Katsumoto: "You could spend a lifetime searching for the perfect blossom, and it wouldn't be a wasted life." Katsumoto Last Words: "They are all perfect."
I fucking love this movie. I've seen it hundreds of times. I know it's not historically accurate, but man they made such a great film that the historical accuracy just doesn't matter.
37:22 That topknot is such a key element of samurai culture and when he cries out as it’s being cut off, it's like he’s begging his ancestors' forgiveness for allowing himself to be publicly dishonoured like this. Absolutely heartbreaking scene.
The Last Samurai, Leon: The Professional, Dances with Wolves, Forrest Gump, and The Princess Bride are probably my top 5. THat being said, there are a ton of other movies I could throw into that mix.
@@robertzambrano4596 I dunno if it was meant like "is that all you've got?" Or "have we finished them all?" Could be both tbh - Just now read it was improvised on the scene by Hiroyuki Sanada which makes it even more badass
I was never a Tom Cruise fan until I watched this movie. His performance along with Ken Watanabe’s performance just blew me away. A beautiful movie. I cry every time I watch this.
Back when this came out people joked on Tom Cruise about this movie. This movie really got big after it was out of the theaters and people started watching it on DVD rentals. First time I saw this I shed some tears because of how awesome it is
People gave this movie a hard time because they thought the title was referring to Tom Cruise's character as the "last Samurai", they thought it was a white savior movie. But the title refers to "Samurai", plural, meaning Katsumoto and all his men. At any rate, the whole point of the movie was that Algren EARNED his place among the Samurai by the end.
FUN FACTS: (1) The civilians ran away when spotting Samurai because the latter had a long-standing reputation of slicing through anything and anyone who got in their way (including bystanders). While by no means savages, the film portrays a very romanticized version of the Samurai, especially since the Bushido (the principles of honor, integrity and others that Samurai supposedly lived by) did not exist for the first few centuries of the Samurai occupation. There are many accounts in which Samurai were little more than highly-trained, ruthless mercenaries. In fact, the group that modern society deem "ninjas" were developed as a response to Samurai, meant to act as spies and infiltrate and assassinate various high-society groups (like Samurai supporters). (2) As crazy as it sounds, roughly 65% of this story is true. While the names and countries were switched up, during this time period, two foreign soldiers (Eugene Collache & Jules Brunet of the French Imperial Guard) hired by the Japanese government to train their military in tactics. They switched sides and later fought alongside Samurai during the Boshin War of 1868. It also mixed in the history of Philip Kearny, a Brigadier General of the Union Army who was involved the Westernization of Japan.
(3) The samurai rebellion was actually about them losing their power, wealth and standing in Japan's society when the Emperor wanted to move away from their Feudal system to an Imperial one. Once Japan opened its boarders and saw how advanced other nations were the Emperor realized that his country had to catch up rapidly or risk being conquered. The Emperor seized the samurai's land and money to pay for everything and conscripted the samurai into the new national army. A few lucky ones became high ranking officers but most just became common soldiers with the peasants.
"Samurai occupation", "Samurai supporters" what are you even talking about lmao. you understand little/nothing about Japanese history, Meiji era and the samurai as a societal class. It is not as is depicted in this film (which is of course fiction) but most "samurai" did not even fight a single battle in their lives. they were bureaucrats, accountants and clan officials, elites/educated part of the Japanese society, nothing more nothing less. "highly-trained, ruthless mercenaries" hardly lol.
@seasickviking That's a mistake. In the Edo period, samurai had a high status, but they were not allowed to draw their swords unless there was a very good reason. If they killed a citizen, they had to submit a letter of explanation to the authorities, and they were subjected to a rigorous investigation to see if the act was justified. If it was deemed an unjust murder, they would be stripped of their status and forced to commit seppuku. There were cases. Modern American police officers are allowed to useweapons more easily and shoot people more easily than samurai in the Edo period. This is not a joke it's true
@@abeclark524‘Lo there do I see my father ‘Lo there do I see my mother my sisters and my brothers ‘Lo there do I see the line of my people, back the beginning ‘Lo they do call to me They bid me take my place among them In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever - Prayer of Northmen
You've seen this movie before. I know you have because you're one of my favorite reactors watching one of my favorite movies. I still watched this reaction but it was nothing like the first time u watched it. You knew things were coming so u weren't as excited or amazed as u were the first time u saw it. Sad u took it down but it's all good
Knights and Samurai have a few things in common Some were Honorable as the stories go --- but many were brutal and unforgiving, this is why the crowd ran in fear... they would cut off a head if they looked at them (peasants)
Fun fact about Bob is that he was a really famous actor in Japanese samurai cinema. It would be like if there was a western made in Japan and they just had Clint Eastwood silent walking around.
I watched a lot of reactions to this film, and you were the first to understand every message and situation that the film wanted to convey, I really appreciated your reactions.
Honor truly is a forgotten word. As for if they still exist, the Date and Oda clan still exist to this day in large numbers, others have had their bloodlines nearly be driven extinct but some other clans are still living strong to this day. The topknot is meant to be a connection to the heavens or god. But cutting it they're essentially saying that samurai is forsaken.
This is in my top 5 movies of all time. I watch it once a month for years. Every time it’s like the first time. Beautifully written, scored and executed. Your editing was perfect.
Great movie. Inaccurate history for dramatic effect, but a great movie. The samurai adopted guns as soon as they had access to them. Like warriors around the world, anything that helps kill the enemy more effectively is adopted immediately.
Yes they adopted them but the man this was based off of was forced to go back to traditional weapons when he could’ve get access to more ammo and replacement firearms.
@@trev9168 That's not what the movie puts forward as the reason. The explanation from the movie is, "Katusmoto no longer DISHONORS himself by using firearms." What you say is historically accurate for the Satsuma Rebellion’s leader, Saigō Takamori, but not for the samurai leader Katsumoto in the movie. Takamori's reason had nothing to do with honor, he simply ran out of supplies. Takamori's rebellion was about the samurai's loss of status and power and his perception that the government was corrupt (which might have been correct). The worst irony of the Satsuma Rebellion is that it bankrupted the government who were forced to sell off assets to rich merchants, vastly accelerating the loss of power of the monarchy and into the hands of what became the first zaibatsu. The zaibatsu still hold most of the power in Japan today although their form morphed after WW2 into keiretsu.
This movie man... I learned of it at the height of my little Japan culture obsession around the samurai ways and also practicing Aikido at that time. Such a timeless classic. It spoke to me in multiple ways.
This movie introduced a lot of veteran Japanese actors to the West and have had pretty good careers. Would love to see you react to Shogun and Godzilla Minus One. I don't care how big or tough a guy is, there are 3 or 4 movies that can make any man cry. This is one of them.
i love this movie. a lot of people criticize the title because they feel it refers to the tom cruise character, but i always felt the title was plural, not singular.
Also the animation of San Francisco, being Native of the Area, was spot on. My hometown of Vallejo played a crucial role with Japan of the time. In 1860. Maybe 10 or 15 years before the era of this movie, the 1st Japanese steam shipped crossed the pacific & stayed in Mare Island Shipyard of my hometown of Vallejo. There is a RUclips video where they read the translation of the Japanese accounts of their stay in my town. And the cultural differences they experienced at the time are extremely fascinating.
One of the most powerful Films ever made. Edward Zwick director James Horner composer. James Horner was a master of conjuring emotion in music. Those two made some great films. Glory Legends of the fall Last samurai Rest in peace James Horner
Such a good movie in so many ways.... Even though it's not a true story they absolutely nailed a lot of aspects of Japanese culture and even actual history. A great example of the classic Noble Savage trope but in the all the best ways. Really great reaction too, you screaming like a kid when the Colonel got got was hilarious
Im a recovering alcoholic who has been left alone with my demons, and attempted unaliving myself multiple times. I could never imagine what his character was dealing with.
@Devin glad you fell in love with this as so many of us did. It does not whitewash as Hollywood almost always does. The movie is 10x better as a result. Loved seeing you fall in love with this gem
I've seen this dozens of times. It's clearly a favorite of mine, and yes, I cry every time. IMO, one of the finest movies ever made. Cruise was very good, probably his best performance, but Watanabe was perfect. The movies really shows what a wonderful culture, traditions, and history that the Japanese have. No culture or history is perfect, but theirs is far more honorable than ours in the US and most other countries. I recommend Shogun also...the show from this year 2024. It's also frakkin' amazing. Thx Devin !
Bruh!! Killer reaction!! as usually! Amazing movie! I would really like to see your reaction to the movie "the 13th warrior" with antonio banderas. It´s at the level of this movie, braveheart, and other heavy classics. Keep up the good job DG!!! You are the number 1!!!!
21:40 Hiroyuki Sanada is one of the most amazing Japanese actors alive. He's got quite a list of films too. Fights against, trains and spars, and then fights with Tom Cruise in this movie. He's the villain who fights Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 3. He fights against Logan in The Wolverine. He despises but then allies with Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin... and then helps him in John Wick 4. He briefly appears in Avengers Endgame and fights Hawkeye/Ronin. His performance in the Shogun tv show is epic too.
so many people slander and misrepresent this movie, Tom Cruise's character is NOT "The Last Samurai", he's just a soldier that allies with the samurai, Katsumoto is who the movie's title is referring to.
Lately I've been marathoning through your movie reactions at work. At least one a day. I find them very enjoyable. I like you. You remind me of me when I was your age. I'm 56 now. Keep doing what you're doing! 👍🏼
@@Siphus he should have added the re-uploaded part to the title... but its not the first time ive seen him do this but with this movie im for sure. it just comes off as fake and him being desperate for views. also im almost 100% sure its not a re-upload because of his outfit, he wasnt wearing that in the first the last samurai video... not trying to shit on the guy either, i like him but there is something that i dislike about lies Devin if your reading this i do like you man no hard feelings, maybe just be upfront with what your doing, people will watch anyway and appreciate the honesty
As a Veteran, I didn't feel 'Sorrow' with this movie, though there are certainly some tragic scenes. Seeing Tom's Character arc? THAT was just impressive! The history behind Japan transitioning from 'Feudal,' to a 'Modern Military/Society' is a fascinating one. P.O.W.'s in WWII (And any other Theater Japan fought in from the 1900's), were not treated with respect. They were considered w/o honor (For not dying, fighting), and a whole lot of very nasty things were done against them. Don't even start on their experimental unit (37). That stuff makes Nazi Germany look sane. :-/
That thing of "justifying" Japanese atrocities by saying they thought their prisoners had no honor is about 90% b.s. Look what they did to wounded soldiers who couldn't fight, and against civilian populations. If people knew what savages the Japanese were, they'd be saying "Adolph who?".
@@dougearnest7590 Yes. I didn't want to get too deep into the atrocities the Japanese committed, not just to P.O.W.'s, but many-times-more, Civilians in the territories they invaded. The rape of Nanjing alone is bad enough.
I can't even tell you how many times i've watched this movie on my own, yet alone others reacting to it the first time! I guess we watching it again with Devin G baby!
Edward Zwick made this movie, he has made so many bangers - Glory, Courage Under Fire, Blood Diamond, Defiance, Legends of the Fall. All are worth reacting to. He loves making movies about soldiers trying to find honor in dishonorable situations.
Actors who almost garenteed a good movie. David Carradine (RIP) and Jeffrey Combs. Two underrated actors who always give it their all. Also yes they are in their fair share of bad movies but they aren't boring and with the right group you can still get some entertainment out of them.
Love this movie - still one of my favorites. While I know it's a romanticized version of samurai, it's still so cool, and the acting is amazing. There's so much that goes on between the characters when they're not speaking - it's powerful.
Here for this one bro!! I agree, this one is a banger 🔥 movie bro, I hope you enjoy it! Be back for the edit 😁 Edit: love, absolutely love your reaction bro. This movie was a jewel for sure. The emotions were so real, this movie is and will continue to be a great movie! See you in the next one!! 🖤
It's really a great film. 👍 But as a French guy, I got to say: this true story is based on the life of the frenchman Jules Brunet. Betrayed by our elites who are destroying our country, including our culture... all our good stories are told by others. It's sad (for us). PS : good reaction, as always. 😉
Yes the 'way of the sword' still exists. There are those that preserve it and other knowledge. I believe you, yourself have served.. so this will be an interesting film for you.
51:11 i think he knew that Algren was his masters brother now, he must do anything to save him. this is one of my all time favorite films, glad you checked it out! another great reaction! 👍
Any time I see the last battle scene I think: *cue awesome metal music* It’s the nature of time That the old ways must give in That the new ways come in sin When the new meets the old It always ends the ancient ways And as history told The old ways go out in a blaze My fellow Sabaton fans will know this song For those who aren’t, it’s “Shiroyama” which is about this battle
During the Battle of Fredericksburg, in the American Civil War, Union forces attempted to take Marye's Heights. Confederate forces commanded the ridgeline behind a four foot stone wall. Over the day, Union forces attacked 14 times but never made it to within 40 yards of the wall. 6,00 to 8,000 Union soldiers were wounded or killed trying to storm the Confederate positions. The doomed attacks were finally halted but both sides had to listen to the cries of thousands of wounded men unable to retreat. Confederate Sergeant Richard Kirkland asked for permission to take water and blankets to the wounded Union soldiers lying in the field. He was first denied because Confederate leaders thought his men would come under fire. They later allowed him to try and luckily, Union forces realized what was going on and held their fire while Kirkland and his men brought aid to the wounded Union soldiers.
Samurai still exist in the sense that certain clan lineages are still tracked and unofficially celebrated, and that the descendants of Samurai often today hold political office or have positions of influence within Japanese companies. The Samurai basically traded their topknots and swords for suits and ties and carried on being influential. Today nobody goes around saying, "I am a Samurai!" and if someone did they would be regarded with amusement, but from a certain point of view they're still around.
"I had the unfortunate tendency to tell the truth in a country where no ever says what they mean." This sums up a lot of the dialogue in this movie. Brother, if you ain't cryin' in this movie, you ain't human.
Katsumoto: "You could spend a lifetime searching for the perfect blossom, and it wouldn't be a wasted life."
Katsumoto Last Words: "They are all perfect."
These were the best lines in the movie.........Yes,....(Very Spiritual).too..
Every man with this movie: " I didn't cry, you cried!"
It was those damn ninjas.
Always sneaking onions into the room...
Nah, I am a man and I cried. They were man tears.
At 56:15 Devin saying "Shut up! Shit! Something magical happening!"
Killed me.
🤣😅
Me too 😂
I fucking love this movie. I've seen it hundreds of times. I know it's not historically accurate, but man they made such a great film that the historical accuracy just doesn't matter.
37:22 That topknot is such a key element of samurai culture and when he cries out as it’s being cut off, it's like he’s begging his ancestors' forgiveness for allowing himself to be publicly dishonoured like this. Absolutely heartbreaking scene.
You are on a roll! This is one of the best movies ever made, in my opinion.
Its most definitely up there
Amen. In my top 5
The Last Samurai, Leon: The Professional, Dances with Wolves, Forrest Gump, and The Princess Bride are probably my top 5. THat being said, there are a ton of other movies I could throw into that mix.
Really? This movie?
My top 5 is Braveheart, Good Will Hunting, The Patriot, The Last Samurai, The Godfather
That roar of the whole village after they finish the ninjas
My favorite part . Any translation on that scream
@@robertzambrano4596 someone once told me the head guy yells something like "is that it!?"
@anon17472 oh ok gotta skip now someone that speak Japanese that scream is bad ass
@@robertzambrano4596 I dunno if it was meant like "is that all you've got?" Or "have we finished them all?"
Could be both tbh
- Just now read it was improvised on the scene by Hiroyuki Sanada which makes it even more badass
@@robertzambrano4596 I just found another translation that said "hitorimo nogasuna" (don't let them escape, without exception) ie kill them all.
i like that behind the scenes tom cruise literally got beaten down in the rain over and over until he was convinced they got the shot
I was never a Tom Cruise fan until I watched this movie. His performance along with Ken Watanabe’s performance just blew me away. A beautiful movie. I cry every time I watch this.
Oh you droping some tears on this one. Its ok we all did. LOL Bob REALLY was going to kill him there. My favorite line "I will tell you how he lived."
Man, I've cried on 3 movies in my life, Titanic, Armageddon and The Last Samurai ;D
@@dicekolev5360, for me it’s The Last Samurai, Armageddon and Warrior.
Back when this came out people joked on Tom Cruise about this movie. This movie really got big after it was out of the theaters and people started watching it on DVD rentals. First time I saw this I shed some tears because of how awesome it is
People gave this movie a hard time because they thought the title was referring to Tom Cruise's character as the "last Samurai", they thought it was a white savior movie. But the title refers to "Samurai", plural, meaning Katsumoto and all his men. At any rate, the whole point of the movie was that Algren EARNED his place among the Samurai by the end.
FUN FACTS:
(1) The civilians ran away when spotting Samurai because the latter had a long-standing reputation of slicing through anything and anyone who got in their way (including bystanders). While by no means savages, the film portrays a very romanticized version of the Samurai, especially since the Bushido (the principles of honor, integrity and others that Samurai supposedly lived by) did not exist for the first few centuries of the Samurai occupation. There are many accounts in which Samurai were little more than highly-trained, ruthless mercenaries. In fact, the group that modern society deem "ninjas" were developed as a response to Samurai, meant to act as spies and infiltrate and assassinate various high-society groups (like Samurai supporters).
(2) As crazy as it sounds, roughly 65% of this story is true. While the names and countries were switched up, during this time period, two foreign soldiers (Eugene Collache & Jules Brunet of the French Imperial Guard) hired by the Japanese government to train their military in tactics. They switched sides and later fought alongside Samurai during the Boshin War of 1868. It also mixed in the history of Philip Kearny, a Brigadier General of the Union Army who was involved the Westernization of Japan.
(3) The samurai rebellion was actually about them losing their power, wealth and standing in Japan's society when the Emperor wanted to move away from their Feudal system to an Imperial one. Once Japan opened its boarders and saw how advanced other nations were the Emperor realized that his country had to catch up rapidly or risk being conquered. The Emperor seized the samurai's land and money to pay for everything and conscripted the samurai into the new national army. A few lucky ones became high ranking officers but most just became common soldiers with the peasants.
Thanks for your comment, very informative 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"Samurai occupation", "Samurai supporters" what are you even talking about lmao. you understand little/nothing about Japanese history, Meiji era and the samurai as a societal class. It is not as is depicted in this film (which is of course fiction) but most "samurai" did not even fight a single battle in their lives. they were bureaucrats, accountants and clan officials, elites/educated part of the Japanese society, nothing more nothing less. "highly-trained, ruthless mercenaries" hardly lol.
@@takuid more like dependng on the period both of you are right..... but certainly not magical knife wizzards
@seasickviking
That's a mistake. In the Edo period, samurai had a high status, but they were not allowed to draw their swords unless there was a very good reason. If they killed a citizen, they had to submit a letter of explanation to the authorities, and they were subjected to a rigorous investigation to see if the act was justified. If it was deemed an unjust murder, they would be stripped of their status and forced to commit seppuku. There were cases.
Modern American police officers are allowed to useweapons more easily and shoot people more easily than samurai in the Edo period.
This is not a joke it's true
What I love most about this movie is probably the music! The soundtrack for this movie is fantastic!
Hans Zimmers best imo :)
Yup..did man of Steel too
It's another character almost
I've watched 5 people react to this movie and i can't get enough.
Anxious for the the rocky movies, But absolutely glad you watched this! And check out the 13th Warrior!
I second this. Lo there do I see my father.....
@@abeclark524‘Lo there do I see my father
‘Lo there do I see my mother my sisters and my brothers
‘Lo there do I see the line of my people, back the beginning
‘Lo they do call to me
They bid me take my place among them
In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever
- Prayer of Northmen
13th Warrior was surprisingly good.
You've seen this movie before. I know you have because you're one of my favorite reactors watching one of my favorite movies. I still watched this reaction but it was nothing like the first time u watched it. You knew things were coming so u weren't as excited or amazed as u were the first time u saw it. Sad u took it down but it's all good
Yeah I'm like WTF I know for a fact this ain't his 1st time watching this.
I think this is a re-upload. Necessary after they killed his channel for a bit.
@@sh0cktim3I'm sad bc his first reaction was a million times better. Not tryin to say anything other than I'm sad it's gone 😔
@@TheJoshestWhiteahh I see. Sad his other reaction got taken down then
Knights and Samurai have a few things in common Some were Honorable as the stories go --- but many were brutal and unforgiving, this is why the crowd ran in fear... they would cut off a head if they looked at them (peasants)
The blu-ray and behind the scene of this movie is worth watching. No CG or green screen just hundreds of extras and real stunts.
Fun fact about Bob is that he was a really famous actor in Japanese samurai cinema. It would be like if there was a western made in Japan and they just had Clint Eastwood silent walking around.
That is interesting. I wonder if he’s still alive. He looks really old here and it’s been around 20 yrs since this movie came out
I watched a lot of reactions to this film, and you were the first to understand every message and situation that the film wanted to convey, I really appreciated your reactions.
Honor truly is a forgotten word.
As for if they still exist, the Date and Oda clan still exist to this day in large numbers, others have had their bloodlines nearly be driven extinct but some other clans are still living strong to this day.
The topknot is meant to be a connection to the heavens or god.
But cutting it they're essentially saying that samurai is forsaken.
If you really like samuria stuff you'd love Harakiri (1962). One of the most legendary samurai movies
This is in my top 5 movies of all time. I watch it once a month for years. Every time it’s like the first time. Beautifully written, scored and executed. Your editing was perfect.
They are all... Perfect.
When a warrior dies for his family and friends, you feel it. Sacrifice for the wounded.
I loved this movie, too. Your reaction was great.
One of the best movies ever made.. I've loved it for years. Great reaction - appreciate you my guy..
Great movie. Inaccurate history for dramatic effect, but a great movie.
The samurai adopted guns as soon as they had access to them.
Like warriors around the world, anything that helps kill the enemy more effectively is adopted immediately.
Yes they adopted them but the man this was based off of was forced to go back to traditional weapons when he could’ve get access to more ammo and replacement firearms.
@@trev9168 That's not what the movie puts forward as the reason. The explanation from the movie is, "Katusmoto no longer DISHONORS himself by using firearms."
What you say is historically accurate for the Satsuma Rebellion’s leader, Saigō Takamori, but not for the samurai leader Katsumoto in the movie. Takamori's reason had nothing to do with honor, he simply ran out of supplies. Takamori's rebellion was about the samurai's loss of status and power and his perception that the government was corrupt (which might have been correct).
The worst irony of the Satsuma Rebellion is that it bankrupted the government who were forced to sell off assets to rich merchants, vastly accelerating the loss of power of the monarchy and into the hands of what became the first zaibatsu. The zaibatsu still hold most of the power in Japan today although their form morphed after WW2 into keiretsu.
This movie man... I learned of it at the height of my little Japan culture obsession around the samurai ways and also practicing Aikido at that time. Such a timeless classic. It spoke to me in multiple ways.
I definitely think you should to more military and historical films. You got a great perspective on these films bro
Waiting for that future Rocky III reaction!!! 🥊🔥
Make it rain !! LOL.... kinda has a whole different meaning. Nice reaction Devin!
Powerful meanings in the movie and history. You held up well for this .
This movie introduced a lot of veteran Japanese actors to the West and have had pretty good careers. Would love to see you react to Shogun and Godzilla Minus One.
I don't care how big or tough a guy is, there are 3 or 4 movies that can make any man cry. This is one of them.
@@DamienDrake2940 I submit Turner & Hooch, and Warrior with Tom Hardy.
This movie was one of my all time favorite movies growing up. Still is!! It’s pretty great to be honest.
i love this movie. a lot of people criticize the title because they feel it refers to the tom cruise character, but i always felt the title was plural, not singular.
Also the animation of San Francisco, being Native of the Area, was spot on. My hometown of Vallejo played a crucial role with Japan of the time. In 1860. Maybe 10 or 15 years before the era of this movie, the 1st Japanese steam shipped crossed the pacific & stayed in Mare Island Shipyard of my hometown of Vallejo. There is a RUclips video where they read the translation of the Japanese accounts of their stay in my town. And the cultural differences they experienced at the time are extremely fascinating.
One of the most powerful
Films ever made.
Edward Zwick director
James Horner composer.
James Horner was a master of conjuring emotion in music.
Those two made some great films.
Glory
Legends of the fall
Last samurai
Rest in peace James Horner
😢 so moving. Thank you for the reaction!
One of my fav movies ever
Such a good movie in so many ways.... Even though it's not a true story they absolutely nailed a lot of aspects of Japanese culture and even actual history. A great example of the classic Noble Savage trope but in the all the best ways. Really great reaction too, you screaming like a kid when the Colonel got got was hilarious
It’s based on a true story and a real rebellion, albeit a heavily romanticized version of it. That last battle is the Battle of Shiroyama
Im a recovering alcoholic who has been left alone with my demons, and attempted unaliving myself multiple times. I could never imagine what his character was dealing with.
@Devin glad you fell in love with this as so many of us did. It does not whitewash as Hollywood almost always does. The movie is 10x better as a result. Loved seeing you fall in love with this gem
Great reaction Devin! Absolutely love this movie.
I've seen this dozens of times. It's clearly a favorite of mine, and yes, I cry every time. IMO, one of the finest movies ever made. Cruise was very good, probably his best performance, but Watanabe was perfect. The movies really shows what a wonderful culture, traditions, and history that the Japanese have. No culture or history is perfect, but theirs is far more honorable than ours in the US and most other countries. I recommend Shogun also...the show from this year 2024. It's also frakkin' amazing. Thx Devin !
Bruh!! Killer reaction!! as usually! Amazing movie! I would really like to see your reaction to the movie "the 13th warrior" with antonio banderas. It´s at the level of this movie, braveheart, and other heavy classics. Keep up the good job DG!!! You are the number 1!!!!
21:40 Hiroyuki Sanada is one of the most amazing Japanese actors alive.
He's got quite a list of films too.
Fights against, trains and spars, and then fights with Tom Cruise in this movie.
He's the villain who fights Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 3.
He fights against Logan in The Wolverine.
He despises but then allies with Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin... and then helps him in John Wick 4.
He briefly appears in Avengers Endgame and fights Hawkeye/Ronin.
His performance in the Shogun tv show is epic too.
so many people slander and misrepresent this movie, Tom Cruise's character is NOT "The Last Samurai", he's just a soldier that allies with the samurai, Katsumoto is who the movie's title is referring to.
YESSSS LET GO, favorite movie with my favorite movie reactor! 🔥
Lately I've been marathoning through your movie reactions at work. At least one a day. I find them very enjoyable. I like you. You remind me of me when I was your age. I'm 56 now. Keep doing what you're doing! 👍🏼
Really enjoying your stuff 🍿 📺
I love how you recognize soldiers and not soldiers in movies.
Great reaction! I cry every time I watch it! “I will tell you how he lived.”
Toms best movie. Oscar worthy!
Ryan Reynolds, Sam Jackson, Sanada Hiroyuki, Chris Tucker, Keanu Reeves and Mark Whalberg. (almost) Everything they touch turn into masterpieces!
This movie is what inspired me to study the Samurai culture of Japan and especially the idea of Bushido.
“Shut up, shit. Something magical happenin” lmfaooo I’m cryin
My boy, Devin G, once again, back at it again! Let's get into it!
Tom Cruise's best ever performance
and thats saying something
At 46:15 Bobby Valentino and Timberland sampled that soundtrack to make the "Slow Down"
How can this be your first time when i watched your first time couple of years ago?😂
Devin got memory issues. 🙃
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Bro I thought the same thing... Like I was remembering reactions of his that weren't happening and I was really confused lmao. Maybe its a re-upload?
okay so I wasn't trippin
@@Siphus he should have added the re-uploaded part to the title... but its not the first time ive seen him do this but with this movie im for sure. it just comes off as fake and him being desperate for views. also im almost 100% sure its not a re-upload because of his outfit, he wasnt wearing that in the first the last samurai video...
not trying to shit on the guy either, i like him but there is something that i dislike about lies
Devin if your reading this i do like you man no hard feelings, maybe just be upfront with what your doing, people will watch anyway and appreciate the honesty
As a Veteran, I didn't feel 'Sorrow' with this movie, though there are certainly some tragic scenes.
Seeing Tom's Character arc? THAT was just impressive!
The history behind Japan transitioning from 'Feudal,' to a 'Modern Military/Society' is a fascinating one.
P.O.W.'s in WWII (And any other Theater Japan fought in from the 1900's), were not treated with respect. They were considered w/o honor (For not dying, fighting), and a whole lot of very nasty things were done against them. Don't even start on their experimental unit (37). That stuff makes Nazi Germany look sane.
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That thing of "justifying" Japanese atrocities by saying they thought their prisoners had no honor is about 90% b.s. Look what they did to wounded soldiers who couldn't fight, and against civilian populations. If people knew what savages the Japanese were, they'd be saying "Adolph who?".
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Yes. I didn't want to get too deep into the atrocities the Japanese committed, not just to P.O.W.'s, but many-times-more, Civilians in the territories they invaded.
The rape of Nanjing alone is bad enough.
One of the best movies ever made.
My absolute favorite movie. Not really a huge Tom Cruise fan though. This movie is perfect.
Love your reactions to historical movies.
I can't even tell you how many times i've watched this movie on my own, yet alone others reacting to it the first time! I guess we watching it again with Devin G baby!
A perfect hangover movie, something to watch while nursing a hangover while eating a full English breakfast fry up
Edward Zwick made this movie, he has made so many bangers - Glory, Courage Under Fire, Blood Diamond, Defiance, Legends of the Fall. All are worth reacting to. He loves making movies about soldiers trying to find honor in dishonorable situations.
As always nice reaction dawg
If you want to continue with that essence of samurai culture, you need to see SHOGUN
In my opinion great movie
paused before you start to make a prediction... There will be tears at the end
Great reaction what a movie brilliant!!!
So glad you are watching this! Sure you will Love it.
Actors who almost garenteed a good movie. David Carradine (RIP) and Jeffrey Combs. Two underrated actors who always give it their all. Also yes they are in their fair share of bad movies but they aren't boring and with the right group you can still get some entertainment out of them.
Commander sisko!
Love this movie - still one of my favorites. While I know it's a romanticized version of samurai, it's still so cool, and the acting is amazing. There's so much that goes on between the characters when they're not speaking - it's powerful.
Devin you are the best 😄👊🏻
If you don't cry with this movie, you can't hang!
Here for this one bro!! I agree, this one is a banger 🔥 movie bro, I hope you enjoy it! Be back for the edit 😁
Edit: love, absolutely love your reaction bro. This movie was a jewel for sure. The emotions were so real, this movie is and will continue to be a great movie! See you in the next one!! 🖤
It's really a great film. 👍
But as a French guy, I got to say: this true story is based on the life of the frenchman Jules Brunet.
Betrayed by our elites who are destroying our country, including our culture... all our good stories are told by others.
It's sad (for us).
PS : good reaction, as always. 😉
Yes the 'way of the sword' still exists. There are those that preserve it and other knowledge. I believe you, yourself have served.. so this will be an interesting film for you.
I can see this movie becoming your favorite.
Your boy Tom Hanks. You had that one Hanks phase for a while. Every one of those movies you watched were great.
Beautiful movie.
51:11 i think he knew that Algren was his masters brother now, he must do anything to save him. this is one of my all time favorite films, glad you checked it out! another great reaction! 👍
Any time I see the last battle scene I think: *cue awesome metal music*
It’s the nature of time
That the old ways must give in
That the new ways come in sin
When the new meets the old
It always ends the ancient ways
And as history told
The old ways go out in a blaze
My fellow Sabaton fans will know this song
For those who aren’t, it’s “Shiroyama” which is about this battle
One of the best movie music score ever
During the Battle of Fredericksburg, in the American Civil War, Union forces attempted to take Marye's Heights. Confederate forces commanded the ridgeline behind a four foot stone wall. Over the day, Union forces attacked 14 times but never made it to within 40 yards of the wall. 6,00 to 8,000 Union soldiers were wounded or killed trying to storm the Confederate positions. The doomed attacks were finally halted but both sides had to listen to the cries of thousands of wounded men unable to retreat. Confederate Sergeant Richard Kirkland asked for permission to take water and blankets to the wounded Union soldiers lying in the field. He was first denied because Confederate leaders thought his men would come under fire. They later allowed him to try and luckily, Union forces realized what was going on and held their fire while Kirkland and his men brought aid to the wounded Union soldiers.
Samurai still exist in the sense that certain clan lineages are still tracked and unofficially celebrated, and that the descendants of Samurai often today hold political office or have positions of influence within Japanese companies. The Samurai basically traded their topknots and swords for suits and ties and carried on being influential. Today nobody goes around saying, "I am a Samurai!" and if someone did they would be regarded with amusement, but from a certain point of view they're still around.
The knot is respect to the emperor and acknowledge that you are samurai no not no honor as samurai
Great movie, great review!!
My favorite movie 🥰 "They are ALL perfect ... " 💔💔😭😭😭😭
LETS FK'ING GOOO!! 💪😎💪
37:43 need this "uh oh" on a soundboard lol
Devin gonna cry. I cry every time.
Karl Urban is an actor who ensures I will love the movie.
catching all the nuances at 6:51 - great reaction vids mane
12:48 algren wants to be shot and hopefully die here - so that he doesnt have to go back to war
Loved it 🎉🎉🎉
Your beard grows so fast lol!
"I had the unfortunate tendency to tell the truth in a country where no ever says what they mean." This sums up a lot of the dialogue in this movie.
Brother, if you ain't cryin' in this movie, you ain't human.
Great movie. ❤
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Btw Samurai adapted to the weapons of their time, and did use guns.
Jamie Foxx. One of the most talented human beings ever.