The Last Samurai

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The Last Samurai

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The Last Samurai

Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton

An epic set in Japan during the 1870s which centers on Captain Nathan Algren, an American who is being requested to carry out a very special mission. Captain Algren, a respected colonial military offi...( read more  read more... )cer, is hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors, in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai. This tension places the colonial officer at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

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  • phubbs1
    July 18, 2009
    phubbs1
    This is a great movie, the Eastern look and feel is spot on, the samurai's are awesome and I love their warrior armour and weaponary. Its a perfect samurai flick. Watanabe is brilliant as is his warriors, the battles are great slicing action and the vista's are excellent. Cruise ...( read more)lets it down in my opinion, he just loves himself too much and shows of, it needed a smaller name in the role, with less of an ego, the usual problem with this type of film. I love the oriental Eastern style and look, if you do to you'll like this.
  • 76Majikat
    April 23, 2009
    76Majikat
    A big production with some amazing views, a great quality film with a western view on the Samurai style films. It also captures the spiritual sense.

    It is perhaps a little disappointing that people will watch, and have watched this film purely because of Tom Cruise being the ...( read more)lead, when although this is one of Cruise's better roles it certainly isn't the Cruise element that makes the film, but I'm sure he would have raised the box office ratings.
  • garyX
    March 27, 2009
    garyX
    A disillusioned cavalry officer is ordered to train an army to fight against a rebellious samurai in Japan, only to be captured and come to respect his erstwhile foe. Yes, that's right, it's Dances With Japs. Or maybe, How The East Was Won. This film is exactly what i was expecti...( read more)ng; a typical Hollywood historical epic. Tiny Tom is troubled by clumsy flashbacks of an atrocity which now shapes his entire personality and sets off to do his duty, only to learn to admire the noble savages while they learn from his pig-headed self-destructiveness and provide him with a handily widowed village babe and surrogate family. He then switches sides leading to the wobbly lower-lip inducing heroic final battle after which an American invents modern Japan (probably shouldn't have nuked it 70 years later then, huh?) The script is the usual laughably formulaic nonsense you'd expect (the ending especially provoked one particularly loud and obnoxious raspberry aimed at the screen) and everyone's favourite cultist shouts, gets all dewy eyed and moons over doe-eyed Japanese beauties on cue, although I'd have to say he does not look too out of place with a katana in his hand. Despite the cliche riddled script, there is enough action and spectacle to maintain the interest, with the battle sequences as well staged as you'd expect but it is the smaller scale fight sequences that are the most impressive, particularly the bonding bloodshed Tom and Ken share when dealing with a cadre of attacking ninjas. In fact it falls to Ken Watanabe to provide the real meat of the story and he brings an intensity to his character that is sorely lacking from the rest of the cast. It's a serviceable Hollywood blockbuster that's undemanding yet entertaining enough but I couldn't help thinking that it would have been a much better film if Cruise and his character weren't in it.
  • KhrisP
    January 4, 2009
    KhrisP
    I love this movie - not a big Tom C. fan but he is a good actor- and this movie is really good -
  • mrpopcorn
    October 6, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    One of the finest movies done in Hollywood. Epic proportions, fantastic tale, excellent acting and far-reaching message. Should have won couple of Oscars. Incredible achievement! Tom Cruise is one of the best Hollywood actors - he has proved it here! Not nominating him for an Osc...( read more)ar is a disgrace. High emotional adventure tale with focused cast that has digged deep into these roles and a story that enchants and captivates throughout. A great vision of a dissapering world, of different cultures and civilizations clashing and of retaining basic values that can never be destroyed regardless of anything. Wonderful music and scenery accompanies this almost perfect tale. Captain Nathan Algren's battlefield ending scene survival takes the edge of the movie but gives it back in the most last scene with the emperor. Almost a flawless movie worth seeing several times.
  • Cimeri1
    November 8, 2009
    Cimeri1
    This is one of the best blockbuster movies ever. It has everything an amazing story great acting from all actors especially from Ken Wassabe. I was fascinated from the samurai soldiers I think that was the only movie who give a good image from them. The Asiatic movies are terribl...( read more)e they make the samurai as people who can fly and kill people with a raindrop.
  • noneicha
    November 7, 2009
    noneicha
    wuah..keren banget film ini..banyak pesan moralnya..terutama tentang makna pengabdian. no wonder if japanese are so sophisticated..
  • totalefreiheit
    November 5, 2009
    totalefreiheit
    Muy buena pelicula. La actuación de Ken Watanabe esta genial. La de Tom Cruise es pobre y poco menos que mediocre. Le queda grande el papel.
    Pero aun asi, la pelicula vale la pena por su historia, por su fotografia y por su musica.
  • Ghosti
    November 5, 2009
    Ghosti
    My favorite Tom Cruise movie.
  • youthagainstfascism1
    November 2, 2009
    youthagainstfascism1
    some great emotional impact actually, a real tear jerker at parts.
    although i sorta agree with paul mooney in this situation, but tom cruise does give his role some justice.
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