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Jul. 26th, 2013
Apparently there's an American movie about the 47 Ronin coming out. Aside from the lead (Keanu Reaves) the the cast seems to be Japanese, and it's still set in 18th-century Japan.
Are American film companies allowed to make faithful adaptations of foreign stories? I thought an egregious disrespect for other nations and an essential contempt mixed with distrust of their audience was a core part of their values.
Ah, here we go:
So it could be a variation on Mighty Whitey, where Reaves' half-British characters inspires the Ronin to do that which they historically did on their own. At least, I don't see a production company hiring him and then handing him a role like Kikuchiyo in The Seven Samurai.
Are American film companies allowed to make faithful adaptations of foreign stories? I thought an egregious disrespect for other nations and an essential contempt mixed with distrust of their audience was a core part of their values.
Ah, here we go:
Reeves's character is half-Japanese and half-British; the character was created for the film.
So it could be a variation on Mighty Whitey, where Reaves' half-British characters inspires the Ronin to do that which they historically did on their own. At least, I don't see a production company hiring him and then handing him a role like Kikuchiyo in The Seven Samurai.
Bayshore Hobbies to close
Jul. 26th, 2013 04:04 pm
Bayshore Hobbies has been a lot of things in the last 33 years — not least of all, a haven for nerdy kids to escape schoolyard bullies.
“They’d come here and it would be safe,” says Rose Kriedemann, the owner. “No one would beat the hell out of them.”
But after this week, Westdale Secondary kids will need to look for refuge somewhere else. So will families who bought their kids’ (and grandkids’) first board games there. On Saturday, Bayshore Hobbies is shutting its doors for good.