This is such an odd comment to make. If you like Shogun, just say that.Michael Mann only directed the pilot episode,…
first off, in western television and film making, the first director sets the tone amd style of direction, and the subsequent directors mimic the initial style. They'd have to for consistency. Second, the book is biographical retelling of true events. The show is plagued with American social politics that have no place in it, and it's disgusting.
This second season is absolutely horrendous. It diverges from the book quite a bit, Michael mann's influence is completely gone, and it has Hollywood politics injected into it starting with around episode 5. Go watch Shōgun if you want a better Hollywood produced show about Japan
I stayed watching jdramas after that era and I could say that many modern jdramas are still worth watching. Some…
agreed. there's still some good stuff that comes out wach year, but the Japanese film/tv industry went the way of mid 2000s Hollywood and now the market is oversaturated with content of mediocre, repetitive, generic quality. i recommend sticking to actors you like instead of chasing drama trends as you're more likely to find good shows. Vivant was an edgecase and probably won't occur again until it's second season
What? i never said that. historical and economic politics are completely disparate from modern social politics. In an earlier response to one of your comments, I gave pretty clear examples of Hollywood's obsession with doing this.
let me clarify, woke politics have no place in entertainment. Politics in a historical or cyberpunk setting are fine is they're actually relevant to the plot and accurate. "men are evil, person of a thousand minorities, your time is now" is completely different to something like Matthew Perry's threat of war against Japan, Japan sealing themselves off from the outside world in 1603, or the British invasion of Normandy in 100 years war
That is already part of the guidelines of equal opertunity employment in the United States. The head of the EEOC already enforces everything DEI "covers". There isn't a need to have an "initiative" that is, literally, illegal in the eyes of the government (of the country that created it) to push for "minorities" to get hired.
as a writer, I could less about a production's cinematography if the show is well acted and well written. The 5th, 8th, and 13th highest grossing movies in Japan last year were live action Japanese productions. They are in no way falling by the wayside. Japan has always been influenced by Hollywood, and foreign films have been extremely popular there for a long time. Sean Connery's 60s bond films were immensely popular when they released.
Also, this show is not a Japanese production. It's being made by FX. Sanada Hiryouki and, especially, Anna sawai are *far* from the best actors Japan has to offer. They picked both because they are known names, and have been in tbe spotlight for some time now. Hollywood productions are no longer focused on the acting, and haven't been for a long time, they're focused IP's and star power. A perfect example of this is the Fast and Furious franchise. Those movies are objectively terrible in ever aspect, and have been since the third film, but they still do well (though theat is declining) at the box office due to the IP snd star recognition.
I would rather have slightly worse acting in a production over forced western politics. Politics have no place in entertainment, and that is extremely evident when you look at the western backlash and controversy surrounding asian vido games, and the increasing success of foreign films in the US.
You've *also* made assumptions about me. I am, in fact, Japanese. Just because I was born in another country doesn't mean I don't understand my own culture. Why do you think I left the US in the first place? it's a hellscape founded on hypocrisy and has descended into racism, violence, and sexism. That entire country is at war with itself because the government only cares about their own political parties and not the people.
A show about someone with a disability has nothing to do with DEI given the context of that story specifically. DEI would be shoehorning a gay, racial "minority", or disabled character in the sake of filling a quota instead of building a narrative around them as a focal point. Look at the vast majority of period dramas being produced in Hollywood right now. They are adding black people to Viking pieces, asians and blacks to 1st century Britain pieces, and Netflix made Cleopatra black in one of their productions when she was, in actuality, Macedonian Greek. Disney has shoegorned gay characters and people of colour into nearly every show and movie since endgame, and they've admitted that it's to fill a quota.
Yaoi is specifically targeted towards women, while yuri is targeted towards neither men nor women, has absolutely nothing to do with DEI. Countries have made homosexual content, and porn, for that matter, for centuries. I don't see your point. I can't speak to trans porn as that is not my cup of tea, nor do I care to learn more about it.
DEI/ESG is completely different from porn. It's clear that you made assumptions and didn't really understand the concept of DEI to begin with.
I'm neither arrogant nor racist. I grew up in the US and lived there for decades. I do not have a singular outlook on life or a singular worldview. You have made assumptions about me that you've no proof to back up. I misunderstood nothing, and I've experienced the atrocities of DEI first hand. I provided a logical takedown of DEI and you skirted around it by saying everyone deserves a chance, which is literally what I said. Every single person that is applying for a job deserves to be judged equally and fairly against other candidates. My qualms have absolutely nothing to do with profits. It's pure logic. If you hire someone less experienced, you're going to get lower quality output. Would you rather your airline pilots be hired through DEI than have someone who has years of experience as a pilot? Would you rather a scientist be hired through DEI in lieu of theit education and metal as proven asset to the medical field? Would you rather your airplane manufacturers hire through DEI rather than hire people that have the knowledge that comes with decades of experience in ordef to build things safely?
You've essentially forced yourself into an echo chamber and are unwilling to look at a point of view that directly breaks your own.
You copy and pasted some boilerplate corporate text. DEI has absolutely no reason to exist. People should be hired based on the content of their character and their work experience/ability to do their job. The best person should get the job no matter who or what they are. Hiring a "minority" just because they're a "minority" is literally discrimination. You're favoring one, small group over the entire populus, which deserves a chance. This is why western companies are falling and people aren't buying their products anymore.
Think about this logically. If I were a Japanese guy in a particular country but I have no job experience at all, and there's a white guy who has lived in said country his entire life and also has 50+ years of experience, who should get the job?
Most countries already have equal employment laws that have been enforced for decades. DEI, in the case of the country that created the monstrosity, is blatantly illegal and the head of their equal opportunity employment agency/bureau has chastized Mark Cuban (billionaire) for openly admitting that he uses it, and she's made it known that it's illegal and goes directly against the foundation of equal opportunity.
here's some leaked documentation from Disney who is, mind you, being sued over this very image.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion. It's illegal, institutionalized racism and sexism that is slowly making its way from America to here (Japan). It destroys creative mediums like film, tv, and video games in the name of discrimination.
I hope this season has a conclusive ending. The first season covered about two thirds of the book, and HBO is now notorious for canceling unfinished shows.
Thank you for your review. I wish I had watched your version. Soramame’s character was all over the map and…
Lol, thank you for taking the time to read through my monolithic block of text. This show was just so infuriating and had so much potential, but it was all wasted. Definitely some of the worst writing I've encountered in any medium thus far.
that created it) to push for "minorities" to get hired.
Also, this show is not a Japanese production. It's being made by FX. Sanada Hiryouki and, especially, Anna sawai are *far* from the best actors Japan has to offer. They picked both because they are known names, and have been in tbe spotlight for some time now. Hollywood productions are no longer focused on the acting, and haven't been for a long time, they're focused IP's and star power. A perfect example of this is the Fast and Furious franchise. Those movies are objectively terrible in ever aspect, and have been since the third film, but they still do well (though theat is declining) at the box office due to the IP snd star recognition.
I would rather have slightly worse acting in a production over forced western politics. Politics have no place in entertainment, and that is extremely evident when you look at the western backlash and controversy surrounding asian vido games, and the increasing success of foreign films in the US.
A show about someone with a disability has nothing to do with DEI given the context of that story specifically. DEI would be shoehorning a gay, racial "minority", or disabled character in the sake of filling a quota instead of building a narrative around them as a focal point. Look at the vast majority of period dramas being produced in Hollywood right now. They are adding black people to Viking pieces, asians and blacks to 1st century Britain pieces, and Netflix made Cleopatra black in one of their productions when she was, in actuality, Macedonian Greek. Disney has shoegorned gay characters and people of colour into nearly every show and movie since endgame, and they've admitted that it's to fill a quota.
Yaoi is specifically targeted towards women, while yuri is targeted towards neither men nor women, has absolutely nothing to do with DEI. Countries have made homosexual content, and porn, for that matter, for centuries. I don't see your point.
I can't speak to trans porn as that is not my cup of tea, nor do I care to learn more about it.
DEI/ESG is completely different from porn. It's clear that you made assumptions and didn't really understand the concept of DEI to begin with.
You've essentially forced yourself into an echo chamber and are unwilling to look at a point of view that directly breaks your own.
Think about this logically. If I were a Japanese guy in a particular country but I have no job experience at all, and there's a white guy who has lived in said country his entire life and also has 50+ years of experience, who should get the job?
Most countries already have equal employment laws that have been enforced for decades. DEI, in the case of the country that created the monstrosity, is blatantly illegal and the head of their equal opportunity employment agency/bureau has chastized Mark Cuban (billionaire) for openly admitting that he uses it, and she's made it known that it's illegal and goes directly against the foundation of equal opportunity.
here's some leaked documentation from Disney who is, mind you, being sued over this very image.
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This show was just so infuriating and had so much potential, but it was all wasted. Definitely some of the worst writing I've encountered in any medium thus far.