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Samurais in Movies: 7 Essential Films

Posted on by Hugo Pagan Soto

Samurai films

Let’s explore the Samurai Figure in the history of cinema through 7 essential films.

The Seven Samurai (1954)

It is impossible to approach the samurai film genre without mentioning the master Akira Kurosawa. The Seven Samurai is one of the most important films in the history of cinema and one of the most influential. The Japanese director’s work is full of these legendary warriors. In The Seven Samurai, Kurosawa’s mastery is manifested in each composition and in each of the battle sequences; this was the first film in which the director used multiple cameras.

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There Will Be Movies

Posted on by Hugo Pagan Soto

There Will Be Blood (2007)

I started writing about movies in 2011 but my passion with films dates way back. As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster…Oh wait, that’s not what I meant. That was the old Henry Hill from Goodfellas (1990) taking over. But in a more serious tone as far back as I can remember I have been connected to the movies. Every aspect of my life tend to revolve around a movie line, a frame or a character. From remembering the first movie I watched on the big screen to recall what movie I was watching when my beloved father passed away.

Even when I have been expressing my opinion about films in print, radio and tv for a long time this is the first time I will be posting in English. My reviews and articles have always been in Spanish, my native tongue, but now I have decided to get out of the comfort zone and try to reach a different audience. Hope this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship and that at some point we could say that we are going to need a bigger boat!

Movies reviews coming soon!