History YMMV / SevenSamurai

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "I won't let this rice go to waste."

** At the same time however, this film is simultaneously a '''major''' aversion. There is so much content in the film that has NOT been copied even within Japanese cinema and mainstream culture and its a fountain of UnbuiltTropes (such as the demythization of the Samurai) that will surprise many first time viewers. In addition a lot of the technical and artistic qualities (in particular the film editing during the fight sequences) have aged beyond well that they blow away modern copycats and imitators.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Kikuchiyo, Kyuzo.]]

* CreatorsFavourite: Kikuchiyo. Toshiro Mifune said that this was his favourite role to play, and he's well liked by the fans as well.

* CreatorsPet: Kikuchiyo gets more character development than the other samurai put together and ends up serving as TheHeart of both parties and you get the feeling that he's the one Kurosawa was most fond of. Not that that's a bad thing.

** At the same time however, there is so many content in this film that has NOT been copied even within Japanese cinema and mainstream culture and its a fountain of UnbuiltTropes (such as the demythization of the Samurai) that will surprise many first time viewers. In addition a lot of the technical and artistic qualities (in particular the film editing during the fight sequences) have aged beyond well that they blow away modern copycats and imitators.

* JerkassWoobie: Kikuchiyo. First of all, he's [[spoiler: an orphaned farmer's son whose parents were implied to have been killed]]. Second, his attempts at proving his worth at being a samurai are met with mockery by the other six, Gorobei most of all. He spends half the movie being the ButtMonkey of the other samurai until eventually, ''finally'' he's accepted as part of the team.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler: Kikuchiyo, Kyuzo.]]]

* UnbuiltTrope: This movie subverts or deconstructs many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply [[TrainingThePeacefulVillagers need leaders]]. The seven samurai aren't [[BoringInvincibleHero invincible warriors]] ''just'' because they're {{Samurai}}. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping in terror as they run for their lives... And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. WarIsGlorious, on the other hand, is a trope that ''did'' exist, and the movie worked to [[WarIsHell subvert it]] pretty thoroughly.

* {{Tearjerker}}: While it's hinted at before, seeing [[spoiler: [[ComicRelief Kikuchiyo]] break down crying over the orphaned toddler and exclaiming that he'd had the ''exact'' same thing happen to him]] is quite jarring.

* UnbuiltTrope: This movie subverts or deconstructs many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply [[TrainingThePeacefulVillagers need leaders]]. The seven samurai aren't [[BoringInvincibleHero invincible warriors]] ''just'' because they're {{Samurai}}. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping in terror as they run for their lives... And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. WarIsGlorious, on the other hand, is a trope that ''did'' exist, and the movie worked to [[WarIsHell subvert it]] pretty thoroughly.

* SubvertedTrope: This movie subverts many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply [[TrainingThePeacefulVillagers need leaders]]. The seven samurai aren't [[BoringInvincibleHero invincible warriors]] ''just'' because they're {{Samurai}}. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping in terror as they run for their lives... And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. WarIsGlorious, on the other hand, is a trope that did exist, and the movie worked to [[WarIsHell subvert it]] pretty thoroughly.

* SubvertedTrope: This movie subverts many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply need leaders. The seven samurai aren't invincible warriors ''just'' because they're {{Samurai}}. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping in terror as they run for their lives... And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. WarIsGlorious, on the other hand, is a trope that did exist, and the movie worked to [[WarIsHell subvert it]] pretty thoroughly.

* SubvertedTrope: This movie subverts many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply need leaders. The seven samurai aren't invincible warriors ''just'' because they're {{Samurai}}. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping in terror as they run for their lives... And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. The "glory" of battle, on the other hand, is a trope that did exist, and the movie worked to subvert it pretty thoroughly.

* SubvertedTrope: This movie subverts many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply need leaders. The seven samurai aren't invincible warriors ''just'' because they're {{Samurai}}. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping. And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. The "glory" of battle, on the other hand, is a trope that did exist, and the movie worked to subvert it pretty thoroughly.

* SubvertedTrope: This movie subverts many tropes, but only because ''they hadn't become tropes yet.'' For instance, the villagers aren't ''utterly'' helpless - they simply need leaders. The seven samurai aren't invincible warriors ''just'' because they're TheSamurai. The bandits are murderous thieves, but not faceless {{Mook}}s - they're shown relaxing, complaining, weeping. And, of course, since the GoryDiscretionShot hadn't been invented yet, it isn't subverted. The "glory" of battle, on the other hand, is a trope that did exist, and the movie worked to subvert it pretty thoroughly.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: A '''major''' victim of this phenomenon, it has been so influential that modern viewers can often miss its brilliance. Many of the visual jokes can now be recognized from miles away.