It's difficult nowadays to have good, not focused on political correctness, history. I'm honestly overwhelmed by this. I just finished it and I adored it. I've learnt a lot from the ancient samurai I knew very little about. It's weird the way it touched me. The battle between the value of life and the value of honour. The certain doom of some characters that you know will die but hope to the last minute because usually on tv shows the characters you like survive. This is not the case. It's almost as if there is a truth behind this story. I've read that the struggle and the war after a certain Taiko died led to a shogunate and it is real. But, even though the characters are not, and it's a remake of a series (I haven't watched) the realness of the mentality and samurai culture is there. I feel like I've been hit by a truck honestly. I will learn more about this time and the lives of the people that lived it.
I really enjoyed experiencing something from another culture. This is a fantastic example of how you can have a story about other cultures without having to remove white skinned characters for "inclusion" and changing plots to be "politically correct".
I loved this. Won't forget it anytime soon. Great job FX.
I really enjoyed experiencing something from another culture. This is a fantastic example of how you can have a story about other cultures without having to remove white skinned characters for "inclusion" and changing plots to be "politically correct".
I loved this. Won't forget it anytime soon. Great job FX.