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The Last Samurai

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Historical action film watched with viewer's father that triggered reflection on gender limitations in combat roles.

Mentions (4)
"Around 2012 this becomes problematic because of the white savior trope, so white straight cis men start either being depicted as antagonistic 'you weren't supposed to idolize them' characters or pathetic soyboys."
Kingdom of Heaven. Braveheart. Troy. The Last Samurai. Gladiator. · u/3043812047389 · ↑84 · 2021-12-07
"I just rewatched The Last Samurai with my dad and seeing Tom Cruise's passport-bro wife (sorry, this is a gross mischaracterization) just like staying home and not being able to do anything more than household labor while all the men wield sick ass swords and battle valiantly against overwhelming fo"
Being a fan of action movies and a female is ruining my life · u/Well-Welcome · ↑42 · 2026-02-06
"Mid-2000s movie with manly but empathetic protagonist that has anachronistic modern liberal values to be more relatable to modern audiences."
Kingdom of Heaven. Braveheart. Troy. The Last Samurai. Gladiator. · u/3043812047389 · ↑84 · 2021-12-07
"I just rewatched The Last Samurai with my dad and seeing Tom Cruise's passport-bro wife (sorry, this is a gross mischaracterization) just like staying home and not being able to do anything more than household labor while all the men wield sick ass swords and battle valiantly against overwhelming fo"
Being a fan of action movies and a female is ruining my life · u/Well-Welcome · ↑42 · 2026-02-06
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