Dersu Uzala story
Dersu Uzala (Russian: Дерсу Узала, Japanese: デルス·ウザーラ, romanized: Derusu Uzāra; alternative U.S. title: Dersu Uzala: The Hunter) is a 1975 Soviet- Japanese co-production film directed by Akira Kurosawa, his first non- Japanese-language film and his first and only 70mm film.
13 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| male bonding | choice | Captain Arsenyev and Dersu grew ever closer, particularly during the survival episode in the marsh |
| wilderness survival | choice | The story centers around some men struggling to survive in the wilderness. [forest] |
| civilization vs. savagery | major | the story compared the soldiers' way of life with that of Dersu the itinerant hunter |
| friendship | major | Captain Arsenyev and Dersu |
| lonewolf way of life | major | Dersu; old man encountered |
| visual impairment | major | Dersu found his eyesight failing him. |
| animal cruelty | minor | the party came across a series of traps wherein animals were needlessly being killed |
| coping with being tortured | minor | some people were found tied up to die of exposure and mosquitoes |
| coping with saying goodbye forever | minor | on parting at the end of the first act, Dersu and the Captain believed they might never again meet |
| coping with the death of a friend | minor | Arsenyev grieved over Dersu in the end. |