Ed Zwick Is A Genius! First Time Watching The Last Samurai!!
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i little question. You dont like movies? Or like movies but not what you saw in this youtube videdos? because this movie is old, and i ask myself why you never see it before until now. Im curious.
I have a recommendation for a movie, why don't you continue the ones of jurassic park trilogy movies.
it creeps them out that the american just does not quit same thing happened in ww2 with japanese officers occurred n it freaked them out. the wannabe samurai
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Fun Fact for those who don't know. Hiroyuki Sanada (The actor playing Ujio) had a stunt performance with Tom Cruise to safely strike at his neck during his first day of capture. Tom Cruise wanted to make it authentic, and convinced the producers and Hirouki Sanada to swing at his neck with an actual katana. Hiroyuki is a master in his field for sword and martial training and agreed to the terms being a dare devil himself.
When Hiroyuki swung the sword at Tom Cruise's neck, he did stop on queue, but not soon enough to were he clipped the side of Tom's neck causing a bleed (the blood on Tom's neck was in fact his own blood). What amazed Hiroyuki during this dangerous stunt, was that during the swing and after contact was made with Tom Cruise's neck is that TOM never flinched, completely staying in character the whole time. This stunt performance was put into the film uncut.
Tom Cruise has hung off the side of a flying plane 😂 he’s crazy.
I really respect Tom Cruise for how much of a badass he is but the scientology shit then makes me go "eww"
Wow. Seen this movie a dozen times and never knew that. Thanks for sharing. Somehow, it doesn't surprise me since Tom Cruise is a total badass and a pro.
@@cFull_Rtrd hes not into that anymore or so he says.
i did not know that but it tracks with tom
General Hasegawa did not betray the samurai, he simply chose to serve the Emperor over joining Katsumoto's rebellion. Both parties were still samurai, and in a way Katsumoto still served the Emperor because he believed he didn't fight the Emperor but the foreign invaders trying to change the way of Japan. It's complicated politics.
Yeah, she seemed to think the samurai were a faction rather than a class of society. The samurai mostly fought each other. of course, during the Sengoku Jidai that's all they did.
I would highly recommend Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) 🤔
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No...so boring....
Completely agree, a great movie.
Good movie :)
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The Last Samurai would have done so well if it wasn’t released so close to LOTR:ROTK. Such a great movie. One of the best from Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.
Same as Master and Commander
@@Akaeus yeah, it was a great year for real masterpieces. We have none of that nowadays. Only woke shit, bad writing, no love for detail and no ideas.
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a lot of people think this movie is a white savior movie. nope. algern didn't save the samurai. the samurai saved him.
Because they didn't actualy watch the film. They misunderstand "The last samurai" like the word Samurai is English, its not. Samurai is plural, all Japanese words don't have plural.
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I was hoping you would watch this.
I think this is Cruise's best work, but Ken Watanabe and the rest of the supporting cast all give performances as good or better than his.
The production, the score, the way it was shot, everything about this film is first rate.
I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy.
Well this and Collateral. In the latter I have always tought that the guy is propably irl somewhat.. let's say unemotive for real for real and mimics them. So why would he makes a perfect assasin psychopath 😅😂 He is so convincing and that's fine, it's acting, but already in 90's Bale said he prepped for the role in American Psycho by Tom's interviews and I bet he had met him. There is a lot to it why I think this, but anyway it also does make him a perfect cold manipulative no emotion assasin in a movie. It also would explain why he has done so little amount of villains even if he shines as them (since if his frontal lobe is not really firing normally, as him you would be as him dettered from roles like that so people do not put two and two together). Even for Tropic Thunder he did it only with heavy make up and with levity by also demanding dancing. The make up making you not think of Him, many did not even realize it is him. Dude abandoned his kid, hangeg out as best buddies with a cult leader who is a menace to others, all kinda things/stories/rumors that are not normal. Also if you would have mimiced feelings your whole life, that's acting. He also was Great in Magnolia, but it is a side-role.
Katsumoto's actor is Ken Watanabe. He steals the show in every single movie he's in. He was FANTASTIC in the WWII film Letters from Iwo Jima.
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11:19 in reality, the samurai used guns from the very point the Portuguese brought it to Japan in 1543, and they had very high proportion of firearms in their armies almost comparable to the European armies. Samurai were not dumb to not use such an innovative weapon, they adopted and put firearms to good use.
There were samurai that refused to use rifles and those were defeated by the ones that used rifles.
Correct. This whole concept of the Japanese being completely new to the firearm is really the only gripe I have about this movie. Nobunaga Oda was the one that introduced the arquebus matchlock into his armies when he got a shipwrecked shipment of them off the coast of Tanegashima. One of the most legendary samurai of all time was the one to introduce firearms and “modern warfare” not Imperial officers during Meiji’s time.
It’s sad that they don’t make these kinds of movies anymore. Braveheart. Gladiator. The last samurai. The patriot.
I feel like I just watch movies now. I don’t feel them.
i think most of the really great film storytellers have moved to prestige television, since miniseries give them more time to work with. there's some really good stuff from the big cable networks these last couple of years!
With all due respect, but The Patriot doesnt belong in that list 😀
@@michadegraaf4570how does the Patriot not belong in a list of movies that make one feel something? That entire movie was exceptional in regards to character emotion
it's on purpose. they intentionally are making spiritually and emotionally bankrupt films
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I definitely recommend the new shogun series! The samurai that didn't like Nathan was played by hiroyuki sanada and he plays the lead Japanese character in that show
If you liked The Last Samurai you should probably watch more of Zwick's work. There's "Glory"(1989) and "Blood Diamond" (2006). These two and The Last Samurai are my favourite Zwick's movies.
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32:40 Emperor Meiji was the greatest Japanese Emperor. He pried the power away from the Shoguns and established Imperial power over Japan. Modernized Japan in Western model, developed the economy. They become the first Asian nation to defeat a European power (Russia) in conventional battle in the modern time (Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05).
His rule lead to WW2...
@@PROVOCATEURSK sort of, but it's a bit stretch to say his rule lead to WW2. To be precise his reign played an important part in the events leading to Japanese actions, there's no denying that, but there are several other factors that directly played into the occurance of the Asia-Pacific theatre of WW2. One blaming Meiji and his modernisation of Japan and policies entirely for WW2 is like blaming Jesus being born leading to the Crusades happening.
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British model in terms of Navy, Prussian model in terms of army - French model at first, but later changed to Prussian after the French lost to Prussia in the late 1900's. The United States also had a role, they opened up Japan for trade, but it was the british, French and the Prussians that trained their armies thinking they could be a vasall state - instead Japan went rogue and had a modern army all of a sudden.
The Last Samurai isn't 100% historical, it's inspired by historical events and there were a French officer that had a similar role to Cruise here - but he didn't become a samurai himself in real history - instead he and his company switched sides and fough with the Samurai using their French rifles and uniforms.
Also, the Samurai used guns - not swords - in real history at that time.
There was an earlier conflict, a civil war between the samurai and the Imperialists - where the last Samurai in that conflict charged with their swords upon which all of them died.
So the movie takes inspiration from two different historical events, whilst at the same time changing things up a bit to better suit the American audience. Like changing the main character from French to American, or giving the samurai swords instead of guns.
No, Samurai who joined the military weren't traitors or cowards. All people, including the Samurai class had differing views on the modernization of Japan- despite this, every samurai, no matter which "side" they chose were doing so in service to the emperor (in therefore: Japan). After the Samurai class ended, the Japanese culture began to overromanticize the Samurai culture and values (what we now consider as "Bushido" aka the "warrior way") , and bastardized the values which led Japan to become more and more imperial in their conquests across Asia, committing many atrocities.
During the edo period (1600s-1800s) japan was very peaceful, and the Samurai were becoming less relevant in a peaceful society. many of them took up arts and other endeavors. The common perspective of samurai today is very very VERY romanticized. Many japanese martial arts today follow a lot of Samurai-esque philosophies for self improvement, but Bushido has the potential to become very toxic when trying to implement it in a large group setting (ie. a whole nation that wishes to become an imperial power).
Some Samurai adapted with the times, and used their privileged to become scholars, diplomats, government officials, and even join the army. And some Samurai were suspicious of these new western values coming in.
while i liked gladiator, troy, kingdom of heaven, and alexander, the Last Samurai was the one that really hit me like Braveheart. total masterclass in everything from production to acting.
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Historically the Japanese did not want American officers. They wanted Prussian officers to train the troops. The character Cruise is based, is historical, but on French officers and not Americans.
Edward Zwick has made some very good movies. You should definitly check out 'Legends of the Fall' and 'Blood Diamond' if you haven't already.
Blood Diamond is a phenomenal movie.
Legends of the Fall is my biggest guilty pleasure movie ❤
I forgot he Directed "Legends of the Fall" I LUV that movie..... I watch it couple times a year......
Loved blood Diamond.
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@@gingerbaker_toad696Why is Legend of the Fall a "guilty pleasure?" I've heard that before. It's an absolute masterpiece. What is there to be ashamed of? Because it's Brad Pitt? I don't understand.
Only issue I have with this film is the samurai are lets say over romanticized in the movie. For example, peasants don't bow to samurai out of respect, but fear. If they don't it's a death sentence. They actually had a scene planned to be in the movie where the samurai in the scale armor at 15:12 played by Hiroyuki Sanada beheads someone in the street who doesn't pay him proper respect. Basically the film did a giant disservice to Japanese history by portraying the Samurai in a positive light while demonizing those fighting for the standing Government of Japan. During the Meji Restoration many Samurai feared that their social status was going to be seriously threatened in the new Japan. So rebelled against the government, it ended badly for the Samurai. Lets say by the 20th Century there were no more Samurai. The social class known as Samurai had gone extinct. The Satsuma Rebellion didn't exist to serve the Emperor, or Japan, but existed to serve the Samurai only.
People of Japan normally take their history very seriously most recently with the backlash Ubisoft is getting with Assassin Creed Shadows, but oddly they gave The Last Samurai a pass, a pass I'm still trying to understand. Perhaps the romanticization hit just right it is definitely a moving film to watch and brings people to tears. So like Kung fu Panda did for China maybe The Last Samurai did for Japan. Both films created a modern interest in the cultures even if not being lets say accurate.
Btw I would highly Suggest watching the FX series Shogun as a result of this movie. It's a far more realistic and darker view of the Samurai. Far better representation. The film by Martin Scorsese called Silence from 2018 is also a good tie in film to watch after Shogun, because it shows the ripple effects in Japan revolving around Christians, being it played a big role in Shogun.
The guys in black were ninja assassins that fought for Japanese warlords.
29:27 All samurai women were trained to use a knife, which they kept on themselves, both to protect themselves and their children, as well as to kill themselves rather than be captured (and consequently be tortured and r*ped). No surprise, then, that Taka knows her way around a knife. (Also, Japanese samurai women were trained in the naginata, which is something like a sword blade at the end of a staff, and didn't need as much brute strength to use compared to swords. Since women are weaker then men, the naginata was the favored weapon of Japanese samurai women when going up against men with swords.)
Samurai is a caste in Japan. You are thus either born into it or not.
Also, the ending satisfies both Japanese and Western audiences, in that the Japanese protagonist dies (which is expected in Japan), while the Western protagonist lives (which is expected in the West).
Great reaction to a great movie!
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Important factor about Japan opening up to the rest of the world; it was done at gunpoint. The US navy sailed in to Tokyo harbor, and basically said "open your ports to trade with the west, or we will open fire and obliterate your cities until you reconsider."
Your emotional intelligence and human warmth impress me more and more, Colette. Also your understanding of honor and duty. A big kiss for you.
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The last Samurai refers to the plural, not one particular person
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Guy playing katsumoto"Ken Watanabe" sure is the best cast for that character. Hes like the most famous Japenese actor back in Japan. And hes VERY humble in real life. Hes a awsome guy, he donated/helped alot of people after the tsunamis Japan had a few years back. And he owns a resturant or café in one of the places that got the most affected by the tsunamis.
Another great movie with him is Inception,
This movie is my all time favorite and I cry each time I see it. It was a pleasure to watch it along with you. Greetings from Germany, Thomas.
You might enjoy "Letters From Iwo Jima". Clint Eastwood directed, and Kenji Watanabe (Katsumoto) played General Kuribayashi, the Japanese commander of the island. Another fantastic performance.
I'm not sure if you made the connection, and I believe you have reacted to "300", so the battle of Thermopylae that he talks about in this movie is what is portrayed in the movie "300". When I traveled to Japan the traditional Japan that would have existed right before this movie is truly what I would have liked to experience, so you touch as close to it as you can. I'm not sure if you read what happened prior to this event in history. The US fleet (The Perry Expedition) steams into Edo harbor and forces Japan to trade with the outside world and open itself to their influence, finally ending their policy of isolationism after 220 years in their attempt to retain their cultural heritage.
The Patriot is my 3rd favorite film of all time. The Last Samurai is my 5th favorite film of all time. Please react to The Patriot next, Heath Ledger and Mel Gibson together are phenomenal
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funct fact, this film was partly inspired by the french officer jules brunet, sent by the emperor napoleon III to train the shogun's army and participate in the creation of the republic of ezo
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@ColetteCherry1 mmmh why ? i say something wrong ? or I misunderstood the sentence, my English is not excellent
This film's story is partially based on truth. A French officer by the name of Jules Brunet was sent as an envoy for the Court of Napoleon II. He was overseeing the modernisation of the Japanese military. Eventually he came to admire the Samurai and their rebellion and joined them in their fight. He was welcomed back in France with respect for his actions. Katsumoto is based off Saigö Takamori, and the last battle here is loosely based off the Battle of Shiroyama, in which the Samurai did actually use guns, unlike this film.
I don't believe the Samurai use guns in the battle, but only because they had no ammunition.
And the fact that its a true story (for the most part) just enhances the movie even more.
The "Shogun" series has a deeper explanation of Japanese politeness
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In the original story, it was a French officer who went native ...
I always loved the soundtrack to this movie 🙌
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Another interesting fact - The Last Samurai mixes both American Western and older Japanese cinema; In American Westerns, the hero has a redemption arc and survives, but often is injured. In older Japanese cinema, the hero(es) always dies in the end honorably. In this file, the Japanese heroes all died while the American lived. The Last Samurai is my favorite movie. Also, watch for the poor guy who gets kicked in the nuts by a horse.
It doesn't mix cinema so much since its a true story (for the most part) so the result of the battle for the Samurai was pretty set. The whole Tom Cruise character (which I do believe is based on a french general training the Japanese) joining them and all that I think is dramatisation.
You may recognize Ken Watanbe from Inception, Batman Begins, Memoirs Of A Geisha, and The Unforgiven. You may recognize Hiroyuki Sanada from Ring, and the tv series Lost to name a few.
Don't forget a little tv show called Shogun.
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21 years too late but it's better than never.
My brother moved to Japan for a while and married he told me that she makes his baths sometimes would help dry him off after 😂 I always thought it was a little weird but there culture is way different she really serves my brother in a way that is so different in American culture.
Beautiful commentary. Love to hear the POV of an actor. Did you make the connection of Cpt. Algren being the white tiger from the vision in the beginning? I'm sure you did. Love that mystical aspect of this film.
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This is honestly my favorite movie of all time from the story telling to the honor to the respect. 100% grade A+ movie
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I’m seeing Hans Zimmer next Thursday. I’m really hoping to hear “The Way of the Sword.” The score is during the final battle and when Algren takes Katsumoto’s life out of honor.
As always, I enjoy watching your reactions to a film I've watched a dozen times. Thank you Colette!
Colette, I recommend Tom Cruise again in A Few Good Men, Mission Impossible series, Top Gun 1&2 & Tropic Thunder. Awesome movies of him.
After all the other quite standard recommendations, Tropic Thunder is SUCH a curveball 😂😂 but his best role out of those 😅
Tropic Thunder yeah I'd love to see her react to that 😂
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Minority Report, Jerry McGuire, The Firm, Rainman, Risky Business, Born on the Fourth of July.... He has so many good films its hard to count them all!
@@eliwoods5583 Edge of tomorrow where he goes from being a complete coward to a full action hero who gets the Babe ! . Talk about character development.!
The end of this movie reminds me of the Japanese during the Battle off Samar in World War 2. An Imperial Japanese Navy fleet of 23 ships (including the battleship Yamato) attacked a US carrier group defended by just 7 small destroyers. The USS Johnston charged the superior Japanese fleet, disappearing into the smokescreen and emerging to fight them in close quarters. After 3 hours of fighting, the heavily damaged Johnston had spearheaded the sinking of several larger enemy ships and the successful defense of the carriers. As it sank, the crew of a retreating Japanese vessel saluted them for their skill and bravery, tossing life jackets and rations to the American sailors.
Japan is absolutely epic. If you are remotely interested in the culture, I recommend an extended visit. I was fortunate to get to stay there for ~6 months during my second deployment for the US Navy. The people will bend over backwards to accommodate you. I often joke that "Southern hospitality" feels like a hate crime compared to the hospitality of the Japanese. On a few occasions, I stopped to ask for directions, and had people offer to drive me where I wanted to go. People don't touch things that don't belong to them. We had a few Marines/Sailors lose wallets at train stations, and come back days later to find them untouched. People rarely lock their bikes up, or lock their doors. People just respect other people's space in a way that we don't in the US.
I got to visit the site where Katsumoto's temple was filmed (Engyō-ji, Mt. Shosha). It was raining, almost no one was there, and it was breathtaking! Aside from the natural beauty of the land (like the Naruto whirlpools - yes, that is an actual place, not just the name of an anime), the architecture, etc., there is just a lot of crazy WTF shit in Japan that makes it so worth it. There is a Burning Mountain Festival in early spring, which is exactly what it sounds like - they set the mountain on fire.
I can't recommend seeing a kabuki performance highly enough! I've seen shows on Broadway, and kabuki blew that away by miles! There are only a handful of stages in the world set up for kabuki (they use trapdoors for sudden wardrobe changes, or to have characters disappear while the audience is distracted). They also use a "hana-machi" (flower road), which is a raised walkway leading from the back of the theater to the stage, parting the audience. Sometimes actors will appear or depart from there. They even had moving sets which mimicked the effect of a camera zoom for a scene where an emperor was looking off into the distance. The whole thing is accompanied by musicians hidden behind panels to the side of the stage. For the show I saw, the main character transforms into a kitsune (fox spirit) at the end, and ascends into heaven. The actor was on wires, flying over the audience, and showering us with sakura petals. It was surreal! By far the most immersive performance I've ever seen. Plan well ahead, and be prepared to pay. Tickets can be a bit pricey.
If you want to watch an epic war film, add Glory to your list. Matthew Broderick (his best performance), Carry Lewes (Ewes or Lewes I forget... the guy from Princess Bride), Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington and some other names I am probably forgetting. It's a true story as well. Pretty sure it won a few oscars too.
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I just found you recently. I just wanna say that it has been a pleasure to see your reactions. A girl so feminine watching war movies is something very pleasurable for me. Thank You. Keep going
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Awesome film! One of my favorites. While you're on this epic binge, Edward Zwick, the director is pretty underrated and has some straight BANGERS under his belt! Glory, Blood Diamond, Legends of the Fall to name a few!
Japanese person here. Take this movie with a huge grain of salt. The depiction of samurai is greatly romanticised. In reality, modernisation was a good thing for Japan. The samurai were basically a bunch of glorified mercenaries who served as an instrument of oppression to the lower classes. Replacing them with a proper nationalised military was a good thing. Also, the scene of cutting samurai hair is complete fabrication. Also, despite the incessant talk about "honour", the reality was that the concept of honour for a samurai was to bring wealth and glory for the shogun (feudal lord) they served, nothing more. These romanticised ideas about chivalry are nothing but myth, created for the purpose of propaganda.
As a Japanese person how do you rate Shogun? I read the book a few decades ago and saw the early 80's series and now the newer series and I loved them all but I was most impressed with the latest one overseen by Hiroyuki Sanada. How do actual Japanese people feel?
They really loved European guns too but as a non-Japanese, they would not have thought Tom Cruise's character as capable of having honor as well. Am I right?
Now you have trannies, low fertility rates, and divorce. Are those things myths?
This is not propaganda. Propaganda is lying in order to advance a favorable agenda. This movie may not be accurate, but it captures themes like honor and courage and integrity. It doesn't have to be true in order to inspire. There's nothing wrong with embellishing history in order to create an inspirational story.
If you like Samurai movies of course you got Shogun for a series that sweeped the Emmys. And anything from Akira Kurosawa like Seven Samurai and my favorite of his Ran. I saw Ran in the theaters and it was truly epic.
He wanted to demonstrate that they are not prepared, but he wanted him to hit him as well..
Being raised in a religiously zealous family, I rejected it. However, you're right in that there are environments that seem spiritual. Only in nature do I find the possibility of a higher power.
Have watched dozens of reactions to this movie, this is my favorite. You got the humor, felt the sads, and got the good ending. Sure your life is full of those in movie, romance, honor, loving friends, etc!
Have you watched Tom young before Top Gun? Watch All The Right Moves, he's a HS football player that needs to get scholarship for college. His acting got him his Maverick job in Top Gun. Wasn't known much before this movie, but you see him same in feelings in it as this, decades after.
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The armour of the samurai was typically made by the women so that might be why there's a certain elegance to it compared to other styles of armour. The men typically made the swords.
"They are all...perfect." This is my favourite movie, I know it by heart. Glad you enjoyed it, best of luck with your channel!
If you want another one Ed Zwick Glory is pretty epic and for a modern war epic Courage Under Fire is pretty awesome
Really great movie, just a bit sad they had to change the protagonist’s nationality from French to American ☺️
Many reactors notice the white tiger in Katsumoto's vision, but completely miss the white tiger on the banner Algren is using to fend off the Samurai just before his capture, which is what prompted Katsumoto to spare Algren.
If you want to delve into more of the Eastern culture, there are countless movies that display it. Consider "heaven and earth" 1990, "zaitoich" from 1948-2010, "7 samurai" 1954, or even Chinese movies, "ip man" 2008-2019, "fearless" 2006. I mentioned these because they are rich in their respective countries as well as entertaining. Many many more to choose from.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time! This is a true masterpiece. So glad you discovered it.
A couple of underrated yet really good movies you should check out Colette are Hildago, 3:10 to Yuma, Road to Paloma, Outlaw King, Sweet Girl, Lucky Number Sleven,
If you want more historical war movies, I would recommend "Glory" with Matthew Broderick
Not sure if you saw my suggestion but I suggested The Last Samurai under your 300 or Troy reaction, maybe you were already planning to watch this, but I’m glad you did anyway. Since you enjoyed this I think you much find The Pacific and Band of Brothers to be rich stories with a strong connection to our country’s history. They aren’t movies tho, they’re “limited series” so 10 episodes, but because they were made in this format, you get a lot more details about WW2 that a movie would have to leave out and gloss over. For movies there’s also 1917, Enemy at the Gates. I know many people rank Saving Private Ryan near the top of WW2 movies but I’d say Band of Brothers and the Pacific are even better, I think it was the format that I found to be a good match for this specific topic.
I thought it was cool you really grasped a detail that MANY people get wrong, which is that it was Katsumoto that was the “Last Samurai” not Nathan Algren, technically he wasn’t even a samurai. Ken Watanabe really killed this performance, I thought Hiroyuki Sanada was great as well and you can tell he brought his expertise in samurai and authentic Japanese culture to both this movie and Shogun. I do wish Shogun was more of a limited series like BoB and Pacific, but it’s still a great show.
Its not like i watched it in theatres... I watched on my laptop and I forgot where i actually was. I felt i was inside the movie. The cinematography, the music, the captivating storyline and acting got me.
U should watch Edward Zwick's other movie Blood diamond if u haven't. Its also as amazing as this one.
Full Metal Jacket!!!! Stanley Kubrick classic!!
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No shame in shedding tears at this. I'm nearly 53 years old, and it moves me to tears every single time. I've seen Marine Corps combat veterans weep unashamedly at the end of this film.
The scene where Taka dresses Algren in her husband's armor, is far more romantic and sensual, than any nude love scene.
Katsumoto is based upon a historical figure, Saigō Takamori. He was a leader in the Satsuma Rebellion against Emperor Meiji's social reforms. He fell at the Battle of Shiroyama. He is viewed as Japan's quintessential modern hero.
In case you didn't realize Colette the battle Nathan and Katsumoto were talking about in the final battle of the men dying to the last was the 300 movie
Katsumoto is played by Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, who indeed gave us a stellar performance in this film. He gave us another stellar performance in the film "Letters from Iwa Jima," set during WWII and the battle for said island against the Americans.
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I don't think you noticed the armor Taka gave Nathan was her dead husband's armor.
everything about this movie is great, except the ick part of bedding the wife of the man you killed.....uugh, like ultimate c#****ng, if they cut that love part out, this would been a perfect movie
In my opinion this is Tom Cruise's best movie. I love this movie. When I first saw this movie, it made me interested in the Samurai and the Japanese culture. Every time I watch this movie the last 20 minutes or so of the movie always make me cry. The loss of life all over the so-called progress it is shameful, a waste of life and the possible loss of history and culture.
Going 'Cold Turkey' for an alcoholic can be fatal. Drinking less and less over time is better.
Movie : Letters From Iwo Jima.
Actor: Ken Watanabe ,aka Katsumoto.
He also is in the movie, Memoirs of a Geisha.
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27:31 being a fireman of 26 years ifourth God many many times. Been in some real bad places more than a few times was at ground Zero after it all happened and thats when i most found him. Not from tht department but when i went there for last final search you find yourself thanking that you weren't there. Also I remember watching those brave souls going down the street during 9/11 and you could see it in every firemans face that they had given threee souls to God ever get a chance to watch any video of those brave firemen walking down the street towards those towers to go in everyone should. Anyway yes ive thought about a higher power many times and thank him after and before every fire call. Rest in peace to the Brave men and women that gave everything they had fo those they didn't know. Peace be with everyone.
just fyi Katsumotos son was going to die, that's why he made his last stand, he was most likely lung shot which is why he was bleeding out of his mouth, it's not impossible to survive but in those days I would say extremely unlikely to survive.
I believe the theory that he died of his wounds, but the ending scene is his view of what he now believes to be his heaven.
In my opinion San Francisco was the most beautiful city in the USA! But not anymore! Thank you Governor Newsom.
One of my favorite elements to this movie is Katsumoto mentioning to Nathan that one can spend a lifetime looking for the perfect blossom and it would not be a wasted life; and then in the end he sees them falling and realizes that 'they are all perfect'.
You picked the perfect film to transport you to a place and culture you’ve never seen! Masterpiece
Collette, at the beginning where the Samurai looks like an execution is not. As explained later he could not live with his shame for losing and so requested Sepiku which is a ritualized suicide in Japan.
Remember, Omura's railroad is "important to" Japan.
The railroad specifically built by Omura. So Omura can exploit his nation and people and become rich.
Ninja fought much as the samurai did, only dirty. This is because, in their day-to-day lives, they usually were samurai, or members of such a clan.
If you’re asking for a war film...Hacksaw ridge. If you want a war film and an anime, grave of the fireflies.
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he sacrificed himself because he felt dishonor in his actions.
Yeah yeah this movie gets a little juicy 💕
Dances with Wolves is a great movie that shares some commonality in theme and time period and drama action.
He kept him alive cause he saw a white tiger in his vision, and the American was weaving a spear with a white tiger flag
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@Colette, looking forward to seeing your reaction to Last of the Mohicans which is set about 20 years before the American Revolution, during the "7 Years' War", a.k.a. "the French & Indian War" (which comes up in The Patriot too for Mel Gibson's character). It's so good, and a lot of the same vibes as this movie. Also, Danial-Day Lewis, who plays the main character, is one of the last classic, traditional method actors, and it shows. Later he would go on to play Abraham Lincoln in the Spielberg biopic.
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Great Reaction Colette... It was enjoyable. Please watch the films you mentioned that you have on your list. Yes, they are heart breaking at times, however there is almost always a cost to freedoms or protections. By opening your heart to them will only make your heart stronger once you understand "a heart is a heavy burden" Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones later animated by Hayao Miyazaki ~ Great read or watch (I do not think you will be able to react to anything from Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli), Does not mean you should not indulge... Best wishes with your channel~
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The orginal figure of Katsumoto in the movies was the one figure of the 3, that overthrown the Shogunate government of Japan, and reinstated the Emperor as the supreme governor of the country.
Then the 3 figure started infighting. Katsumoto was a more conservative faction leader, and after failing to impose his vision in the new imperial government, he started a rebellion, and all the samurais that were not happy with the reforms, joined him.
To summarize, He lose the war and forced to commit seppuku or harakiri.
Later he was pardoned by the emperor Meiji.
Greetings from a taiwanese Argentinean ❤
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The best of all time in the war genre is HBO's Band Of Brothers (produced by Hanks and Spielberg and starring very young James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and many others) and it's actually a true story (the actors play the elderly veterans interviewed at the beginning of each episode). 97% on rotten tomatoes.
How did TH-cam get someone as great as you on reaction videos? You make me laugh so much. Thank you for being so great
Wow, thank you!
Yeah this good movie the ending kind of sad
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Please🙏🏻 watch "COURAGE UNDER FIRE" It's another great one from Ed Zwick. It has Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan and a young Matt Damon❤
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You notice That before the final battle, Katsumoto referred to Omura as Mister Omura, rather than Omura-san. The "san" suffix indicates honor. To leave it off, is to accuse Omura of having no honor. Omura later proved it, by refusing to end his life on Katsumoto's sword.
Hello, new subscriber here
The last movies you watched are among my favorites
I would like to recommend 3 that I really like and I believe will surprise you
1- Signs
2- Gran Torino
3- I am Legend
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Did you watch the same movie? Your conclusions were almost always wrong. The native tribes were not innocent indigenous peoples, being "murdered " by soldiers. There was a war going on, and native tribes butchered and slaughtered white settlers just as often. The movie tends to glorify the Samurai, but they were far from being the honorable warriors depicted. They were far more savage than some of the native tribes.
Another Edward Zwick movie well worth watching (if you haven't already): Glory (1989)