Seven Samurai is an interesting film. Interesting in the sense that it might be the most racist, backwards film I've ever seen. Seven Samurai is one of Akira Kurosawa's most popular features which shouldn't surprise anyone. Released less than ten years after the Japanese surrender to Allied forces and ending World War II, Seven Samurai depicts Japanese people as 'peasants' and 'farmers,' still living in their stick huts and fending off 'bandits' with sharpened poles. We all know that Japanese…

On September 11, 2001 terrorists hijacked several airliners, crashing them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Pentagon and having one plummet to the ground thanks to the bravery of its passengers. Thousands lost their lives and Western civilization was set on a course that would change the modern course of history. National policy and the mindset of the American people and her allies were forever changed. Thousands more would die in the ensuing wars and guerrilla attacks…