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The Last Samurai depicted Japanese culture, particularly the samurai, in a very complimentary and respectful manner. Others said the exact opposite, condemned it for being patronizing towards Japanese culture, and for playing the "white guy becomes a hero for non-whites" card, as well as for its "superficial" treatment of Japanese history. There was very little middle ground if any.
The Last Samurai film Granted that people have different tastes and perspectives, I'm curious to hear your reactions to the two diverging viewpoints on the film from the students that came before you. People can have different reactions to the same film, but what do you attribute these two different viewpoints to? Do you think it has more to do with students' perspectives going into the film, or was there something about The Last Samurai itself that made it divisive by nature?
On a separate note, how do you think controversies about more recent or upcoming films, such as Doctor Strange, The Great Wall, or the Ghost in the Shell remake - or even Netflix's Iron Fist series - might have impacted your reactions to this film, if at all?
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