powerful scene of friendship and love. we get an in depth glimpse integration of the people once he considered his enemy. Please turn on caption for the translation i have no ownership of this, just enjoyed it very much
@@aravind4391 Those substanceless popcorn flicks essentially killed the period epic genre. Not comic book movies as a whole just those overhyped and overproduced Marvel movies.
Always frustrating to hear people write this film off because they wrongly assume Tom Cruise is the Last Samurai. This is a movie I find infinitely rewatchable. Great film deserving of far more respect than people give it.
@@drlca6601 The movie is available in multiple other languages, and they almost always translate the title as singular, not plural (which is probably a mistake. It's just funny that so many countries mistranslated it if that's the case). Also the poster for the movie says "TOM CRUISE" in the same large font size as "THE LAST SAMURAI" right underneath, so I don't blame people for thinking Tom Cruise is the Last Samurai when the poster looks like that. The marketing seems to have done this deliberately (most of the posters were just Cruise in armor and the title). But yeah, I think it would make more sense and be cooler if the title referred to Katsumoto's whole army instead of just one man.
I love Japanese actors When I was young I used to see all Asians alike, couldn't tell the difference between a Japanese & a Chinese for example. But as I grew up, I found it easy to realize how far they're different! Very unfortunate that Hollywood is slowly getting dominated by Chinese actors, producers... For a reason I don't understand at all! In term of talents, Japanese are far more superior!
@@Anarchizer Agree. Saw them when they came out. Mel never disappoints. If you haven’t, watch “Edge of Darkness.” Brilliant film. Ray Winstone is perfect.
I love the scene. When he says, "When I took these, you WERE my enemy." I love the fact that he knows this is probably ending by taking him with them back to the city. But he respects him enough to offer him his freedom.
Ken Watanabe should have recieved multiple oscars. Period. This was sold to us as a Tom Cruise movie, but is in fact a Ken Watanabe movie. He is the last Samurai, he is the ultimate warrior and Chieftain of his clan, he is intelligent, disciplined and benevolent, he rescues Tom Cruise, from the battlefield and from his inner demons, and (Spoiler alert) he is the one who makes the ultimate sacrifice for his way of life. The bookend to his statement about searching for the perfect cherry blossom, is his final line. "Perfect, they are all perfect."
This movie is damn good and severely underrated 37 yr old man crying like a little child because those ninjas being cutting too many onions This scene and the last scene with the emperor damn you ninjas!
Omg every single time when he says "when I took this you were my enemy..." But we all know he wants to finish it by saying "but now I return this to you as my friend"... Shhhhheesshhh tears every time!
"I took these when you were... my enemy." The 2 men sharing that look knowing what more that statement actually meant... that we were now friends bound with a warrior's bond. It really shows how Cruise and Watanabe are perfect for these roles and that they took this film seriously. I've seen this film countless times... and I could never get tired of it.
The one movie the single movie I have never grown tired of watching over and over again! Gosh what a legendary movie! Too beautiful! It's completely artistic and poetic! Just takes you to a place you never through your soul could find. It's like discovering something you never felt before! Just WOW!
I remember another clip from The Last Samurai, the one where Cruise apologizes for killing her husband; there was a comment translating the Japanese, and there was such deep subtext and nuance to the discussion that it took a full, long paragraph to translate rather than a couple lines. A beautiful language out of a beautiful culture.
Every scene are nothing but great screenplay with dialogues who are ( straight to the point ) plot and/or character development driven , all of this delivered by superb acting from start to finish . This is all i want from a movie honestly .
And i missed the musical aspect , probably because it blends so perfectly into all of this that it manages to make those elements shines even more ( which is what a movie OST should always be about ) .
Some believe that. Truth be told, most can't fathom why others have done, what they've done, to put them in that position to defend themselves or those they love. Nightmares are a way for the brain to try and make sense of it all.
That is not true. Honorable veterans, good men who have nothing to be ashamed of, often have nightmares. They may be brought on by emotional or physical trauma, not necessarily guilt.
@@mikebrown1926 Just because you consider them good men, doesn't mean they consider that themselves. The whole idea is that human can struggle with killing, even if it's acceptable and in war. You can still feel guilt, shame etc of taking another mans life. We do not see honor in death the way the samurai do in this movie. For them it's a literal honor to die by the sword, in combat. Being fully convinced killing another is something good. That's probably what they mean.
@@mikebrown1926 I was in Afghanistan from 2010-2011. When I returned, for about a year, I had violent dreams. Just awful. Then they stopped. Never had dreams like that again. I retired from the Army in 2015 after 23 years. Not sure why this video was recommended to me.
@mikebrown1926 the ones with honest and big hearts have nightmares for the things they HAD to do to save their brothers and themselves. The good hearted men never went to war to hurt and kill but to save and protect. That's the biggest difference between regret, guilt and shame compared to being apathetic towards the things you've done. I've met many veterans that I can tell are good people but they have sad eyes. It's heartbreaking.
Love this film so much, and someone else described it perfectly, this is not "white savior", he saved nobody, he was the one who was saved, he found peace, a reason to fight and live and a culture that healed him and someone he fell in love with in that culture. Its the opposite of white savior and thats great to see.
Adopting such a philosophy, there is no peace. To live the way of the true warrior, you are constantly looking for war to take part in. No such thing as a peaceful warrior, always on edge looking over both shoulders.
I wrote down and memorized these words when I was a kid to use when I had to leave my Japanese home stay family. And I only half understood that they were a polite goodbye. But knowing fully what they mean, it’s no wonder I managed to make them cry intensely and wave so very much when I left!
"If the Emperor wishes my death... he has but to ask". My God, what a line. And uttered with such lack of care. Like, this is what the samurai lived and breathed for. The word "samurai" means "to serve". And if you could serve your master, whether he be a shogun or the emperor himself, with your death... so be it, no matter, I will die anyway, whether by the sword or the passing of time.
@@Sarnatuile They were Japanese aristocracy. Obviously they're gonna be dicks to everyone else. At least from a 20th and 21st century Western perspective.
They weren't so honourable in reality, I think. Samurai films often romanticise a LOT. Read in the encyclopedia that they were also drunken bullies who would suddenly use violence without a preceding confict, and raping women was common.
@@EscargoTouChaud The bad clans were like that maybe, but there were some who dedicated their lives to that code and even killed themselves at the order of their master.
"To know life in every breath, every cup of tea, every life we take. The way of the warrior." I watched this movie in the theater 20+ years ago, it's still one of my favorites. "Tell me how he died?" ..."And I will tell you how he lived."
"When I took this, you were; my enemy". Such strong powerful words and philosophy. How can one not shed any tears to this masterpiece film? The Way of the Warrior, way of Life, that is Bushido.
When I was young, I had nightmares, nightmares from shame, nightmares from being ostracized from a group Now that I have a family, my nightmares changed, it turned to not being able to provide for my family, and lacking the ability to keep them safe I had to drown it with alcohol😊
From 1:43 to 1:49 it transcends cultures and goes to the same common thing that unites all soldiers...the horrors and madness that they have seen and that at times man can descend to levels no better than the most vicious of animals. And the survivors hoping to make sense of it all and to hopefully live up to the fact that they survived such hell.
I have never been a fan of his, but I sure can say that to me this was his best. Everyone in it, the old to the children were more believable than the comic strip mess being put out today.
I'm seeing a lot of folks saying that there aren't many films like this anymore, and I agree with the responses that overly manufactured Disney/Marvel has spoiled the bunch, there's an easy way to fix this though fellas, instead of commenting, share this film with your friends, or children, or as I've seen quoted "brain-dead adults" (not my words), it common sense, change starts with the little guy... I'm a hypocrite because neither do I, but I felt that I had to voice my opinion as a 26 year old
This movie has a lot of depth, a great story and NO CGI. Todays movies move so damn fast you can hardly grasp what is going on. My opinion as a 66 year old.
And there are plenty of them still around, you just need to look. I don't know why all of you focus so much on marvel movies as if they're the only movies being made. It's simply not true. There's still historical flicks coming out. The king, Outlaw king, Medieval, etc. There's plenty.
In a time where women are dressing as raunchy as can be, this woman only shows her SHOULDER and it’s incredibly sensual. Algren could barely keep his jaw from dropping.
ich befasse mich seit 1995 mit Native Americans und alles was ich gelesen habe war ein Schock und zerfetzte meine Vorstellungen von den USA und dies hier ist mit Abstand der wichtigste und beste Tom Cruise Film wie er selbst sagte
