THE LAST SAMURAI - MOVIE REACTION - FIRST TIME WATCHING

Today we are watching The Last Samurai! Enjoy!
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[@Mubiki]

If you were curious, the Samurai that he referred to as "Bob" was ordered to protect him the entire time. As they said when he showed up "you cannot escape". Bob was actually following him around to make sure nobody else in the village tried to hurt or kill him out of vengeance. So when he takes the bullet for him, he was simply doing what Katsumoto told him to do; protect Algren. He followed his orders to the death. As they say, Samurai means "to serve", and that is exactly what Bob did.

[@ar47yrr4p]

If you want to see more Tom Cruise... there is a LOT to choose from, but I'd recommend the "Mission Impossible" series. Lots of action!

[@tacobellalugosi2527]

This is one of them rare films that will make grown men tear up . Such a beautiful movie .

[@Architraz_PHX]

This emotions in this movie decidedly creep up on people, it's a testament to the film makers how impactful the movie is. Not just the end, but consistently throughout it. Loved the reaction, Addie!

[@CChissel]

Many samurai transitioned just fine into the Meiji era, putting down their swords or becoming police officers or officials for the government, but the samurai that wanted to keep their power, rebelled and were not the good guys. They had power over the people and were warlords, they didn’t want to give it up. Notice the scene when they come into town and all the people are scared of them, that is not without reason, they didn’t mind killing anyone that defied them or stood in their way. This movie does romanticize the samurai and portray them quite incorrectly, but it is a great movie regardless.

[@jacfalle27]

Ken Watanabe (Katsumoto) absolutely owns this movie. He steals every scene he’s in. He is arguably the REAL star of this movie, not Tom Cruise, who’s actually great in it as well.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Ken Watanabe was maginificent as well as the others. I cannot ever SEE him as anything but a Samurai Leader with great Wisdom

[@eddie_77]

The way Tom and Tanaka made love without making love, it's the most romantic thing I've ever seen. Good reaction. 😊

[@IanJenn356094]

My favorite scene is when Ujio keeps beating up Nathan in the rain because he wouldn't drop the wooden sword. Everyone watching including Taka and Koyamada was seeing the resolve of Nathan's character and they were internally satisfied that this was the type of man able to defeat Hirotaro, Taka's husband.

[@voinyhelvetti]

"If your shame is too unbearable..." is such a good line.

[@Aegi97]

This is truly one of the greatest films I’ve seen. The music, directing, acting, cinematography… great. Katsumoto’s last line “Perfect… They’re all perfect” ALWAYS gets me, no matter how many times I watch.

[@7bootzy]

Death poems were a big thing in Japan throughout history.

[@RoxxSerm]

I think it's my favorite tom cruise movie.

[@cliveklg7739]

Katsumoto at the beginning: " The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life."

[@JoshC1977]

When I saw this pop-up, I was just like, "Hope Addie had tissues handy." I've watched this dozens of times; never fails to break me the entire second half of the movie. Beautifully written, acted, and directed film with one of my favorite film scores of all time that just adds to the emotion of every scene.

[@Steve_Hickman]

The end of the final battle is - and always will be - both beautiful and heart-wrenching.

[@kuivia]

The ending gets me everytime, I was honestly tearing up a bit throughout this video because of how sad this movie really is.

[@smavtmb2196]

This is a good movie. It's emotionally moving. I definitely cried. That battle is so tragic. I wish Katsumoto had lived. I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture. Especially samurai since I've been told there was samurai on my mom's side of the family. I plan to research this more.

[@jrl95]

Nobutada going out like a warrior always get to me. He gave his life up so his father could keep the rebellion going. Dying for something bigger than himself.

[@jeremygilbert7989]

I absolutely love the way the cherry blossoms come full circle. The very first words Katsumoto speaks to Algren are "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your whole life searching for one and it would not be a wasted life." and then the final words he speaks to him are, as the realization dawns on him, "Perfect... they are all perfect" A wonderful callback that Ken Watanabe absolutely nails. The many historical inaccuracies aside this movie is still easily within my top 5 and without a doubt my favorite Tom Cruise movie, the second being Interview with a Vampire which you should also check out if you haven't. That one also has a tiny Kyrsten Dunst doing a stellar job for a child actor.