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Captain Nathan Algren is hired to train the Japanese army to fight a Samurai rebellion. However, he ends up embracing the people of Samurai culture after he gets captured by them.
Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is an American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the government attempts to eradicate the ancient Samurai warrior class in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly affected by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
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Release date: 15 January 2004 (Australia)
Director: Edward Zwick
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, MORE
Music composed by: Hans Zimmer
Story by: John Logan
Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
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FULL AND LONGER REACTION: www.patreon.com/MovieJoob Jade is here to watch The Last Samurai! P.S. There can be many KZbin issues so we apologise if there are any scenes cut that are important! Join along in watching Jades reaction to this movie and as always leave a like, subscribe and click the notification bell to keep up with all our content! ❤🔴

[@jasonm8017]

RIP Bob

[@gk5891]

This was very loosely based on the real life French Officer Jules Brunet.

[@MisterW0lfe]

Bob is the embodiment of the saying: "Beware the Old Man, In a Profession where most die young."

[@MovieJoob]

Oooh I hadn't heard that quote before but very true!!

[@singingwolf3929]

RIP Bob. That actor has been known as the samurai of 10,000 deaths, in films. Not the samurai who has killed 10,000 people, but the one who has died 10,000 times.

[@jacfalle27]

Tom Cruise is great in this, but Ken Watanabe (Katsumoto) is the true star of the movie.

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

For me it's Hiroyuki Sanada. He finally got to show off his swordsmanship in an A-List movie. He's so quick and clean in his movements.

[@jasonmalone9833]

Get over yourselves Tom all the way

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

@@jasonmalone9833 Tom has been in the ZONE for 4 decades. I love Tom. But Hiroyuki was born for this. Tom just played it well.

[@jasonmalone9833]

@@user-ty5di3ku6o I love this movie and all the other actors deserve award's for their act but Tom from crooked teeth The outsiders thru top gun and mission impossible and probably his best Tropic thunder Tom just out does it in this movie for me but like I said the others are Awesome!!! 💯

[@MovieJoob]

I love them both! Such great actors!!!

[@spike11313]

This movie did something that a lot of movies don’t do when the don’t go full accurate , show respect

[@TheRedStateBlue]

undeserved. the samurai were horribly corrupt at this point. the only thing they were fighting for was their right to continue to oppress the people.

[@MovieJoob]

YASS!! I'm fine with things being fictional as long as there is heart and respect! 😊

[@samithonjames370]

@@TheRedStateBlue Nuance is forgotten on the internet apparently.

[@tanakax25]

​@@TheRedStateBlue that's just as over-generalized as this movie is.

[@PeacefulJoint]

Lmao a true Democrat 😂😂😂​@@TheRedStateBlue

[@joeybossolo7]

If you don’t shed a tear with this movie, you’re dead inside.

[@carthos4402]

A key artistic/cinematic part people miss in this movie is the first scenes...... When Katsamoto is meditating, he see's "a vision" of the white tiger......that is why when he sees Algren for the first time, what he notices is a man fighting with a desperate ferocity (like a tiger) but then see's the flag on the spear (depicting a white tiger) . Hes a man that is seeing a vision play out in front of him.....which is in part why he saves Algren.

[@znk0r]

Yeah, I'm suprised pretty much no one notices this.

[@fubar1217]

@@znk0r I've seen one or two reactors catch this but most don't.

[@joeybossolo7]

Most reactors miss it completely.

[@d4veschatzi]

She watch the whole movie, but she's got nothing 😑

[@MovieJoob]

I did notice it, it was very clear 😊 Sorry if I didn't make it clear but it was certainly obvious to me

[@cliveklg7739]

Katsumoto: "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life." Also Katsumoto looking at the blossoms at the end, "Perfect. They are all perfect."

[@MovieJoob]

Such a heartbreaking moment but at least he died the way he wanted, with honour, fighting till the end.

[@Sir_Alex]

I love this movie a lot, this is the movie that made me fall in love with Ken Watanabe, 10/10 performance. After this one, I had to watch Letters from Iwo Jima and Memoirs Of A Geisha .. such a good actor. Algren : "Every soldier has nightmares" Katsumoto : "Only one who is ashamed of what he has done." .. .... love that part.

[@MovieJoob]

It was so great! And yes Ken Watanabe is an incredible actor!! I really enjoyed him in this!!

[@ajclements4627]

Letters from Iwo Jima is such a great film. I need to see Memoirs though.

[@MrX-wd8cm]

Interesting to note: MOAG, supposedly the icon of Japanese beauty was actually played by the incredible GongLi who was 41 at the time. Japanese woman the most overrated of all the Orient, short squat and facially challenged , can't match the Chinese and Koreans. No way, Wo pai !!! JiYou Zhongguo Yong Yuen !!!

[@homanism6438]

23:51 samurai's top knot is a symbol of honor. If samurai cut his own hair means he retires as a samurai. If enemy cut it, it means dishonor

[@MovieJoob]

It is so beautiful! So sad to see his get cut off!

[@homanism6438]

@@MovieJoob i really want to see your hair in topknot

[@MovieJoob]

@@homanism6438 I would look like a 12 year old boy unfortunately 😂

[@homanism6438]

@@MovieJoob i think you'll be a badass Onna Bugeisha (female warrior)

[@Robertz1986]

This movie was very popular in Japan. It loosely follows the Satsuma uprising, where the Samurai forces loyal to the emperor who had previoudly fought to overthrow the shogunate and restore imperial power, but the emperor used that power to ban and displace the samurai in the name of modernization and progress. His old allies and friends fought against his forces, the same allies and friends who had restored the throne and authority. There was indeed a lot of nuance and complicated relationships, though this movie is a fictionalized version in terms of the people (though western experts were brought in to modernize all aspects of Japanese life, including the army, that background of the story is legitimate).

[@MovieJoob]

That is so interesting! Thank you so much for the information and context!!

[@jackson857]

One of my all time favourite movies. Excellent choreography. Great direction from Edward Zwick. One of my all time favourite scores. Hans Zimmer knocked it out of the park. One of my all time favourite Tom Cruise performances. The scenes where he remembers the attack on the Native American village are incredible. One of my all time favourite movie quotes. "Tell me how he died." "I will tell you how he lived."

[@obenohnebohne]

The soundtrack is so beautiful. I get chills and tears running when I listen to it.

[@Jari-95]

The best Hans Zimmer ever made!

[@thejamppa]

I love how they did not use the great white saviour cliché this film for Ahlgren, but it was the natives who did the saving of Ahlgren. And this film has amazing cinematography, epic score but unlike most "historical" films, this manages get so much right for the periodic piece and it does it with respect for the subject and history. I have to love the small details like after General Hasegawa´s seppuku, how Katsumoto bows Hasegawa´s body. People who don´t know custom´s in Japan miss how powerful that scene actually is in terms of respect.

[@MovieJoob]

Yes I totally get what you mean! They literally made HIM into a better person because of their culture and influence. So badass I really enjoyed this film!!

[@morothane]

England: Colour America: Color England: Honour America: Honor England: Flavour America: Flavor England: What are u doing? America: Getting rid of u

[@somashaman]

Actually, it was kind of the other way around, England adopted the U from the French to be less like us.

[@morothane]

@@somashaman I meant Englaund. My bad

[@Critical_mtb]

Lol well thats where they are wrong...dont follow the french 😂

[@MovieJoob]

Hahaha okay valid loool but English is confusing enough without Americans changing random words and don't even get me started on 'aluminum' and 'carmel'. Omg Fahrenheit I need to stop I'm getting heated lmaoo

[@morothane]

@@MovieJoob LOL I only meant this is good humor, and didn’t mean to work anyone up in any serious way. English is insanely confusing, agreed. Funny how perspectives work, because I can’t stand the extra U personally, but I’m also from the southern US, so I spell it caramel but say carmel. As long as we can have fun at petty differences and still come together over great stories and movies, then it’s biscuits and gravy y’all 😂

[@lidlett9883]

The Nuance that is often missed is when Taka is helping Algren pur on the Armour. The robes wore under the armour were the Samurai burial robes. So the sad head on his shoulder is her preparing him for his burial.

[@-Knife-]

This is legit one of my top favorite movies of all time. It's just legendary in all ways.

[@MovieJoob]

I enjoyed it so damn much!! So glad I watched it!

[@-Knife-]

Glad you enjoyed it! Keep up the great content btw!

[@rafaelqin8410]

I cried with you, after I watched about 10 times, the story is still touching

[@MovieJoob]

Aww! I don't blame you! It was so incredibly moving!!

[@UpYourArsenal]

Undeniably my favorite / most watched movie. The storytelling is just beyond comparison.

[@MovieJoob]

It was such a fantastic film! I'm so glad I watched it!!

[@ronniebailey2037]

When you come to realize that it was Bob's job to protect him....and still followed through with his orders even when it meant his own death. Just hits you hard, and is the definition of samurai.

[@DC-op7wu]

You are hands down my favorite reactor and it looks like your channel is growing more and more each day! Keep up the good work. You deserve all the success in the world.

[@MovieJoob]

I could cry, thank you so much for the incredibly kind words!! You are so kind 🥹❤️

[@randywebb2100]

This was absolutely enjoyable to come along with. Jade you are absolutely the best in regards to reaction videos, I would not have it any other way. Coming to be a part of the journey with you means everything to me just as you mean so much to me. I will always enjoy coming along with you because you are absolutely the best as well as the greatest ever

[@MovieJoob]

YOU'VE MADE MY DAY!! My gosh thank you so much!! 🥹❤️

[@randywebb2100]

@@MovieJoob you are absolutely welcome jade. You are absolutely the best in regards to reaction videos and absolutely beautiful and deserve appreciation for what you do

[@Ali-bu6lo]

38:58 The Samurai were very similar to the knights of Europe, professional warrior class in service of the various feudal lords and clans of Japan. If a Samurai became master-less, it would be called a Ronin. So they were not nomadic.

[@FluffySylveonBoi]

I wonder if Nobutada learned his "jolly good" from Mr. Graham, who went around the place for a long time, talking to Japanese people left and right.

[@lincolnross9000]

Me: Learns "Honor" has a "U" in other English dialects. "Say sike right now..."

[@shinrapresident7010]

Honour Colour Neighbour Humour Behaviour Harbour Flavour Oh and then there's also re instead of er words like theatre, centre.

[@MrEd8846]

I played scrabble with my Canadian cousins and it almost turned into a fight lol

[@chickbowdrie4750]

Fun fact: The Japanese man in the movie who spars with Tom Cruise is an honest-to-goodness real-life samurai. That's why this movie gets the small details about samurai correctly.

[@thejamppa]

That is why I get kiddy every time I see Hiroyuki Sanada with blade on screen. I was so dissapointed how short his scene in MCU was but gosh I loved him in the Bullet Train...

[@MovieJoob]

He's an absolute badass hot damn!

[@phueal]

The samurai were a hereditary social class abolished more than a century ago. He is not a samurai. What he is is a mixed martial artist. A very competent one, although from a young age his martial arts have been an enabler for his acting rather than something he has pursued in its own right - it's not like he enters tournaments or anything like that.

[@chickbowdrie4750]

@phueal uh no buddy, do your research. Not all the samurai were the same. Besides, you're literally assuming he hasn't a Samurai heritage. Show some proof he ain't legit or don't say anything

[@phueal]

@@chickbowdrie4750 he may have samurai heritage, although I can’t find any reports saying that he does. But again, there are no samurai in the present day. That would be like me saying I am a French nobleman because I’m descended from French aristocracy: the French don’t have nobles anymore, the aristocracy was abolished, so by definition I am not one.

[@donovanwillemse6592]

wow!you're so insightful.i wish there were more people in the world like you.

[@MovieJoob]

Aww that is so very sweet! Thank you!

[@victorholowinski4619]

I'm so glad you watched this movie! Growing up this was one of my favorite movies! One of my best friends growing up in Canada was Chinese and as a Polish Canadian we bonded over this film. We're both nearly 30 and I remember chatting with him about this movie just last year. He was always picked on for "looking different," yet he emerged as one of the strongest people I know. The movie is such an incredible story of passion and resilience in a foreign land! I hope the Joob crew is doing well

[@MovieJoob]

Aww that is so beautiful! This was a very incredible movie! I'm so glad I watched it. And thank you! We are doing well ❤️

[@Ali-bu6lo]

3:11 Unlike China, Korea and pretty much the rest of the world, Japan has only had one dynasty throughout its history. Their imperial dynasty is so old it ties to mythology and legend with the first emperor Jimo, being the child of a deity. What always changed in Japan instead was the actual central government, for a large part of Japan's history, the emperor was only figurehead and the real power rested with the most powerful of the feudal lords (Daymios) who ruled Japan as a hereditary military dictator, sometimes called the Shogun and sometimes other ranks. The historical events that inspired this movie took place shortly after the last Shogunate was overthrown and replaced with a semi-constitutional monarchy.

[@alibinawang5099]

Emperor reside in Kyoto not Tokyo

[@marcobrinckmann1012]

Hiroyuki Sanada, one of my favorite actors ever since i was the size of a fire hydrant.

[@ExUSSailor]

An entertaining movie. Historical fiction, emphasis on the "fiction".

[@crispy_338]

Yeah! Finally! Such a good one

[@MovieJoob]

Yay!! Hope you enjoyed! It was fantastic!

[@michaelholt3222]

Great reaction Jade!!! I was glad to watch along, this movie, actually made me a Tom Cruise fan, I could see his maturity as an actor, Ken Watanabe(katsumoto) was Brilliant as well, I am glad u enjoyed this film, and your commentary was spot on, enjoyed your curiosity as well about all the cultures that were represented, hope all is well there Down Under, take care of yourself and hope see you again next time!!..👍👍👍👍👍

[@MovieJoob]

Aww thank you so much! Yes I think Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe are incredible actors and put their all into roles! So glad I watched this!! It was amazing! And thank youu! It's getting cold down here and I miss summer so I hope you're getting some lovely sunshine up there!!

[@michaelholt3222]

@@MovieJoob its warm here, but lately we have to contend with rain as well, but summer is definitely coming here

[@riftbox6599]

You have a very great eye and attention for detail nice reaction.

[@MovieJoob]

Aww thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed!!

[@SleepySloth2705]

20:45 The Shinobi were trained in the art of ninjutsu to utilize stealth, espionage, disguises, poisons, and theatrics. They would stalk their target for days or even months to study their routines before making a move.

[@tomasbiela5860]

One of my favorite movies. Esp showing honor and respect

[@MovieJoob]

It was absolutely fantastic! So glad I watched it!

[@mambans]

This is one of my favorite movies, its so beautiful!

[@MovieJoob]

It was an absolutely awesome film! Beautiful and moving!!

[@twinshark429]

I read that the costumes were so detailed that Cruise's collar alone took 70 hours.

[@MovieJoob]

The Samurai costumes would've been so excruciatingly time consuming to make but they looked incredible!! Worth every moment!

[@cesarvidelac]

This movie has the most realistic depiction of shinobi or ninja ever. The attention to detail it's outstanding.

[@exploringgames948]

One of my moms favourite movies, never understood why as a kid but once i got old enough to understand properly... It makes me cry every single time I watch it. Fantastic movie!

[@MovieJoob]

So bloody good! I was honestly surprised by how much i enjoyed it!!

[@exploringgames948]

@@MovieJoob This movie never gets old, the acting was on point! Should check out 47 Ronin it's a "fantasy" movie about samurai with Keanu reeves and a few actors from the last samurai. No one ever reacts to it but it's amazing imo!

[@NormanLacombe]

i can watch movies with you all day

[@MovieJoob]

Awww that means the world to me!! Thank you for joining me!🥹❤️

[@TheForsakenEagle]

I will never forget Samurai Bob!

[@MovieJoob]

Badass Bob! 🙌

[@williambranch4283]

The Japanese first encountered gunpowder ... with Chinese grenades ... when the Khan tried to invade Japan 500 years earlier.

[@footballspiritual9702]

The warrior spirit... King Leonidas:tonight we dine in hell. Kastumoto: That is a good death.

[@Salad_ass]

That's what i'm talking about! That's why hes the GOAT! 🐐 the GOAT!🐐

[@mercyfulnate]

The movie takes place in 1876, roughly a decade after the U.S. Civil War concluded and a lot of the fighting with native peoples in the western U.S.

[@ygelementdgentertainment7525]

love your smile

[@IsraelShekelberg]

Japan's current dynasty started in 660 BC. They developed a parliamentary monarchy during the time portrayed in this film.

[@craigtalbott731]

One of my late Mrs' favorites. From my mother's side, I'm descended from samurai, and a grand uncle possessed a "hand-me-down" sword (very impressive to view). You may blame Noah Webster as the responsible culprit for the alterations regarding "updated, Americanized" English spelling of words.

[@MovieJoob]

I am so sorry about your passed on wife! I'm sending you the biggest hug and hope you're okay! I really enjoyed this film too!! And hahah how dare you Noah! You're making an already confusing language more confusing!

[@craigtalbott731]

​@@MovieJoob Yes, I'm able to sense it from here; greatly appreciated! (It's been five yrs now.) I do take some comfort in viewing the films of which she had and liked as well. So continue onwards and upwards w/ the reactions; I'm pleased watching these as well, very much. Yup, it seems that Wonderful Webster and his dictionary "kur-rupted" everything; it must be all his fault! ;-)

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Jade hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you John! Hope you have a great day!! ❤️

[@davemcbroom695]

Thanks Joob!

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for watching!!

[@peteturner3928]

One of my favourite movies of all time, it's almost perfect.

[@MovieJoob]

I enjoyed it so damn much!! So glad I finally watched it!!

[@chrismillington2729]

Hi Jade, as always loved the review/reaction, keep it up, and yes, it is a great shame that as a world, advancement is not always the best thing when we lose tradition, i have started leather working among other crafts. and enjoying them very much. PS, Please say, "O capital" again. Take care, kind regards, Chris.

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for watching and I'm so glad you're enjoying!! And hahahaha I'm so glad you liked my 'O Capital'! 😂😂

[@jeffburnham6611]

Helps to go back and watch a second time since you missed more than a few details. The white tiger banner Cruise was holding during the first battle, was meant to represent the vision Katsumoto had. General Hosegawa did know Katsumoto which is why he refused to fight against him: both were Samurai.

[@tomaskennedy]

23:48 The topknot is a key part of Samurai culture. When Nobutada cries out like that as his topknot is being cut off, I feel like he’s begging his ancestors' forgiveness for allowing himself to be publicly dishonoured like this.

[@B0mber44]

Hey Jade, I’ve got two movies to suggest for you when you’re able to get to them; both directed by Antoine Fuqua. Tears of the Sun, the Navy SEAL movie I suggested a while back that was not based on true events, but still has an amazing story and performance from Bruce Willis. I sincerely hope it has made your list. Southpaw, a boxing movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal that is not derivative of Rocky. Both are in my top five favourites of all time and never fail to spark my emotions. Thank you for the entertainment and hopefully these two films make your channel. Cheers from a fellow Aussie movie fan. 🇦🇺

[@Cenforge]

Bravo.

[@ICantBarrett]

This was a fantastic reaction. I’d love to see you react to Glory or Cinderella Man!

[@bmw128racer]

Fine reaction to one of Tom Cruise's best films. 👍

[@cortsluke7420]

This was filmed in my backyard Aotearoa New Zealand.

[@MovieJoob]

Oh hell yeah I love Aotearoa / New Zealand! I've been to both the North and South Islands and absolutely adore it. I have yet to visit Hobbiton though and I WILL some day.

[@_Gato.Negro_]

This movie is fiction but is inspired by real events... they added an "american captain" because Hollywood... but that's how we can witness this story, through his eyes, so I think it's ok. The character Katsumoto is based on a samurai called Saigo, his rebellion was known as the Satsuma Rebellion and the last battle where they all died was the Battle of Shiroyama. This battle was pretty much like in the movie, 500 samurai against the Imperial Army, the difference was 60 to 1. First there was a huge combat, a big massacre, and finally the last charge of the remaining 40 samurai who ended up dying under a rain of bullets. This was the end of the samurai and people start calling Saigo "The Last Samurai". Really great movie, in my opinion this is the best Tom Cruise film. P. S. There is a band called Sabaton they have a song about this historical events, the song is called "Shiroyama", maybe if you're interested you can listen to it.

[@Kensei007]

Samurai were a class of citizen, a very high class of citizen. They were essentially private military to their lords and did their lord's bidding. As Algren says, Samurai means "to serve." Back before the time period of this movie, samurai were usually always financially well off because there was ALWAYS war going around. Japan looked like the United States in centuries past so far as the number of different provinces it had. During this time period, Emperor Meiji wanting to modernize, and that meant importing goods and services and ways of thinking. Many Japanese didn't like this, thinking they'd lose their independence as a country to the West so they rebelled. The Meiji Era, when this movie takes place, was a very tumultuous time for samurai. Their way of life was outlawed, carrying swords was banned. Japan as a whole started to get a modern, nationwide military so there was no need for samurai. Common peasants could become soldiers and many samurai saw this as an insult. For almost 1000 years they were the fighting force, the warrior class. Now ANYONE could serve the emperor? How dare they! Samurai DID use firearms. The movie REALLY romanticizes the samurai not using guns, but they in fact ALWAYS used guns if they were available. Fun fact, the primary weapon for a samurai was the yumi bow. We see Katsumoto's son using a bow to great effect in the movie,; samurai were LETHAL with bow and arrow. A katana sword was really a secondary weapon should the samurai get into close quarters combat.

[@adamcollazo8228]

There's a really good Netflix documentary about Japan called "Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan". The Japanese had access to firearms in the 1580's which they got from the Portuguese. They had so many firearms that it eventually became illegal for commoners to possess firearms punishable by death. The Japanese ruling class was gravely concerned about heavily armed peasants revolting against them.

[@ericalvsjo5833]

Great movie! truly a masterpiece :D

[@MovieJoob]

It was so fantastic! I'm so glad I watched it!!

[@george49743]

I'm an American but I say honour correctly but it's also part of my clan motto "virtue mine honour" McLean of the MacLean clan.

[@ProgazQQ]

good request!

[@MovieJoob]

So glad you agree with the request of the Patrons!!

[@heffatheanimal2200]

YES!! Never forget the U! Always the correct spelling

[@MovieJoob]

You a bad bissh for spelling it correctly!

[@sirpurrsalot6588]

Unlike modern culture where beeing difference became synonymous for danger The Last Samurai teaches us that diffrence can become your strength if you are willing to embrace it rather than fear it.

[@MovieJoob]

Oooh I love this comment! Very well put!! Difference isn't danger it can be strength!

[@immortanak_joe87]

I’ve watched reactors to this specifically to see if they noticed the white tiger vision to the white tiger flag in the first battle. Not many catch it

[@-NOCAP-]

9You were asking about the ninjas attacking the Samurai rare excv:eptions that they would use katana when something would happen to their blade and today would have to resort to picking up katana off the battlefield that belonged to someone who already died. There were a ton of other reasons why this wouldn't have been a possible engagement in a real-life scenario, but I've already typed enough.

[@philCTO]

This is such a great movie. True masterpiece.

[@MovieJoob]

It was absolutely brilliant!! I'm so glad I watched it!

[@philCTO]

@@MovieJoob Man On Fire with Denzel Washington is on par with this as a movie. You and your viewers would LOVE it.

[@cesarvidelac]

Oh, one last comment... Samurai were the profesional soldiers at petty officer level and above. I can't remember if it was Nobunaga Oda or Tokugawa Ieyasu, but by decree of one of them, you had to be born inside a samurai family to be samurai, they were a social class created by law. No one will become samurai outside the class. The foot soldiers, ashigaru, were commoners, usually countryside workers, and could never become samurai. This ended precisely by the time of the movie, the social class was derogated by law and that was one of the reasons for the rebelion of Satsuma. In japanese, samurai means "the one who serves". Great video!

[@evanansot6335]

Don't know if you have seen these or not, but Top Gun and its sequel (36 years later), Top Gun/Maverick are both worth your time.

[@MovieJoob]

I never saw the original but I watched Maverick and it was AWESOME I loved it more than I could've expected!!

[@Fenixx117]

'U' are right. I agree

[@MovieJoob]

Aye I see what you did there!

[@Hammarspiken]

Hi Moviejoob 👍🏼 THX for a reactio on a very beautiful movie 🎶 "the last Samuraj" 🎶 Old culture is important in all Countries 🎶🇸🇪❤️🇸🇪

[@wesleypeters4112]

Seppuku was the ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was practiced by samurai and later more by the general population at large by World War II.

[@Wrathlon]

Interesting fact about Samurai - the last Samurais existed long enough to see the fax machine invented. As for the kids, I dont even want kids and those kids are absolutely KILLING me with how adorable they are.

[@MovieJoob]

That is wild to think of! And omg same I have no plans for kids rn but they are out of this world adorable.

[@Wrathlon]

@@MovieJoob Here is the full thing: "The samurai were officially abolished as a caste in Japanese society during the Meiji Restoration in 1867 "The first ever fax machine, the ''printing telegraph,' was invented in 1843 "And Abraham Lincoln was famously assassinated at Ford's Theatre in 1865 "Which means "There was a 22-year window in which a samurai could have sent a fax to Abraham Lincoln."

[@w01f777]

I always liked the scene where he gets his ass kicked in the village with the bokken. He keeps getting up because Taka is watching. I think because it shows respect to her husband. If he just got hit and stayed down, and her husband lost to that type of man then it would make her husband look bad. He took a beating to make her feel better

[@MovieJoob]

I didn't even think of it like that! But yes it was such a great scene. I think he also fights till the very end with the spirit of the White Tiger as implied at the start!

[@singingwolf3929]

I made a long post that you'll likely never see. Here is a short one. You should watch Dances With Wolves. Also, great reaction.

[@robertmaez6706]

You didn't expect to cry? Neither did I. But I cried with you. And I've seen this movie many times.

[@MovieJoob]

Aww I don't blame you! It just hits you right in the feels!!

[@autowaagh99]

Hey kids the old guy is the voice of Fergus from Brave

[@Ceractucus]

Brief description of Samurai: The word Samurai means to serve, and samurai served a single Daimyo or "feudal lord". Their primary role was fighting and though most Daimyo's army would consist of a majority of non-samurai, the Samurai were the best having trained effectively for life in the arts of battle. The samurai also have a code of honor called Bushido. Bushido includes belief in Loyalty, Honor, Respect, Courage, Honesty, and Righteousness. If a Samurai lost his Daimyo during a fight he would either commit seppuku or become a mercenary. Those in this latter group were referred to as Ronin. Also Samurai are not nomadic, nor were they ever. Movie background: Japan had been ruled by an Emperor for centuries but in 1603 Shogun (a samurai military dictator) took over the country but allowed the Emperor to stay on as a figurehead. Shortly afterward Japan was closed off by the outside world until the 1860s when American Admiral Perry sailed into Tokyo Harbor with gunboats and sailed Tokyo until they opened their cities to western trade. Japan has no choice but to capitulate and they decided to modernize as quickly as possible. Many people, including many samurai did not like this idea of modernizing so quickly. The movie simplifies this into the bad greedy guy Nomura and the good Samurai, but in reality, there were bad guys on both sides who wanted things to change (or not) for entirely selfish reasons, and good guys on both sides who genuinely thought modernizing (or not modernizing) was best for Japan. This movie is based on the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion.

[@adrianp972]

Honor, color.

[@MovieJoob]

Don't you dare.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

ok so, i'm a bit late to the party, but i'm here to give you some trivia and answer some questions 8:10 that is called "harakiri" it doesnt happen when a samurai is defeated (as many believe) it happens when a samurai fails to do the emperor's comand, that being, if the emperor tells you to defeat an army, you can loose a few battles, as long as that eventuly you do defeat that army, however, if it comes to a point where you cannot do so, than you must do harakiri, this man in this specific scene, he does it because, it is obvious that, since his own army is all dead, he cannot defeat katsumoto, and therefore, he failed to do the emperor's will (even tough it realy wasnt the emperor's will but... well, he believed it was) in harakiri, the person who is going to kill themselves, must cut their belly, becaus ein japanese ancient culture, it was belive that the spirit rested in there, so you cut your belly so your spirit may safely come out of your boddy, than, after doing so, someone will cut off your head in order to spare you from the pain of a slow death, this is also why, after a battle, samurai would go walking around the field and stucking a sword in the belly of every man in the ground, so that their spirits could safely come out of their boddies. 19:40: indeed, usuly these plays were only played by men, but you know something even funnier? (naruto fans are gonna love this one) the name of these characters from this specific play are tsunade (the beautiful woman) and gyraya (the old man) this is a japanese comedy play, about this old man who keeps trying to touch the boddy of tsunade, the beautiful myden, and always get hurt in the process of trying to do so, as i mentioned, in naruto, 2 main characters were named about these 2 characters of the play, and they have the same relationship as the characters in the play itself. 20:40: similar to karate, ninjutsu is adapted from chinese martial arts, karate was based on kung-fu, and ninjutsu was based on the martial art that the chinese emperor's assassins used, the chinese emperor had his own special assassins, who would do stealth missions, and it is from their knoledge that ninjas in japan came from, that is why in mortal kombat, the lin kuey and the shiray riu are enemies, the lin kuei are chinese ninjas, and the shiray riu are japanese ninjas. also, ninjas ARE SAMURAI, you see, this movie is losely based on true facts, but like, one thing that most people kinda dont notice is that, there isnt such a thing as "the last samurai" samurai lso trained to be ninjas, and some samurai would specialize in ninjutsu, as other samurai would specialize in kenjutsu (kenjusto being the regular "way of the sword") but every samurai would in their lifetime learn a bit of every martial art in japan, like karate, aikido and judo for example. also, if you notice, many of the men on the side of the emperor, like the general who killed himself are samurai, the men who go after algreen, trying to kill him, specialy the man that algren cut the head off, those are all samurai, is just that, diferently from katsumoto, they abandoned the title of samurai, as katsumoto decided to keep it. today, in real life, there are still samurai families, ever heard of "toyota" or "mitsubishi" ? those are ALL samurai families, many big companies in japan were founded by people from samurai families, so their families live to this day (not to mention, i'm sure algren would keep the tradition of the samurai on katsumoto village, and his adopted children and the other children at the village would also become samurai eventuly) so dont worry, the samurai never stoped "existing" their families live to this day, and their teatchings are still taught trough kendo

[@williambranch4283]

I remember the first time I wore a cotton yukata (bath robe) in a ryokan (trad inn) in Japan. Didn't have to swordfight though ;-)

[@MovieJoob]

Hahah me too! They're so very comfy!

[@Yesnog05]

You should definitely check out Letters from Iwo Jima, one of Ken Watanabe's greatest performance

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for the suggestion!!

[@laspeziasmartgames]

WHEN YOU SEE GATLING AND HOWITZER SHOOT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO RED INDIANS AT THE END BUT WITHOUT RETURN

[@davidyoung745]

Samurai weren’t nomadic. They had a feudal society, so each lord had his land that he owned and the farming and industry of it produced his wealth. When they captured Algren and went up into the mountains for the winter, Katsumoto told him “this village belongs to my son.” And when Katsumoto cut off the first general’s head after allowing him to commit sepuku, it would have been seen as a sign of respect not as punishment.

[@tommywalker3746]

This is definitely in the top 5 movies of all time

[@MovieJoob]

I enjoyed it so so much!!

[@americandad8903]

I I would like to see you watch dances with wolves, starring Kevin Costner. I think you’d really enjoy it.

[@chipsthedog1]

All through the video I was wondering what movieloob thought about the little Japanese boy, I guess I will never know.

[@MovieJoob]

HAHAhahhaa. I'm so mysterious and I never wear my heart on my sleeve. Y'all will always be wondering 😎

[@singingwolf3929]

This may be long. 10:10 how dare you doubt Bob and his capabilities. "...Rapidly Modernize" is kinda the whole thing. "I continue to live among these unusual people..." there is no discrimination or disparagement in this statement. More, a lack of understanding, but without bias. When Higen catches Algren making "karate" moves in the local clothing, Higen gives a short nod of a "bow" and Algren bows much deeper. Remember when they were meeting the emperor for the first time? Simon Graham says, "..if he stands you must bow. If he bows, you must bow much lower." Algren is acknowledging that, at this moment in time, Higen has a higher status than he does. 17:00 Bob is doing his job. He is ensuring that Algren doesn't escape. He is ensuring Algren doesn't hurt any villagers. But, he is also...studying, Algren. Yes, Gojiro is the cutest child and must be protected at ALL COSTS. 18:35 It's not so much accepting "religion" as it is...finding a calm, a...peace within himself. True peace can feel spiritual without religion having anything to do with it. Take it from a man, who at one point in his life, actually felt that peace. 😢 19:25 no no. His name is Bob. It may not be his Japanese name but it is the only name that we know him by. Also, Ujio finally gives Algren a "nod bow" after the tie. He's starting to gain respect for Algren. Oof, some big skips over important conversations, but I get it, editing for YT. The important part was, Algren asking if it was the Emperor or Omura that sent the assassins and Katsumoto stating that if the Emperor wished his death he need only ask. (I know you saw that scene) Taka bows to Algren when they "say goodbye" at the waterfabut refuses to "see him off" when he leaves for Tokyo... Algren NOT bowing to Katsumoto when they arrive in Tokyo was strategic, they saw Omura watching them from a balcony. They didn't want to look like friends. 23:30 remember when Simon Graham said, "I had the unfortunate tendency to tell the truth in a country where nobody says what they mean"? Algren and Omura are both translating each other's lies here. 25:24 "how's your poem coming?" "The end is proving difficult." I feel like we aren't just talking about the poem in this interaction. We're also talking about Katsumoto deciding whether or not to take his own life in defeat. 25:47 Katsumoto actually pulls Algren to him to protect him from the gunshots. RIP Nobutada. You had a GOOD death. Taka keeps her eyes open during the kiss. She is very conflicted. She mourns her husband and doesn't want to dishonor him, yet she has developed feelings for the man that killed him. How can someone even begin to TRULY understand that. 28:22 Ujio sees Algren in, presumably, his friend's armor. He checks that it fits properly, and gives a nod. Look how far they have come! When they ride out of the village to fight the army...this time Taka is outside and bowing to see Algren off. 31:40 RIP Bob. His only words in this film, "Algren-san!" Also, remember that Algren thought Bob was meant to be his "protector". Apparently, he WAS. Ujio is the toughest SOB you will ever meet. This movie introduced me to his actor Hiroyuki Sanada. The man is an amazing actor as well as an actual master swordsman. My top 5 for acting in this film (character names) 1. Katsumoto 2. Nathan Algren 3. Nobutada 4. Taka 5. Higen (Honorable mentions to Ujio and Bob) Excellent reaction.

[@scottbarkley496]

TOM CRUISE is the GOAT .. React to more TOM CRUISE movies ❤

[@philbrown1314]

He's DTing from the many years of alchohol consumption. He's hallucinating and feeling, reliving is haunted past..

[@toxicrevenuegaming9415]

His name is Bob.😊

[@kregmaffews]

Major baby fever in this one 😂😅

[@MovieJoob]

Literally! I'm not even thinking about babies at the moment but goodness those were the most adorable boys with the most squishable cheeks!

[@Ali-bu6lo]

This is a nice movie but very different from what actually happened. For starters, Captain Nathan Algren didn't exist. From what I know Japan's military was armed and trained by the British who were their allies against Russia. The closest character to him is the French officer Jules Brunet who was sent by the French government who took the side of the Shogun during the Boshin war (the war between the emperor and the military dictatorship of Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate) but he refused to leave and remained with the rebels to form the short-lived Republic of Ezo in the northern island of Japan, Hokkaido. After the fall of Ezo, he returned to France. This was all before the Satsuma rebellion that is kinda depicted here. Also, the Samurai had no problem with firearms, they've been using them for 300 years by the time of this film and were the fastest to adapt to modern weapons among Asian nations when they were introduced to them in 1500s. The historical counterpart to Katsumoto, Saigō Takamori, had no problem with using guns either. He only resorted to using old weaponry when he was surrounded and ran out of ammunition in the battle of Shiroyama. He was also a reformist himself. There are many paintings of him with modern clothing alongside the emperor. He was also in support of the new Japanese military. However, when the conscript military started to fully replace the Samurai, he rebelled as he and his supporters wanted to keep their class privileges in the rural areas which up to that point, were the only people allowed to have weapons in the Japanese society Also unlike here, the imperial army was fully trained and tested by the time of the Satsuma Rebellion. Saigo actually lost all his battles.

[@odinanderson5365]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, End of Watch pleaseeeeee.

[@phj223]

For some reason my comments on the series Shogun keep getting deleted. Just FYI, there's a series called Shogun (1980) about Samurais and a lot of other stuff, and it's pretty great.

[@edgarrity5556]

THE PACIFIC.

[@DRAONWEED]

During the seppuku scene, you should pay close attention to the timing of events. The General was not decapitated until he had fatally stabbed himself, his head was taken before he could cry out protecting his honour in his final moment.

[@cshubs]

Another excellent version of this story is Dances with Wolves. Kevin Costner and Graham Greene star. You''ll love it.

[@MovieJoob]

Thank you for the suggestions!!