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47 Ronin is an action film with elements of fantasy, fiction and ancient beliefs followed in Japan in the backdrop. Set in the 18th century ancient Japan, the movie narrate a revenge story of a real life samurai group comprising 47 samurai warriors who avenge the death of their master who was cheated by an evil shogun. As a result, the master had to commit a ritual suicide as part of the custom followed by them.
Though action and revenge hold prominence, the way it is executed gives us a snail paced effect thereby missing the key components of a regular action flick. So people expecting a regular dose of action and fights in movies of such genre would be a disappointed lot.
Lord Kira with the help of a witch trick Lord Asano in attacking another person using sorcery and in the process, the very next day Asano had to give up his life to honor the name of his family. The 47 samurai warriors without a leader now take revenge for this and also to save Asano's beautiful daughter from Lord Kira. This is the basic plot and at the same a parallel track where the romance between the half breed warrior Kai (played by Keanu Reeves) and Asano's daughter Mika takes shape.
The movie in 3D has no or little scope for three dimension and in 2D, the film would have been more enjoyable. There are couple of scenes where huge creatures and monsters are shown where technology has definitely helped but for rest of the scenes, 3D was a waste.
Keanu Reeves as the half-breed warrior Kai has little to talk in terms of dialogues but mostly his expressions do the talking. Rest of the supporting casts were apt for the roles and among them, the actor who played the character of Asano's most loyal warriot Oishi deserves special mention.
On the whole, 47 Ronin is not a bad action movie well attempted and deserve a one time watch but a fast paced narration would have been much more enjoyable. I am going with 3 / 5.
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I am Chandra Mohan, a passionate movie buff. Connect with me through my review page
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47 Ronin is an action film with elements of fantasy, fiction and ancient beliefs followed in Japan in the backdrop. Set in the 18th century ancient Japan, the movie narrate a revenge story of a real life samurai group comprising 47 samurai warriors who avenge the death of their master who was cheated by an evil shogun. As a result, the master had to commit a ritual suicide as part of the custom followed by them.
Though action and revenge hold prominence, the way it is executed gives us a snail paced effect thereby missing the key components of a regular action flick. So people expecting a regular dose of action and fights in movies of such genre would be a disappointed lot.
Lord Kira with the help of a witch trick Lord Asano in attacking another person using sorcery and in the process, the very next day Asano had to give up his life to honor the name of his family. The 47 samurai warriors without a leader now take revenge for this and also to save Asano's beautiful daughter from Lord Kira. This is the basic plot and at the same a parallel track where the romance between the half breed warrior Kai (played by Keanu Reeves) and Asano's daughter Mika takes shape.
The movie in 3D has no or little scope for three dimension and in 2D, the film would have been more enjoyable. There are couple of scenes where huge creatures and monsters are shown where technology has definitely helped but for rest of the scenes, 3D was a waste.
Keanu Reeves as the half-breed warrior Kai has little to talk in terms of dialogues but mostly his expressions do the talking. Rest of the supporting casts were apt for the roles and among them, the actor who played the character of Asano's most loyal warriot Oishi deserves special mention.
On the whole, 47 Ronin is not a bad action movie well attempted and deserve a one time watch but a fast paced narration would have been much more enjoyable. I am going with 3 / 5.
AUTHOR DETAILS :
I am Chandra Mohan, a passionate movie buff. Connect with me through my review page
@
https://www.facebook.com/thecinemacompany2
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