaves his tale .
til : while filming seven samurai , to simulate getting shot with arrows , several stuntmen were actually shot with live arrows . they wore blocks of wood under their clothes .
it’s no secret akira kurosawa ‘s perennial seven samurai has influenced every underdog trope film of the last sixty years . from the magnificent seven and bonnie and clyde to die hard and ocean’s eleven : surface themes are easily comparable , but how deep do these similarities actually go ?
as narrator keanu reeves points out , there would be no
magnificent seven
without
the seven samurai ,
no
a fistful of dollars
for clint eastwood without
yojimbo ,
no
star wars
for anyone without
the hidden fortress .
the writers of seven samurai — kurosawa , oguni and hashimoto — sued toho in the 1970s as they had not received any payment for the american remake the magnificent seven . in 1978 , the tokyo district court agreed with them , declaring that the writers owned the remake rights , and that mgm ( the producer of the magnificent seven should also compensate the three writers ) .
in 1960 , seven samurai had its first remake with john sturges ' the magnificent seven shot in mexico . this remake moves the story to mexico and tells the story of a mexican peasant village that assembles seven gunfighters to help them defend their land and homes . the production brought together a large cast of famous actors that includes yul brynner , steve mcqueen , and charles bronson .
one of the greatest films ever made , kurosawa’s seven samurai has influenced the work of directors from george lucas to steven spielberg , and spawned remakes including john sturges’ western the magnificent seven . first released on dvd in 1999 , it remains the bfi’s no1 best - selling title .
a remake of the magnificent seven hit theaters last week , reteaming director antoine fuqua with star denzel washington following their work together on training day and the equalizer . it ' s not the first time that seven samurai has been re - re - booted . * in fact , an entire textbook could be written on seven samurai ' s legacy and the differences between its various adaptations , but for a simple comparison of differences between that formative classic , the original magnificent seven , and this week ' s reboot , you ' re in the right place !
a true samurai wanted nothing more than to be attached to a daimyo and a castle , to be ' tied down ' in classic feudal organisation . . . . the samurai fought out of the kindness and alliance of the land which justified , for kurosawa , their entire birthright . the very mention of money and gratitude betray the spirit of seven samurai ; the samurai code forbad the very touching of money as beneath a samurai ' s dignity
( mellon 71 ) .
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so , let me end this review by stating that seven samurai is every bit as great as its most enthusiastic champions claim . i then ask you , how rare is that ?
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despite its fame , questions about the critical response to seven samurai can be raised . in her book seven samurai , joan mellen writes that the film has been the “least written about” and the “most misunderstood” of all of kurosawa’s works ( 63 ) . while in terms of quantity of writing this may not strictly speaking be true , at least if material written outside of the academia is also factored in , the discussion on seven samurai has admittedly been traditionally marked by a certain lack of shared insight , or at least any recognisable unified direction .
til : while filming seven samurai , to simulate getting shot with arrows , several stuntmen were actually shot with live arrows . they wore blocks of wood under their clothes . : todayilearned
based on the original seven samurai screenplay by director and writer akira kurosawa , the screenwriters for the magnificent seven are john lee hancock ( the blind side , saving mr . banks ) and nic pizzolatto ( true detective ) . the story centers around seven outlaws who team up to defend a village from a powerful adversary . the production has already started filming last week at the santa fe studios .
george lucas is an ardent kurosawa admirer . the first star wars is largely a retelling of kurosawa ' s the hidden fortress ( 1958 ) , with some yojimbo ( 1961 ) and seven samurai thrown in for good measure . c3po ' s observation
it seems we are made to suffer ; it ' s our lot in life
is reminiscent of what the farmers in seven samurai say about themselves . lucas has said that the way yoda rubs the back of his head when he ' s thinking is a tribute to the wise kambei , who does the same thing throughout seven samurai .
bounty hunters ,
a 2010 episode of the star wars : the clone wars animated series , is dedicated to kurosawa and is based on seven samurai . so seven samurai partially inspired star wars , and if you want to get into all the movies that star wars inspired , we ' ll be here all day .
a remake of the classic japanese film seven samurai has been given the green light by hollywood , with british film - maker scott mann set to direct , variety ( paywall ) reports .
takashi shimura ( as kambei ) issues orders and directs archers , while toshiro mifune ( as kikuchiyo ) leads swordfighters , as the samurai and the villagers face the bandits in this portion of the climactic battle sequence from akira kurosawa ' s the seven samurai , 1954 .
and as the american occupation of japan had ended only half a year before the work on seven samurai begun , some have seen the samurai as standing for the americans , who came to rescue japan from itself , but whose time it has now come to leave .
a new video from fandor explains in depth just how wide ranging the influence of “seven samurai” can be felt . while films with enormous battle scenes like “the lord of the rings : the two towers” and “the matrix revolutions” unsurprisingly borrowed visual elements from kurosawa , some unexpected titles that were inspired by the plot of “seven samurai” include john landis’ “three amigos” and “a bug’s life . ”
both katsushiro and kikuchiyo are defined by their failures to cross the aisle of their preordained social class , an aspect vital to seven samurai ' s themes . however , the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) lost a lot of the cultural exploration of seven samurai simply because its setting hearkens to a different culture . western gunslingers were similarly legendary warriors in their own time , but , unlike samurai , they were not a class of nobility , attainable only by birth . with no true strife of social boundaries to battle , the magnificent seven lost the added layer of sacrifice that the seven must make to do the right thing . consequently , the film combined the lover and the loon into the character of chico , played by horst buchholz , in an attempt to play the character against his own desires .
at the time , seven samurai made the headlines with a budget of half million dollars while most movies then were filmed with seven time less . filming took 148 days - 4 times more than originally planned - with kurosawa being intransigeant about the authenticy of the film but also battling with difficult natural conditions .
takashi shimura ( as kambei ) issues orders and directs archers , while toshiro mifune ( as kikuchiyo ) leads swordfighters , as the samurai and the villagers face the bandits in this portion of the climactic battle sequence from akira kurosawa ' s the seven samurai , 1954 . >
to mark the 60th anniversary akira kurosawa’s celebrated masterpiece , seven samurai ( shichinin no samurai ) , the bfi is releasing the epic adventure on blu - ray ( for the very first time in the uk ) in a limited edition steelbook ( out monday 21 april ) .
the basic premise of samurai is really cool and it is a great game .
this event is presented in conjunction with the 2017 ucsb reads program . this year’s text for the program , into the beautiful north by luis alberto urrea , draws on the classic western the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) , which in turn was based on seven samurai . the event will be followed by a reception .
kizan
can summon itself if you have a different
six samurai
monster , while
kageki
summons another
six samurai
when normal summoned .
that purpose was to make a samurai movie that was anchored in ancient japanese culture and yet argued for a flexible humanism in place of rigid traditions . one of the central truths of
seven samurai
is that the samurai and the villagers who hire them are of different castes and must never mix . indeed , we learn that these villagers had earlier been hostile to samurai - - and one of them , even now , hysterically fears that a samurai will make off with his daughter . yet the bandits represent a greater threat , and so the samurai are hired , valued and resented in about equal measure .
photo credit : banner image from the magnificent seven 1960 remake starring yul brynner and steve mcqueen - image via google .
as a final observation on seven samurai ' s realistic approach to its narrative , kurosawa shows the surviving samurai leave the village with little to show for their work , save their honor and war tales . the villagers can live in peace , if only for a time , while they must go seek employment on the road without their brothers in arms . there is no hollywood ending , or cheap emotional payoff . seven samurai refuses to condescend – and this is part of its greatness . ( the ending is softened somewhat in john sturges ' 1960 remake , the magnificent seven , with yul brynner . )
seven samurai is set in the sengoku period , rather than the tokugawa period more typical for samurai films . the sengoku jidai , or warring states period , was an exceptionally turbulent time of uncertainty for japan , as near constant military conflict shook the country for nearly one and half centuries .
although it would become the film to which all samurai films would later be compared , seven samurai did not immediately change the jidaigeki genre . for that purpose , it had been too expensive and too exception to be straightforwardly copied . it would take seven years and another kurosawa film to really change the genre , with the release of yojimbo in 1961 , and sanjuro a year later . ( see yoshimoto 245 )
on the structural side , seven samurai has been noted for its atypical length and the mastery with which kurosawa pulls off a film nearly three and a half hours long . kenneth turan in his short essay included with the newer criterion release of the film talks about the film’s length and pacing , noting that unlike many other equally long films , seven samurai ‘s length is not only necessary but also natural . audie bock in her japanese film directors similarly draws our attention to the film’s rhythm , noting that just like seven samurai , “the best kurosawa films unfold in a push - and - release rhythm , with vigorous action tempered by static dialogue , gripping suspense relieved by light romance or outright buffoonery . and at calculated intervals in the course of the unfolding come moments of kurosawan truth . ” ( 176 ) this “push - and - release rhythm” is easily recognisable in seven samurai , where weightier scenes are often followed by lighter , often comic ones . indeed , seven samurai could at many points be called a seriously funny film .
the samurai even by law could not become farmers . . . . [ a samurai ] must play out the fate of his class
( mellon 71 ) .
was
a code and way of life for samurai .
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satellite character : out of all the samurai , shichiroji gets the least to do .
: old man , i ' m worried . the village girls will go crazy over the samurai . if the samurai touch ' em , all hell will break loose .
demonstrated that ronin could be heroes . a masterless samurai has unlimited capacity to be more honorable acting upon his own morality than a true samurai who serves a corrupt lord .
arguably akira kurosawa ' s masterpiece , the seven samurai is an epic adventure classic with an engrossing story , memorable characters , and stunning action sequences that make it one of the most influential films ever made .
seven samurai is a magnificent , barbaric , japanese picture maintaining a high level of technical and artistic brilliance which only sheer exhaustion - it lasts two and a half hours - prohibits from whole - hearted admiration .
the 1954 japanese epic seven samurai by akira kurosawa has been described as one of the most influential films in the history of cinema . set in 16th century rural japan it tells the story of a small village
kikuchiyo ( toshiro mifune ) taunts his would - be comrades , en route with the peasant farmers to their village , and stages a fishing demonstration in akira kurosawa ' s the seven samurai , 1954 . >
a pinnacle of japanese cinema , seven samurai saw the birth of the historical epic genre , and is an amazing movie in it ' s own right . kids may have issue si . . . continue reading
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seven samurai [ japan : shichinin no samurai ] . dir . akira kurosawa . wr . akira kurosawa , shinobu hashimoto , hideo oguni . perf . takashi shimura , toshirô mifune , isao kimura , yoshio tsuchiya . toho co . ltd . , 1954 . dvd . janus criterion collection , 1998 .
although seven samurai has often been called an epic , it ' s really not . almost all of the action takes place indoors or in small settings , and even though the film features numerous characters and extras , there are only forty bandits and maybe twice as many villagers . this is personalized , small - scale warfare . the only epopee seven samurai indulges in is the rhetoric spouted by toshiro mifune ' s kikuchiyo and akira kurosawa ' s visuals , which often let the viewer get both subjective and objective viewpoints in one shot ( often over the shoulders of the characters ) . ( image : toshiro mifune in seven samurai . )
now , despite toshiro mifune ' s renown and billing , seven samurai is actually the tale of kambei , played by the magnificent takashi shimura , an akira kurosawa regular just off his great role in ikiru ( 1952 ) , in which he plays a doomed political hack who achieves a minor victory against bureaucracy . in rashomon ( 1950 ) he had played a peasant , while in seven samurai he is a sage and warrior .
i should also mention that seven samurai is the granddaddy of all great action films , from sam peckinpah ' s the wild bunch to james cameron ' s aliens and the terminator series . additionally , i noticed how seven samurai ' s opening – to the sound of drumbeats – is reminiscent to that of my beloved godzilla , which was released that same year . while as a film godzilla is nowhere in the same league as seven samurai , it is probably the second most influential japanese cinematic production of all time . that both of them rely on such primal sounds in their opening sequences makes one wonder if there ' s a connection .
3 ) thirdly , the weinstein company is currently producing a seven samurai remake , which i think is licensed . depending on their contract , their adaptation license may block other new adaptations and / or remakes , or they may have some say in what currently gets licensed . or that’s my guess based on experience , but it may well also be the case that the weinstein production has nothing to do with seven samurai licensing .
so as we enter into autumn 2013 , it is only right to celebrate the greatest film of all time , by one of the greatest directors of all time with a blu - ray print of seven samurai .
it is truly amazing how distinct and fascinating – or just downright fun – each of the seven samurai are individually , and one of kurosawa’s wisest moves is to devote the entire first hour to putting the team together .
if the villagers are the heart and soul of “seven samurai , ” kikuchiyo and his many flaws and strengths is the spirit of the eponymous team itself , a concept immortalized in his symbolic triangle on the group’s flag .
samurai ponytail : all seven feature the short - and - straight version , except kikuchiyo , who has a short - and - messy version . kambei ' s hair , sadly , is sacrificed to a greater goal .
the popularity of seven samurai has also spawned a wide number of remakes , many of which are discussed in depth in martinez’s remaking kurosawa , and most of which can be found at the remakes page of this website .
this classic of the samurai film genre will appeal to teens and older who love action . young viewers may find the human deaths disturbing , as many of the most sympathetic characters meet their demise while protecting the village . for those who can deal with the emotion of loss , seven samurai offers substantial rewards .
debut queue : we meet the samurai one at a time as they assemble the team .
: find hungry samurai . even bears come down from the mountains when they are hungry .
each six samurai has a different attribute , and those with polar attributes have opposite effects .
“whoever heard of farmers hiring samurai ? ” asks the farmer who’s about to hire the samurai . six decades later , everyone’s heard of seven samurai . the film’s outline is movie myth : tormented villagers , cruel bandits , a few wandering heroes for hire . director akira kurosawa was a john ford fanboy who transplanted the hollywood western onto feudal japan . hollywood borrowed right back . in 1960 there was the magnificent seven , half as long and half as good , with a great score and mostly great actors but unfortunately also horst buchholz .
i wouldn’t really call him the 8th samurai . while he is very helpful and clearly a fairly likable man — sulking and all — i don’t think that he really has or wants to have much to do with the samurai values or behaviour exhibited by the actual samurai characters .
the name of the archetype and the design of their members , including the
shien
archetype , may be derived from the japanese films seven samurai ( 1954 ) and kagemusha ( 1980 ) , both by akira kurosawa .
i wondered , this time around , if rikichi isn’t also a samurai at heart ? he is the guide for the samurai of course , the link to the villagers , but is he not as brave , as willing to take risks , as wise and protective as the samurai themselves ? in scene after scene he attends the samurai , first as a social subordinate , but as time goes on , as an equal . i honestly see rikichi as the eighth samurai…
decoy protagonist : played with . for the first thirty minutes , the film follows four peasants tasked with hiring samurai . once they recruit kambei , the story focuses mainly on the samurai .
seven samurai / shichinin no samurai ( 1954 ) . dir . : akira kurosawa . scr . : akira kurosawa , shinobu hashimoto , hideo oguni . cast : toshiro mifune , takashi shimura , yoshio inaba , seiji miyaguchi , isao kimura , kamatari fujiwara , yukiko shimazaki , yoshio tsuchiya , minoru chiaki , daisuke kato .
seven samurai , like most of kurosawa’s films , is typically seen as a male dominated work , a film about men and male bonding . joan mellen , in waves at genji’s door , insists that the film’s only female character of any importance is the peasant girl shino , with whom the young samurai katsushiro falls in love . ( 51 ) in contrast , however , in her essay “seven samurai and six women” ( printed in japanese cinema : texts and contexts ) , d . p . martinez writes about the role of women in seven samurai , arguing that a “close look at [ kurosawa’s ] films reveals that they are peopled with fascinating , complex women who might occupy little screen time but whose personalities and motivations are essential to their plots” ( 112 - 113 ) .
seven samurai , if you ' ve not seen it , is the story of a village that hires - yes ! - seven samurai to protect the harvest from people looking to steal it . effectively , the farmers of the village hire in outside help to offer some defence to those who come and steal their livelihoods . it ' s a stunning film , and , it should be noted , a much longer one than a bug ' s life .
after being attacked by a group of bandits several times , a group of villagers seek help of seven samurai in order to fight the bandits once and for all . this is the story of how they made their pass through the enemy ' s massive army and their tremendous epic war with the bandits . the seven samurai will do anything in order to win the battle ; however , there are still a lot of obstacles and problems they must solve .
seven samurai unrolls naturally and pleasurably , like a beautiful scroll or valuable rug , luxuriating in its elongation—it takes an entire hour just for the basic task of choosing the titular seven . rather than try to ignore time , the film emphasizes its passage , underlining key scenes with a quiet but insistent drumbeat that could almost be a clock ticking off the inexorable seconds .
this intermission card arrives 107 minutes in akira kurosawa’s 1954 film seven samurai . it lasts approximately 5 minutes and is accompanied by a music score by hayasaka fumio . at the time of writing , it can be watched on youtube .
the sentiment is repeated by chris adams at the end of the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) , but this is contrasted by the highly stylized , explosive , and revenge - filled 2016 remake . emma cullen ends the film reminding the audience that the heroics of her seven guns - for - hire would not be forgotten , but perhaps the seven worth remembering are the ones who had the least to gain .
rbeort – i’m not familiar with army of darkness except what i just looked up on imdb , and i haven’t seen mad max , but neither of them is an adaptation or remake of seven samurai , the earliest of these films and the direct precursor to the magnificent seven , an authorized but lesser remake . there’s extensive commentary on both films elsewhere on this site .
more than 60 years later , seven samurai has not aged a bit thanks to a powerful narrative and a unique set of characters that are worth all the special effects in the world . under the spell of kurosawa , the audience is placed at the center of the strenuous battle made of relentless attacks from the bandits and anxious peace moments waiting for the next offensive . with his first samurai movie , kurosawa subtly captures the essence of the way of the samurai through the unfaltering earnestness of the seven ronins , ready to give their life to fullfill their mission .
there was a magnificent sequel , and now a remake , but samurai ‘s influence is cosmic . it defined a narrative structure : the misfit badasses on a mission of mercy . it’s the dirty dozen and guns of navarone , armageddon and guardians of the galaxy . zack snyder has described next year’s justice league as a seven samurai riff . back in 2013 , snyder was rumored to be working on a seven samurai - influenced star wars spinoff . ( that would’ve been poetic : george lucas was a kurosawa fanboy who invented space - samurai with laser - swords . ) instead , this december brings rogue one , starring six hero humans and one badass droid .
: subverted with kikuchiyo . the other samurai mock him repeatedly , arguably heihachi most of all ,
last week , the new mexico film office announced that the magnificent seven , a modern day remake of akira kurosawa ' s cult classic seven samurai , will be filming in the state . directed by antoine fuqua ( south paw , the equalizer ) , the movie stars denzel washington , chris pratt , ethan hawke , vincent d’onofrio , byung - hun lee , and peter sarsgaard . the magnificent seven will be the first reunion for fuqua , washington and hawke who teamed together 10 years ago in training day .
he’s known now as the genre’s greatest master , but kurosawa was more than a decade into his career as a director before he made seven samurai . it’s the most ambitious and praised of all of his samurai films , but while other directors might have built up to such a massive project , this was actually his first samurai movie . other classics , including yojimbo ( 1961 ) and sanjuro ( 1962 ) , would follow .
seven samurai features a remarkable scene where mifune / kikuchiyo vents his anger when kambei and the others see the armor of dead samurai . at first , he agrees with the samurai that the villagers are liars and not worth defending ; even that they should be killed . but then his rage turns toward his stunned comrades . kikuchiyo leaves , huffs at katsushiro , and later rejects the advances of a flock of children as well .
there’s an old chinese curse that runs , “may you live in interesting times . ” and sixteenth - century japan was certainly an interesting time from a dramatic point of view—which is undoubtedly why akira kurosawa chose it as seven samurai ’s …
whatever the film’s possible social and political interpretations , on the surface seven samurai has three very distinct groups : the samurai , the farmers and the bandits . yet , on closer inspection these group lines become blurred . the bandits and the samurai are , after all , both masterless samurai , products of a tumultuous era , and therefore “of the identical social group , driven by the same condition to opposite choices” , as mellen puts it in waves at genji’s door ( 91 ) . in the two groups , we witness a situation similar to the one that forms the basis of stray dog , where identical circumstances have led characters to two very differing outcomes , with some individuals choosing to blame their environment , ignore morals and go down the road to lawlessness , while others like the noble samurai in seven samurai remain strong and honourable , albeit no less suffering .
: subverted . the samurai are enraged when they discover that the villagers whom they are defending have in the past sometimes killed samurai escaping from battles and stripped them of their armor and weapons . as the other samurai begin muttering about how they ' d like to slaughter the entire village , kikuchiyo
the original six samurai monsters debuted in strike of neos and depended on having another
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on the field to activate their effects . they also all shared the effect of
if this card would be destroyed you can destroy another
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but these values are increasingly hard to come by , even in the world depicted in the film . as mellen points out , as the story progresses , “the samurai begin to fade from importance in the structure of the film . ” for , while the peasants can acquire battle skills from the samurai , the samurai remain unable to integrate themselves into the peasant society . “their class is truly obsolete and they must disappear . ” ( waves 98 ) in mellen’s views , as well as in the view of many others , seven samurai is ultimately a mournful lament about the death of the samurai class and its codes of conduct .
we only see the bandits at the beginning and at the end of the film . none of them is a darth vader despite george lucas ' latter - day attempts to cite seven samurai as an influence for his puerile star wars saga .
seven samurai is the highest reviewed movie at rotten tomatoes with the highest number of votes that is listed as an action / adventure film on the site . it is also ranked number two on rotten tomatoes ' top 100 foreign films list .
some films get better after repeated viewings . akira kurosawa ' s 1954 black - and - white drama seven samurai / shichinin no samurai is one of them . it fully deserved winning that year ' s silver lion at the venice film festival , as well as its academy award nominations for best art direction - set decoration ( black and white ) and best costume design ( black and white ) . additionally , seven samurai deservedly became an international sensation and it ' s reported to have been the highest - grossing japanese film of its day . [ warning : spoilers ahead . ]
for this week’s film , i decided to watch seven samurai , edited and directed by akira kurosawa . this film follows the journey of samurai warriors who agree to help local farmers against bandits . this film used several interesting editing techniques to create an entertaining movie , including establishing shots , transition wipes , eyeline matches , and continuity of action .
in fact , although seven samurai is probably the most popular of kurosawa’s films , views on how it ranks in the director’s oeuvre have been varying . at one end of the scale , we have noël burch who has once called seven samurai nothing more than the finest of kurosawa’s minor jigaigeki ( quoted in mellen , 63 - 64 ) . stephen prince ranks it higher , labelling seven samurai “one of [ kurosawa’s ] most richly textured philosophical works” ( 204 ) . meanwhile , stuart galbraith calls it kurosawa’s best film ( 174 ) , while donald richie goes a step further and insists that it is not only kurosawa’s best film , but also possibly the best made in japan , and among the best made by anyone anywhere .