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It's based on the career of Capt Jules Brunet going to advise the Imperial army but then joining the Shogun rebels. I don't know how native he went but the rough outline of the story really went down that way.
you gotta admit it kinda falls in that category of late 90s/early 2000s movies about other cultures but damn we can't upset the redblooded american audiences so we better cast a white guy as the main char who somehow gets adopted by the natives! e.g. last samurai, last of the mohicans, etc. all that said, both of those movies are fantastic watches and this one is a BIT more respectful of the culture being appropriated, because they kind of make it clear that the last samurai referred to in the title is actually ken watanabe's character, not cruise's. still, they have that bit where (SPOILER) the dude he killed's widow falls in love with him, and where he the great white savior is the one to change the japanese emperor's mind about how to modernize his country.
so all in all, a good watch, but def got some cringe to it in 2023.
You make a number of good points but despite the criticisms the movie is done so well I don't see it as "cringe" at all. I thought it was and still is absolutely fantastic.
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a whyte guy samurai. makes sense
It's based on the career of Capt Jules Brunet going to advise the Imperial army but then joining the Shogun rebels. I don't know how native he went but the rough outline of the story really went down that way.
It's based on the career of Capt Jules Brunet going to advise the Imperial army but then joining the Shogun rebels. I don't know how native he went but the rough outline of the story really went down that way.
I'm Asian and I think a white guy samurai is awesome. Besides, awesome movie really!
I'm white and most of the movies I watch are Korean, Japanese or Hong Kong. Sadly Hollywood is garbage. I got in a Samurai vortex last year and watched 20 or so and Seven Samurai is STILL the blueprint! Gonna have to rewatch this I guess, I remember being less than impressed but it's been awhile.
I'm white and most of the movies I watch are Korean, Japanese or Hong Kong. Sadly Hollywood is garbage. I got in a Samurai vortex last year and watched 20 or so and Seven Samurai is STILL the blueprint! Gonna have to rewatch this I guess, I remember being less than impressed but it's been awhile.
I'm Asian and I find many Hollywood movies are awesome. I almost never watch Korean, Japanese, and Hong Kong movies.
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so all in all, a good watch, but def got some cringe to it in 2023.
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