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Snake Eyes Motorcycle G.I. Joe Movie
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10-29-2008, 01:15 AM
Imperial_Ozma
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The main problem I have is the swords look like poser modern Ninjato
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Modern ninjato are often straight with a square tsuba (hand guard), but this is not historically accurate.
rather then, what ninja's actually used back in the day.
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I thought that was from an early version of the script that had been scrapped?
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Funny! Perhaps Kawasaki should have paid for a tie in!
The ad campaign begins like this:
"Even real Ninjas ride a Ninja! Only available from your local Kawasaki Dealer!"
Actually in one of the GI Joe comics (can't remember if it was the Storm Shadow comic or maybe Arashikage Showdown) they comment that there's a "more aptly named" motorcycle for them to ride after one is mentioned.
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The Arashikage symbol is for the fan boys.
I don't see a "realistic" military version of Snake-Eyes having his clan symbol on his uniform. A unit patch or national affliation patch, yes. Even then in a suppressed or velcro cover version like in today's covert ops.
The over use of emblems, markings and symbols is where the movie fails. They try to make it "realistic" yet "camp" it with the over use of markings. I would have preferred the characters to wear their traditional outfits not black vinyl. I want Cobra troopers and Vipers in blue jumpsuits and Cobra symbols on their chests not black vinyl. (how do you tell the enemy apart from the good guys?) Then again, I wasn't brought in to consult.....
Wait there's too many markings and you want them to put big target markings on the Cobra symbols that would make them easier to pick out in the dark, make up your mind.
And I don't mind the clan symbol, first off on not broadcasting who he is, as some have said... remember that Storm Shadow and Snake-eyes in all previous versions have the symbol as a tatoo. And as for realistic military? come on... If I recall correctly the last official use of a Ninja, was to sneak aboard Admiral Perry's black fleet and get some intel on the Americans. He's a freaking ninja-commando, he's not realistic, he belongs to a unit which in all versions is not held to many regular military conventions.
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