The Last Samurai (2003) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | Too Many Mind!
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Mrs. Movies heads to 19th Century Japan with Tom Cruise to meet The Last Samurai (2003). Here's her reaction to her first time watching.
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Mrs. Movies was honored to take that fly's head.
Because the fly could not stand the shame of defeat😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I genuinely read this seconds later and busted out laughing at 3am. I'm admittedly dead tired and 9_sheets to the wind, but damn that got me cracking up for real.
NINE sheets huh? Thats a big dang ship!
“Tell me how he died?”
“I will tell you how he lived.”😢
Kills me every time, this is a phenomenal movie.👍
I've never liked that line. Katsumoto was the emperor's teacher since childhood and closest advisor, he already knew how he lived.
He asked about how he died.
@@Unpainted_Huffhines it's just a cop out from 300 (famous spartan) line:
as they are both dying:
to Leonidas: ~ it was an honor to have died at your side
Leonidas replies back: ~ it was an honor to have lived at your side
@@Unpainted_Huffhines You have to excuse him. Gaijin, you know. Shouganai.
@@Unpainted_HuffhinesHow would the Emperor know how he lived when all he ever saw of him was when he came to be his teacher? The emperor never experienced what it was like to train like a samurai or live the life of a Samurai and in any case to tell the emperor how he died would defy how he wanted to be remembered and that was as a brave, strong, and loyal Samurai that loved his land and loved his emperor.
@@DG-nk7jo Considering the samurai class as a whole were his servants who deified him for his whole life, I'd bet he was pretty familiar with their customs, traditions and way of life.
Telling him the manner in which he died, with honor on the field of Battle in the name of his Emperor, would've expressed his bravery, loyalty, courage, and devotion quite well, which is probably the Emperor asked about it.
For my money, still Tom Cruise's best performance, acting wise, to date. Was also the first R rated movie I ever saw.
This is absolutely my favorite Tom Cruise movie. The score, scenery and story are all top notch. Thanks for reacting to this one!
I still think it would have won a lot of Oscars if it were out in another year. But... It was out when the Lord of the Rings was. So you know.
@@CrazeeAdam Note: The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Last Samurai were all filmed in New Zealand. A number of locals, including my friends, would bump into Tom Cruise out shopping. One time he actually stopped to help a car that had broken down on the side of the road. He was a great guy. The Mountain that "stood in" for Mt Fuji and looked exactly the same, was Mt Taranaki.
Fun Fact: Bob was a retired actor in Japan. He appeared in countless movies. He came out of retirement just for this movie... I doubt he speaks English lol
he does, he told Edward Zwick his main job was "I'm the 3rd dude to die."
Good to know.
fun fact: The guy that made the sword is a 4th generation sword maker and he setup the forge and made the sword that Tom Cruise received.
That’s really impressive.
According to the few records of ninja assassinations, they were usually sent as large groups rather than a single guy. So this movie does a more accurate portrayal of a ninja attack.
I think it would depend on what they were sent to accomplish and how well prepared their target was for a possible attack.
Thank you for pointing this out.
Thank you for pointing out that Tom Cruise isn't the Last Samurai you're my hero for that .😊
OMG! really🤣🤨😖
A hero, for THAT?
Words have lost all meaning.
@@OriginalPuro Thank you! your so rt.
@@OriginalPuro it's just an expression, I only said it because so many people get that fact wrong.
I think the title has multiple meanings.
The Japanese culture has always been fascinating. Not sure if you notice when Algren arrived in Japan, the "rat" said he usually translates their lies or something like that. When Taka tells Katsumoto to get Algren out of her house Katsumoto tells Algren that Taka is honored to have him as her guest. That's how they are, they don't translate what they really mean because they are so polite n respectful towards others even if they really despised them, it's a cultural thing, very disciplined though, incredibly.
Definitely my favorite Tom Cruise movie. I'm a big fan of Ken Watanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada
Algren: “There is Life in every breath.”
Katsumoto: “That is, Bushido.”
"A perfect blossom is a rare thing.
You could spend your life looking for one and it would not be a wasted life.
They are all perfect."
I am glad someone commented this quote
This is something most people only realize at the end.
Also want to point out Katsumoto's death scene. As he dies, and sees the cherry blossoms, he remarks, "perfect, they are all perfect." If you'll notice, he has this looks of acknowledgement or realization. The moment is not only a callback to the earlier scene, but his dialogue is a callback to the dialogue then as well. He says previously, "You may spend your whole life looking for the perfect blossom and it would not be a wasted life" or something to that effect. His words when he dies, and subsequently the look on his face, has to do with the fact that when he dies, when all of us die, we realize that they were all perfect to begin with. The quest to find the perfect one was an attachment to the physical world, and the realization that they were always perfect isn't a sorrowful one, as it is not meant as a "they were all perfect all along so it actually was a wasted quest." Rather, it's meant as a final acceptance of peace and a goodbye to the physical world. To search for the perfect blossom is to not be at peace with the world. It is to be at odds with most of it, as one believes there is the perfect blossom out there, while the rest are imperfect. To realize that they are all perfect is to finally be at peace, and allow oneself in that moment to fully let go of the world.
Actually Mrs. Movies, Algren is correct. "Bob's" job is to ensure that the others don't decide to kill or attack Algren because he's the enemy. They aren't concerned nor worried in the least about Algren escaping. Given their geographical location, there's no where he can go and survive the coming winter.
Ken Watanabe was simply AMAZING in this.
Nobutada was my favorite samurai. Katsumoto's son never held any hatred or ill will towards Algren. When he learns that Algren can speak some Japanese, he gets so excited like a little kid. His death scene where they share a look, no words need be spoken, yet they said everything that needed to be said, always gets me. This is one of my all time favorite movies.
I don't think any cinephiles will debate you heavily on whether this movie is on the list of some of the greatest movies ever made, or not.
Most will just agree.
Shin Koyamada was spectacular in this. Nobutada’s death was honourable and heartbreaking 💔
You two have the CUTEST technical difficulties ever!
Personally, I find them annoyingly adorable.
@@AdeboFunkyVoodooThat makes no sense
@@StMichael7
Adrian Cronauer: In the dictionary under "Asshole" it says "See him".
@@AdeboFunkyVoodoo Adorable, yes. Annoyingly? No way.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Still makes no sense
What is missed by most is the point where Taka places her head on Aldrein's shoulder. The garment she had just dressed him in where the Samurai's burial garments. So she was once again preparing a man she loves for burial.
I cried the first few times I watched this film, very emotional movie, I felt so sorry for Katsumoto and the death of the samurai way of life
29:58 OMG I actually thought that *buzzing* sound was in the movie, that the guy was trimming his balls with an electric clipper LOL
You hear buzzing and go there immediately???? 😂😂😂😂 NOT being a jerk, just struck me as oddly hilarious
Disclaimer: no jeff goldblums were harmed in the making of this reaction video
I see what you did there.
The battle that Algren's flashing back too is the battle of the Washita river. The one where George Custer led the 7th Cavalry in an attack on a Cheyenne camp on November 27th 1868. The Cheyenne in ? were not involved in the war which was mainly being fought with the Sioux. at the time Their leader Black Kettle, who was killed, had already survived the infamous Sand Creek massacre in 1864. This would be why Algren quit the army.
I mean, there are worse reasons to quit than being made to attack people - civilians, no less - who wanted nothing to do with the fight to begin with.
@@John-ir4id At Sand Creek there were two company commanders who refused to attack the Cheyenne camp when Chivington ordered it, holding their companies back, . Algren may regret he didn't just hold back as well. I don't know if you ever saw the 1970's mini series Centennial but there is a altered version of that battle in it. Arapaho substitued for Cheyenne.
@@666johnco I'll have to look that up.
Wasn't that the battle at the end of Soldier Blue?
Untrue.. both were involved in the war, and during that time Indians raped and murdered 2500 women and children.. many people with links to natives, come from rapes on white women.. in 1864 there was also an infamous case of Sioux savages murdering and then raping dead women and young girls..
THANK GOODNESS finally a Reactor who realizes that Algren wasn’t the ‘Last Samurai’. Sorry, it’s a little bit of a pet peeve of mine lol.
@ThammuzBabylon He was the first "Weeabo"😄😆🤣
I never thought he was. Nothing in this movie ever gave me the impression that they were trying to portray it in that way.
@@YouHaventSeenMeRightYou need to remember Hollywood has a bad habit of inserting white people into other cultures as if only THEY can save that group or lead that people as superior somehow. They've done it since the beginning of film.
This movie is great in a way that it blended both Japanese and American culture.
Strangely this is a full circle. The Last Samurai took a lot of plot points from Clavell's sequal to Shogun, Gai-Jin. Sonno Joi!
In the Scene at 5:00, in an interview with Tom Cruise and Billy Connolly, in the first take of that scene Billy Connolly took a spoonful of wasabi and could hardly speak, but every single take after that, he had to take another spoonful of wasabi for continuity and Tom seeing Billy's distress thought it was hilarious.
People always forgt this, but during Algren fighting with the kid scene in the rain. There's a reason Ujio(Hiroyuki Sanada) was upset. In the way they train each strike is meant to be a life and death blow like real life, and grabbing the wooden sword with his hand just wouldn't happen. Yet Algren kept doing it again and again which worsened his punishment.
Damn. That's a TERRIFIC point. 👍👍
That’s a bit of a reach. Him “grabbing” the wooden sword shows and implies his experience as a warrior and the western style of fighting. Not that he’s a bad fighter. But just Sanada is the better fighter with the sword. Which is why he got his azz whooped.
@@anitelufalemei4200Yeah, but you grab at a katana in a real fight, you're going to down a hand.
The score is legendary, the cinematography, lighting, set/locations and the story overall - 9/10 Easy!
"It was long" is her reaction to it.
It's a man's movie, I wouldn't expect her to understand.
I almost committed sudoku, I was playing a weird numbers game and had to urge to have my head removed. Weirdest fucking feeling ever.
Should have followed through. The world would be smarter for it.
Also that apology scene with Taka and Algren is so powerful. You just wouldn't see that in real life. A warrior apologising to the wife of the man he slew, is practically unheard of. The only closest thing I can think of is the Illidad with King Priam and Achilles lol.
Illiad*
Mr. Movies could have at least dressed in a kimono to watch this 😂 eating Pocky.
We do have pocky in the cupboard...
Tom Cruise is truly the goat moviestar. His filmography is the best to ever exist. Btw its based on a true story of French soldier
I love it how he says "too many mind no mind" 🧠
Fun fact: Bob is a long time actor in samurai movies and TV, he died more than all the other actors put together, thousands of times.
Glad to see this movie get more reactions! A great movie with so many great performances!
You also need to add a kill marker for Mrs. Movies! Four more flies and she becomes an ace!
42:51 " so watd u think ? " ......
" it was long " ... lol so thrilled
Just because you mentioned Top Gun, one hidden gem that no one seems to have done is the movie Final Countdown. It was made in 1980 before Top Gun showing off the F14 Tomcat. It is an interesting what if movie, don't want to spoil it though. It stars a young Martin Sheen that looks more like his son Charlie in his prime.
The one you said was a rat in harry potter, is timothy spall from the UK, he came to fame ina comedy series, about a bunch of english builders who went to germany to work, they were from different parts of the country, newcastle London and so on all with their own regional accents, it was a huge hit show in the 1980's, out of all the cast, he has gone one to great things, and has worked with tom a few times, and has won many awards
At the beginning…that guy called them “ the land of cheap traders”…. I believe he meant that they would have paid him way more money….even though Tom Cruise’s character asked for more money that they gave him…Cruise thinks he’s getting the good deal when in actuality they would have paid him way more.
We love it when the star makes an appearance. She’ll be grown before you know it.
This is just such an amazing movie.
Preparing popcorn and food delivery is on it's way... and I have a box of tissues at hand
Say about Tom Cruise's personal life and beliefs what you will, but that man can act
No he can't he just plain sucks
please let the technical difficulties come by more often.lol.she is just so cute.like a little angel..love your humor and reactions.. 💕
The little one is adorable, she seems determined to be in every video! lol!
It took me several viewings to figure out the betting on the mock battle. Every other reactor also did the same thing which was we all instinctively counted the number of hits & sounds, but I think when you're defending, it counts as the opponents move and not your own.
the Boku-To or wooden practice swords are made of heavy hardwood, my brother has one and they might as well be made out of metal coz it's so dense & heavy.
so when Cruise gets whacked in the head, it was enough to crack a skull.
"Make you wear a dress" line😂 the clothing actually has the leg parts and splits in the middle, so think of it as mega parachute pants.
Great reactions👍👍 I'd like to see more "first time watching" for Mr. Movie.
The squeak fart… the most respectful of scentiments.
The canned audience cheering when the kids interrupt like you're watching a sitcom will never get old.
41:06 Perfect death poem (Jisei).
I personally am a fan of this one:
Bury me when I die
beneath a wine barrel
in a tavern.
With luck
the cask will leak.
Moriya Sen'an (d. 1838)
The scene in the beginning where Hiro feigns chopping Tom Cruise's head off and lightly cuts his neck - that was real for anyone wondering. That was a real sword, really cutting his neck. Later on during the big battle, Tom and Hiro were on mechanical horses when Hiro's malfunctioned and veered into Tom's. The resulting collision almost saw Tom's head removed from his body.
By killing Hirotori in FAIR combat, Algren is essentially granted his standing. It's an ancient type of custom I've seen used in only two other mediums (although I'm certain there are others). One is the series Vikings, where the winner of a duel gains the opponents belongings, standing, and even their family. By default the winner becomes responsible for the loser's rights and duties. The other media is Chronicles of Riddick: where the Necromongers' faith is "You keep what you kill."
Also in the book Dune when Paul fights with Jamis
Best Tom Cruise move. Top 5 overall favorite movies.
It's like the Samurai version of "Dances with Wolves" feels that way to me...
Man I really hate Tom Cruise. The thing I hate the most about him is that he makes freaking awesome movies
"A perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend you life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life"
In his death, he realized... "Perfect... They are ALL perfect".
This gets me every time
wow, it's been already 21 years ago O_O time flies so fast
6:09 The real Emperor Meiji was 14 when he became emperor.
Mrs movies always looks like this is the worst part of her day ... watching movies 4 a living must b hard
Shogun, the mini series from 1980 with Richard Chamberlain, is well worth aa watch also.
Couldn't agree more. I try to break out my dvd set at least once a year. I didn't bother with the recent remake.
Although its called "The Last Samurai", I think more than Nathan survived that battle though injured, mostly from their infantry. But it was the end of an age the culture was still revered and figured into WWI and WWII.
Yeah, not really. The Samurai and their culture during the Meiji era that this film supposedly portrays were very different from what is shown in the movie. What the movie gives us is not anything close to a realistic historical portrayal, but rather something that it more in line with the romanticized notions of what it meant to be Samurai, notions that were invented mostly in the 20th century and that became part of the fascist “myth of the nation” promoted in pre-1945 Shōwa Japan. What you are being fed in the movie is a romantic myth of the end of the historical Samurai and the rise of a new Japan that is still built on respect for these mythic warriors. It is a movie that the Japanese leaders who took Japan into the Asian Pacific War would have greatly admired as excellent propaganda.
You've watched several very good War movies however; you missed the best one. "To Hell And Back", not only is it a true but the star is the actual hero who accomplished actions. Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier of WW2
There was a theatrical trailer for this film that I still can’t find. Saw it on the opening night of Freddy Vs Jason.
It went, like.. “Epic words (feet of samurai armor shows). Epic words (camera starts panning up the leg armor). Epic words (torso armor shown as the camera continues to pan up). Epic words (panning up to almost show who is wearing the armor). Epic words.. musical stab.. TOM CRUISE.”
The theater laughed uproariously for two solid minutes. 😂
I laughed out loud here when Mr. Movies asked "What did you think?" and Mrs. Movies said, "It is what it is." The entire movie, and that's the reaction.
The fly scene... lol. It was even more dramatic as you could only hear the buzzing. An off-screen death.
Another great H. Sanada movie is Sunshine (2007)
and "The Twilight Samurai" (2002)
That fly was awesome, coming in as the main character for like 15 seconds!
the soundtrack is haunting as heck
*child shows up*
me: Hi Little One :D
children brings me so much joy!
i miss my niece...
9:30 oownnn 🥺🥲🥲
6:20 Mr. Miyagi does the same thing when leaving the Cobra Kai dojo in Karate Kid. He takes a few steps back from Kreese, the turns and leaves. It's a Japanese custom :)
This is a loose retelling of the Satsuma Rebellion against Emperor Meiji's modernization programs. Katsumoto is a fictional representation of Saigo Takamori. He's a heroic legend, in Japan.
And saigo as well as all samurai loved guns
This is the best non-historical historical drama ever made.
Fantastic movie. Cruise's best one. Very emotional as well. I love the honour and integrity of the Samurai.
The Last Samurai = Dances with Wolves in Japan / Avatar = Dances with Wolves in Pandora Moon.
You're absolutely correct but I think The Last Samurai is the best telling of them
Avatar sucked and you have no taste
Avatar is just an action version of Ferngully with blue bunny sex.
Add Lawrence of Arabia to the list.
@@cshubs dont, while its similar in style lawrence of arabia manages to be actualy historicaly correct and much more nuanced than the rest.
When I watched the Titanic, I yawned 🥱.
When I watched The Last Samurai, I nearly teared up 😢.
Japan had a very rough time of it opening up to the West. Centuries of deliberate isolation, Extremely inflexible traditions, recurring militant coups (from the warring states, to the Shogunate, from this era thru WW2), and a deep-rooted system of cultural values being challenged by the "modern" world.
That must have been one big ass fly indeed it sounded like a drone
@30:10 was that the actual fly we were hearing or did ya'll insert a soundtrack? 🤣
Samurai with a flyswatter 😂😂😂
To stay on the Hiroyuki Sanada hypetrain, plz plz plz watch Sunshine. It also has Chris Evans, Cillian Murphy, Benedict Wong, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, and Michelle Yeoh. Absolutely fantastic sci-fi film directed by Danny Boyle (Slum Dog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later)
I always love your technical difficulties lol
she's pissed about something. took one for the team.
In real life there were both white and black samurai trained in traditional samurai arts. Maybe most famous is sailor William Adams, who is also portrayed in the fictionalized game Nioh
30:00 lol that was great
Asking for more money is indeed “cheap” to cultures who care about more than just money. Not surprised bro didnt get it.
The American hero returned to the samurai village and impregnated the 500 widows. His grandchildren raided Pearl Harbor.
Jerry maguire of tom cruise pls❤
One of my Top 10 favorite movies and my FAVORITE Tom Cruise movie!!!!🔥🔥🔥 Need it in 4K!!! Also a FANTASTIC Hans Zimmer score!!!
Am I the only one who gets angry so much that he keeps talking during movies? Literally giving things out, doesnt let her actually learn things on her own...im constantly "Dude, shut up"
These are the worst kind of reactors
I would suggest two movies for you both to watch: ingrid goes west and or where the crawdads sing
If you like Samurai movies... Try "After the Rain" --- "Twilight Samurai"---"Hari Kiri"
Never knew dead dog hair could have volume, that would have to go to the type of hair that defies gravity, “You Know” the Woolly type of hair 👍🏽Nice reaction Though Tom cruise is the Goat 🐐 make sure everybody leaves a like we gotta get that Algorithm Going
I love the Mrs.'s tee-shirt in this video! I totally want one! Also, this movie is fantastic! I know this plot has been done to death, but it's usually really well done.
the 'howdy folks' always scare the shit outta me
I remember when this was Dances with Wolves, great movie. And this also the plot of Avatar as well, very similar story lines, but I don’t mind different versions of similar tales
Was I thrown into a different dimension or something? I could have sworn that you guys did this movie already?
It's the real story of the french guy Jules Brunet...
This is such a trilliant film and the soundtrack is simply stunning, it invokes so much emotion
For a real historical movie, I recommend The Promise (2016) with Oscar Isaac. It highlights the Armenian Genocide which is still relevant because Turkey and Azerbaijan are continuing it today.
Have you ever watched the extended version of: Dances with Wolves (1990)
It is one of my favorite and most beautiful movies. You'll love it.
So... this was INSPIRED by actual events....
Namely it is an amalgamation of the Boshin Wars in the 1860s and Satsuma Rebellion in 1877 (including thr last stand and end of the Rebellion). Saigo Takamori... who Matsumoto is loosely based on...fought in both wars....
Both wars having to do with pushback against the speedy modernization of Japan during the end of Emperor Komei's reign and the beginning of Emperor Meiji's reign (who took the throne at 14), aka the Meiji Restoration.
The principal nation pushing trade treaties with Japan at this time were the French, not the Americans...and Nathan Algren is loosely based on an amalgamation of mutliple French Guard officers that aided during the Boshin Wars... one in particular served thr Union during the American Civil War and fought against Native Americans, before joining the French Guard and fighting in Japan in the Boshin Wars.
Also... Saigo Takamori and his rebels most definitely DID use firearms...rifles and artillery. And while some of the samurai during the Satsuma Rebellion were fighting against the loss of traditional VALUES, many were fighting against the loss of traditional STATUS. And it was wayyyy more than just 1 village. More like 12,000 plus.