30. Seven Samurai + A Bug's Life

Look closely and u shall see that Pixar's 'A Bugs Life' and Akira Kurosawa's sweepingly influential 'Seven Samurai' kinda have the same plot; a band of skilled outsiders prepare to defend a village from being pillaged by sadistic attackers. We could've watched 'Seven Samurai' and 'The Magnificent Seven' OR we could've done 'A Bugs Life' and 'Antz'...but NO, we wanted to get into the tragic chivalry of Kurosawa's ronin AND Pixar's very nineties voice casting and CGI.Noah, Eliza, and Anthony break down the different displays of heroism in both movies, as well as choosing what their samurai weapons would be if they lived in feudal Japan. But then it's time to compare the picks, and to decide which one is the definitive telling of this narrative; the battle's not over until Randy Newman sings!!!TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC LINKS:Anthony's superior bug movie 'James and the Giant Peach': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_and_the_Giant_Peach_(film)Noah's 'Samurai Trilogy' starring the gorgeous Toshiro Mifune: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_TrilogyEliza's paranoid William Friedkin two-hander 'Bug': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(2006_film)EMAIL: [email protected]: twinpicksFACEBOOK: @twinpickspodcastROUGH CUT: https://roughcutfilm.com/NEXT TIME: 'Friends With Benefits' + 'No Strings Attached' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.