Parents need to know that the film features seven samurai who help a farming village defend itself against a gang of bandits. There are multiple skirmishes, and the villagers, samurai, and bandits suffer casualties. The violence is not particularly bloody but it's accentuated through fluid camera movements and slow motion cinematography. The samurai and villagers are shown to have character flaws, but ultimately, they all stand together in the face of the ruthless bandits - who are not really developed beyond their thieving impulses. Strong language is used -- in subtitles -- but sparingly so. The presence of subtitles may be a hindrance to some younger viewers.
Positive messages:The samurai and villagers are shown to have character flaws, but ultimately, they all stand together in the face of the ruthless bandits - who are not really developed beyond their thieving impulses.
A great film from one of the greatest filmmakers who ever lived. Forget the crap about this movie not being "appropriate" for anybody under the age of thirteen because if you have a kid below that age who likes subtitles and and action adventure movies they are going to love this. The movie is very understated in it's content, even it's violence is subdued, So there shouldn't be a problem for anybody under the age 13 seeing the drinking or the violence because 1) it was part of the culture the movie depicts and 2) the movie's not telling children to go out and drink or do violent things. Children would be seeing much worse if you let watch either Transformers movie.
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 sitting through this 3 and a half hour black and white, subtitled movie. But those who invest their time will come away with quite an experience.
Everyone should see this one, it's one of my personal favorites. Parents, as long as your kid is mature enough to watch a foreign movie for 3 1/2 hours, he/she's mature enough to see this movie with only some mild violence and subtitled swears.
One of the best movies ever, but most younger people might not be able to understand the story. Violent but not bloody, and it can be educational in terms of reading, since an English dub was out of the question (Thank God, I love subtitles. The original voices are always the best). There is swearing and drinking, but most young kids probably don't even know what Sake is. It's fermented rice wine and very strong, but don't tell them that. By the way, Sake is pronounced as Sah-Kay not Sah-Key. Saki is another, seperate word for Sake but the not the same, and it has other meanings.