The Magnificent Seven Samurai: Difference between revisions

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[[File:sevensamurai2.jpg|link=Seven Samurai|frame|Original flavour]]

 

{{quote|'''Chris''': There's a job for six men, watching over a village, south of the border.

So you're one of a group of farmers whose village is [[Rape, Pillage and Burn|under attack]] by a gang of remorseless bandits. None of you know how to fight, so you leave to hire a group of warriors who are willing to defend you for the pittance you can pay, plus meals. So you come back with seven guys and... hey, Wait a minute, haven't we seen this somewhere before?

 

 

Because ''[[The Seven Samurai]]'' contains many plot elements which are not exclusive to Japanese culture, it's easy to shift the basic narrative around and still get a workable movie angle. In fact, it's such a classically popular example of a narrative that many filmmakers don't even bother being subtle in the process of [[Homage]]- there's a lot more movies out there [[Cast Calculus|with exactly seven heroes]] doing this kind of plot than you'd expect.

 

[[File:s290 tvt TheMagnificentSeven 5061.jpg|link=The Magnificent Seven|frame|[[Genius Bonus|Cajun-style]]]]

 

The plot is [[Strictly Formula|pretty predictable]], but [[Tropes Are Not Bad|always fun]].

 

See also [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

 

* ''[[Throne of Darkness]]'' was inspired by the concept.

* The Greil Mercenaries of the ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius]]'' duology; it numbered seven members at least initially.

 

== Webcomics ==

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