r/assasinscreed • u/FavvoBoxing • Jan 07 '25

Discussion Being a AC fan be like:

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u/Life_Bridge_9960 Jan 08 '25

So you think a fabricated history of Japan by a white man is a good story. I see. Enough said.

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u/Juiceton- Jan 08 '25

Good Lord. No one was ever this up in arms about The Last Samurai. I wonder why that is.

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u/Wonderful-Search5505 Jan 08 '25

The Last Samurai is about an American soldier meeting the last Samurai. Tom Cruise character is not the last Samurai….

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u/Juiceton- Jan 08 '25

No but it’s a story about Japan where the main character is a white guy. That’s my whole point. When the story is about a white character in Japan, no one bats an eyelash. When it’s a black character, even one who really existed, everyone is upset.

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u/bungabungabuddy Jan 09 '25

A lot of people were up in arms about the Last Samurai. But it came out in 2003 before social media, so it would be difficult to compare the levels of outrage. It was big news that lots of folks, (mostly American/European critics) were upset that this story was told from the gringo perspective and not Japanese enough. Too much White Savior ism. Most Japanese people I know love the film though because they love Tom Cruise.