There are some similarities with the X Men saga in themes.
It's a good movie, sadly a bit lacking in the CGI department, but very well acted. And Yukie Nakama deserves to be an international movie star. She really has all it takes.
"Welcome to Hollywood, Peter!"
"But this is Italy........"
"Hollywood is a state of mind!"
No...no it isn't
shareI agree, when I was watching this I was also saying that. A lot of the characters have the same powers.
shareTotally. Hidden Tiger, Crouching Xmen.
share*Sigh*
Its been stated multiple times already on this board but I'll point it out again so maybe will actually read it.
Shinobi (like Basilisk/Ninja Scroll/others) is loosely based on the novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Futaro Yamada.
And so you can compare:
Kouga Ninja Scrolls - First published 1959
X-Men - First published 1963
So how on earth can something copy a comic that was published after it?
uhm .. felli just pwned u
shareRelax there, you seem like you're jumping the gun a bit. Nobody said anybody is copying anything. I understand your point though, but just settle down.
shareYes I thought the same thing when I watched it.
While others on this thread are obviously saying that this is based on something that came out a lot earlier than X men, well I'm just comparing it to something I have seen (sorry - didn't know this was based on an anime or manga or whatever it is).
But yeah I felt that the characters felt trapped by their powers as well as empowered by them. I liked the whole theme of it with a bit of Romeo and Juliet theme added in along with some beautiful cinematography.
And it was all a surprise considering I really had no idea what this film was about when I watched it and didn't expect it to be full of visual effects with a fantasy theme thrown in - but I loved it nevertheless.