'The 'Seven Samurai' is the reason I make movies.'
The Big Picture The Equalizer 3 is finally playing in theaters, marking the end of Antoine Fuqua's movie trilogy. The final installment in the film series follows Robert McCall through one more journey of vengeance as he fights back against a local mafia to protect the Southern Italian town he's begun to call home.
When talking with Collider's Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub, Fuqua cited Seven Samurai as one Kurosawa film that everyone should watch, especially because it is a major influence on Fuqua and his work. Prior to The Equalizer 3, Fuqua rebooted the 1960s western The Magnificent Seven, which itself is based upon Seven Samurai. Moreover, Fuqua says it's "the reason I make movies.
"When people like you, when we talk, bring it up to me, I realize there’s a throughline about justice. The samurai, who’s helping other people for a bowl of rice, they’re doing it for no other reason but because it’s the right thing to do. That’s what 'The Equalizer' really is, is samurai, right? Which is what samurai means: to serve. And I find myself making the same movie in some way. It’s all about justice.
Antoine Fuqua Also Recommends This Akira Kurosawa Film Along with Seven Samurai, Fuqua thinks another Kurosawa film people should watch is Ran: "I believe Ran was based on King Lear. It’s an amazing film just visually. You’re not gonna do better watching either one of those films." Ran follows Hidetori Ichimonji , a Japanese warlord ready to step down from his position and pass the torch to his three sons — Taro , Jiro , and Saburo .
Don't miss our full conversation with Fuqua, and you can catch The Equalizer 3 on the big screen, now playing in theaters.
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