The Epic Failure of 47 Ronin
In this video essay I explore the failure of 2013’s 47 Ronin, to understand how exactly it bombed, explore the messy production, and offer up some of my personal thoughts on the film.
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Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
Production Hell: 0:29
Why it Failed: 6:57
Why it Sucks: 9:34
Conclusion: 12:20
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Carl Rinsch Rabbit Hole:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/bu...
https://www.jalopnik.com/netflix-gave...
https://deadline.com/2025/03/47-ronin...
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/carl...
Reddit thread of Rinsch being evil (ALLEGEDLY):
/ anyone_worked_with_him_director_carl_rinsch
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Letterboxd:
https://boxd.it/5NDWn
Instagram:
/ isenhart_productions
Isenhart Reviews:
/ @isenhartreviews
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Music Attribution:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
"Backbeat Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Smooth Loving" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Apero Hour" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Morning Routine by Ghostrifter http://bit.ly/ghostrifter-yt
Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0
Free Download: https://hypeddit.com/track/24bkbw
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Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/201105262...
https://variety.com/2009/film/markets...
https://variety.com/2013/film/news/47...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-st...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mov...
https://web.archive.org/web/201311260...
https://variety.com/2013/film/news/47...
https://variety.com/2013/film/news/ke...
https://web.archive.org/web/202205312...
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release...
https://screenrant.com/keanu-reeves-4...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2013/...