*The Last Samurai* made my heart bleed
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Original Movie: The Last Samurai (2003)
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Oh, also, now you gotta see the genre OG epic, Dances with Wolves, and at risk of likely repeating myself, Gladiator, and Braveheart.
If you enjoy movies that show some Japanese culture, I'd recommend "Memoirs Of A Geisha" from 2005. More of a love story but does a decent portrayal of what that life was like during two wars from 1920 to 1940.
47 Ronin with Keanu Reeves
@@genghisgalahad8465last of the Mohicans also fits the criteria imo
weird, i didnt see other reaction channels having such issues with reacting to this movie. youtube is so random sometimes. wish it didnt have the weird voice thing XD.
"Bob" never says a word yet when he dies it rips your heart out. That is story telling.
Whatchu mean? Ye cries out “Algren-San” during the battle
#teambob
He was about protecting his own. Loyal to the end
He calls out Algrens name!
And calls Algren 'san' when he does speak!
“Perfect... they are all perfect”. What a profound realization just as you’re dying. That was worth living many lifetimes.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@holddowna react next to either Braveheart or Troy. In fact, even Kiss of the Dragon or Ninja Assassin would be good choices
He found the ending of his poem.
@@kristhomas4039 I'll humbly add The Last of the Mohicans to that list.
It is the perfect line, and the best line (for me personally) in any movie. You hit it on the head... The prolific realization that he was searching for perfection, but perfection was always surrounding him already waiting to be found. An even deeper meaning to this line is he saw the blossoms as his own life, never believing he himself was perfect, and strived for a stronger meaning of his life. When his life was over, only then did he realize that he was perfect with the people he interacted with, with his mentorship, following his faith and ideals, serving his Emperor honorably, and carrying the way of tradition (the Samurai) down its inevitable path.
"Tell me how he died?"
"I will tell you, how he lived"
Got to be of the most beautiful exchanges in cinema.
“I will miss our conversations.” That quote gets me.
Me too!!!
Same
I rewatch the DVD every so often just so I can watch their conversations. This is how stories are supposed to be written.
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Hiroyuki Sanada, who plays Ujio, the general of Katsumoto here with the horn helmet is honestly one of the most underrated actor ever ! He's amazing in so many movie and he is a trained swordsman in real life as well as many martial arts, so no limits to what he can do and no wasted movement. This movie, The Wolverine, the Shogun serie right now, Scorpion in Mortal Kombat, Bullet Train, John Wick 4...The guy is making all the right choice of movie and is amazing in all of them !!
Definitely agree! His range of talents is amazing. He is even in some unexpected movies like Sunshine 😊
Don´t forget Twilight Samurai
His character in the last ship series was great
Yeah, I’m about to start watching Shogun, just because of him. If you guys get a chance to play a game called for honor, he is the reason why the “Kensei” class is my favorite.
He even did "Ringu", the japanese and original version of The Ring, also a great performance by him in this movie.
The armor scene is one of the finest love scenes ever. I wish Hollywood would learn that intimacy can be expressed more intensely through simple acts of touch, no need for naked grinding and clumsy dialogue.
Same thing happened in episode 6 of Shogun. Incredibly delicate and intimate scene that didn't require a hint of actual nudity.
Amen!
It's very intimate, especially given how much emotional baggage is between the two characters. To show tenderness in those circumstance hints at huge reserved feelings.
People tend to call Tom Cruise crazy but it is undeniable that he is a phenomenal actor and is always in great movies. Ken Watanabe is one of the most watchable actors in the business. This cast was as perfect as the cherry blossoms.
He’s amazing he’s a true Hollywood movie star so is ken
This was one of the few movies where you don't see the actor and just the role. Another was Colateral. Great roles for Tom Cruise, totally loses himself in those characters.
Most actors are crazy they have to be to act good.
Tom Cruise is crazy, he's a scientologist, he believes in fantasy stuff.
Tom Cruise is also a phenomenal actor.
Two things can be true at the same time.
it is likely both
This is easily Cruise’s best film. It’s such a beautiful and heart breaking story
I couldn't possible agree more.
I've never thought that and when I read it..... For some really stupid reason I disagreed initially....... And then I tried to think of a better one.....lol
This is one of the best movies ever in general. Let alone his best movie. I thought his acting was top notch in War of the Worlds, but the movie itself was only pretty good.
EASILY!!!!
People often confuse writing and dialogue. This movie is a prime example that good writing exists even where not a word is spoken.
The Last Samurai is one of those films that evokes such emotions that I can never get through without shedding some tears. Hans Zimmer deserves so much credit for the score
Since he is the composer, I'm sure he gets all the credit.
Watched it plenty of times without shedding a single tear.
@@samuel10125 wow, you are so cool
@@nicholasbrown4109 yup
Ken Watanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada are both ALWAYS a Win.
"Bob" in the movie was also a master Kenjutsu teacher, and one of the film's fight coordinators that helped recreate the Samurai fighting style on screen.
I've seen hardened Marine Corps combat veterans tear up at this movie. I've seen it over and over again, and it never fails to put a lump in my throat.
Probably bc all the things we've seen in war. And we can relate to him. And understand his pain us or those we served with.
This is what eating crayons and invading foreign countries does to cowards.
Him: "He is angry because I killed his father"
Her: "He is angry because he fears that he might lose you too".
Don't know why for some reason this really got to me. I watched this movie today. When Tom Cruise comes walking wearing the Samuri armor and the on the other seems all offended and it looks like he's going to confront him but then they look at each other and dude adjusts his armor for him and they just nod to each other. Respect. It's these little moments that make the movie work. When she is very slowly helping him but that suit of armor on but then she stops and she puts her head on his shoulders. It's just understood why she's doing this. It's just beautiful.
"I will miss our...conversations". So incredible.
This movie is a good example of why we should respect tradition from people who come before us and why the people in power are so hell bent on destroying it.
The issue was that Takamori (who Kastumoto is based on) was opposing more than that. He wanted to have the samurai and the Shogunate returned to power and didn't want the disassembly of the feudal system they had. Until the Meiji Restoration, the Shogunate's had the bulk of the power while the Emperor was little more than a figurehead.
Takamori survived the battle the movie shows, joins the government and then resigns in protest after attaining the rank of military commander of Nippon. Then years later he was involved in another rebellion against the Emperor and was wounded and took his own life.
The person Algren is based on was French and survived the battle (that Takamori also survived) and fled back to France.
But again, this wasn't about just preserving culture and tradition, it was about getting back power.
I love Katsumoto's poem coming around at the end, comparing the cherry blossoms to a samurai's life. They spend their life looking for a good reason to die, and Katsumoto dreams of what the perfect way to die would be. In the end, dying for something he believes in, he realizes that all deaths of a samurai are perfect, because they die for a belief that is true in their heart. Just as all the cherry blossoms are perfect, so to are the deaths of the samurai.
It’s cool cause his last words, he successfully concludes his poem
I love watching people see this for the first time. I get so teary-eyed in this movie every single time.
The armor scene is one of the all-time greatest love scenes ever put to film. Not a word spoken, only the intimacy of touch and the look in the eyes along with the score makes this so powerful.
The scene with the young boy, talking about going to war... guts me every time. This movie is beautiful in almost every way. The score. The story. The acting. The very mountains themselves. SO many moments that well up tears. And the final scenes of Katsumoto being respected by the army as they bow... and the presentation of his sword to the Emperor. Just hard to top. Every young man should watch this movie. Every. One.
It's a wonderful movie but the real history it's based on is quite different for instance Algren is based off a Frenchman, Katsumoto in real life never shied away from firearms or claimed them to be "dishonourable" he was a good commander and tactician he understood how useful they could be like all Samurai did also I'm fairly certain Katsumoto surrvived the battle this is just Hollywood pushing their romanticised view of the Samurai same goes for the Ninjas in real life they never existed they were just rebels who grew tired of the Samurai's oppression towards the normal people they never wore black or just act like how Ninjas are depicted.
Despite all the nitpicking and the historic inaccuracies this film deserves to go down in movie history as an absolute masterpiece even the Japanese who know their fudel history very said the same it doesn't reflect the real history but it gets alot right kinda and it just a beautiful movie.
Agreed!
The Last Samurai made all of our hearts bleed. That's why we watch movies.
This movie is pure poetry. One of my all time favorites.
Katsumoto's death scene has affected me for a long time. He was a such great character. The cherry blossoms were all perfect.
To me, the most amazing line in this movie is when Katsumoto says "if the Emperor wants my life, he has but to ask" (paraphrasing)
I think no other line of dialogue better demonstrates the ABSOLUTE loyalty of the Samurai
I consider the scene where Taka is dressing him in the armor one of the greatest love scenes in cinema. It's as if her heart lived within that armor, and she finally opens her heart and lets Nathan step into it. So loving and sensual, but told through metaphor. Another favorite moment is when the samurai have fallen, and the Japanese soldiers get down and kneel in respect. And finally, what a fantastic score by Hans Zimmer!
Top 5 best Hans Zimmer soundtrack...that main theme is glorious !
For some reason he makes fantastic Japan themed soundtrack, the Japan motif from Pearl Harbor is absolutely amazing too(and used in the best scene in an otherwise horrendous movie)
Tom Cruise's flash back was Wounded Knee, the massacre of Indians thus the dilike of the Captain who lead the charge. I hope this movie gives you some idea of the series Pacific and the Japanese soldiers. An emotional reaction, love it.
His flashbacks are more than likely about some unknown action during the Indian wars. This is set in 1876 and Wounded knee didn't take place until 1890.
@@brianmiller6055 I stand corrected, Thank You
@@duanetelesha no worries my friend. I actually always thought it could have been the Sand Creek massacre but the dates are wrong for that too.
@@brianmiller6055 The battle is nondescript/fictional. The historical character closest to the one played by Tom Cruise was a French mercenary who advised Katsumoto and trained his army but had never fought in any of the Indian wars.
Contrary to this script, Katsumoto's samurai DID use firearms supplied by a Scottish entrepreneur who became the main player in Japan's industrialisation. On his death a shrine was built to honour him which is still there, and he has always been revered even during WW2.
As usual, the actual events have been hijacked by Hollywood and Americanised. But as a work of fiction, it is an excellent movie.
Tom Cruise has had so many great movies but this one is my favorite and I think it's one of this best acting roles as well. Just a beautiful movie and amazing performance from Ken Watanabe when he wasn't even fluent in speaking English.
All the acting was unreal. This movie was so well done
I’m uniquely drawn to this film as my mother was from Osaka, Japan and my father a U.S. Marine. Their code of honor from the Bushida is very much appreciated for me as a Christian.
I love this movie. Not a lot of films make me cry but I get pretty choked up at the end, every time.
I know this must be difficult but I love it every time you put one out
Thanks for watching!!!!!
Perfect. They are ALL perfect.
You picked a hell of a movie to watch its one of them rare movies that just hits every point perfectly.
Great reaction Ames like always, love this movie its one of my favourites. When Katsumoto says "Perfect" and the tear rolls off his cheek. That is one of the most perfectly shot scenes I have seen. Many people think that the character of Tom Cruise is the Last Samurai, that is wrong. Contrary to popular conception, the title of the film does not refer to Nathan Algren, or even Katsumoto, as the Last Samurai. The word "Samurai" here is in its plural form and is actually referring to Katsumoto's clan as a whole. This was confirmed by the director. Cruise's character was the narrator of the story about Katsumoto. And a fun-fact, this was filmed in New Zealand and Tom Cruise would have to fly by helicopter from the town he was staying in out to the set in the country side. He would fly over a small country school of only about 20-30 students and they were 5-11 yrs old. Every day they would stand outside and wave to the helicopter and had a little sign they held up saying " Hi Tom". Tom Cruize found out where the school was and arranged for his helicopter to land at the school and spent the morning with the children. Keep up the good work.
The Japanese title of the movie is "End of the samurai" if anyone has any doubts.
This is one of the beautiful classics pieces of cinema. Really pulls on your heartstrings towards the end.
One of my favorite endings of all time.. the shot of Algren walking back to his home and seeing Taka again with a glint in his eyes… cinema perfection 🥹
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17:27
- "I am not a writer".
- "But have written many pages since you came here"
... goosebumps for all people that love to write !
"Remembering what my archery coach told me" is actually what happened to me when I first saw this, only it was Judo. It's amazing how well getting out of your own head can work. lol
Spectacular reaction, as always!
no matter how many times I watch this one, I'm always a mess of tears. Beautiful movie. Loved your reaction :)
Thanks so much for watching!!! I love this movie ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I got home from my first deployment when this came out. I remember taking a date to see this when it was in theaters. The movie left an impact on me, combined with what I experienced then, I was so shaken up by the battle sequences around the end of the movie, I couldn't even drive us home. I gave the keys to my date and let her drive.
I remember her asking if I was okay and I never said a word. I've never had a movie, next to Passion Of The Christ, affect me so much like that.
I have never been a big Tom Cruise fan, but occasionally he surprises me. This was a huge surprise. Kudos to Cruz and the rest of an outstanding cast. You could go through the list: the score, the direction, the costumes, the sets, the cinematography, all of it was amazing.
Another one of my favorite movies. Watching this after being stationed in Japan for two years while in the Navy just increased my love of the history, culture, customs and traditions of Japan and the Japanese people. I would go back there in a heartbeat.
Fun Movie Trivia: For those who don't know, Hiroyuki Sanada (The actor playing Ujio) had a stunt performance with Tom Cruise to safely strike at his neck during his first day of capture. Tom Cruise (also a great stuntman) wanted to make it authentic and convinced the producers and Hirouki Sanada to swing at his neck with an actual katana. Hiroyuki is a master in his field for sword and martial training and agreed to the terms hesitantly.
When Hiroyuki swung the sword at Tom Cruise's neck he did stop early, but not soon enough to where he clipped the side of Tom's neck causing a bleeding cut. What amazed Hiroyuki during this dangerous stunt, was that during the swing and after the contact was made with Tom Cruise's neck, Tom never flinched, completely staying in charter the whole time. This stunt performance was put into the films final edit.
"I will tell you how he lived" The heaviest line ever delivered. Gets me every time and I think I've watched this movie about 20 times.
They don’t make movies like this anymore. Great story, acting, cinematography. Just all around awesome.
They make plenty of movies like this still. You need to get out more.
@@RobertJ-vo4bk Every comment here I have seen by you is a troll statement. I don't know who hurt you and have no idea how horrible your life is. All I can do is pray that you will find some small bit of happiness hidden somewhere inside all of the hate.
@@paulmartin2348 That wasnt a troll comment. Every year there are great movies, I consider Dune II just as good as this one. Dont be so prickly
After all these years, it is still my number one movie and I do cry each time I watch it. Greetings from Germany, Thomas.
Saw this opening night, sold out theater. At end credits, every single person stood and applauded. Went on for at least 5 solid minutes.
The amount of gasping in this video is hillarious 😂Great reaction as always!
Act 3 of this movie is am emotional onslaught, such a masterpiece. One of my top 10 movies
Fun Fact, the actor that plays the older son plays Hongo in Shin Kamen Rider (streaming on Amazon), and it is great!
"A perfect blossom is a rare thing.
You could spend your life looking for one,
and it would not be a wasted life."
One of my top 5 movies 🎬 of all time! Just incredible film, thanks for sharing! I really felt Tom Cruise was Oscar worthy for the performance here. Classic!
They are all perfect.
This movie and The Last of the Mohicans are Top Shelf Favorites
The movie is realy awesome. The complete Cast done a great job. My girlfriend didnt wanna look the movie at first and after it she lost also some tears and said it was a great😊
Greetings from Austria/Vienna 🎉 and happy Easter 🎉
"There's ninjas in the night. Who are these guys?"
Ninjas in the night.
This movie makes my heart bleed too, I know it’s not the best source material but it truly got me into Eastern Philosophy
Among my favorite movies of all-time!
I went to Japan last year and it was the best place I've ever been. Everyone I encountered was pretty much how you see the samurai in this movie. Everyone was way too kind and forgiving, especially not really knowing their language and customs. Even the dominatrix was super friendly...
I think Japan is a great country for going on holiday since you dont have to worry about anything else but having a good time and will not be exposed to the all the downsides of the society. They will treat a tourist well because they know their stay is temporary, but being a foreign resident in Japan is quite the opposite. Its okay to openly discriminate against foreigners in for example housing, some appartments are only for Japanese and no gaijins
"What is it about your own people that you hate so much?"
there are a couple of other movies that answers that question:
Little Big Man (1970) with a very young Dustin Hoffman, and Dances With Wolves (1990) with Kevin Costner.
This is one of my top 5 movies of all time. I am 59 and seen hundreds, maybe thousands of movies. This is one of my all time favorites. Thank you for watching and reacting. I love your content!
15:36 "I 'm one with the Force, the Force is with me". Great quote, wrong movie. I still love your comments !!! That's how beautiful you are !
I don't know why, but this movie always comes to mind when someone asks me, "What is your favorite movie of all time?" Does it have my favorite actor or actress? Nope. Does it have the best fight scenes ever? They're good, but not the best, yet all of the fighting has meaning and purpose. Does the movie have a deep story? Actually, it is quite simple. So what is it? Why is this movie arguably my favorite movie of all time?
I can't quite pinpoint it, but there is a certain peace I feel when I watch this film. Visually and morally it is beautiful. There are enough jokes and action, but they do not overstay their welcome. It's just a really good film that tells a simple story by mostly showing and not telling.
This is one of my favourite Tom Cruise films. It is so beautifully shot and such a powerful movie. Everyone was great in their roles.
They are beautiful. They are all beautiful.
Thank you for reviewing these movies, in which I am too often dismissive of. Your emotions and insights allow me appreciate the actors and story with new found clarity. This story arch is reminiscent of DANCES WITH WOLVES.
I never noticed that when the kid grabs his father's sword to give to Algrehn during the Ninja attack, he grabs the sword and looks up at his father's helmet. Hesitating for a split second, honoring him.
The "armor dressing" scene outshines most if not all sex-scenes hollywood did so far, in terms of intimacy. I can watch it countless times and it always gives me chills. Their non-verbal acting was harmonizing so good.
The scene where they bust out the Gatling guns is heartbreaking every time and it’s forgivable for being a heavy handed metaphor. My favorite Tom Cruise movie no contest and I’ve seen most of them.
Beautiful movie and a heartfelt reaction. It is important to remember that this is a highly romanticized version of the Samurai. Like the caste systems of the day, it could be cruel. You might consider reacting to the new Shogun series. Another interesting look at Japanese history. In the meantime, keep’em coming!!
This is one of my moms favourite movies, she used to watch it all the time when I was a kid and i never understood why... Little did I know it would become one of mine once i grew up, the deep story of this movie is beautiful yet heartbreaking at the same time, such a phenomenal movie!
Your reaction is so good, love the emotion! I can't watch this without my eyes filling with tears... You are beautiful as always ❤
Something little known about Bob, watching over Nathan in the village is his secondary assignment. He was assigned to protect Nathan, due to the controversy surrounding having him in the village. There were difficult feelings towards him, as Hirotaro’s killer. And protect him he did, till the very end.
Ken Watanabe really deserved an oscar for his role as Katsumoto.
Oh yes, one of my top 3 movies. So excited to see your reaction to it.
You ever want to see a guy you like cry, show them this movie. Man tears every time.
The Last Samurai soundtrack is epic! The story telling is Perfect.... They are all Perfect!🌺💮🌺💮🌺🌸🌺💮🌺 Thanks for sharing Ames ❤️💛
One of my favorite movies of all time. Alot of emotions.
great video reaction. perfect amount of comments, great reactions, showing empathy in all the right moments... what usually makes me cry too lol I love this movie.
This film gets better and better with every year and every viewing..it was so underated
People think perfection is unattainable. It is, but only after you realize that imperfection is an element of perfection, not the antonym of it.
And to think that around sixty years after this timeline, the Japanese started their quest for world domination! Sixty five years later, they bombed Pearl Harbor! I loved this move. Great acting by everyone. Terrific reaction by you girl!
God this is one of my favorite movies of all time. Great choice. Jolly good.
It is based loosley on fact, however it was a Frenchman that fought alongside the samurai, not an American. The actor that played "Bob" was well known in Japan and has since passed away. He often played the part of the second villain and was an expert in screen deaths according to an article i read about him when he passed.
"a man could spend his entire life searching for the perfect blossom, and it would not be a wasted life"
"They are all... perfect"
What a realization to have right at the end. Always makes me tear up a bit.
Thanks for your wonderful , heart felt reaction. This film is in the top ten , all time , best movies.
This is still one of the best movies of all time, thank you for doing these reviews, and possibly introducing people who haven't seen these classics to such great films.
Thanks for watching !!
@@holddowna THANKS FOR YOUR REACTION!! I totally forgot this movie until now, and gave it a rewatch...it's really shocking to me, this movie came out 20 years ago, we have way better cameras and CGI graphics technology, yet this movie holds up so well even by today's standards. To a degree I think our technology is so good these days that studios bank on films "looking so good" that it hopes people we blown away by hyper-realistic visuals to carry the weight of weak plots and scripts.
"I belong to the warrior in who, the old ways are joined anew."
Love all his quotes in this
What a perfect movie. One of my absolute favorites.
Lmao every time bob appears “🥹BOB!” 😂
I put timestamps for everytime she mentions Bob in my comment 😂
I am NOT a fan of Tom Cruise as an actor, for the most part, and the few films he's made that I love are mostly despite him being there. This, however, is that rare movie that I love because he's part of it. Not just him, though, everyone here is incredible, but especially Tom, Ken Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, and the rest of the Japanese cast. On the other hand, it's beautifully shot, scored, written AND directed, and the sound design choice towards the end to drop out all sound except the firing of the Gatling guns for those precious few seconds is pure perfection. It really helps hammer home the sadness of what we're witnessing.
I've been missing sweet teary-eyed Ames. Banger reaction to a tough movie. ❤
I loved the way you reacted to the movie. Thank you for your emotions!!! 🙏🏼
The thing I like most about this movie is that it proves government loves the people and will never let its bureaucrats' interests come before the people. Government, they're on your side.
It was the sword's fault.
A lot of people do not realize that this movie was based on actual and true events that happened during that time. I believe during the Boshin wars and the Meiji restoration of Japan in the late 1800s. By the way, the young emperor was emperor Meiji in this film. I really love this movie and as in. Iaido and Iaijitsu practitioner, this film really connects deeply with me.
This, for me is the finest Film soundtrack I have ever heard, it is an absolute masterpiece and I will die on that hill. To this day I cannot believe that the soundtrack was not even nominated for an Oscar
I rewatch it every year, it's a modern classic.
GREAT choice of a title lool
Hiya Ames, sorry I got around to your video so late ~ Thanks for the great reaction!
The Last Saumrai was very, very loosely based on a combination of stories --->>> The true story of WILLIAM ADAMS (both Shogun TV series) and the endless Japan civil wars that only finally ended when the last A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki ... Just like the USA, Japan was basically divided into two camps > NORTH (Honshu & Nothern Isles) and the SOUTH (Far west Honshu & Kyushu) .. .. The North was controlled by forces for the Shogun and the South by Imperial families .. .. And, of course, the west had to get involved so USA & UK send 'advisors' to Kyushu and FRANCE sent advisors to Edo (Tokyo) .. ..
Ken Watanabe's character seems to be based on Imperial hero Saigo Takamori who served the Emperor but was later forced to fight against his old allies by the bureaucrats .. .. But there were foreigners from all over the globe who found their way to Japan at this time and some stayed on and lived out the rest of their lives in Japan (like Adams) .. ..
Thanks for watching!