47 Ronin is a fascinating film and I’m not sure why. I do not get the impression that it is a good film but it is fascinating in its failure.

Set in an ancient, mythical Japan, 47 Ronin stars Keanu Reeves as Kai, a “half-breed” raised by Lord Asano of Ako. During a tournament, Asano is the victim of a bewitching and sentenced to commit seppuku. His samurai are banished, their leader, Oishi, imprisoned, and Kai is sold into slavery. A year later, Oishi is freed. He reassembles his samurai, now ronin, frees Kai and they embark on a mission to avenge their master.

The film is beautiful to look at, with some interesting, if bewildering, special effects. Some of the action set pieces are quite impressive but I was at a loss about the whole enterprise somehow. It just doesn’t quite work. I don’t know if this is based on Japanese mythology or just a random story.

Ultimately, it fascinates. Which is a good thing I guess. So, I don’t know if it’s bad or good. Worth watching for that reason I think.

A fascinating failure.

Name: Insomniac Film Festival #59: 47 Ronin
Item: Forty-seven rōnin
Author: @rvgenaille

-all photos via IMDb.com.

Comments · 1

@minnowsupport(72)· 2999d

Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by rvgenaille from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, someguy123, neoxian, followbtcnews, and netuoso. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows. Please find us at the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.

If you would like to delegate to the Minnow Support Project you can do so by clicking on the following links: 50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP.
Be sure to leave at least 50SP undelegated on your account.