The Last Samurai (2003) REACTION PART 2
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Hans Zimmer deserves so much credit for the music, and Taka is so incredibly beautiful. awesome movie in every way
I agree. Edward Zwick worked with some phenomenal composers. I still hum the melodies of Glory by James Horner to this day.
Taka, I'm not surprised. The actress who played her, Koyuki, is a model.
Super correct statement on all 3, it was bloody good on the big screen😲
I agree, it's a masterpiece.
The music is so fitting and beautiful in every moment, simply perfect.
Nobutada going out like a warrior always gets to me . A son dying for his father, that’s ultimate honor and respect .
It gets me too man
This is honestly one of the most unjustly underrated movies ever.
Totally agree. But I think it's a movie that needs second viewing to really appreciate it as masterpiece. I remember really liking it when I saw it first time but then I just forgot about it for couple years. Then I saw it again and it soon became one of my top 3 movies. Maybe thanks to reaction videos it will get the much deserved public wide recognition after all.
it's not underrated at all
@@Finwaell I think it is because i have heard so many people think this movie was a samurai version of the mission impossible when it came out and they didn't want to see it. I think all the trailers for it made it look like an action movie at the time.
the best master piece for me.
@@rpnp2 there were so many good movies during those years non-stop, it was easy to miss out on good movies. all the time i look at movies during those times and I'm shocked i missed them
The Last Samurai is one of those films that evokes such emotions that I can never get through it without shedding some tears
Somebody else commented and I agree, that it's obvious everybody involved in the making of this movie cared deeply about the project and and put their best effort into it.
What they brought to the screen has held up pretty darn well IMO.
30:14 Whoever cast this actor for this part ... is a Legend .
The Nathan Algreen character is based in a real man, a french captain named Jules Brunet who help a faction called Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Meiji restoration. What a great movie.
The scene where Taka helps him Don his Samurai armor is one of the most sensual and intimate moments ever filmed imo. 🥰😭😭😭
The public shaming of Nobutada. Soldiers beat him to the ground, take away his daisho (katana and wakizashi swords), and then cut his chonmage (topknot) off as a method of humiliation. To a samurai, their honor is their life, and to many samurai, a chonmage was a symbol of honor.
Katsumoto's final plea to the Emperor to stand up to his council. He stands there in a bow and looks absolutely heartbroken that the Emperor won't speak up. Can’t blame him for someone at such a young age & inexperience to lead his country especially when deciding what’s right & wrong.
Imagine asking your teacher for help/guidance deciding right & wrong only to be told you’ve to figure it out yourself. Truthfully speaking, figuring things out for yourself is the only freedom anyone really has. Use that freedom. Make up your own mind. However, choices have consequences which no one is free from. If you don’t find a way, no one else will.
The whole perfect line is him finishing his poem. Haiku is a poem with 3 lines that focuses on syllables. 5 - 7 - 5
They(1) are(2) all(3) per(4) fect(5) for his last line
That more touching and emotional
Landed in Japan in 1867 to train the samurai regiments there, the Frenchman Jules Brunet ended up embracing their cause, joining the insurrection against the emperor. A century and a half later, he will inspire the character of Nathan Algren, portrayed by Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai.
Tom cruises best role by far. Excellent movie. Very well made
I have watched Tom since he started his career. He is a fine actor.. Now one of the best lines in the movie - "I will tell you how he lived!" You two take care and stay safe....
Soldiers like Nathan Algren have a mind that can take in and process new skills quickly which is why he learned the language so fast
I can see how the beauty and sadness of this movie tore both of you apart. You are both fine people.
one of my favourite films, so much heart honour and great messages in it. the constant struggle between tradition and modernisation. the transition of warfare to more and more brutal and cold killing without conscious
and the soundtrack 👌
@Marcus u couldn't kill on mass like u can now. 3 guys in a room thousands of miles away now press a button on a computer screen and a few drones drop a bomb or two killings hundreds... it gets called collateral damage. little skill no conscious no accountability no honour u never even see the eyes of ppl u kill or the homes u blow up or fear in the eyes of the children on the streets.
maybe u should try leaving the little sheltered life u live or read some books or do some research in modern weaponry for any conflict beyond ww1. hell just look at the incidents and numbers in the "Iraq war". no way in good faith could say its a more humane or less brutal or more conscious war
ps u might also wanna read up the differences between samurai and ninjas. such as their level of training and the classes from which the came. it would be very unusual for a samurai (from high class society) to pronounce himself a shinobi (from the lower class of society). thag doesn't mean they didn't kill and often rogue samurai acted somewhat like war Lords dictating for regions... but they were very different to shinobi
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 as he is dying: "Perfect. They are all perfect."
"Dances with Wolves" has a similar theme as this film.
Yes, I love both movies pretty much equally. Then came Avatar which has also similar theme but unlike other people, I wasn't very moved by that, it didn't feel as deep as these two movies.
"They are all perfect."
The director of this movie, Edward Zwick, also directed "Glory".
"Glory" is great movie.
Hugging the boy is one of the touching scenes in the film that most reactors seem to cut out; I don't know why. Thank You for showing that moment.
I would say the final scene with the emperor saying that he wanted a strong and modern nation but they cannot forget their ancestors
In my top 5 all time favorite movie and you girls did an excellent reaction. I wondered if Michelle would cry(I new Viki would ball), but when Michelle cries this much you know it's an epic.
I don't own many movies on DVD because I know they will not be around forever. But this is one movie I purchased and never regret it. It's SO GOOD and emotional with beautiful videography. They really show there are no winners in a war.
fun fact: the sword that Tom Cruise received was done by a 3rd generation Blacksmith. He setup the entire place to build the sword for the movie.
fun fact: Bob was a retired actor that came out of retirement just to make this movie.
so a little real world lore for you:
the unnamed samurai who Algren calls Bob is played by Seizō Fukumoto, an actor who specialized in kirareyaku, playing the part of a man who loses a sword fight. It is estimated that he died 50,000 times onscreen.
Recognized him from Seven Samurai
As much as I loved Glory in 1988/89, The Last Samurai is still my favorite Edward Zwick film. Period pieces were always his modus operendi and this was his best.
Say what you want about Tom Cruise but this was one of his finest works.
This is a great movie. Everythign is done so well and comes together magnificently. It also shows War is notfaceless numbers and battlefields, but of people. Even though they fight each other they are still people and there is humanity within. How enemies can and would be friends, if not for the circumstances.
Beautiful masterpiece of a movie glad you ladies enjoyed the movie the part with the horses in the battle scene the concrete at the theater was shaking like an earthquake at that scene it was awesome I saw this movie six times the day of theater when it was still in theaters when it came out one of my all-time favorite movies of Tom Cruise ☺️
I love the line "I will tell you how he lived."
Mich crying... that is something I do not see often if at all! This is a superb movie. I truly enjoy it every time I see it. The story was a bit predictable but still, I truly like it and is extremely well done. Respect for the Samurai!
Probably the best movie Tom Cruise ever made. Absolutely in my top 20 movies ever viewed.
I don't think you understood what happened with the emperor in the end. That guy said because Emperor cancelled the deal he personally loses face and feels dishonnored and the emperor said "so if you can not live in such shame here i give you this sword " (meaning to take your own life). See the main reason for sepukku is the inability to keep living with shame you accumulated that will stigmatize you as a social pariah. So the reason he did not take it had nothing to do with blood but only because too pussy by that culture's tenets to expiate his shame by ritual suicide
Incredible movie, and what a lot of people don't realize is this last battle was loosely based on very real events. Japan had an extremely painful birth into the industrialized era.
Also, Cruise should have won a damn Oscar for this movie.
thanks so much for sharing your emotions with all of us
japanese here
(not all samurai) but 250 years in the edo era samurai became problematic they turned into bullies for hire and expected people to feed them house them and clothe them for free and not anyone could afford samurai as protection once japan had mostly peace we had to move on, yet no one fetishizes samurai more than westerners
Thank for speaking up, as much as I do enjoy this film, it definitely fetishizes and glosses over many of the problematic issues with holding onto the samurai caste system. Traditions such as Tsujigiri (live human test cutting) and other privileges where the samurai caste held the power of life and death over non-samurai made the common folk live in terror of the samurai. Remember in the processional march back into Tokyo when all the common folk screamed in panic as they realized samurai were coming down the street? If they hadn't gotten out of the way, by custom and Pre-Meijii law, the samurai had the right to cut anyone down blocking their path. Most Westerners don't grasp just how bad the caste system was under the old order.
If you liked this film you may also be interested in "Last of the Mohicans" and "Dances With Wolves". Fantastic reaction you two!
🤩🤩 I am from Central Europe and I love Japanese culture and traditions. Such a wonderful movie!
Tom Cruise and his best acting performance! 👍👍
He's actually good one a few movies. Born on the fourth of July and rain man are also great. I love minority report, more the story and art design.
@@leonh.kalayjian6556 My favorite Cruise movies after this are Day after Tomorrow and Collateral along with the ones you mentioned. The Reacher movies could have been written better but they were decent
you miss the point, its called the last samuri because a certain culture wanted everything.
Viki is so sweet 😋 and yes I had to screen shot Michelle crying at a movie😢 ..🤣
I think I just love Vicky. She's so special.
I knew this one would hit you girls in the feels big time. And I wasn't let down. It's such a great and emotional movie. One of my favorites.
You ladies would love Far and Away. It's another Tom Cruse history movie.
Something about the last couple minutes of this movie always gets me
One of the most beautiful and exciting reactions I have ever had the privilege of witnessing. Thank you. A kiss from Italy.😘
Simply one of the best reaction of this channel! Congrats ladies for the heartfelt emotion, responses and feelings you were able to express.
The Samurai class represented Japan's feudal, medieval past when the power was held byt the Samurai class, Emperor being a mere figurehead without real political power. During the time movie takes place, Japan is undergoing a rapid modernisation with bestowing power back upon the Emperor as true head of the state. Samurais had traditionally been the military class in Japan with their own feudal systems, them being at the top of hierarchy and common people their subjects with no right to bear or even posses arms of any sorts. However, as Japan started to modernise and wanting to create a strong national sense of unity, they abolished the old feudal system and started to create a national, modern style army that invited even the lowest-ranking members of society in that was loyal directly to the Emporor. In that new order they created, samurais were seen as relics in the past with their outdated codes of honour etc. Traditions had to subside in behalf of efficiency and industrialization.
Since you liked this so much you should watch Memoirs of a Geisha 2005. Ken Watanabe(Katsumoto) is in it as well.
also a masterpiece !!
Also Inception, The Vampire's Assistant, and Godzilla 1 and 2
Can I suggest you ”the last of the mohicans ” if you didn’t see it before
Great movie
Fantastic movie!! One of Daniel Day Lewis's best performances! 💪😎💪
Was going to say the same thing.
Great Conclusion..I Actually saw this in theatres At Least 2 times
Girl in the white sweater had all the same emotions I did I just want to be next to her and feel this movie with her. This Movie had so many emotions for me and I wish I could share them with someone else that feels it the same as I do. I want to hug her so bad!!
One of my favorite soundtracks. And films.
Beautiful, powerful vídeo! Great movie and reaction...tanks , congrats from Brazil 🇧🇷👏!
Lastly, who said war was fair? War never is. We fight differently. This is how we fight as technology advances. We evolve warfare. We can never stop the progress of machines as it is inevitable. Everything has its pros & cons no matter what.
Bows & arrows were the pinnacle of technology in war but now we’ve rifles then machine guns then war machines, etc. From
an old generation to the future generation which is the present.
This is the first time I saw a movie get to Michelle. Cry 🤣
i was about to comment this, Viki's reaction was beatiful but Michielle was really moved... amazing video
The Green Mile too
I love the soundtrack to this movie
One of my favorıte movıes ❤️🔥❤️🔥
Grazıe mılle Bellıssime ☺️☺️
I don't know ıf the movıes or
Vıkı reactıons are more dramatıc 🤭😘
Many hugs to all of you from Italy, girls!
This isnt very historically accurate and definitely romanticizes the Samurai while leaving out some of theyre more unpalatable history and customs but its a really good movie regardless.
Pues yo tuve el privilegio de ver este film cuando se estrenó, en una sala de cine. Privilegios de la edad. 🙂 De lo mejor que ha hecho Cruise. ♥️
Great music. And the music? Surprisingly understated for an American movie, is lovely.
They are all perfect 🌸 🧘🏻 🌸
Edward Zwick is amazing
He did glory as well. I used to watch his series thirty something back in the day.
“OUR people were doing it for their village”, absolutely perfect comment.
Thanks for the offer but I’m good. Watching you making interesting comments is reward enough. Intelligent, funny, heart-breaking, scary and, at times, savage. Often the insight is stunning. In a foreign language as well. It’s great to see the love and respect you have for each other, the way you support & vibe off each other. Outstanding work. Keep it up.
@@user-qr8up7xp7d It wasnt for the village it was so the ruling class the samurai could keep their wealth/power
@@Basedlocation seriously commenting on the socio-economic or political historical situation in a real country has no bearing on an opinion of a reviewer’s throwaway remark on a work of fiction. The purpose was to support the viewers consideration of the protagonist as “our” people, not comment on history. Relax kohai.
If you like this movie I have two recommendations for you if you haven't already seen them. The first is Dances with Wolves. It is a very similar story to this one (so much so that many people call this movie "Dances with Swords"). The other which is a different story but is really good is The Seven Samurai. I think you will find the cultural aspects of this film very interesting in addition to it being a great story that has been copied many times over the years.
"Warriors of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale" is a mix of this movie and "Apocalypto"
The leaders stay in back because they are more valuable. Losing one of them hurts a lot more than losing a rifleman. You can easily replace a rifleman, but not a leader with years and years of experience.
Wonderful reaction to an outstanding movie! I hope you will study the real Emperor Meiji who oversaw the modernization of Japan.
The samurai could have walked away. But they didn't. So this is where the saying came from do not bring a knife to a gun fight
When the Japanese leader that can speak English says "He's defeated! He must accept his shame!" shows the difference between someone who fights for true honor and the other that fights for pride.
Except that few if any samurai of any period in history every fought for honor. Just saying. :)
@@jachyra9 well it was a different idea of honor than western idea.
It also shows that Katsumoto was able to "join the old ways with the new" it was thier custom to take thier life when defeated and Algren showed him he didn't have to give up because he failed to convince the empower. He could keep trying as long as he's alive.
@@russellward4624 - Different in the sense that it was virtually nonexistent, sure.
@@russellward4624 - Seppuku was actually quite rare, and clearly did not constitute a standard form of suicide prior to the Tokugawa period. During the Tokugawa era it developed a special mystique as the only way a *real* samurai would kill himself. Even so, voluntary seppuku was a very rare thing, especially after the Shogunate and various domains banned junshi ( suicide to follow one's lord into death ) around the turn of the eighteenth century. More commonly, seppuku was imposed as a punishment. The form of capital punishment applied to samurai, except in cases in which the crime was so heinous as to obviate the perpetrator's samurai status, in which case he might be beheaded, crucified or whatever.
It also became ritualized to the point where actual belly cutting was the exception, rather than the rule, and the seppuku rite was really little more than self-initiated execution, the condemned initiating the beheading by reaching for the knife, rather than simply waiting for the executioner to behead him, as in ordinary executions. Sometimes they didn't even put a knife on the tray, substituting fans or other objects, and thereby completely ritualizing the act.
"Dead to the last man" they even mention the battle of thermopylae (300)
I'd recommend "The Three Musketeers" 1993 and "The man in the iron Mask" 1998 next
There is a mini (3 part series) called Generation War. WW2 from a German perspective. It has only been reviewed once. I think it deserves better.
fun movie to watch. good entertainment. not even a little bit accurate, historically.
and you need to understand... the people, the regular everyday common people in Japan under the Samurai, were slaves. for thousands of years their lives were the whim of their lords. they didn't even have names. they were simply known by their job titles. a Samurai could kill whoever he wanted, whenever he wanted. they used to test the strength of their new swords by seeing how many criminals they could cut through, the best being those that could cut 5 bodies at once.
the Samurai were horrible.
This movie is a clear representation why I love Japan more than America
Oh so strong to see the last samurai 👲🏻🎬 but in general was so excited and amazing as well thanks for the suggestion today see you on the next girls
Michelle’s popular phrase, “poker face” 😁
海外の人が福本先生の散りぎわに涙流してくれるのホント嬉しい！
共感してくださるリアクションが嬉しい…❤
U know it’s a man’s sob movie when Lia and Michelle cry to it
"Ambassador Hershel, I have concluded that your farm is not in the best interest of my people"
The trope of the one white man coming in to save natives is tired but I love this movie just like Dances with Wolves and Avatar not for the stupid white man trope but for the Native American culture, Japanese culture and Na'vi culture that you get to see in these movies.
The scroll the kid gives Algren the symbal (侍) means Samurai.
33:53 my fav part LOL
It’s an older film but you might enjoy Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.
You two being females understand better than a man what it is like to be treated like an object..??? From what little I know about Samurai. They enjoyed unlimited power & privilege. Remember ladies this society took on most of the world. Japan whipped China, and most of the surrounding countries. Girls, please remember it is just a movie..!! Hollywood sometimes just make it up. These people believe in honor and respect. I am reminded of a saying that I love. It is better to fight to the death, than to surrender to it. Valid words!!!!!!!! Do NOT be sad - he died with honor! Just relax and enjoy the movie ladies. When the kissy, kissy started the girl in the white sweater made sounds that had me scratching my head. The battle scene is excellent. I will look for you on the field.And I will place a sword in your chest. The Japanese have too much confidence in their equipment. Tactics and movement will win out. Cut off their retreat. And the Idiot on the hill sends in ALL of his remaining troops. He should be defeated.. The great leaders led from the front. A keen observation ladies.... Many years ago, I met a man who had served under General Patton in World War II. They had total faith in his leadership. Enjoy yourselves girls. And thank God you did not have to go thru this... Do you all know what he is going to do?? Damn good movie!!!!!!!! Stop crying or you are going to make me cry...
Philosophical question: What is your "perfect death?"
You girls should check out these movies they're really good and you'll like them
(2004) King Arthur
Hildago
Lucky Number Slevin
Road to Paloma
Sweet Girl
Outlaw King
The Adam Project
12 Strong
The Mask of Zoro
The Ledgend of Zoro
13th Warrior
Walking Tall
The Giver
Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas
The samurai and the imperial army were all warriors. Fighting and dying on the battlefield was who they were.
Amazing reaction. Check out Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (Kevin Costner). This movie embodies a quote from that movie. "And one free man defending his home is more powerful than ten hired soldiers."
Also the Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe that one was also really good
@@jasongarcia1886 I even liked the one with Jaimie Foxx. Though I'd say it is the weakest of the 3.
@@singingwolf3929 true me too I like all three of those Robin Hood movies they each told a great story in their own way
Great reaction, good movie 😀✌️
No King, Queen or Emperor is worth dying for.
At the end of this younger generation, it begins to know why Tom Cruise is the star that he is.
Next movie to do is "SEABISCUIT" A true story during the depression in America in the 1930's. Remarkable movie and very accurate to the true story.
Everything is fair in war and love. This is war and only an idiot would not use a good weapon because it is fair. Samurai knew this and were the first to buy gatling guns. The Nagaoka clan bought two and used them to defend their castle against the imperial army. That was around 9 years before the events of this movie. Guns were since the 16th century a major part of samurai warfare and I never understood why they decided against guns on the samurai side in this movie.
I suggest putting the movie in the big box and the 2 women in a small box or at least boxes of equal size. Also turn up the volume so everyone knows what's going on.
The question is: who was the last Samurai Katsumoto or Algren? 🙂
guess depending on your interpretation it could be ether one but if meant literally its probably Algren since when he offered his life to the emperor at the end he was a samurai and it wasn't clear that Katsumoto died after all his men, all his men were samurai too. imo anyways
i always interpreted the title as plural, not singular.
Perfect... they are all... perfect.
It's mind boggling that people hated on this movie, said Tom Cruise ruined it. So glad people now are able to appreciate how good it is.
I recommend " Flowers of War" starring Christian Bale.
Tell me how he died. No I’ll tell you how he lived.
as sad as it is the whole killing of the samurai was needed for all of japan to survive.
The gun a cowards weapon. The sword a weapon of honor!!!!
I recommend you:
Animal Farm 1954 (animation) and Animal Farm 1999 (live action).