Action movies are my fevorite but i like most in which ninja weapons are used as
a enter the dragone .
Hollywood loves anything they can mold into a cash-cow. From the spaghetti westerns of yesteryear to the epic
retelling of history and mythology i.e Troy. Some of these stories are completely fictitious or have been heavily
modified from a real story for more entertainment value. With that approach sometimes things are lost in
translation or exaggerated for effect, Ninjas and the Ninja movies are certainly not exempt for this.
A very basic history of ninjas goes a little something like this: Originating somewhere in the 12-14th century and
believed to be the very first special forces like unit. Trained in subterfuge and espionage the main
goals/missions of the ninjas was information gathering like modern day spies, with occasional assassinations and
guerrilla tactics to disrupt bases and supply lines.
Ever seen a ninja movie that even closely relates to the history? I doubt you ever will, but that doesn't mean the
movies are not completely inaccurate. Ninjas were not mighty warriors, in fact during large portions of Japan's
history weapons were outlawed for all bar the samurai who were the warriors of the time. Ninja 'weapons' are less
weapons and more farm tools and implements modified for the subterfuge and espionage missions they completed.
Ninjas rarely fought masses of enemies either, since they were not trained for battle as the samurai were they
would often perish if they stood there ground, thus leading to deceptive tactics used to distract so they could
procure there escape.
And of course, ninjas were just normal people like everyone else, they are not 'magical' they cannot become
invisible or clone themselves or any other outlandish thing like that. Deception was the ninja's biggest tool, and
via spreading stories they had many of the people of the times believing they could do such things, one account
even tells of a ninja who faked his death to scare his enemies into believing he could not be killed.
All in all ninja movies are generally exciting and action packed but rarely if at all contain a historically
accurate portrayal of the ninja.
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