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[Anonymous]

Just wanted to offer my two cents on the film The Seven Samurai: it was a bit disappointing for me. I guess that I don't have the patience for it; it was too long for me. However, I'm sure clips can be used from it in the classroom to show what the samurais stood for: there are many Eastern values presented here--the group over the individual; the importance of teamwork; doing what is right rather than doing something for money or fame. The samurais protect a village from bandits just so the farmers will survive (and for three square meals a day). Not much of a salary!