Wes Huizar (phuizar1)

This is, quite literally, my favorite movie ever. Never before have I ever seen a film in which every single aspect ranks among the best ever. The most beautiful cinematography ever committed to celluloid, a pitch-perfect musical score, perfect pacing, epic storytelling, and some of the best ensemble acting ever. No other movie has done it for me like this one.

Akira Kurosawa is probably my favorite director of all-time, and this incredible film is one of the reasons why. This, along with "Rashomon", "Yojimbo", "Ran", and "Throne of Blood", are the crown jewels of Japanese cinema. And the story is as timeless as they come, having inspired films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and, more recently, "A Bug's Life". The absolute best film in an amazing body of work by one of the great masters of cinema.