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i was very disappointed by 47 Ronin. my reasons:
the real story of the historical 47 ronin is absolutely amazing; there is a conflict between two feudal lords, and one of the two manages to troll the second, causing him to disgrace himself in front of the emperor, and therefore "forced" to commit suicide.
this massively pisses off the 47 samurai who were serving him, who decide on revenge.
Now, revenge, in the way that was planned and then happened, is something that would be UNTHINKABLE for samurai of that period.
To make their plan work, they had to humiliate themselves, to throw off any impression that they were plotting revenge .. keep in mind, these are people who had a legal right to murder anyone they wanted, and that would easily disembowel themselves if they felt someone had done them wrong.
And not only was their honor their very life, but they humiliated themselves knowing that even if they succeeded they would afterwards have to commit suicide.
What the 47 did was an incredible feat of force of will. They were bound by a code of honor, and the internal struggle is what makes this story almost incredible.
instead, the keanu reeves film is a Wuxia film .. it's a fantasy film about swordfights. a martial arts film.
it contains nothing of what made the historical ronins so important. The monument to their sacrifice is a point of pilgrimage for many in Japan, and they are a major cultural figure, with many people knowing the names of all 47.
so .. yeah.