Just about the first thing I notice when watching a movie is its soundtrack. For me, I believe that the difference between a good movie and a great movie is its soundtrack. I think that a great soundtrack can be listened to and enjoyed on its own as well as an aid in telling the story. In my opinion some of the best movie soundtracks are, “Last of the Mohicans”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Glory”, and anything John Williams touches. While I’m not prepared to add “Yojimbo” to my favorites list, I can’t seem to get it off my mind. While perhaps the Yojimbo soundtrack is not one I would listen to on my ipod, I do believe it was a very engaging and effective way to enhance the story of Yojimbo.
Moving on…while reading other blogs, I noticed I am not the only one who appreciated the humor from Yojimbo. I think my favorite character in the movie was Inokichi (Ushitora’s abusrd brother). What an interesting fellow. Everything about him was ridiculous and apparent comedy relief. I noticed that Sanjuro and the old man (I do not know his name) seemed to be the only people in the town with a grasp of reality and any sense at all. I believe that by displaying both extremes it illustrated how preposterous things were in the town. The division and fighting in the town were irrational and out of control. It seems this fact is displayed by the collectiveness and maturity in Sanjuro compared to the foolishness of Inokichi.
