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Starring: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Peter Mensah, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, Haruka Abe Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais

OUR RATING: ★★☆☆☆

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Action adventure fantasy directed by Robert Schwentke. Snake Eyes (2021) centers on a lone fighter (Henry Golding) who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese ninja clan called the Arashikage, after saving the life of their heir apparent. The Arashikage teach him the ways of the ninja warrior while also providing something he’s been longing for, a home. But soon he finds his loyalties tested when secrets from his past are revealed, as he eventually goes on the path to become the hero known as “Snake Eyes”.

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'Everything we want in life comes at a price.' - Kenta (Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins) Click To Tweet

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Kenta: They call you Snake Eyes, and yet you always win. Of course, your technique is a bit crude, but that has its advantages. I’ve been watching you for a while now.
Snake Eyes: That ain’t creepy at all.

Kenta: I could use a man like you.
Snake Eyes: Ain’t nothing personal, but I don’t work for guys like you. Or anyone, for that matter.
Kenta: I know. You are a drifter. You fight until no one will bet against you anymore and then move on.
Snake Eyes: Works for me.

Kenta: They said you watched your old man get killed when you were just a boy. True? I like to know who I’m hiring.
Snake Eyes: I told you, I ain’t interested. You got the wrong guy.
Kenta: You haven’t heard my offer yet.
Snake Eyes: I don’t care.

Tommy: [to Snake Eyes] I don’t know what your deal is, but you have guts.

Tommy: Hey! Fish Boy.
Snake Eyes: What’s going on?
Tommy: Boss wants to talk to you.
Snake Eyes: Am I in trouble?
Tommy: Someone is.

Yasuzo: We operate on one currency. Not money. Not fear. Just one simple thing. Trust. See, because without trust, there can be no loyalty. And without loyalty, there is no yakuza.

Kenta: My cousin here is one of Japan’s most powerful sons.
Tommy: And you are one of its most disgraced.
Kenta: This man betrayed our trust. He’s an undercover spy, acting out of loyalty to his precious clan. Let’s show him what loyalty really looks like.
[give his gun to Snake Eyes]

Tommy: [as Snake Eyes points the gun at Tommy] This is a mistake.
Kenta: Everything we want in life comes at a price. Now do it.
Kenta: [as Snake eyes shoots away from Storm Shadow] That’s disappointing.

Tommy: We are going home.
Snake Eyes: I don’t have a home.
Tommy: Not yours. Mine.

Tommy: I owe you a blood debt. You saved my life. Why?
Snake Eyes: I’m not a murderer. I looked into your eyes, and I saw honor.

Snake Eyes: What is it exactly you do?
Tommy: A little of this, a little of that.

Sen: The man who saved my grandson’s life. We Arashikage are in your debt, which means Japan is in your debt.
Snake Eyes: Don’t worry about it. I’ll settle for a hot bath and a plane ticket out of here.
Tommy: I have a better idea. Stay. I want you to join us. Join the Arashikage.

Tommy: [referring to Snake Eyes] I will need a warrior like this by my side. Someone I can trust with my life. For six hundred years, our ninja have brought peace and stability to Japan. The secret blade and iron wall of every government since the age of Edo. But things have changed. New threats call for new strategies. Even welcoming outsiders, as you, of all of us, should know, Akiko.

Tommy: Any questions we have about our new friend, the Three Challenges of the Warrior will answer them.
Sen: And will he submit to the challenges?
Tommy: He will.
Snake Eyes: I’m sorry, the Three Challenges of the what now?

'Abandon ego. Practice selflessness. Strike with honor.' - Snake Eyes Click To Tweet

Tommy: The Three Challenges are designed to reveal an applicant’s character. The first two will cleanse you of ego, anger, and fear, and ready you for the third. That’s the true test. It will be up to you whether you wish to take it.
Snake Eyes: What if I fail?
Tommy: You die.
Snake Eyes: You’re being serious.
Tommy: I wouldn’t put you in that position if I thought it was likely.

Tommy: I can’t give you a name, or a past, but I can offer you a purpose. And something more important. A home.
Snake Eyes: And why would you do that?
Tommy: Because I saw honor in your eyes too.

Tommy: In the meantime, consider my home your home.
Snake Eyes: So your toys, my toys, huh?
Tommy: How American.

Tommy: You’ll need to get farther faster. We don’t have much time. The Arashikage are more than just brute force. We are spies, scouts, guardians, infiltrators. You will be tested, you will be hurt, you will suffer, and you will fail. But the hardest part will be listening to you complain about it.

'A win without honor is no win at all.' - Akiko (Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins) Click To Tweet

Akiko: This stray dog of yours is a ghost.
Tommy: I’m not scared of ghosts.

Tommy: You think I would endanger this clan? I am this clan.
Akiko: Tommy-san, I wasn’t questioning your loyalty.
Tommy: Just my judgment. He saved my life, Akiko. I owe him this chance.
Akiko: I understand it. I’m just worried you’re moving too fast.
Tommy: “Too quick to anger, too quick to react.” Now you sound like Grandmother.

Tommy: If I’m wrong about him, we’ll find out tomorrow.
Akiko: Eighty percent of candidates fail the first challenge. Just saying.
Tommy: Well, that means twenty percent pass, Akiko. Just saying.

Tommy: Abandon ego. Strike with honor. Selflessness and truthfulness will lead to harmony.
Sen: Any questions?
Snake Eyes: What happens…
Hard Master: Silence! You are nothing.

Hard Master: This challenge is a waste of time. You will fail.
Snake Eyes: Okay, Hard-on Master, or whatever your name is. Let’s go.

'To avoid harm, you must first learn how you harm yourself.' - Blind Master (Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins) Click To Tweet

Snake Eyes: You hide it well, but I can tell you’re a little impressed with me.
Akiko: What I think of you is irrelevant. You’ll survive the third test, or you won’t. Then it won’t matter at all.

Blind Master: To Tommy, our future toryo. May you be strong, wise and honorable.
Hard Master: To Snake Eyes. May you die well.

Tommy: [to Snake Eyes] I am the last of the Arashikage bloodline. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been groomed to lead. This is my destiny. But if I’m to lead the clan into the next hundred years, I have to adapt. We have to adapt. I need warriors like you, who have lived in and know the new world but can master the Arashikage Mindset, to become the future of the clan and fight side by side as brothers.

Snake Eyes: Why is Hard Master staring at me like that?
Akiko: He isn’t. He is very near-sighted. The Blind Master, on the other hand, he is watching you. They say he knows a liar when he hears one.

Kenta: [referring to Tommy] You earned his trust. You got in. By the way, how did he like, “I looked into your eyes and saw honor?”
Snake Eyes: He ate it up.
Kenta: I knew he would.

Tommy: We have the power to destroy anyone who wrongs us, but that is a dangerous temptation. True power calls for discipline.

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Tommy: [to Snake Eyes, referring to the sword] This is Morning Light. My gift to you for passing the first challenge. It’s easy to shoot with a gun, but the sword is a weapon of honor.

Snake Eyes: I was going for a walk.
Akiko: With a sword?
Snake Eyes: I thought it was time to get serious about my training.
Akiko: That’s Morning Light, a weapon of honor. What makes you think you deserve it? What makes you think you can use it?
Snake Eyes: How hard could it be?
Akiko: Let’s find out.

Snake Eyes: How did you get that scar?
Akiko: How did you get your name?
Snake Eyes: I’ll tell you when you get to know me better.
Akiko: If you live that long.

Akiko: Hit me.
Akiko: [as Snake eyes punches her in the face] With your sword.

Akiko: [to Snake Eyes] It’s not your skill that’s lacking, it’s your heart. If your heart is pure, our secrets will reveal themselves to you. If not, they’ll be your end.

Akiko: You have that look you get sometimes. The shadow before a storm.
Tommy: That storm will pass when I kill Kenta.

Snake Eyes: Should we be worried?
Akiko: About Scarlett?
Tommy: No. Major O’Hara is with the Joes.
Snake Eyes: The what?
Akiko: An elite global counterterrorism unit. They’re the good guys.

Snake Eyes: So what’s the deal with Cobra?
Akiko: The deal is, they’re a secret network of terrorist cells, crime syndicates, arms manufacturers, and paramilitary groups linked under a single centralized command. A shadow organization devoted to bringing about global revolution through violence, extortion and fear.

Snake Eyes: I didn’t sign up to work for terrorists.
Baroness: A little late to grow a conscience, don’t you think? We each have our own agenda. There is no reason this triangle of ours can’t be purely transactional. We all have something
the other wants.

Baroness: [to Snake Eyes] All that rage, for all these years. Are you sure you’re ready to give up the hunt when you’re so close to finding peace?

Blind Master: Every warrior has a weakness your enemy can exploit. The second challenge will expose it. To avoid harm, you must first learn how you harm yourself. Most can’t manage and fail.
Snake Eyes: Where is everybody else?
Blind Master: This test is private and unique to you. You face it alone. The light will reveal all. Follow it.

Snake Eyes: [as he faces an apparation of his father] I couldn’t save you.
Father: You saved yourself. That’s the only thing that mattered to me.

Snake Eyes: Did I pass?
Blind Master: This is more than a test you pass or fail. It is a mirror to reveal your weakness. Even if it causes you more pain, you must unburden yourself. It is the only way to overcome the third challenge. And I assure you, this is not a challenge you want to fail.

Snake Eyes: You’ve been looking for a reason not to trust me from the start.
Akiko: You’re an unknown. That’s dangerous.
Snake Eyes: I think you can handle yourself.
Akiko: Dangerous to this clan. You don’t know what this place means to me. I owe the Arashikage everything. I never knew family before I arrived here. Can you understand that?

Snake Eyes: You want to know why I’ve been a ghost for so long? My father was murdered when I was a kid. When I tried to find out why, it was as if he didn’t exist. False identities, false papers. Everything about him was a lie. Even my own name.
Akiko: That’s why I couldn’t find you.

Snake Eyes: I’ve done unforgivable things I wish I could tell you, but I can’t. But if I could become part of this family, be its protector, I think that would make it right.
Akiko: Then empty your heart. Whatever you’re hiding in there, the challenge will see right through it.

Blind Master: I see that you have a clouded mind. You live on both sides of the mirror. Only you know whether you are ready to take this test. Be certain that you wish to proceed. Once the third challenge begins, there is no turning back.
Snake Eyes: I’m sure.

Hard Master: Giant anacondas as old as time. They never harm those who are pure of heart.
Snake Eyes: What about everybody else?

Sen: Explain yourself. The penalty of lying is death.
Blind Master: We are all listening.
Snake Eyes: My heart is not pure. I seek vengeance. My father was murdered. I have dedicated my life to finding the man who did it, and killing him. This is all I’ve ever wanted.
Blind Master: He speaks the truth.
Sen: Your honesty wins you your life, but not among the Arashikage.

Tommy: You should have told me. We could have been brothers.
Snake Eyes: I know I failed you. You are the only brother I’ve ever known. And I would pay you back with my life if I had to.

Akiko: You still want to know how I got my scar? From the last man I trusted.
Snake Eyes: Trust is a hard thing to come by these days.
Akiko: Time for you to learn a lesson.

Sen: You have placed the clan at risk. You must atone.
Tommy: We will return the Jewel, and bring you the head of Snake Eyes.

Mr. Augustine: Who are you?
Snake Eyes: You killed my dad.
Mr. Augustine: You’re going to have to be a little more specific. I killed a lot of people.

Snake Eyes: Why did you kill him?
Mr. Augustine: Cobra gives an order, you don’t question it.
Snake Eyes: You’re Cobra.
Mr. Augustine: I was. Until three weeks ago, when that b**ch dragged me off a chopper at gunpoint. You must be a big man for the Baroness to hand me over.

Blind Master: We have to keep you safe.
Sen: Nothing matters but the safety of the clan.
Blind Master: You are the clan!
Sen: I am nothing by myself.

Akiko: [referring to Snake Eyes] He needs help.
Tommy: He deserves to die!

Blind Master: I count twenty men.
Hard Master: Heavy odds.
Tommy: Yeah. For them.

Tommy: [to Kenta] You should have killed me when you had the chance.

Snake Eyes: Abandon ego. Practice selflessness. Strike with honor.

Sen: I will be the last of our family to lead the Arashikage.
Akiko: But Sen-sama…
Tommy: I had no choice. I only used the Jewel to defend our people.
Sen: There is always a choice.

Blind Master: Remember your vows, Tommy, to forever serve the clan in any capacity.
Tommy: Serve? Serve! I have given my life to this clan! I have sacrificed everything!
Akiko: Tommy.
Tommy: It is my blood right!

Tommy: [to Snake Eyes] You offered me your life. Next time we meet, I will take it.

Snake Eyes: [referring to Tommy] This is all my fault. I have to do everything I can to make it right.
Akiko: Well, this might be useful. Be careful.
[gives him the bike helmet and outfit]

Snake Eyes: [after finding out his father was a Joe] The intel he provided saved thousands of lives.
Snake Eyes: At the cost of his own.
Scarlett: It was a price he was willing to pay to make the world a safer place for the rest of us. Safer for his son.

Scarlett: He left some big shoes to fill, your dad. It hasn’t been easy finding the right person to fill them.
Snake Eyes: So you’re saying I could be a Joe?
Scarlett: Anything’s possible. We all make mistakes. It’s what we do next that really matters.

Baroness: [mid-credits lines] I’m not here to kill you. I came to make you an offer. You’ve lost an army, Tommy. But I can get you a better one.
Tommy: Storm Shadow. Call me Storm Shadow.

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