Seven Samurai is untouchable, it is a classic. It is one of the handful of non-English spoke movie that have gotten into the Imdb top 250. It has met near universal praise from directors, critics, film lovers, casual movie going public. There is very little disputing its merits. Several scenes from it have now become universal like the approaching horde coming into view as they crest a hilltop. It is wonderfully filmed (notably the action sequences), characters are wonderful (especially Toshirō Mifune, just love him and Takashi Shimura who also played the lead in Ikiru) and the story is a classic. More importantly it is morally ambiguous with the farmers being shown as being far from perfect themselves.
I cannot say that I love it as much as everyone else seems to (I feel like some of Kurosawa’s other movies are better, Roshomon for example or even High and Low), I think that it might be held in a higher regard because of its ambitious scope but there is very little in denying its merits.
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