Honestly, we all know that Afro Samurai should have ended after season 1, its first and only season. This movie was not necessary, and honestly does not have the same offbeat style comedy and action that made the first season so binge-worthy and great.
Although this movie does still have that amazing and fun vibe that only Samuel L Jackson can bring with the character, this movie unfortunately doesn't do the character any justice or really even sticks to the character. Afro Samurai becomes what he hated most, Justice. If you don't know who Justice is, do yourself a favor and go and watch the first season of the show. You won't be disappointed and Ron Perlman is amazing as Justice. If you don't want to, I'll give you a short version of it. Afro Samurai's father was murdered by Ron perlman's character. Afro Samurai was only a child when this happened to him and of course that traumatized him and caused him to want to seek revenge against the man who murdered his father in Cold Blood in front of him. That's what made his character so great and that's what drove his character, this movie completely retcons that and makes afro into Justice himself. He murders the man who has the number two headband, who subsequently has adopted an orphan, and rolls his head right to the little boy, thus becoming the exact thing that he set out to murder in the First season. Some people might not agree you saying that Afro Samurai was I'm order to begin with, and that this is just a part of this character, but that breaks the whole moral code it is character followed in the first season. He is no longer Afro Samurai he's just a cold-blooded killer.
This movie should have never been made oh, and the ending is not only lackluster but is extremely disappointing. This whole movie is disappointing, even Samuel Jackson's fun and upbeat afro Persona character can't even save this movie. It felt forced, it was forced and it was boring and if not the Afro Samurai that I grew up watching. The Afro Samurai that I remember actually had a moral compass that he followed, and his story should have ended after season 1. In my mind, his story ended at the end of season 1 and this movie is nothing but a fever dream that never existed. Don't bother watching this movie because it is not Afro Samurai. It's just a needless cash grab and not true to the character whatsoever.
Although this movie does still have that amazing and fun vibe that only Samuel L Jackson can bring with the character, this movie unfortunately doesn't do the character any justice or really even sticks to the character. Afro Samurai becomes what he hated most, Justice. If you don't know who Justice is, do yourself a favor and go and watch the first season of the show. You won't be disappointed and Ron Perlman is amazing as Justice. If you don't want to, I'll give you a short version of it. Afro Samurai's father was murdered by Ron perlman's character. Afro Samurai was only a child when this happened to him and of course that traumatized him and caused him to want to seek revenge against the man who murdered his father in Cold Blood in front of him. That's what made his character so great and that's what drove his character, this movie completely retcons that and makes afro into Justice himself. He murders the man who has the number two headband, who subsequently has adopted an orphan, and rolls his head right to the little boy, thus becoming the exact thing that he set out to murder in the First season. Some people might not agree you saying that Afro Samurai was I'm order to begin with, and that this is just a part of this character, but that breaks the whole moral code it is character followed in the first season. He is no longer Afro Samurai he's just a cold-blooded killer.
This movie should have never been made oh, and the ending is not only lackluster but is extremely disappointing. This whole movie is disappointing, even Samuel Jackson's fun and upbeat afro Persona character can't even save this movie. It felt forced, it was forced and it was boring and if not the Afro Samurai that I grew up watching. The Afro Samurai that I remember actually had a moral compass that he followed, and his story should have ended after season 1. In my mind, his story ended at the end of season 1 and this movie is nothing but a fever dream that never existed. Don't bother watching this movie because it is not Afro Samurai. It's just a needless cash grab and not true to the character whatsoever.