47 Ronin (2013)
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
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It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. 47 Ronin is one of the films i had the pleasure seeing on the big screen back in 2013 and regardless of what critics thought about it i think it was an insane Sci-fi, Action, Adventure Epic with Dragons, Spiders and Samurais that will please some viewers of the genre. Keanu Reeves is excellent as this outcast who joins them in order of taking revenge for their master's death also Hiroyuki Sanada was excellent just like he was in The Last Samurai (2003) and The Wolverine (2013). Overall lot's of action, effects and sword fights that to me were more than just fine. (10/10)
I was with my friend at my KUSMS hostel in Dhulikhel Nepal with my friends. It was already 9:30 pm and we had nothing to do. So I was browsing through the movies that would get us through that night, Then I found this movie and we all decided to watch it as it was led by Kenue Reeves whom I have known form Matrix Trilogy and John Wick. I had very little expectation from the movie but upon watching it began to become more and more interesting and I really loved it to the end. Action Fantasy movie 47 Ronin is the combination of good action sequence and the portrayal of the true Japanese story. Kenue Reeves has shown excellent acting as well as action performance. It is not the best movie I have watched and have many scenes which could have been portrayed way better; but has the action and emotional scenes regarding Samurai order and dignity that will grip you through the end. This is the very good movie and I really enjoyed.
I really think the failure of this film was bad advertising. When I saw the trailers for this film my primary thought was, "Why is Keanu Reeves in a Samurai movie?" It felt like white-washing like Great Wall ... it made no sense ... and immediately turned me off from wanting to see the film.What I didn't know ... that the studio REALLY should've emphasized ... is that the main character is half asian and this explains why you'd cast Keanu Reeves ... and kinda makes him perfect for the role. But why they wouldn't bring this up in the trailers is beyond me.The story itself is like a mystical Sho-Gun. It's not original, borrowing from a million stories we've seen before, but the mystical elements are definitely intriguing and the final battle is one of the best choreographed I've seen in a VERY long time.The pacing is poor, the acting is just ok, and I think Americans won't like the ending ... but it wasn't horrible in fact it was much better than I thought it would be.
i went to see this with my brother when it came out. i saw it on television yesterday. I guess i got a little more out of it yesterday vs. the theatrical release. Keanu is a homeless DEMON. He is adopted and the tide changes in the kingdom he grew up in. A newer emperor and warrior has come to town and is married to a beautiful girl. The two dudes, Keanu and his rival but friend are outcast...for a year. they get together and come to be reunited with the women they were so close to for so long. in themeantime there are a lot of special effects. I was a little shocked to see the resemblance between the YOUNG KEANU and the star in Gods of Egypt...which is totally the equivalent of this movie.