The New Shogun
- Thread starter Gyakuto
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Wing Woo Gar
Senior Master
Did you play fallout 4? I really loved it for a long time but I got mired after a while. I loved the story and scenery.
Neither was as good as the book, but I liked the original better.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
I like them both, but I like the new one better. I tried to rewatch the original series and it felt very dated. Didnāt age well. And that was 15 or so years ago.
I will watch it.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
I will definite watch. Itās a good yarn.
OP
OP
I absolutely agree with you on this. It seems to be a trend these days.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
definitely. I donāt mind. I wonder if thereās a practical reason for it. Perhaps related to cgi.
OP
OP
I think Iām beginning to appreciate ShÅgun 2024 as I watch excerpts from it on Youtube plus the odd useful analysis (most are āFilm & Theatreā studentās sub-Freudian navel gazing). I realise now that being familiar with the original mini series with is far less serious presentation, is to the detriment of viewing this newer adaptation. I shouldāve āemptied my cupā before watching it.
Firstly, the Anjin is not really the main character as in the original, but the a POV character acting as the narrator. I felt frustrated that more wasnāt made of him but now realise it was the juxtaposition of his alien perspective that (mostly) allowed the story to unfold.
Toranaga was the main character (seems so obvious now) and everything he did was a longer-term strategic act such as allowing the seppuku of his most loyal subject.
The smaller stories within the whole are vignettes that support the political intrigue and help us understand feudal Japanese thought and culture and they are so beautifully constructed and executed that itās taken me a few viewings to appreciate their brilliance.
I have the Blu-Ray winging itās way to me as I write and I look forward to watching it again with fresh and wider open eyes.
Firstly, the Anjin is not really the main character as in the original, but the a POV character acting as the narrator. I felt frustrated that more wasnāt made of him but now realise it was the juxtaposition of his alien perspective that (mostly) allowed the story to unfold.
Toranaga was the main character (seems so obvious now) and everything he did was a longer-term strategic act such as allowing the seppuku of his most loyal subject.
The smaller stories within the whole are vignettes that support the political intrigue and help us understand feudal Japanese thought and culture and they are so beautifully constructed and executed that itās taken me a few viewings to appreciate their brilliance.
I have the Blu-Ray winging itās way to me as I write and I look forward to watching it again with fresh and wider open eyes.
