Isn't The First Weeaboo a movie about a white American who is traumatized by and hates American culture coming to Japan and finding friendship, community, peace, love and happiness in traditional Japanese culture, with a couple of kinda cool action scenes?
Yeah, can't figure out why the Japanese like this movie.
I was surprised, because in my memory the show ran for years and was very slow paced. So I looked it up, and it seems I was thinking of a different series (Kung Fu, 1972)
Kung Fu was supposed to star Bruce Lee. It was stolen out from under him because white people and racism. In response he wrote Warrior, which his daughter finally got made recently. Definitely worth a watch.
Series is great, last episode covers a lot of ground but simultaneously feels like trying to summarize the series as a whole while also build hype for a second season.
I mean, I remember the cool part where the guy gets his throat stabbed by a broken pennant... And the part where the cranked minigun gets unveiled. Those were some well done scenes.
The words samurai is considered the plural form. The movie is about Lord Katsumoto and his clan of samurai during the period in the transformation of Japan from a feudal society into a modern industrial power. Not exclusively about Tom Cruise’s character. Katsumoto felt that Japan was changing too rapidly and it’s losing its cultural values and traditions in the rush to become regional power.
Still not interested in seeing a Tom Cruise movie, but it's an interesting insight that goes past the normal knee jerk reaction.
Oh yeah, it's absolutely a very interesting period in Japanese history and if Cruise's character was used as a symbol of the fear of westernization of Japan post Meiji Restoration, that would be cool. Most of the criticism revolved around Hollywood's habit of using western actors to tell other people's stories. Samurai being is own plural form is just a happy accident that makes the jokes easier.
But he was just there as a big name for box office draw, and probably as an excuse to ditch a lot of subtitles. If I'm inclined to be ungenerous, I have a few other suspicions as well.
It's kind of like Kundun vs. Seven Years in Tibet. It's as if a studio executive said "Yeah, that's a great story, but let's stick Brad Pitt in there to put asses in seats." But at least with the latter, it was based on a book written by the real life traveler.
English (like any other language) likes to take loan words and apply its conventions to them, regardless of what the original language does. "Samurai" is singular and plural in English.
"The Last Samurai" is vague in who it's referring to.
What are you arguing about? The statement I quoted said that "samurai" is plural. Nothing that you said has contradicted that. In fact, you're only agreeing with it with this last statement. Doesn't matter that it didn't mention if it can be used as singular as it's not relevant.
People like it when anyone engages with their history/culture earnestly.
I think in this case you also have the weird juxtaposition of an American in the story of Japan moving to a western style system and leaving behind their isolationist policies.
Isn't The First Weeaboo a movie about a white American who is traumatized by and hates American culture coming to Japan and finding friendship, community, peace, love and happiness in traditional Japanese culture, with a couple of kinda cool action scenes?
Yeah, can't figure out why the Japanese like this movie.
Good luck trying to get 4channers to understand what any of those words mean, especially after the spirit of NTR has been invoked.
And that can be said for so many topics.
I highly recommend watching shogun by the way. the new one, not the 80s one
What's wrong with the 80s one? I loved that show
just clarified what version I meant😄 but I aldo read that it's not as accurate to the book and has a lotnof stuff cut out
I was surprised, because in my memory the show ran for years and was very slow paced. So I looked it up, and it seems I was thinking of a different series (Kung Fu, 1972)
Kung Fu was supposed to star Bruce Lee. It was stolen out from under him because white people and racism. In response he wrote Warrior, which his daughter finally got made recently. Definitely worth a watch.
haha, can't remember anything😄
Haven't watched the whole 1st season yet but it does indeed seem really good!
My favorite part so far is when the russian Pringles guy yells "Shogun, Geronimo!"
I'm going to watch this show now just so i can see this Russian Pringles guy for myself, lol! Not enough Pringles guys out there these days
Little disappointing towards the end, but all in all fantastic.
They are definitely banking on season 2
Wasn't this planned as a limited series? I know there's talk here and there about a second season but there's nothing confirmed yet.
I haven't got it to the end yet. I think I'm at sixth episode, sitill holding up really well imo
Series is great, last episode covers a lot of ground but simultaneously feels like trying to summarize the series as a whole while also build hype for a second season.
SAAAAKEEEEEEEE!!!!
Sake? What's going on? Answer me. Sake? Saaaaake!
That's exactly how I read it first, too.
I find it hilarious that this is by far my most vivid memory of this movie.
I mean, I remember the cool part where the guy gets his throat stabbed by a broken pennant... And the part where the cranked minigun gets unveiled. Those were some well done scenes.
I like Paul Mooney's take on that movie.
You'll have to look it up yourselves though. My complexion prohibits me from accurately quoting almost everything that Paul Mooney has ever said.
I found this comment while looking for the quote.
Still not interested in seeing a Tom Cruise movie, but it's an interesting insight that goes past the normal knee jerk reaction.
Cool dude alert
What has two thumbs and doesn't like Tom Cruise?
He's a weird dude, but a decent actor. Credit where credit is due.
He is part of a cult that kills people. Its fine not to support him based on that
I'm not suggesting anyone should "support" him, I'm just saying he's a decent actor. That's it.
"Allllriggghhhhhhtyy then"
That's the guy right?
Hate the guy, love the actor. He just makes mostly great movies.
Oh yeah, it's absolutely a very interesting period in Japanese history and if Cruise's character was used as a symbol of the fear of westernization of Japan post Meiji Restoration, that would be cool. Most of the criticism revolved around Hollywood's habit of using western actors to tell other people's stories. Samurai being is own plural form is just a happy accident that makes the jokes easier.
But he was just there as a big name for box office draw, and probably as an excuse to ditch a lot of subtitles. If I'm inclined to be ungenerous, I have a few other suspicions as well.
It's kind of like Kundun vs. Seven Years in Tibet. It's as if a studio executive said "Yeah, that's a great story, but let's stick Brad Pitt in there to put asses in seats." But at least with the latter, it was based on a book written by the real life traveler.
That's... not how Japanese works
English (like any other language) likes to take loan words and apply its conventions to them, regardless of what the original language does. "Samurai" is singular and plural in English.
"The Last Samurai" is vague in who it's referring to.
I said Japanese though, not English. "samurai" is both singular and plural in both languages
What are you arguing about? The statement I quoted said that "samurai" is plural. Nothing that you said has contradicted that. In fact, you're only agreeing with it with this last statement. Doesn't matter that it didn't mention if it can be used as singular as it's not relevant.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/samurais
People like it when anyone engages with their history/culture earnestly.
I think in this case you also have the weird juxtaposition of an American in the story of Japan moving to a western style system and leaving behind their isolationist policies.
We welcome our new tiny European overlords.
Really more of a middlelord at most.
I wonder if this also correlates to an increase in popularity of Scientology in Japan