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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dungeoneer" data-source="post: 6237221" data-attributes="member: 91777">Yeah, there's no doubt that there have been re-tellings of 47 Ronin which include supernatural elements.But this particular movie is a bit different. First, it is introducing the story to the Western world, where people are not familiar with the original story. The story of the 47 ronin is really a story illustrating the uniquely Japanese bushido code. It's not a story about witches and CGI dragons. So I think that having those things in this particular re-telling is going to be confusing for Western audiences.Second, as non-Japanese people retelling a very traditional Japanese legend, it behooves us to be perhaps a little more respectful of the story than perhaps the Japanese themselves would feel the need to be. If nothing else it says "Hey, Japanese people, we respect your cultural heritage! Thanks for allowing us to make a movie out of it!" Or it would say that if we did...As I said before, I enjoy a high-flying wire-fu flick as much as the next person. If this were an original story and it happened to involve Keanu Reeves I would happily pay money for a ticket and munch my popcorn for a half hour! But the fact that it's not just another popcorn flick, it's supposed to be the story of the 47 ronin annoys me. Because they've managed to disrespect the story and whitewash the cast all at the same time. Bleh.I'm curious if anyone could recommend a good Japanese Chūshingura. I don't mind subtitles and enjoy discovering interesting foreign films.</blockquote>

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