I remember when in 2003, I went to the cinema to watch this masterpiece..... Even to this day, I found unbelievable that Tom Cruise didn't received an Oscar for his job in this movie.... He's simply astonishing, and still consider this his best movie.....
Please never apologize for you emotions. They are very precious. I am honoured and appreciate you share them with me/us. So, thank you for doing so and for this fantastic reaction 🙏.
Agreed. I may not agree with her every opinion, like immediately assuming the samurai were attackin a innocent tiger instead of possibly defendin themselves and/or loved ones from a maneater, but I do admire and respect honesty. I find nothin but, here.
Katsumoto: "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life." Katsumoto when he is dying: "Perfect. They are all Perfect."
I have long held the opinion that (at 25:55) this movie contains one of the best non-sex love scenes EVER. The intimacy when she presented and dressed him in the armor is more tender and loving than so many other films that have just a big make-out session/sex scene.
@@russellward4624 I understand that but it was a very small, gentle kiss. Imagine if it had been the passionate, full of lust kind of thing a lot of movies have when two character can't hold back any longer. That would have been bad.
@@darkphoenix2 it's a minor gripe. I think to go from her husband dying to kissing the guy that killed him 3 or 4 months later seems a bit quick to me.
As someone who dont cry much, this movie never fails to tear me up, even after watching it MANY times by now. The feelings never gets old. Especially when he kept picking up hes sword after all that beating, or when katsumato said "Perfect" as a final word, this movie is filled with amazing things that is lacking in modern times. Thank you . Peace and love
No one attacked a tiger, it was a vision Katsumoto had. He then saw a white tiger on the banner Algren was fighting with and took it as a sign to capture rather than kill. The first battle, the one you pointed out as running away was ordeted to retreat by Algren as he was next in command and Algren prioritized his life due to position.
A clarification - the title of this movie does not refer to Captain Nathan Algren or Katsumoto. The word "Samurai" here is in its plural form, and refers to Katsumoto's clan as a whole.
It's an odd choice since even within the film they are not the last. It is mentioned that they want to eliminate them to prevent other samurai from rebelling. Something like "Last of the samurai" may have been a better choice.
@kroanosm617 it's not because samurai isn't a singular word. Japanese doesn't have plural words. Tooth is the same no matter how many you are referring to and samurai is the same. This a westerners misaplication of English language standards to non English words. The last samurai refers to the time of the samurai ending not an individual being the last.
@@russellward4624 Yes, but in English it doesn't make sense. Plural or not the title would imply that it's the actual last person or persons of the samurai which it was not. It was the end of the samurai era. So "The end of samurai" or something like that makes more sense.
@@russellward4624 You're not listening. It doesn't matter. Either way it doesn't make sense because they were not the last. The closet translation is "The Last Warrior/s". The end of the samurai way, That makes sense. The last era of the samurai, makes sense.
The historic period reflected in this movie is called the Meiji restoration. Japan was isolated to the external world and more than a country, a collection of feudal territories (shogunates) with an emperor who was only a symbolic figure when Commodore Perry from the US forced Japan to open to the world. They realized in order to survive the transition, the needed to become a solid country again, and unified under emperor Meiji. He was not as young as reflected in this movie, but I think the age of the actor reflects very well on the screen the fact that he was inexperienced at governing. I believe it is hard trying to understand Taka's situation with a western mentality. I don't think she was personally upset at Algren for killing her husband when she knew her husband was trying to kill him in more or less a fair battle. The warrior mentality of samurai was present at the entire village, not just on the men who did the actual fighting. Since the first time I watched the movie, I got the impression that when Taka asked Katsumoto to remove Algren from her home, was because she was falling for him already, but knowing he might be sent back or executed, and also being a gaijin (foreigner) she wanted to avoid him. For me, the kiss scene was more than expected. One more note: I've heard from my Karate instructors that in Japanese they don't ever put consonants together, they have to have a vowel between consonants, that's why they pronounce Algren as "alEgUren", they are just not used to L, G and R together.
On vowels and consonants, indeed Japan doesn't have an alphabet but a syllabary! Google a "hiragana" table, you'll see the structure is very cool. 5 vowels sounds and 10 consonants (K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R, W) forming to make pairs, e.g. [A, I, U, E, O], [KA, KI, KU, KE, KO]. There are some exceptions, and you can turn some consonants into similar consonants (K>G, S>Z, T>D, H>B/P), and also use the Y syllables to extend others (e.g. KO into KYO, like Tokyo). And you can add an "N" sound to the end of any of them. And that's it! The beautiful thing is that once you learn these sounds and structure, you can never mispronounce Japanese words - they all follow the same pattern! Oh and no "L" consonant of course, L doesn't exist naturally in Japanese so when foreign loan words and names contain an L they use an R instead. So yeah Algren is tricky in Japanese, "A-RU-GA-RE-N"
it is a good movie but 1 thing i dislike is the way the movie portrayed a samurai. the katana is not the primary weapon and they do use firearms even during the unification period
@@sektaba, Yes. In reality, Japanese armies have been using firearms since the 17th century. The Portuguese were the first to introduce firearms to Japan. The director, here, was trying to emphasize the difference between Western modernism and the rich Japanese culture. Hence the historical inadvertence. The Battle of Sekigahara is a great example of Japanese armies using firearms, three centuries before the actions referenced in the film.
@@UmbraFulgur creative artistry from the director? the movie "Kingdom Of Heaven" deviated so much from real historical facts that i view it as propaganda movie. i get that movies should be considered "inspired by real people and events" not real history, but then hollywood had to come up with "the woman king" that the actors have to defend the movie lol
>Japan was isolated to the external world and more than a country, a collection of feudal territories (shogunates) with an emperor who was only a symbolic figure when Commodore Perry from the US forced Japan to open to the world This isn't quite accurate. First of all, regional fiefdoms in Japan were not shogunates, as "shogun" was a singular title for the highest-ranking samurai in the country (and the shogun was the de facto ruler of the country for much of the time the title was in use, with the Emperor largely being a puppet ruler); regional leaders generally held the title of "daimyo". There actually wasn't a shogun at the time the movie is set, as Japan's last shogun - Tokugawa Yoshinobu - had been removed from power by the Emperor in 1868, roughly eight years before The Last Samurai begins. Secondly, Japan was absolutely a unified country by the time of the Meiji Restoration; the last time it could realistically be called a domain of warring fiefdoms was during the Sengoku Jidai. At the end of that period, a succession of three warlords (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu) forcibly united the country, and it was Ieyasu who established the Tokugawa Shogunate that reigned over Japan from the 1600s to the mid-1800s. >He was not as young as reflected in this movie, but I think the age of the actor reflects very well on the screen the fact that he was inexperienced at governing. Meiji (Mutsuhito during his life) would have been just 23 years old during the first scene we see him (Autumn, 1876), and 24 during the last (Spring, 1877). His age is fairly accurately reflected in the film. That said, the real Meiji was not inexperienced at governing (he had occupied the Chrysanthemum Throne for 10 years by this point) though to what extent he was an active participant in the reforms sweeping Japan at this point versus being merely used by his court is an ongoing matter of intense historical debate.
In the beginning of the film, Cruise's character literally doesn't care if he lives or dies. That's why he taunts the rifleman to shoot at him and doesn't flinch. But his time with the samurai changes him and gives him peace with his past. Which is why his offer of his life to the emperor is SO much more powerful - it's something he truly values now.
This movie was my first exposure to Hiroyuki Sanada. His career massively took off after this movie. Of course, Timothy Spall was instantly recognizable in the Harry Potter movies. And of course Watanabe and Cruise - two legendary actors that reacted so incredibly well off of each other in this movie!
Sanada-san is absolutely amazing. He's obviously done a lot of work in the west recently that is fantastic, but if you'd like to see him in a quieter movie but genuinely awesome - I cannot more highly recommend "The Twilight Samurai". I promise that he doesn't sparkle...
@26:08 that scene was probably one of the most sensual and intimate scenes in the history of cinema. They made love without physically making it and totally showed their feelings for each other. It was so beautiful.
One of the most beautiful movies ever made. The symbolism of the old traditions being replaced with the new, harsher, ways combined with the imagery of the old traditions being the healthier choice, masterpiece
There is a degree of American fantasy in this one is a bit large really as in the late 1870's their military image from the Civil War had faded. At this point Imperial Japan was getting its Naval advice from Britain and its Military advice from the German Empire. On the Algren front the character is based on French Imperial Guard officer Jules Brunet. He had disappered off into the hills to fight alongside rebel Samurai during the First Bonin War which raged from 1868-69. Oh and for the battle Algren is haunted by see 'The Battle of the Washita River,; a murderous attack by the 7th Cavalry on a village full of Southern Cheyenne who were not even involved in the war then going on on the plains.
@@flyingmonkeydeathsquadronc968Yes realizing the uselessness of armour re breach loading modern firearms they had binned that years before the last charge. However if you check out the Extra History series 'The End of the Samurai' you'll find Saigo Takamori and his last 500 men charging down a hillside with his katana's to end things in the old way. Their firearms discarded for this last battle. Of course withing 10 years Saigo was enshrined as a shining example of Bushido by the Emperor.
@@666johnco To be fair Saigo ran out of ammunition for the firearms he had with him. So he had little left he could do other than be over run or charge and honor dictated charge.
@@flyingmonkeydeathsquadronc968 ah yes there was that as well, also extra History does cut lots of fact out to move along on a story in this instance from 1853 to 1877.
He didn't flinch because he didn't care if he died, in fact he welcomed it. No one was attacking tigers, it was a vision. Algren needing alcohol was more than just trying to forget he had the DTs, Delerium Tremens which is severe alcohol withdrawal.
The primary samurai weapon was the bow and arrow. In the actual story, the training officer was French. In 1600, the Japanese had adapted to Western guns, and their versions were better than European. But with unification and closing the borders, they put down their guns and went back to tradition. My tourist visit to Japan as a young man, was the greatest honor they could give me.
I love this movie, Watanabe is incredible and Tom Cruise is good too in this one ..... he has 2 great lines IMHO all in the end, "I will miss our conversations" always gets me, and "I won't tell you how he died, I'll tell you how he lived" ....
Seppuku is honorable death or ritualistic suicide by disembowelment that can only be conducted by a samurai. Hara-kiri means stomach-cutting in Japanese where the word hara refers to stomach and kiri refers to cutting. Harakiri and seppuku mean exactly the same thing in Japanese, but, Japanese people almost never use the word harakiri and prefer the word seppuku instead. Harakiri refers to the action of cutting stomach while seppuku represents the ritual and the traditional procedure of cutting the stomach.
Imo it's impossible not to cry at some point in this movie. I always cry at certain moments. The final embrace by Algrin and Katsumota, Algrin presenting the sword to the emperor, Algrin's depression in general and him screaming during the night
Just wanted to add something about the Hara Kari part. Actually stabbing yourself in the gut to die is the honorable part the part where he gets his head chopped off isn't. That part is being merciful. You would want someone you trust like Katsumoto cutting off your head because they could easily say they will and just not do it and let you suffer and die slowly. It shows that the man had a lot of respect for Katsumoto to ask him to cut off his head and Katsumoto showing respect actually going through with it.
Not Hara Kari. It's hara-kiri. Harakiri refers to the act of self disembowelment to redeem oneself from shame (of defeat or something else). Seppuku, refers to the whole ritual with the (merciful act of) assisted beheading at the end.
Each death... perfect. T_T Like a cherry blossom falling from a tree. I cried for 10 minutes after this scene in the theaters... pretty much all the way to the end credits. You are not alone in your empathy. I shed tears not for their deaths because it is not men that are dying... but a beautiful way of life that the world could use a lot more of today. Honor.
"Schindler's List" and "Gran Torino" are great movies that despite the themes they deal with and how they deal with, everybody should watch at least once in their lives...... Nevertheless, since I'm a sucker for movies that, despite being great, for one reason or another had ended up in the dark void of collective memory, I'm gonna give you here a small list of those kind of movies, and leave it to your judgment if to make a reaction, watch them on your own, add them to polls or simply ignore them: -Quest for fire (1981) -Enemy Mine (1985) -Alive (1993) -In the name of the father (1993) -Dragonheart (1996) -G.I. Jane (1997)
@@silviuvisan505 Those are great movies, but aren't forgotten as the others.... you can check them out, look for -insert movie title- and add reaction in the youtube search bar; you'll see there's a bazillion videos about those movies, and compare that search with the ones on my list, and you'll see the difference.... I'm not saying those aren't great movies, but too many people are already making reactions to those, while other are unfairly being put aside.....
My only criticism of this film is they just had to change the French Officer( Jules Brunet ) to an American to the make the film more appealing to the American audience.
This is just a fantastic movie all the way around. Great acting, great score, great cinematography, and great storyline. You definitely picked a masterpiece to react to.
I've watched you get emotional before, so I knew this movie would probably hit you hard, but that's what makes it a great movie. We should have emotions ripped from our chests and I appreciate any film or book that can do that. If you liked the concept of this one and are up for a read, you might really appreciate Shogun by James Clavell. It's set in the 1600's and about a Ship captain that becomes a prisoner, becomes friends with the leader, falls in love and becomes Samurai. I've cried over it. Thank you for your reactions. I know you have a lot going on and you do them when you can. Fell free to choose ones YOU want to watch. We're just along for the ride.
I have watched probably 25 reactions to this film and I cry throughout every time. It is a perfect film - cinematography, music, acting, scenery, everything.
I really enjoyed your reaction to this movie. I have never seen any of your reactions before, but I was happy you showed up in my feed. This is one of my favorite movies, and it is a very very beautiful movie and I believe it to be one of Tom Cruises’ best movies ever, along with Far and Away. It is worth noting that nobody was trying to hurt the white tiger, but that it was a vision that Katsumoto was having. Tom Cruise was that tiger, and so at first Katsumoto didn’t understand why he was supposed to be there, but knew he needed to be there. When Tom Cruise was standing in the line of fire and ordering the soldier to fire, he was confident that they weren’t ready. He was also hoping that he would kill him because there was no quit in him, and he would never kill himself but could hardly live with himself and was fine with dying. As others have said, there are some very beautiful very difficult, but also one of the most intimate non-sexual scenes ever. Even the hardest of us shed tears because we understand the bond of family and fighting for the brother beside you; war is hell. Thank you very much for being open and sharing your reaction, and you got a new subscriber from one video. I look forward to looking back to old reactions, and new ones. 😺
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, tears, emotions. Cannot ask for anything more than an honest, real emotional reaction. Thank you Duaffy! Please visit Japan to see for yourself the beauty of the people and culture. If you were wondering, When Algren kissed Taka, he wanted to express his emotions towards her but a "kiss" was still a foreign concept, so she didn't understand what it meant. That's why it seemed she didn't respond positively or not. Same as the baseball game, different cultural backgrounds so "signals" might get mixed up/ confused.
If you are going to watch The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, bear in mind that it is the third part of a trilogy. A Fistful of Dollars is the first one, and For a Few Dollars More is the second.
Happy to have you back. You've been missed. This was a great movie. Not historically accurate, but a great film nonetheless. So glad you chose this one :).
The storyline, setting, attention to detail, acting, & of course the music were simply incredible. And.. if you were wondering, it was loosely based on a true story.
I cant tell you how much i have missed your reactions. And, a great movie to see as well! So many emotions in this movie and the music is .............. beyond magical. It brings so much to this movie.
when i was a child (this movie came out in early 2 thousends) my father took me to watch the movie, however, the person in the cinema booth said i couldnt watch it because i was too young, my father than bought a ticket to another movie and we sneaked in, there movie theater was so full that we had to sit on the stairs, but it was kind of an amazing exerience from my childhood
One of my favorite movies as well. You mentioned that 300 was not historically accurate and it would be good to remember that this is a highly romanticized version of Samurai . Nice react!
Algrin, when he was telling the young Japanese solider to fire at him, was probably hoping, wishing, somehow that the solider would be able to hit and kill him... So that he'd no longer have to be in pain or fight
Well done enduring the battle scenes...you can't expect to understand the honour and sacrifice fully without knowing how this type of unfortunate business was conducted. Such a great realistic movie captures the spirit of these eras. Note: Algren and his American comrades didn't scalp anyone...it was the native American tribes that were known for that...but their primitive savagery was outweighed by the wrongs done to them as depicted here. This is my favourite low-key love story of any movie too. Jolly good casting and Tom Cruise was superb.
@@philproffitt8363 yeah the inaccuracy totally doesn't take away the beauty of the film! Just good to keep in mind that it doesn't actually represent how things were at that time
Dunno if it's already been mentioned but here it is: The men during Algrens war did not Scalp people. It was the Indians that scalped people. There were some bounty hunters and soldiers that scalped people but it was an adopted form of showing proof of a kill historically, and usually people would prefer a head or a body to be shown as proof of a kill. However, among the Indians, it was a practice that was done out of hatred for their enemies, and it was done among warring tribes even south of the american border, which later also was done and targetted toward people coming to 'win the west' as it were when we did arrive there.
This movie was loosely based on the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, a real event involving the Samurai and Imperial forces of Emperor Meiji. If you watch the Winchester demo again, you can see McCabe's look of terror when Algren loads the rifle. This was not to be a live-fire exhibition, punctuated further when Algren shoots at the steam organ.
Of the movies mentioned I would highly recommend "Mission Impossible" and "Schindler's List." First "Schindler's List" is a very, very tragic film. Most people who react to the film are forever impacted by it. Which is a good thing. The tragedy should never happen again. I would recommend watching this one first and allow "Mission Impossible" to lift your spirits.
@26:00 you say it's very symbolic. In more ways than most know. The first robe a Samurai puts on is his burial garments. So he is dressed for his death. So the sadness you see inher face is see is dressing a man she cares for to go to his death.
Setting aside history, where both sides used firearms equally, the samurai in the film may not have modern weapons, but they have MASTERED them and their use. That trumps better weapons in the hands of absolute n00bs
@11:25 Hara Kiri is the punishment version. What happens in the movie is Seppuku. Seppuku is honorable and allows for the decapitation at the end. Hari Kiri is just the disembowelment of yourself.
You have a beautiful soul, your empathy defines you. Josh, if you see this, one correction. It wasn't 1,000 Greeks. It was 7, 000 and the 301 of course. 300 plus Leonidas. The 7000 surviving Greeks retreated when they were flanked by the Persian army. But it was one hell of a stand. Unfortunately, Sparta was a shell of its former self because of their cruel weighs of dealing with imperfect children. They just couldn't maintain their population and military stature by being so particular. It's also partly why we call it a Spartan life. The things that really matter in life, honor, integrity, respect, duty and love. Without these things we can never be whole. Sacrificing any one of them leads to an imperfect life.
One can really tell a lot about a person based on their reactions to movies. You have a good soul. Never change. This movie is definitely one of the greats, a classic that should be handed down through the generations.
11:24 It is not the Harakiri. Harakiri is made alone without anyone's help, the person dies slowly and in agony. The thing in the movie is called Seppuku, there's a special ritual before that, and after stabbing the tanto into the stomach (samurais thought the person's soul lives in stomach) the other samurai cuts his head off so the person dies fast and not agonizing. It was a great honor to be a part of this ritual, no matter who you are - the dying or helping to die.
The act of scalping was introduced to the native Amerind population by the French and English for the purpose of paying bounties on the killing of their enemies. The practice was endemic in Europe and practiced as late as 1036 in England. Unfortunately it fit in with certain customs and beliefs of most native tribes and so found a receptive niche in their culture. Not saying it hadn't happened with the Indians before then as it has been practiced all around the world at one time or another but the European practice of paying a bounty made it common to scalp not just men but women and children as well. This is one of the root causes of the antipathy held by the Americans after gaining their independence. It also lead to massacres of natives of any age or sex to be justified by many. It wasn't universal as many looked on this with horror and only slowly got the practice stopped. It didn't stop the deliberate removal of native children from their families and placing them in schools where only English was spoken and native practices and language were brutally suppressed. This caused the collapse of many tribes histories and they are still trying to rebuild their cultures. I am both Cherokee and Osage with possibly some Creek as well. That is of course mixed with 4 different European Nationalities.
for those paying attention to the dates in this movie, the Emperor in this film is Meiji, the grandfather of Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan in WW2. This film is pretty good with how the Meiji period was a rebirth for the country. Prior to this, Japan literally was still living in the 11th Century. Fast forward to 2023; what does it say about a culture when the people advance from medieval practices to being technology producers and innovators all in less than 100 years? I love this movie! Excellent reaction.
9:00 - 10:00 "they weren't prepared" No, they WERE prepared. BUT they weren't READY. You can "prepare" yourself for anything. But you will never know if you are READY until you actually face death (the situation). Military training is called "training" for a reason. And, today, they do everything they can to strip you down and build you back up. I know this from experience. To be sure, there is a certain amount of discipline that gets drilled into your brain (as can be seen at the end of the film compared to the beginning). But, you can never know for certain until you actually face it.
"No mind" Yeah, there has some contention among martial arts experts on how the Japanese approach their style of fighting by achieving "utsuro" ("emptiness"). "If you don't think or concentrate, how are you supposed to fight?" This is a very logical point, however it should be noted that what they meant by "stop thinking" is actually "trust your instincts and reflexes". Obviously, for the layman it's not something easy to do (it might even get you killed), but this sort of mindset is supposed to be practiced by those who train regularly each day, so often that each swing and movement is practically just another unconscious act, as natural as breathing and walking. And when you come to that point, the next thing to do is "planning your moves before executing them reflexively". As some would say, "never start a fight before you've finished it in your head". After that, well, you will barely need to "think" in the middle of a fight.
Ritual suicide in Japan is seppuku, hari kari is belly slicing, which is a way to avoid dishonor of defeat. Both are similar, but seppuku requires a "friend" to cut your head off once the pain becomes too great. Special note; the head cutter doesnt take the head completely off as this would be deemed rude.
Katsumoto wanted to preserve the old ways of the Samurai, while Onura wanted to bring Japan into the modern age. He saw Katsumoto as a threat to his efforts and profits. This movie loosely describes the events in the Satsuma Rebellion against Emperor Meiji's Restoration. Katsumoto represents an actual historical Samurai, named Takamori Saigo.
I welcome you to the ranks of we grizzled old fellows who shed tears *every* time we watch this film. This time you broke my heart extra deeply when you said something along the lines of "It's never worth it for the ordinary people involved". So very true. My grandfather, who was 8th Army in World War II, used to say they should take all the politicians and generals who wanted war and put them in a field to sort it out between themselves.
The Last Samurai is a japanese version of Dances with Wolf (Academy Awards Best Picture 1991). Replace the Japanese with Lakota Indians and Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) with Capt. Jon Dinbar (Kevin Costner) and there you have it. Watch Dances with Wolf if you have not.
the opening is a dream sequence of Katsumoto's. It ties into seeing the Tiger flag Algren was using to defend himself later, which is why he was spared.
I remember when in 2003, I went to the cinema to watch this masterpiece..... Even to this day, I found unbelievable that Tom Cruise didn't received an Oscar for his job in this movie.... He's simply astonishing, and still consider this his best movie.....
I also agree with you....but Also believe one of his best portrayed works was " Knight & Day"....he was so good...and funny in this role!
Ken Watanabe got robbed too. Big time.
Definitely his best performance!
@@nont18411I always was agree about tom cruse losing a oscar on this movie.. But Ken was different.. This role really suit him! Amaizing performance
That movie came out the same year as return of the king. Only reason why.
Please never apologize for you emotions. They are very precious. I am honoured and appreciate you share them with me/us. So, thank you for doing so and for this fantastic reaction 🙏.
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Agreed. I may not agree with her every opinion, like immediately assuming the samurai were attackin a innocent tiger instead of possibly defendin themselves and/or loved ones from a maneater, but I do admire and respect honesty. I find nothin but, here.
Exactly, thats whats fun about those reactions
Hey I miss youre reactions. Hope the new job is going well
Katsumoto: "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life."
Katsumoto when he is dying: "Perfect. They are all Perfect."
I have long held the opinion that (at 25:55) this movie contains one of the best non-sex love scenes EVER. The intimacy when she presented and dressed him in the armor is more tender and loving than so many other films that have just a big make-out session/sex scene.
I AGREE!!!!
Personally is wish they hadnt kissed and just kept the intimacy of the dressing.
@@russellward4624 I actually agree it would have been much stronger with no kiss.
@@russellward4624 I understand that but it was a very small, gentle kiss. Imagine if it had been the passionate, full of lust kind of thing a lot of movies have when two character can't hold back any longer. That would have been bad.
@@darkphoenix2 it's a minor gripe. I think to go from her husband dying to kissing the guy that killed him 3 or 4 months later seems a bit quick to me.
As someone who dont cry much, this movie never fails to tear me up, even after watching it MANY times by now. The feelings never gets old. Especially when he kept picking up hes sword after all that beating, or when katsumato said "Perfect" as a final word, this movie is filled with amazing things that is lacking in modern times. Thank you . Peace and love
No one attacked a tiger, it was a vision Katsumoto had. He then saw a white tiger on the banner Algren was fighting with and took it as a sign to capture rather than kill.
The first battle, the one you pointed out as running away was ordeted to retreat by Algren as he was next in command and Algren prioritized his life due to position.
Duaffy are you ok? Where are you been? We realy miss you.
I'm so happy you didn't let the channel die and continue to react to movies! Love your reactions and The Last Samurai is one of my favorites...
A clarification - the title of this movie does not refer to Captain Nathan Algren or Katsumoto. The word "Samurai" here is in its plural form, and refers to Katsumoto's clan as a whole.
It's an odd choice since even within the film they are not the last. It is mentioned that they want to eliminate them to prevent other samurai from rebelling.
Something like "Last of the samurai" may have been a better choice.
@kroanosm617 it's not because samurai isn't a singular word. Japanese doesn't have plural words. Tooth is the same no matter how many you are referring to and samurai is the same. This a westerners misaplication of English language standards to non English words. The last samurai refers to the time of the samurai ending not an individual being the last.
@@russellward4624 Yes, but in English it doesn't make sense. Plural or not the title would imply that it's the actual last person or persons of the samurai which it was not. It was the end of the samurai era. So "The end of samurai" or something like that makes more sense.
@kroanosm617 but it's not in English. That's the point. It's a Japanese word not English.
@@russellward4624 You're not listening. It doesn't matter. Either way it doesn't make sense because they were not the last. The closet translation is "The Last Warrior/s". The end of the samurai way, That makes sense. The last era of the samurai, makes sense.
The historic period reflected in this movie is called the Meiji restoration. Japan was isolated to the external world and more than a country, a collection of feudal territories (shogunates) with an emperor who was only a symbolic figure when Commodore Perry from the US forced Japan to open to the world. They realized in order to survive the transition, the needed to become a solid country again, and unified under emperor Meiji. He was not as young as reflected in this movie, but I think the age of the actor reflects very well on the screen the fact that he was inexperienced at governing.
I believe it is hard trying to understand Taka's situation with a western mentality. I don't think she was personally upset at Algren for killing her husband when she knew her husband was trying to kill him in more or less a fair battle. The warrior mentality of samurai was present at the entire village, not just on the men who did the actual fighting. Since the first time I watched the movie, I got the impression that when Taka asked Katsumoto to remove Algren from her home, was because she was falling for him already, but knowing he might be sent back or executed, and also being a gaijin (foreigner) she wanted to avoid him. For me, the kiss scene was more than expected.
One more note: I've heard from my Karate instructors that in Japanese they don't ever put consonants together, they have to have a vowel between consonants, that's why they pronounce Algren as "alEgUren", they are just not used to L, G and R together.
On vowels and consonants, indeed Japan doesn't have an alphabet but a syllabary! Google a "hiragana" table, you'll see the structure is very cool. 5 vowels sounds and 10 consonants (K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R, W) forming to make pairs, e.g. [A, I, U, E, O], [KA, KI, KU, KE, KO]. There are some exceptions, and you can turn some consonants into similar consonants (K>G, S>Z, T>D, H>B/P), and also use the Y syllables to extend others (e.g. KO into KYO, like Tokyo). And you can add an "N" sound to the end of any of them. And that's it! The beautiful thing is that once you learn these sounds and structure, you can never mispronounce Japanese words - they all follow the same pattern! Oh and no "L" consonant of course, L doesn't exist naturally in Japanese so when foreign loan words and names contain an L they use an R instead. So yeah Algren is tricky in Japanese, "A-RU-GA-RE-N"
it is a good movie but 1 thing i dislike is the way the movie portrayed a samurai. the katana is not the primary weapon and they do use firearms even during the unification period
@@sektaba, Yes. In reality, Japanese armies have been using firearms since the 17th century. The Portuguese were the first to introduce firearms to Japan.
The director, here, was trying to emphasize the difference between Western modernism and the rich Japanese culture. Hence the historical inadvertence.
The Battle of Sekigahara is a great example of Japanese armies using firearms, three centuries before the actions referenced in the film.
@@UmbraFulgur creative artistry from the director? the movie "Kingdom Of Heaven" deviated so much from real historical facts that i view it as propaganda movie.
i get that movies should be considered "inspired by real people and events" not real history, but then hollywood had to come up with "the woman king" that the actors have to defend the movie lol
>Japan was isolated to the external world and more than a country, a collection of feudal territories (shogunates) with an emperor who was only a symbolic figure when Commodore Perry from the US forced Japan to open to the world
This isn't quite accurate. First of all, regional fiefdoms in Japan were not shogunates, as "shogun" was a singular title for the highest-ranking samurai in the country (and the shogun was the de facto ruler of the country for much of the time the title was in use, with the Emperor largely being a puppet ruler); regional leaders generally held the title of "daimyo". There actually wasn't a shogun at the time the movie is set, as Japan's last shogun - Tokugawa Yoshinobu - had been removed from power by the Emperor in 1868, roughly eight years before The Last Samurai begins.
Secondly, Japan was absolutely a unified country by the time of the Meiji Restoration; the last time it could realistically be called a domain of warring fiefdoms was during the Sengoku Jidai. At the end of that period, a succession of three warlords (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu) forcibly united the country, and it was Ieyasu who established the Tokugawa Shogunate that reigned over Japan from the 1600s to the mid-1800s.
>He was not as young as reflected in this movie, but I think the age of the actor reflects very well on the screen the fact that he was inexperienced at governing.
Meiji (Mutsuhito during his life) would have been just 23 years old during the first scene we see him (Autumn, 1876), and 24 during the last (Spring, 1877). His age is fairly accurately reflected in the film. That said, the real Meiji was not inexperienced at governing (he had occupied the Chrysanthemum Throne for 10 years by this point) though to what extent he was an active participant in the reforms sweeping Japan at this point versus being merely used by his court is an ongoing matter of intense historical debate.
In the beginning of the film, Cruise's character literally doesn't care if he lives or dies. That's why he taunts the rifleman to shoot at him and doesn't flinch. But his time with the samurai changes him and gives him peace with his past. Which is why his offer of his life to the emperor is SO much more powerful - it's something he truly values now.
This movie was my first exposure to Hiroyuki Sanada. His career massively took off after this movie. Of course, Timothy Spall was instantly recognizable in the Harry Potter movies. And of course Watanabe and Cruise - two legendary actors that reacted so incredibly well off of each other in this movie!
Sanada-san is absolutely amazing. He's obviously done a lot of work in the west recently that is fantastic, but if you'd like to see him in a quieter movie but genuinely awesome - I cannot more highly recommend "The Twilight Samurai". I promise that he doesn't sparkle...
Hiroyuki Sanada had already acted in Japanese movies and was already a star there. However after this movie his career took off in the west for sure.
"Perfect... they are all... perfect..." 😢
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@26:08 that scene was probably one of the most sensual and intimate scenes in the history of cinema. They made love without physically making it and totally showed their feelings for each other. It was so beautiful.
One of the most beautiful movies ever made. The symbolism of the old traditions being replaced with the new, harsher, ways combined with the imagery of the old traditions being the healthier choice, masterpiece
There is a degree of American fantasy in this one is a bit large really as in the late 1870's their military image from the Civil War had faded. At this point Imperial Japan was getting its Naval advice from Britain and its Military advice from the German Empire. On the Algren front the character is based on French Imperial Guard officer Jules Brunet. He had disappered off into the hills to fight alongside rebel Samurai during the First Bonin War which raged from 1868-69.
Oh and for the battle Algren is haunted by see 'The Battle of the Washita River,; a murderous attack by the 7th Cavalry on a village full of Southern Cheyenne who were not even involved in the war then going on on the plains.
Also Katsumoto wore a western uniform and his forces used guns like they had for 200 years. It's a good movie but it's also an anti western movie.
@@flyingmonkeydeathsquadronc968Yes realizing the uselessness of armour re breach loading modern firearms they had binned that years before the last charge. However if you check out the Extra History series 'The End of the Samurai' you'll find Saigo Takamori and his last 500 men charging down a hillside with his katana's to end things in the old way. Their firearms discarded for this last battle. Of course withing 10 years Saigo was enshrined as a shining example of Bushido by the Emperor.
@@666johnco To be fair Saigo ran out of ammunition for the firearms he had with him. So he had little left he could do other than be over run or charge and honor dictated charge.
@@flyingmonkeydeathsquadronc968 ah yes there was that as well, also extra History does cut lots of fact out to move along on a story in this instance from 1853 to 1877.
He didn't flinch because he didn't care if he died, in fact he welcomed it.
No one was attacking tigers, it was a vision.
Algren needing alcohol was more than just trying to forget he had the DTs, Delerium Tremens which is severe alcohol withdrawal.
I freakin love Hiroyuki Sanada (he plays Ujio) in this movie...he's so freakin scary and righteous.
Would never want to face him in battle! :)
My favorite character (in my favorite movie)...and he is awesome in the new Shogun series!!
Glad you're still doing reactions; you give good ones. Whatever pace you choose is better than none at all :)
The primary samurai weapon was the bow and arrow. In the actual story, the training officer was French. In 1600, the Japanese had adapted to Western guns, and their versions were better than European. But with unification and closing the borders, they put down their guns and went back to tradition. My tourist visit to Japan as a young man, was the greatest honor they could give me.
I love this movie, Watanabe is incredible and Tom Cruise is good too in this one ..... he has 2 great lines IMHO all in the end, "I will miss our conversations" always gets me, and "I won't tell you how he died, I'll tell you how he lived" ....
"I will tell you how he lived." Is the entire quote.
Seppuku is honorable death or ritualistic suicide by disembowelment that can only be conducted by a samurai. Hara-kiri means stomach-cutting in Japanese where the word hara refers to stomach and kiri refers to cutting. Harakiri and seppuku mean exactly the same thing in Japanese, but, Japanese people almost never use the word harakiri and prefer the word seppuku instead. Harakiri refers to the action of cutting stomach while seppuku represents the ritual and the traditional procedure of cutting the stomach.
Imo it's impossible not to cry at some point in this movie. I always cry at certain moments. The final embrace by Algrin and Katsumota, Algrin presenting the sword to the emperor, Algrin's depression in general and him screaming during the night
Just wanted to add something about the Hara Kari part. Actually stabbing yourself in the gut to die is the honorable part the part where he gets his head chopped off isn't. That part is being merciful. You would want someone you trust like Katsumoto cutting off your head because they could easily say they will and just not do it and let you suffer and die slowly. It shows that the man had a lot of respect for Katsumoto to ask him to cut off his head and Katsumoto showing respect actually going through with it.
its called sepuku and the reason you choose a second is to make sure that person can cut your head off cleanly in a single sword stroke.
Not Hara Kari. It's hara-kiri. Harakiri refers to the act of self disembowelment to redeem oneself from shame (of defeat or something else). Seppuku, refers to the whole ritual with the (merciful act of) assisted beheading at the end.
You're confusing Hari-kari, with seppeku.
Or harakiri with seppuku.
@@jeffburnham6611seppuku🙏
Watch a movie called Glory… has amazing actors like , Morgan freeman , Denzel Washington, Mathew Broderick etc
Yay Duaffy is back! And with such an epic film! 😭🥺😍
Duaffy, you should make a list of movies YOU want to see...and people could vote on those ;)
Each death... perfect. T_T Like a cherry blossom falling from a tree. I cried for 10 minutes after this scene in the theaters... pretty much all the way to the end credits. You are not alone in your empathy. I shed tears not for their deaths because it is not men that are dying... but a beautiful way of life that the world could use a lot more of today. Honor.
It’s great to see you posting again even if it will just be sporadic (saw you discuss this on your stream here).
omg you posted it again! i gonna watch it now before youtube try to take it down again, thank you for posting it again
"Schindler's List" and "Gran Torino" are great movies that despite the themes they deal with and how they deal with, everybody should watch at least once in their lives...... Nevertheless, since I'm a sucker for movies that, despite being great, for one reason or another had ended up in the dark void of collective memory, I'm gonna give you here a small list of those kind of movies, and leave it to your judgment if to make a reaction, watch them on your own, add them to polls or simply ignore them:
-Quest for fire (1981)
-Enemy Mine (1985)
-Alive (1993)
-In the name of the father (1993)
-Dragonheart (1996)
-G.I. Jane (1997)
I would add Saving private Ryan, Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia and many more.
@@silviuvisan505 Those are great movies, but aren't forgotten as the others.... you can check them out, look for -insert movie title- and add reaction in the youtube search bar; you'll see there's a bazillion videos about those movies, and compare that search with the ones on my list, and you'll see the difference.... I'm not saying those aren't great movies, but too many people are already making reactions to those, while other are unfairly being put aside.....
Life is about trusting you feelings taking chances, finding happiness learning from the past and amazing realizing everything changes.
I hope that you're keeping well, Duaffy! You are missed 🙂
My only criticism of this film is they just had to change the French Officer( Jules Brunet ) to an American to the make the film more appealing to the American audience.
This is just a fantastic movie all the way around. Great acting, great score, great cinematography, and great storyline. You definitely picked a masterpiece to react to.
They were not literally attacking a tiger. It was a vision. There are no wild tigers in Japan.
I've watched you get emotional before, so I knew this movie would probably hit you hard, but that's what makes it a great movie. We should have emotions ripped from our chests and I appreciate any film or book that can do that. If you liked the concept of this one and are up for a read, you might really appreciate Shogun by James Clavell. It's set in the 1600's and about a Ship captain that becomes a prisoner, becomes friends with the leader, falls in love and becomes Samurai. I've cried over it. Thank you for your reactions. I know you have a lot going on and you do them when you can. Fell free to choose ones YOU want to watch. We're just along for the ride.
You have nothing to be sorry for. It’s my favorite movie and it chokes me up every time I watch it. It’s an absolute masterpiece.
I have watched probably 25 reactions to this film and I cry throughout every time. It is a perfect film - cinematography, music, acting, scenery, everything.
The thing with the tiger wasn’t even real… it was just a vision he had which held a deeper meaning.
I really enjoyed your reaction to this movie. I have never seen any of your reactions before, but I was happy you showed up in my feed. This is one of my favorite movies, and it is a very very beautiful movie and I believe it to be one of Tom Cruises’ best movies ever, along with Far and Away. It is worth noting that nobody was trying to hurt the white tiger, but that it was a vision that Katsumoto was having. Tom Cruise was that tiger, and so at first Katsumoto didn’t understand why he was supposed to be there, but knew he needed to be there. When Tom Cruise was standing in the line of fire and ordering the soldier to fire, he was confident that they weren’t ready. He was also hoping that he would kill him because there was no quit in him, and he would never kill himself but could hardly live with himself and was fine with dying. As others have said, there are some very beautiful very difficult, but also one of the most intimate non-sexual scenes ever. Even the hardest of us shed tears because we understand the bond of family and fighting for the brother beside you; war is hell. Thank you very much for being open and sharing your reaction, and you got a new subscriber from one video. I look forward to looking back to old reactions, and new ones. 😺
19:48 I’m in Heaven with those cherry trees in the background
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, tears, emotions. Cannot ask for anything more than an honest, real emotional reaction. Thank you Duaffy! Please visit Japan to see for yourself the beauty of the people and culture.
If you were wondering, When Algren kissed Taka, he wanted to express his emotions towards her but a "kiss" was still a foreign concept, so she didn't understand what it meant. That's why it seemed she didn't respond positively or not. Same as the baseball game, different cultural backgrounds so "signals" might get mixed up/ confused.
Brilliant. A great follow up, is
Master and Commander (the far side of the world)
Along with
Gladiator
Hey, Duaffy! Very nice to see you back and doing well. Good choice for the movie. Can't wait to see what's next.
Hi, this is a great movie !
If you are going to watch The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, bear in mind that it is the third part of a trilogy. A Fistful of Dollars is the first one, and For a Few Dollars More is the second.
Happy to have you back. You've been missed. This was a great movie. Not historically accurate, but a great film nonetheless. So glad you chose this one :).
Hell yeah a duaffy upload! :D
The storyline, setting, attention to detail, acting, & of course the music were simply incredible. And.. if you were wondering, it was loosely based on a true story.
I cant tell you how much i have missed your reactions. And, a great movie to see as well!
So many emotions in this movie and the music is .............. beyond magical. It brings so much to this movie.
He didn't flinch cause of his mental state, he didn't care if he died
Also remember that when Algren wanted the Japanese soldier to shoot him during the training scene, he was also hoping that the soldier would kill him.
one of my fav films , hope you enjoyd it
no more videos? :( are u still alive?
when i was a child (this movie came out in early 2 thousends) my father took me to watch the movie, however, the person in the cinema booth said i couldnt watch it because i was too young, my father than bought a ticket to another movie and we sneaked in, there movie theater was so full that we had to sit on the stairs, but it was kind of an amazing exerience from my childhood
08:33 it's not that he was so sure they are not ready but rather that Nathan low key wanted the soldier to shoot him dead. He was suicidal.
Thanks for sharing, Duaffy! I really enjoy your reactions :)
Saying that the samurai didn't use firearms is a historical in accuracy! The samurair were more than willing to use any advantage they could gain.
One of my favorite movies as well. You mentioned that 300 was not historically accurate and it would be good to remember that this is a highly romanticized version of Samurai . Nice react!
Algrin, when he was telling the young Japanese solider to fire at him, was probably hoping, wishing, somehow that the solider would be able to hit and kill him... So that he'd no longer have to be in pain or fight
I started watching attack on titan
And i can't get enough of it
It's so good
The characters are perfect
This movie is a tough one. You did very well. I've seen it a lot and still cry. And I have to believe that Nathan went back to Taka. ❤
If you like this, you would enjoy the old TV series "Shogun" featuring Richard Chamberlain. This movie took a lot of inspiration from it.
Omg it's here
Well done enduring the battle scenes...you can't expect to understand the honour and sacrifice fully without knowing how this type of unfortunate business was conducted. Such a great realistic movie captures the spirit of these eras. Note: Algren and his American comrades didn't scalp anyone...it was the native American tribes that were known for that...but their primitive savagery was outweighed by the wrongs done to them as depicted here. This is my favourite low-key love story of any movie too. Jolly good casting and Tom Cruise was superb.
Mmh the movie is amazing but very historically inaccurate in it's depiction of the samurai etc...
@@stentharkringeril2484 It IS fiction after all. The Japanese reacted well to the film...they even created a Tom Cruise Day in honour.
@@philproffitt8363 yeah the inaccuracy totally doesn't take away the beauty of the film!
Just good to keep in mind that it doesn't actually represent how things were at that time
Thanks for posting Duaffy I really appreciate your videos,also your reactions!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Dunno if it's already been mentioned but here it is:
The men during Algrens war did not Scalp people. It was the Indians that scalped people. There were some bounty hunters and soldiers that scalped people but it was an adopted form of showing proof of a kill historically, and usually people would prefer a head or a body to be shown as proof of a kill. However, among the Indians, it was a practice that was done out of hatred for their enemies, and it was done among warring tribes even south of the american border, which later also was done and targetted toward people coming to 'win the west' as it were when we did arrive there.
This movie was loosely based on the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, a real event involving the Samurai and Imperial forces of Emperor Meiji. If you watch the Winchester demo again, you can see McCabe's look of terror when Algren loads the rifle. This was not to be a live-fire exhibition, punctuated further when Algren shoots at the steam organ.
One of the most underrated movies ever,this movie is in my top 5 all time
Of the movies mentioned I would highly recommend "Mission Impossible" and "Schindler's List."
First "Schindler's List" is a very, very tragic film. Most people who react to the film are forever impacted by it. Which is a good thing. The tragedy should never happen again. I would recommend watching this one first and allow "Mission Impossible" to lift your spirits.
Missed your reactions here on You Tube. Welcome back. Good job.
@26:00 you say it's very symbolic. In more ways than most know. The first robe a Samurai puts on is his burial garments. So he is dressed for his death. So the sadness you see inher face is see is dressing a man she cares for to go to his death.
Setting aside history, where both sides used firearms equally, the samurai in the film may not have modern weapons, but they have MASTERED them and their use. That trumps better weapons in the hands of absolute n00bs
The Japanese government has made October 10th of every year "Tom Cruise Day" because of this movie.
When he said that all the blossoms on the tree were perfect, he was actually referring to his men.
so great to have you back
@11:25 Hara Kiri is the punishment version. What happens in the movie is Seppuku. Seppuku is honorable and allows for the decapitation at the end. Hari Kiri is just the disembowelment of yourself.
You have a beautiful soul, your empathy defines you.
Josh, if you see this, one correction. It wasn't 1,000 Greeks. It was 7, 000 and the 301 of course. 300 plus Leonidas. The 7000 surviving Greeks retreated when they were flanked by the Persian army. But it was one hell of a stand. Unfortunately, Sparta was a shell of its former self because of their cruel weighs of dealing with imperfect children. They just couldn't maintain their population and military stature by being so particular. It's also partly why we call it a Spartan life.
The things that really matter in life, honor, integrity, respect, duty and love. Without these things we can never be whole. Sacrificing any one of them leads to an imperfect life.
"Tell me how he died."
"I will tell you how he lived." 💔
Great movie.
This is the movie where I (and many others) discovered the great Ken Watanabe, who was rightfully nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.
One can really tell a lot about a person based on their reactions to movies. You have a good soul. Never change.
This movie is definitely one of the greats, a classic that should be handed down through the generations.
11:24 It is not the Harakiri. Harakiri is made alone without anyone's help, the person dies slowly and in agony. The thing in the movie is called Seppuku, there's a special ritual before that, and after stabbing the tanto into the stomach (samurais thought the person's soul lives in stomach) the other samurai cuts his head off so the person dies fast and not agonizing. It was a great honor to be a part of this ritual, no matter who you are - the dying or helping to die.
The act of scalping was introduced to the native Amerind population by the French and English for the purpose of paying bounties on the killing of their enemies. The practice was endemic in Europe and practiced as late as 1036 in England. Unfortunately it fit in with certain customs and beliefs of most native tribes and so found a receptive niche in their culture. Not saying it hadn't happened with the Indians before then as it has been practiced all around the world at one time or another but the European practice of paying a bounty made it common to scalp not just men but women and children as well. This is one of the root causes of the antipathy held by the Americans after gaining their independence. It also lead to massacres of natives of any age or sex to be justified by many. It wasn't universal as many looked on this with horror and only slowly got the practice stopped. It didn't stop the deliberate removal of native children from their families and placing them in schools where only English was spoken and native practices and language were brutally suppressed. This caused the collapse of many tribes histories and they are still trying to rebuild their cultures. I am both Cherokee and Osage with possibly some Creek as well. That is of course mixed with 4 different European Nationalities.
for those paying attention to the dates in this movie, the Emperor in this film is Meiji, the grandfather of Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan in WW2. This film is pretty good with how the Meiji period was a rebirth for the country. Prior to this, Japan literally was still living in the 11th Century. Fast forward to 2023; what does it say about a culture when the people advance from medieval practices to being technology producers and innovators all in less than 100 years? I love this movie! Excellent reaction.
蛍の墓が日本映画では一番泣ける戦争映画です。
9:00 - 10:00 "they weren't prepared"
No, they WERE prepared. BUT they weren't READY.
You can "prepare" yourself for anything. But you will never know if you are READY until you actually face death (the situation).
Military training is called "training" for a reason. And, today, they do everything they can to strip you down and build you back up. I know this from experience. To be sure, there is a certain amount of discipline that gets drilled into your brain (as can be seen at the end of the film compared to the beginning). But, you can never know for certain until you actually face it.
"For once I agree with that man, just so I can see him burn." I wouldn't want this girl as my enemy.
Lol "these nunchucks"... Missed ya, Duaffy!
He didn't flinch because he is ready to die and was even welcoming it. Part of him hoped he would be shot by the recruit.
"No mind"
Yeah, there has some contention among martial arts experts on how the Japanese approach their style of fighting by achieving "utsuro" ("emptiness"). "If you don't think or concentrate, how are you supposed to fight?" This is a very logical point, however it should be noted that what they meant by "stop thinking" is actually "trust your instincts and reflexes". Obviously, for the layman it's not something easy to do (it might even get you killed), but this sort of mindset is supposed to be practiced by those who train regularly each day, so often that each swing and movement is practically just another unconscious act, as natural as breathing and walking. And when you come to that point, the next thing to do is "planning your moves before executing them reflexively". As some would say, "never start a fight before you've finished it in your head". After that, well, you will barely need to "think" in the middle of a fight.
Good to see you back - liked and subbed. : )
Ritual suicide in Japan is seppuku, hari kari is belly slicing, which is a way to avoid dishonor of defeat. Both are similar, but seppuku requires a "friend" to cut your head off once the pain becomes too great. Special note; the head cutter doesnt take the head completely off as this would be deemed rude.
Katsumoto wanted to preserve the old ways of the Samurai, while Onura wanted to bring Japan into the modern age. He saw Katsumoto as a threat to his efforts and profits. This movie loosely describes the events in the Satsuma Rebellion against Emperor Meiji's Restoration. Katsumoto represents an actual historical Samurai, named Takamori Saigo.
Unbridled emotion you don't see in every reaction. Thank you very much. I will return.
海外の人で意味が理解されてない人が多いのですが、
天皇陛下が最後にヒゲ爺さんに『その屈辱に耐えられぬなら、この刀を授ける』というのは『この刀で腹を切れ』という意味です。
I welcome you to the ranks of we grizzled old fellows who shed tears *every* time we watch this film. This time you broke my heart extra deeply when you said something along the lines of "It's never worth it for the ordinary people involved". So very true. My grandfather, who was 8th Army in World War II, used to say they should take all the politicians and generals who wanted war and put them in a field to sort it out between themselves.
The Last Samurai is a japanese version of Dances with Wolf (Academy Awards Best Picture 1991). Replace the Japanese with Lakota Indians and Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) with Capt. Jon Dinbar (Kevin Costner) and there you have it. Watch Dances with Wolf if you have not.
What a noble mind that a samurai stick to their beliefs! This movie was so touching that many in the audience shed tears at that time.
the opening is a dream sequence of Katsumoto's. It ties into seeing the Tiger flag Algren was using to defend himself later, which is why he was spared.