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phaedral@beige.party 2 weeks ago@LordMayor @Vedlt I amused my sweetheart the other night by explaining the Lucas/Kurasawa influence, and pointing out that a katana is not a broadsword but is instead a type of saber, not heavy.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
And the only reason those Samurais movies were made was because Japan had prohibitions on showing guns in movies since, well, you know, they were probably a little bit embarassed by how nuts they’d gone in dubyadubyatwo. Most of Kurosawa movies are really inspired by Westerns more than anything else.
I love the circular nature of culture.
Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I just realized now that “Dubya” means W.
And now I understand why that US president is given that strange nickname.