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- Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.
- In Japan, Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren trains the Emperor's troops to use modern weapons as they prepare to defeat the last of the country's samurais. But Algren's passion is swayed when he is captured by the samurai and learns about their traditions and code of honor.
- The Last Samurai was not what I expected. Not only is it an excellent action movie, but I feel the content is very good for history buffs. After watching this movie I felt I would enjoy doing some research on the history of Samurai and Japanese culture.<br/><br/>SPOILERS AHEAD...<br/><br/>Tom Cruise was excellent as Captain Algren, an alcoholic who finds himself as he resides in a Samurai village as a captive. As he watches the Samurai train, he rediscovers why he is a soldier. He finally joins in the training and as he's constantly defeated, he challenges himself to do better each time. His relationship with the rebel Samurai leader becomes strong and each man helps the other in some way. Although there is a woman in the picture, that storyline is thankfully not developed as I feared it might be. Thus, the action and historical parts of the movie are given center stage.<br/><br/>I now know why Ken Watanabe was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. I think he's the new Chow Yun-Fat. His English was excellent in the movie. His demeanor as Katsumoto, the leader of the rebel Samurai, is somewhat conflicted, but in a good way. He's at once thoughtful and inquisitive and at another bold and dangerous. His relationship with the other Samurai, including his son, is strong and they are very respectful of him. It was good to see the respect the villagers showed the Samurai as they passed through, bowing low. It showed how much the Samurai once meant to this culture.<br/><br/>Tony Goldwyn and Masato Harada (Col. Bagley and Omura) are villains you love to hate. They're each excellent as the forces attempting to suppress and overcome the remaining Samurai. <br/><br/>The interesting thing about the movie is that much of what they show us, we know is true. For example, the way Japan (and possibly other Eastern cultures) tried to lose its identity by becoming more like the European West. That part of the movie was very sad to me, to see the Japanese Emperor and his ministers willing to give up their traditions and identity in favor of guns, armies, suits and ties.<br/><br/>This movie is very graphically violent and bloody, but I guess I'm nuts, I loved it. I wouldn't let a youngster (under 12) watch this. I had visions of blood and chopped off heads later and I'm an adult, so you might want to watch this first before allowing your child to see it, or if you're very squeamish, you might want to reconsider.<br/><br/>Lastly, the subtitles didn't bother me at all. Although I watched it on a large screen TV, the print was rather small and I had to read it out loud for people sitting farther away from the screen than I was. That is the only negative thing I have to say about the film. Please see this movie yourself and make up your own mind about its worth. You won't be sorry.
- I have never been a big fan of Tom Cruise, but this film was proof enough to me to show that he genuinely can act when he puts his mind to it. Edward Zwick has been one of my favourite directors for a while now, because of his ability to produce such visually enthralling films which always present a controversial issue with a wonderful thought-provoking new light. The cinematography is simply breath-taking,and coupled with the beautiful Japanese rural setting and the adrenaline-fuelled battle sequences, this makes for a very high quality film. Many of the other reviews i have read on this film comment on the similarities between this movie and one of Zwick's earlier productions - "Glory". Evident though they are, I see no reason why this should be held against either the film or director, as everyone involved in the film industry, (and any other industry) develops 'trademarks' that they use from one job to the next. Personally, I would rather see a single duplicated entry sequences of soldiers arriving through mist than the far over-used cliché shot used in most Hollywood productions where the camera pulls out from a close-up of the main character to reveal the danger - the "dun-dun-duuuuun" moment that we see so often in modern films. Zwick has expanded on the emotion and sense of honour create in "Glory" to produce a far deeper and more moving film than he had previously, creating a perfect balance in the depiction of the Japanese culture and driving the narrative forward, capping it all with an outstanding finale. A touching story, supported by a superb score by Hans Zimmer, this film is a must-see for any viewers who appreciate a strong plot and great acting, especially given that Cruise expels for one rare occasion.
- A handsome epic, a brave-hearted 19th-century man-saga from the director who made the period piece man-sagas ''Glory'' and ''Legends of the Fall.''
- Captain Nathan Algren (<a href="/name/nm0000129/">Tom Cruise</a>), a disillusioned American war hero who fought alongside General George Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, is hired to train the Emperor of Japan's troops to use firearms against an uprising of Imperial warriors led by the "last samurai" leader Katsumoto Morito (<a href="/name/nm0913822/">Ken Watanabe</a>). After being captured, nursed back to health, and trained to fight like a samurai, Algren must decide just whose side he is on. The Last Samurai is based on a screenplay by American screenwriter John Logan, filmmaker Edward Zwick (who also directed and co-produced the movie), and co-producer Marshall Herskovitz. The film was inspired by an earlier film, also titled <a href="/title/tt0099987/">The Last Samurai (1988)</a> (1991), although the stories are not related to each other. The movie begins in 1876 and spans one year of time. Although no attempt at historical accuracy is made, the story was inspired by several real events. The basic story, that of a samurai rebellion against the Imperial Japanese government, was inspired by the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion during which samurai in the Satsuma domain in Tokugawa Japan revolted against the new Meiji government. Algren's involvement was inspired by stories of Jules Brunet, a French army captain who fought alongside the Tokugawas in the earlier Boshin War [1868-1869]. Katsumoto spared Algren partly because of his fighting skill but also because he had seen in a vision the crouching tiger that Algren displayed on the banner hanging from his spear. Sake or saké (pronounced "sah-key") is a type of rice-based alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin. Sometimes referred to as "rice wine", sake is actually brewed more like a beer and has a higher alcohol content (like from 18% to 20%) than mirin (sweet rice wine). Traditional sake is served at a temperature of 98.4°F. Capt. Algren was a veteran of the US Army's famed 7th Cavalry during both the civil war (1861-1865) and the Indian wars in the western territories after the war. As an experienced cavalry officer, he was proficient with using firearms and sabers while mounted on horseback though did not take part in the infamous Battle of The Little Bighorn of 4 July 1876 due to his assignment to train the emperor's army in Japan in 1876. Therefore, having been invited by the emperor to Japan basically kept Algren out of the battle, saving his life so to speak. Although firearms had been in use centuries earlier in Japan, they were later rejected as dishonorable. By the early 19th century, the gunsmith's art had fallen into disuse. However, both sides did use firearms in the Boshin War and the Satsuma Rebellion. There are no accounts of ninjas being used by the Meiji government during the Satsuma Rebellion. In fact, it is highly unlikely if they even existed by 1877. The last known use of ninjas in warfare was during the Shimabara Rebellion [1637-1638] during the Edo period, which was 240 years before the Satsuma Rebellion took place. The samurai do well in the first round of the battle but, when the second and third regiments come, they are no match for the Gatling guns. The entire Samurai army is destroyed. Mortally wounded, Katsumoto asks Algren to help him die with honor, so Algren assists him with performing seppuku. At the death of Katsumoto, the entire Imperial army fall to their knees and bow before the fallen samurai. Only Algren survives. Later, as the Emperor (<a href="/name/nm1258003/">Shichinosuke Nakamura</a>) is about to sign the treaty between the Americans and the Japanese, a badly-injured Algren appears before the court and offers Katsumoto's sword to the Emperor in hopes that he will remember all that his ancestors have done. The Emperor accepts the sword and rules that this treaty is not in the best interest of his people. When Omura (<a href="/name/nm0361735/">Masato Harada</a>) protests, the Emperor informs him that he has decided to confiscate Omura's family's assets and make of them a gift to the people. He offers Katsuomoto's sword to Omura should he not be able to live with the disgrace, but Omura bows and backs away. The final scenes show Algren returning to Katsumoto's village and to Taka (<a href="/name/nm0468746/">Koyuki</a>) and her sons. In a voiceover, Simon Graham (<a href="/name/nm0001758/">Timothy Spall</a>) says: And so the days of the samurai had ended. Nations, like men, it is sometimes said, have their own destiny. As to the American captain, no one knows what became of him. Some say he died of his wounds, others that he returned to his own country, but I like to think he may have, at least, found some small measure of peace that we all seek and few of us ever find. Although he's been taught some Samurai swordplay, Algren is not Samurai. There is some confusion among viewers because of the fact that the word "samurai" is both a singular word and a plural word. In the singular, samurai can refer to a specific individual, as "Katsumoto is a Samurai." In the plural, samurai can refer to Samurai warriors in the collective, as "Katsumoto is Samurai" or "Katsumoto's Samurai." Therefore, it can be argued that the "Last Samurai" can refer either to Katsumoto himself, to his Samurai army, or to the last of the real Japanese Samurai. In the bonus section on the DVD, the director explains that the title refers to the Samurai as a race or class of people. The whole movie, in fact, is based on the end of the Samurai culture and the emergence of a new way of life in Japan, based on western ideals. The Last Samurai is often compared to <a href="/title/tt0099348/">Dances with Wolves (1990)</a> (1990) and <a href="/title/tt0066049/">A Man Called Horse (1970)</a> (1970) for the storyline, although both of these two movies deal with Native American Indians, not Japanese samurai. If it's similar samurai movies you want, try the TV miniseries <a href="/title/tt0080274/">Shogun (1980)</a> (1980) or Akira Kurosawa's <a href="/title/tt0047478/">Shichinin no samurai (1954)</a> (Seven Samurai) (1954). The classic epic <a href="/title/tt0056172/">Lawrence of Arabia (1962)</a> (1962) is another film with a story about East meeting West, a westerner bonding with a group of "natives" that he joins up with, and is critical of westernization becoming intrusive to foreign societies/cultures. a5c7b9f00b
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