#oaksy

"It's a white savior movie" is only the tip of the iceberg, I've seen people online claim that it's racist because tom is playing a Japanese character, plus it being used in order to justify/point out racism in other movies, all of which makes no sense if you've seen the film.

(Whether it's accurate to history is another thing, but that's never the problem people have with it)

But it's so good! And Tom's performance in it... damn

BIG agree on all of this. i think what really hurt The Last Samurai is the marketing. Tom being the Big Name Actor in it and heavily featured in the posters definitely led to all sorts of misunderstanding about the movie. plus the very confusing title. the title was never meant to mean the last singular samurai, of which a lot of people then wrongly assume is meant to refer to Tom's character, but the title is actually referring to the last group of samurai which the story of the movie centers around, of which Tom's character is almost merely a witness and not much else.

Nathan being there is completely within the realms of possibility, and he is never shown as better or more capable than the samurai that took him in. they train him, and he rises to their level, but he was never made the leader or the savior of the people. the samurai would've made that last battle stand, with or without him, and he chooses to ride alongside them, to die with them should it come to it.

but then he survives, not because he's better or more skilled, but entirely because of luck. there was no glory in surviving, and he absolutely did not save anything.

and most importantly, it was never about him. this was Katsumoto and his samurai's last stand, this is their story. and the ceasefire and kneeling of the soldiers were for Katsumoto and his samurai, and it was never for Nathan.

he bears witness to the lives and tales of the last samurai, and he lives to tell their story. if anything, he's the Watson of the movie, whereas the samurai are the main characters and shining stars and the focal point of the movie, the Holmes, if you will.

all things considered, i don't think many people who cite the movie as a White Savior movie have actually seen the movie.

7. a pre-canon headcanon

Maverick has tried mechanical bull riding. Goose took him. He fell off many many times. Many jokes (affectionate) were had about how Maverick couldn't handle a maverick.

8. a post-canon headcanon

Maverick learns to play the piano. He didn't know how to play before but after he kept buying pianos for Rooster, he basically had to learn.

Pride  - what is something you’re proud of?

Finishing school with a film degree :3c it actually does make me really happy to have studied that’s broadened my knowledge. 

Ocean - what’s your favorite sea creature?

The giant isopod! It’s just so CUTE!!!

Fun Facts - what’s something people would never guess about you?

I’m a safe driver and take pride in understanding car shit.  The stereotype that women are poor drivers is quite bullshit. 

but Barry, when it comes down to it, really just wants proof that he's good at something other than killing

and it'd probably do him a world of good if he got into plants

i can see him being gifted a succulent and becoming very attached to it, and extensively researching how to take care of it

and slowly getting more plants, ones that are more difficult to take care of, but he's determined

the image of Barry frantically googling how to save his dying orchid just makes me really happy

I honestly think Maverick and Goose love watching like fast things. Car races, shows about trucks, planes, motorcycles. They feel the need, the need for speed after all.

Also it's canon they watched a show about truckers together, so I am at least partly right.

But no I opened up @rochc93 and @threeoaksy fic: sin cities, yet again

ours BOYS. thank you for sending 💙

sin city!Barry

12. something they believe about [other character] that isn't true

Barry 100% thinks all too highly of Les. he believes Les to be a better man than he actually is and he believes Les to be kind. he's only JUST starting to realize that he might be the exception. will he actually realize this some day? who knows. :3c

15. a secret

Barry knows exactly what the limit of his healing is.

sin city!Les

12. something they believe about [other character] that isn't true

Les doesn't realize that the reason Barry isn't enthusiastic about having sex with him has nothing to do with him.

15. a secret