The Last Samurai [Blu-ray]
Product Description
While Japan undergoes tumultuous transition to a more Westernized society in 1876-77, The Last Samurai gives epic sweep to an intimate story of cultures at a crossroads. In America, tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is coerced by a mercenary officer (Tony Goldwyn) to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this "progress" is a rebellion of samurai warriors, holding fast to their traditions of honor despite strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader (Ken Watanabe), Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test. All of which makes director Edward Zwick's noble epic eminently worthwhile, even if its Hollywood trappings (including an all-too-conventional ending) prevent it from being the masterpiece that Zwick and screenwriter John Logan clearly wanted it to be. Instead, The Last Samurai is an elegant mainstream adventure, impressive in all aspects of its production. It may not engage the emotions as effectively as Logan's script for Gladiator, but like Cruise's character, it finds its own quality of honor. --Jeff Shannon
★★★★☆ "Great Film!"
Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe star in this 2003 war epic.
During the Civil War, A Captain meets a Samurai Leader
and learns from him. I like this film and think it's one of
Tom's best. This dvd has nice picture and sound plus
neat extras. I highly recommend this great film.
During the Civil War, A Captain meets a Samurai Leader
and learns from him. I like this film and think it's one of
Tom's best. This dvd has nice picture and sound plus
neat extras. I highly recommend this great film.
★☆☆☆☆ Just Another Anti-West Film
I first saw this movie in 05 after everyone I knew who'd seen it said it was awesome. However I had the exact opposite reaction to this movie. Other reviewers have pointed out many ridiculous things about this movie. Here are the ones I think are the most prevalent.
1. The historical and cultural reality of this movie is flipped to where the dwindling noble samurai are the good guys and the big mean Japanese government advised by the dastardly US is the bad guy.
2. The time it takes Tom Cruise to learn the "ways" of the samurai is extremely short, and the Samurai people he lives among, for the most part, seem to not have a problem with this outsider, despite their history of not accepting people outside of Japan.
3. It is in your face about the Indian Wars and the atrocities the "white man" inflicted on the Native Americans, and how US influence in Japan was evil and sinister in nature. Not to mention it "corrupts" the culture that was once innocent in it's lack of industrialization and modern technology.
another stupid thing that others have pointed out is how the samurai are portrayed as only using the archaic sword and bow, while the evil government uses modern mechanized weapons. This is BS, because the Samurai had been using guns since the 1600s just like much of the world. This is typical for movies like it. The poor weak natives who are nice to the earth and use thing that don't do little to no harm to the planet, while the big evil bad guys don't care and whatever they want to the earth. I'm not necessarily saying they did this on purpose, but it is typical.
In closing, this movie sucks! It's an overly used storyline that is exactly like Dances With Wolves, Avatar, ect. The only difference being it's set in Japan. Even at 16 when I first saw The Last Samurai I abhorred it, and five year later I still can honestly say the same.
1. The historical and cultural reality of this movie is flipped to where the dwindling noble samurai are the good guys and the big mean Japanese government advised by the dastardly US is the bad guy.
2. The time it takes Tom Cruise to learn the "ways" of the samurai is extremely short, and the Samurai people he lives among, for the most part, seem to not have a problem with this outsider, despite their history of not accepting people outside of Japan.
3. It is in your face about the Indian Wars and the atrocities the "white man" inflicted on the Native Americans, and how US influence in Japan was evil and sinister in nature. Not to mention it "corrupts" the culture that was once innocent in it's lack of industrialization and modern technology.
another stupid thing that others have pointed out is how the samurai are portrayed as only using the archaic sword and bow, while the evil government uses modern mechanized weapons. This is BS, because the Samurai had been using guns since the 1600s just like much of the world. This is typical for movies like it. The poor weak natives who are nice to the earth and use thing that don't do little to no harm to the planet, while the big evil bad guys don't care and whatever they want to the earth. I'm not necessarily saying they did this on purpose, but it is typical.
In closing, this movie sucks! It's an overly used storyline that is exactly like Dances With Wolves, Avatar, ect. The only difference being it's set in Japan. Even at 16 when I first saw The Last Samurai I abhorred it, and five year later I still can honestly say the same.
★★★★★ USED DVD'S
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THANK YOU AMAZON FOR BEING PICKY ABOUT THE SELLERS THAT YOU ALLOW TO SELL ON YOUR SITE.
★★★★★ Awesome Price
This is a good movie to watch if ur interested in samurais,which was pretty cool. When i bought this it was on sale for 9.99 and i just had to get it because i was skeptic about gettting it before because it was 20-30 bucks before and it wouldnt be worth it, because i could get some better with that money. But for the price i got it for it was a sweet deal and very good movie for those who havent seen it. It is a classic
★★★★★ Great Flick!
My husband watched this movie on tv and wanted to purchase it for his collection. Well worth the money.
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