Are Samurai Warriors Still Present in Today’s Global and Modern Culture? Essay

The Bushido is different because even if a warrior thinks of the transitoriness of things or its impermanence, he will not think of taking things for granted or excesses because at the back of his mind, there is death looming. When a warrior thinks of death, he thinks that everything should be precious. And this is what makes a Samurai a great warrior. (Daidoji and Cleary 3-5) The Japanese Pop Culture and the World At Large Japanese Pop Culture or J-pop is perhaps the most creative and colorful kind of culture.There is a great misunderstanding however if we talk about culture. Sometimes, when culture is defined it is vague and creates confusion, most especially if a person is to connect it to the world of popular culture.

The word culture is sometimes used to denote something which is of exceptional standard, class or art. It distinguishes those things which are mediocre and passable to those of a high quality. However, what is its connection to popular culture, most especially to the Japanese pop culture?It is perhaps connected with the fact that when a person says culture it could mean certain aspects of the society that mobilizes the people. In this case, J-pop has certainly mobilized and even created a movement that has influenced not only the Japanese but the world at large. (Martinez 1-4) In an article by Laura Tiffany, she gives an extensive overview of how Japanese pop culture has more than influenced the United States of America, she also mentions of how far it has reached the shores of other countries as well.Japanese pop culture has been so well received that there is even a mall being built entirely for its purpose—to celebrate the crazy and fantastic world of J-pop.

The Way of the Bushido is so apparent in the things that are around the modern, fast paced and technologically advanced world of the generation today that it is so ridiculously opposite and ironic. There are so many aspects in the society today that mirror these influences.And because people are so bent on seeing these Samurai warriors or way of living seen on the big screen or in fashion, it may only mean that people are so interested in them. There are various examples of these influences, most famous are the ones seen in the movies, while others are reflected in cartoons and even in fashion.

The Samurai Sword and the Samurai Moves Somehow, Western actions movies are not just all about muscles and brawl. Two very famous movies were inspired by Japanese culture, but most especially, they are inspired by Samurai sword fighting.The Last Samurai and Kill Bill are two movies that show two different versions of inspirations. The Last Samurai is an epic film that features Tom Cruise as an American captain caught in the warring world of Japanese military (who wants the Western culture and practices) and feudal warlords (who are desperate to preserve the Japanese heritage and culture). Even if the movies is more like an action movie that has a Samurai context in the storyline, the fact still remains that people are still interested in doing and watching these kinds of movies and are actually influenced by these movies.Kill Bill, on the other hand, portrays Uma Thurman as a strong heroine who knows all the proper moves in marital arts and sword fights. The movie is obviously inspired by Japanese Samurai movies and even the Japanese pop culture.