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Yojimbo -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 40)

Breaks down how Kurosawa blocks the ronin against rival gangs using wide static shots and telephoto compression to build tension before any sword is drawn.

Learning about Movies · 9 min · Beginner · THY · Film Theory · 2018

What you take away

Watch how a locked-off wide shot can do the work of dialogue in a standoff.

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