7 Samurai Response

Using specific examples from the film respond to one of the following questions, either in your blogs or as a doc -- 1 page (more or less), and an informal tone/style is fine:

• What does Katsushiro at the end? Does he get together with Shino or take off? What leads you to believe this? What does it say (What does Kurosawa say) about the tension between farmers and samurai?
  
• Why does Kambei say, essentially, "The victory does not belong to us -- it belongs to the farmers"? What does it connect back to (and how) in the film?
• Is Kikuchiyo a "real" samurai by the end of the film? How so?
• Seven Samurai is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time -- do you agree or disagree with this assessment -- why/why not?
• Discuss Kurosawa's use of the symbolism of triangles and circles -- what's he getting at?
• Pick your favorite samurai and examine his character -- what makes him a good/great samurai according to the Bushido (code of the warrior)?