What makes Shōgun the limited series so exceptional is how it transforms a novel laden with lazy stereotypes and Orientalism into a sweeping saga for a modern, global audience, while remaining faithful to the text.
Clavell's Shōgun is a primo dad book. It's a historical novel led by a burly white dude upon whom men can project themselves, over whom women fawn, and who ultimately lands a total babe.
#story-adaptation #faithfulness-to-source-material #cultural-transformation #character-development #historical-drama
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