What exactly does culture spread?

Berenice 2022-03-18 09:01:02

After watching this film for the first time, in addition to the Hollywood-style fighting and the realistic and refined props, I always feel too awkward. I think it is the younger brother and sister of "Dancing with Wolves", but this time I replaced the Indian tribe with a traditional samurai village in Japan.
Captain Negan, fraternity, bravery and martial arts, he fits the man type in the eyes of Americans. Like most Americans, he is weak in heart and often drinks alcohol because of guilt. Such a typical guilt-type alcoholic is basically the same role in Hollywood films, and he escapes as him. The only choice to avoid reality and inner demons, so he came to Japan. This kind of opening is not bad, it has established the American preconceived role and the main tone of overwhelmingly dominant.
The scenes in the back are more ridiculous. The samurai village studio, which is said to have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in New Zealand, has become the biggest laughing stock. The director should know that real samurai only live in the castle and under the castle. There is no samurai in the village except ronin and hermit. Religious buildings like Torii that can only appear at the entrance of the shrine will never appear at the entrance of the village; the samurai will not be like a practice A group of people like aerobics go to the grass to follow the coach's gestures. At least they have a dojo and a gym; the flag behind the samurai is called the back finger, which is the sign of the difference between the enemy and the enemy. It must be unified and not as colorful as in the movie. , Each is different; the samurai has distinct ranks, and a general will never stand on his shoulders and talk with a foreign captain; revenge is one of the samurai's missions for survival, and the enemy has become a family living under the same roof, which is outrageous and unfavorable; Kyogen is a kind of folk drama. As the ruling class, samurai is strictly limited to civilian entertainment. At most, senior samurai appreciate noh drama. A general can never be so funny as to perform Kyogen for the people and his subordinates. There are also those ninjas who run out inexplicably. After the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the ninja group was almost extinct. How could it run into the Meiji Restoration era?
I have studied Bushido, and I will definitely be depressed by these dumbfounding scenes. The strange thing is that the Japanese as the subject is not depressed at all. They also waved the flag for this film: Hiroyuki Sanada is willing to act as a supporting role and lower the pay; the whole country is up and down. It was boiling, and many actors rushed to sign up; the Japanese media urged Americans to finally understand Japanese culture and the spirit of Bushido. The whole country was once in a hysterical mood for this film. It seems that the Japanese took advantage of Hollywood's huge global communication ability to promote Bushido culture. It has spread to all parts of the world accurately and effectively.
Is that right? After watching this film, I have to mourn for Japan. He is a country with a strong economy and a weaker brother. The American elder brother holds the big paintbrush of Hollywood. You can paint whatever you want, including the "Art "Memoirs of a Prostitute", the Japanese get a reward-style satisfaction and surrender in the process of becoming unrecognizable. At least Japanese cultural consumer goods can be spread with the help of the exquisite props in the movie. Even I can't help but buy another samurai sword. .

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The Last Samurai quotes

  • Algren: Sergeant Gant, report to the rear and see to the disposition of the supply trains.

    [Gant does not move, but continues loading his rifle]

    Algren: Sergeant Gant, did you hear my order?

    Zebulon Gant: I did indeed, sir.

    Algren: Good, then you will obey it. Now!

    Zebulon Gant: No disrespect intended, sir, but shove it up your ass.

  • Omura's Companion: He's rude.

    Omura: That's how it is here. A land of cheap traders.