The Last Samurai....

[Dranoel]

Watching this, yet again, because I really love this movie. (despite Tom Cruise) The realistic depiction of the Samurai way and the underlying, and unspoken sub-plots, still fascinate me. When Japan lost the Samurai, they lost a part of the honor that we never really knew and is far further lost to us today. It may well be one of Cruise's best roles, but less because of him and more because of the role itself and the movie as a whole. It has been an inspiration to me since the first time I saw it.

 

 

 

[lefty o]

i like your line "despite tom cruise". i absolutely can not watch anything he is in. just cant stand him, and the little man complex that shows through in everything he does.

Edited June 6, 2021 by lefty o

[Silver_Surfer]

Good movie! but reminded me of Dances with Wolves. 

[JFlowers]

The depiction of the life, especially during the modernization of Japan, may be realistic, but many of the props are a bit out of time or incorrect.  Like a John Wayne Civil War movie using SAA and Model 92s.  You just suspend disbelief and enjoy.

[mcflury]

I thought it was enjoyable need to look into the story it was loosely based on 

[Twilk73]

Love the movie, Tom cruise is a great actor. What is it you don’t like about him?

 

I think Leonardo DiCaprio was one of the best actors in his prime but I can’t stand his politics.