11. Samurai and Sombreros

The results of our Twitter poll are in and the winning category was Samurais and Sombreros! Alex and Jonathan take a look at Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) and its western adaptation The Magnificent Seven (1960). We talk about archetypal stories, cultural influence on art, and using inspiration to create a new and distinct work. Skip to: 5:29 - Seven Samurai 25:54 - The Magnificent Seven 50:51 - Overall 1:11:45 - Coming Attractions For links to things that we talked about visit the blog: https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2017/03/21/samurai-and-sombreros/