Sunday, November 28, 2004

"The Last Samurai"

We watched this Saturday night. I was struck by its similarity to David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia". In each picture, the main character is a Western military officer sent into a completely foreign Eastern culture. In each picture, the main character confounds expectations by proving to be a brilliant warrior on behalf of the native tribal culture. And in each picture the main character is a homosexual.

Or was I the only one to notice that?

posted by MeanMrMustard @ 4:52 PM