sense that what takes place in the film could have actually happened. It is nearly impossible to convert history in its exact form over to an entertaining film; therefore, some liberties are certainly allowable in historical accuracy, but the directors must be careful not to stretch the possibilities. Another piece of criteria that fits well with the historical accuracy is how meticulous the setting, costumes, weaponry, and battle scenes are created. A historical action film would lose much
brotherhood to protect everyone they can, even those who discriminate against them, or to sit aside, just watching as the brotherhood bestows a new order. The director, Brett Ratner, seems to push forward the idea of acceptance being difficult to acquire, such that we feel as outcasts ourselves, and fall into the role of one of the characters. The director uses many elements, we see examples through the brutal rapid-fire fighting scenes, and by setting it in a large arena-like ambient, which adds to the
cinema has been varied. Director Kenji Mizoguchi has portrayed, “an ambivalent attitude toward women….an attitude of mixed adulation, pity and fear toward women” in his films. Ozu Yasujiro, in such films as I Was Born But… (1932), features female characters who are passive and fail at keeping their family together once patriarchal power goes missing. Sharp contrasts are the films of Naruse Mikio whose heroines, “are thinking, active women." Contemporary Japanese movie director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s films