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Bro, your dad is a bro. It´s like hanging out with a wiser bro.
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Your Dads reaction to that sword throw WAS AMAZING!
Your dad is a really cool, authentic and comfortable guy. When I watch your videos some times I think that he is my uncle or something.
Your dad's commentary is on point. Not excessive, not exaggerated or unnecessary. He comments on what he thinks and what he is seeing, as well as what he believes the characters are feeling and is usually correct in his assumptions. I wish more reactions were like this
"They are all... Perfect."
I love the two interpretations one can make about that line.... the first being that since he received his perfect death, in his vision the blossoms are now all perfect. The second being that he only now realized, at his death, that the blossoms were ALL always perfect, being individually unique much like a snowflake or a fingerprint.
Truly a perfect movie, and on a very short list of films that could be considered so.
@@erickknutz5599 I interpreted it a bit further: every blossom represents a day lived, and each day, Katsumoto tries to live it to his highest ideal, to make the day perfectly lived. But because humanity is flawed and there is always room to improve, he lives everyday trying to be better, perhaps not thinking he has done enough.
Now at his death, he reflects on every day he has lived, and has concluded they are each indeed perfect, because at his death, he has no regrets.
It links to the Japanese, and by extension, an eastern ideal of perfection. Eastern perfection is not something have no flaws by some arbitrary standard. Eastern ideals of perfection is a thing fully embodying exactly what it is: a weathered statue is perfect BECAUSE of the time and wear it has experienced, not inspite of them. Similarly, a life lived fully striving for an earnest ideal is in itself perfect regardless of the fact that the humans can and will fall short despite our best efforts.
@@joejoejoe532
アジア人くくりにしてよく似た人種だと思ってる様ですが、日本人と韓国人や中国人とは全く違いますよ。常識や概念や考え方など全く違います。その差はソマリア人やアフリカ人とスイス人やフィンランド人以上の差があります。見た目や近隣にある事で勘違いする方が多いですが全く違う事を理解して頂きたいですね😅
A beautifully perfect movie. No notes. I cry every time. Perfect. I'm so glad you two watched it. ♥
Fun fact the real guy this movie is based on wasa frenchman called Jules Brunet who fought in the service of the Ezo republic during the Boshin war.
"Do the roar" 🤣
24:33 The topknot is a sacred part of Samurai culture and tradition. When Nobutada cries out as his topknot is being cut off, it’s like he’s begging his ancestors' forgiveness for allowing himself to be dishonoured like this. 💔
When Ujio comes in to beat the piss out of Algren during the rain scene, imagine what he must be feeling. As someone who already thinks it's a disgrace to keep this enemy prisoner alive in their town. The outsider killed Taka's husband; their lord's brother in law, likely a senior, cherished member of their community. Then Ujio walks in to see the outsider humiliating the man's son in a duel.
Imagine that hate. The id. Ujio in this scene represents desire for human justice imparted on this outsider. The interpretation of their system of honor and shame that allows him to do harm to this man. A need for vengeance that, secretly everyone wants, but is compelled by duty to their lord to obey and be polite.
Ujio, the cavalry commander and swordsman teacher, likely greatest of the warriors in the village, looks for an excuse to give the town a taste of justice. And he finds the outsider brandishing a wooden sword, further disgracing the son of the beloved warrior he killed. He has all he needs when the outsider refuses to "disarm."
Great reaction, folks. Your dad has a keen eye, seeing Algren's inner turmoil really well. He also makes those snacks look delicious.
And in that same moment Algren garners a very small smidgen of respect because he never backed down but kept on rising until he was totally incapacitated and there were looks of pity, most notably from Taka, for the man that wouldn't lie down.
Great insight.
@@ronweber1402 Agreed. In the camera shots, cutting to every straight face in the village, there is reflection of the moment when Algren is teaching the conscript how to hold and properly aim a firearm. Very much the same shots. There are elements that align with the theme "the contest is so pathetic, all anyone can do is watch," and yet....
As you say, I think he proves to them that it's not an abundance of what they are familiar with as "skill" and some secret knowledge of swordsmanship that made him formidable enough to kill Taka's husband in battle, but that there is no point at which he does not rise again to fight, so he mustn't be underestimated.
Again, there are a few layers to this, as they find an inkling of respect for him. What they see is his tenacity, but inside, what Algren wants is to be punished for the things he's ashamed of, and for the pain to end, yet no pain is enough. He wishes to die for his sins.
You have a wise father, don't take that for granted. And the most impressive part of his wisdom, is that he is not desensitized by it, that's actually fairly rare these days, with or without wisdom.
100%.
35:40 fuck yea pops, fuck yea
Your dad has similar tone and mannerisms that my dad had and reminds me of him when I watch you guys reactions.👍 Our favorite movie was Gladiator and we watched it a few times together, R.I.P Dad🖤
Love watching both of you experiencing this together it is one of the best many a tear has flowed over this film ✌️
It is wonderful movie based loosely on historical events. Tom Cruise's part is based on the story of a French officer who worked with the Japanese, and the Samurai are based on those of the Satsuma Rebellion. Of course, the Samurai were not as pure and morally motivated as presented, and there are many other differences to real history, but the movie does a terrific job of capturing a romantic vision of traditionalism's stand against modernization. One major difference is that the Satsuma Samurai did not reject firearms, they just did not have many people trained in how to use them, since the government in power had a near monopoly on that kind of knowledge.
Not to forget that the rebel samurai were better armed and trained than the regular army. They were veterans of the Boshin war, trained by english officers in modern warfare. And they were led by a briliant general. Saigo Takamori. They fought with 40.000 men against 350.000 men, killed 80.000 over the course of the rebellion, wounded even more and were reduced to 500 men at the start of the battle of shiroyama. But they did not give up. After a week long bombardment of the fortress, the last 40 samurai charged with drawn swords, as they had no bullet left. All 40 died. Takamori was killed by a friend as he was to wounded to charge and did not want to be captured.
@@jarlnils435 Great information...you definitely know more of the details than I do...thanks for adding all that. I have only read a tiny bit about Japan in the 1800s, but it is such fascinating history from my view as a know-very-little looking in from the outside. 💯
@@brudnick39
「お〜い竜馬」という漫画があります。幕末の日本を描いた漫画ですが完全に史実に踏襲しています。坂本龍馬に焦点が充てられてますが幕末の動き全体が見れるのでオススメします☝️😊
Your father was right. Bob was his bodyguard. His job was making sure nobody killed Alugren and even sacrificed himself
Pretty sure he was also there to keep Algren from doing anything that was not allowed.
Algren thinks he is just his bodyguard but Bob's loyalty becomes very clear when Algren yells at Katsumoto and Bob rushes out with his sword to defend his lord.
The Satsuma Rebellion, which this film depicts, was one of the bloodiest civil uprisings in modern Japan and took place after the Boshin War, which saw the Emperor overthrow the Shogun.
Great reaction y’all! One of my favorite things about this film is the callback to the 300
Epic
I really like this movie as a study in honor. Honor to your military regiment and commander? Honor to tradition? Honor to family? Even honor in acceptance of defeat and death vs getting up again and again. A very good movie. The only Tom cruise movie worth anything.
@19:59 it wasn't the emperor who sent those ninja assassins. It was Omura. The greedy guy.
At the office of the Shogun in Kyoto ... the floorboards squeak, to deter ninja.
Actually the word Ninja is a made up word. The real Japanese name for "Ninja" is Shinobi / 忍び.
@@robertwilson2007 Ninja is the onyomi reading of the same kanji, in kunyomi it is shinobi(shinobi no mono). It's not a made up word.
It's just the word for it that sounds more like the original Chinese source for the kanji.
So shinobi is more commonly used but it is not incorrect to say ninja. Both are still Japanese words but the kunyomi reading is the standard for these specific kanji.
Not to mention that "ninja" has also become an English word, which is actually the common word to refer to shinobi in English. Since he is writing in English, it is even more acceptable to use "ninja" instead of "shinobi".
"You have your honor again,.. let me die with mine" As a 34 year old former United States sailor that served in Japan for 4 years I cannot understate how important this cinematography for honor has been.
your dad voice and accent is so cool, he would be a great voice actor
The fight in the rain where Ujio beats up Algren is truly powerful and a lot deeper than people realize because it perfectly showcases the clash of the two cultures.
Ujio never challenged Algren, he simply ordered him to put the wooden sword down. Algren, not understanding a word, thought Ujio was challenging him and accepted the challenge. Ujio however, did not see it that way at all, and when Algren didn’t drop the wooden sword he saw it as a direct challenge.
So basically, neither of them challenged the other but instead thought that they were the one being challenged.
At the same time, it showcases the difference in honor between the east and the west.
In the east, honor comes from success, and accepting defeat with dignity.
In the west, honor comes from perseverance, and never accepting defeat.
Amazing scene.
Your dad’s reaction was fuhhh….” Perfect… “
Your Dad's *Tiger Woods Fist Pump* @ 35:39 🤣 Loved it and felt that!
The gattling gun scene is like seeing the last breath of an age.
Your Dad is absolutely the coolest guy. I enjoy you guys reactions.
This has to be one of the best reactions to The Last Samurai. My favorite movie. I was crying along with y'all at the end when the samurai met their fate. Great video, thanks for sharing your experience with me
I love this movie, I first watched it as a kid as a surprise birthday present with my Dad. I've seen it so many times I've decided to ruin it for you,
When Algren tests the cadets by firing at them, Omura is standing in the line of fire not reacting. (he might be frozen with fear which is understandable, but his bodyguard should be pulling him away)
During the Fog battle, they edited the shots in the wrong sequence, as soon as the men take their places you can see them loading before being ordered. (IRL men have their guns already loaded, the final step is to prime the weapon by putting a "cap" for the hammer to ignite the weapon, this acts as a sort of safety) There are no scenes where men are using firing caps, which something a lot of movies in this era get wrong.
The imperial soldiers at the end of the movie are using German bolt action breech loaders, (it still a one shot weapon, but uses a modern bullet) By this time, Japan was already identifying itself as of Indo-Aryan descent, giving it the excuse to rule over all of Asia.
Colonel Bagely has no eyebrows.
Its mentioned that Katsumoto fought for the emperor, that was the Boshin War, where the Emperor regained power and overthrew the Shoguns (Military Warlords). Katsumoto's real life inspiration Saigo Takamori is already well versed in gunpower weapons. He really did rebel against the Emperor when merchants (like Omura) became too powerful. He only stopped using guns because he ran out of bullets and refused to do business with outsiders.
There is already a gunpowder trained army by the time Algren gets to Japan. We don't see them because they are already preparing to, or already have invaded China and Korea.
I really enjoyed seeing your and your dad's reaction to The Last Samurai. The bond you share with your dad is truly special.
Beautiful reaction. my all time favorite movie. I watch it once a year.
Blessing of health and love to your family from Canada
3:27 comment 3:31-Ernie Moore Jr.
Finally, you and pops are one of my fav duos
You and your Father are wise. War will forever wage between principle and practicality.
This is honestly one of the most beautiful movies ever made. Just a man trying to find his peace and forgive himself of his past.
This is a Beautiful and poignant 🎥. I happen to be one ☝🏽 of those RED INDIANS left in N. California. I remember my aunts and family members all wore slogans and bumper stickers on their cars with “GENERAL CUSTER HAD IT COMING”. I miss all my TRIBAL ELDERS. It’s nice watching this movie reaction through you both. Great Choice.
This movie is great ima grab a snack enjoy the ride.
One of my all-time favorite films & the last lines always bring me to tears. "tell me how he died." "I will tell you how he lived."
Me and my brother have a tradition to rewatch The Last Samurai every couple of years. It's IMPOSSIBLE not to cry every time. Glad to see you both experience this too. I know a film is good when it has you AND your dad tearing up as well! 🤣 Any of chance of seeing The Pacific series in the future? 👍
Loved your reactions! High-five and whistles hehe, you guys have a great bond.
Great reaction by both of you guys
I like the way your dad kicks back, lays down, and nibbles on snacks while you sit up on the edge of your seat. 😀👍🏻
Thank you both once again for blessing us with sad, but epic movie.
Bro really got knocked off his horse, didn’t even break his motion, drew his sword and cut down 8 guys without breaking his stride. That’s a warrior if I’ve ever seen one
it makes sense to think nathan algren is the last samurai, but it is in fact katsumoto. the story is about japan and the samurai seen from algrens perspective, which works so fantastically in my opinion
One of the only "forced" romance plots (that every action movie does) which actually didnt feel cringy.
They handled the cheesy romance plot pretty well and respectfully in this (compared to other mainstream action movies that dont need that plot at all). Its still forced, but its not bad.
basically they didnt Hollywood this one :p with the complexity of the grand scheme, it works. they didnt overdo it
"I'm a deep down Samurai."
05:20 - You're half right, in fact, Emperor Meiji wanted a modern and powerful Japan because he, like the rest of the elite of the Japanese society feared to become the next country to be colonized by the European countries and the US, due to the fact that at that China had been divided by the European countries (Hong Kong is an example of that!), and they saw that they needed to become fast an industrialized country, which they succeed, they became very industrialized in just 30 years and became one of the great powers of Asia until the end of WW2
Thank you for the great reaction🤍🤍
Japanese bushido is all about respect for your enemies and opponents. And then, like cherry blossoms, they scatter. Bushido is about finding death
Hey great reaction just found your channel cause I watch all Reactions to this movie and I loved u guys reaction thank you u guys have my subscription
It was cut out of this edit, but the conflict in the Japanese recruit when he was ordered to kill what he would have perceived as his Diamyo....
It was very demonstrative of Japanese sensibilities.
And yes, I know what I'm talking about.
I enjoyed your joint reaction once again. This was a particularly good movie to gain a better understanding of you both.
I would love to see you react to a similar movie, The Wind and the Lion. It is similarly adapted from actual history.
Ninja's where REAL .... an Assassin group of people HIGHLY trained in stealth & killing silently !
Most ninja were samurai. Ninja was a job, not a class. If you were in the spy business, you were ninja.
In actual story, the officer who went mative was French.
Man, your father is first one to see, how Samurai's bowed after Hasegawa's seppuku. Subscribed!
Everybody makes the same mistake, thinking that Tom Cruise is supposed to be the last samurai in the title. When the movie came out, Cruise was very clear in every interview that the title referred to Watanabe Ken’s chatacter (Katsumoto).
The title actually referred to the samurai class in general. In the Japanese language it is called "end of the samurai". It's plural.
One of my favorites. I love watching you two react. I think you would enjoy an American western mini series called Lonesome Dove. I recommend it highly but it is 4 parts and 6 hours long. Hope you find time to see it.
'The Way of the Samurai is found in death'
To be samurai, one must be Japanese and prior to the Meji Restoration. But to BELIEVE as they did, to honor the way that they followed? That is possible for any with the strength of mind and body to walk a very hard road of honor and duty.
'What could be more necessary?'
So many these days think it is better to live on your knees than die on your feet. I have nothing but pity for them.
"Tell me... how he died.."
"I will tell you... how he lived" Such a beautiful answer.
39:49 good end comments complimentary.-Ernie Moore Jr.
Blessed to your both....
Men back then are real warriors men..... value, honor, respect ....
Nowadays we lost....sad to see
36:27 reaction series.-Ernie Moore Jr.
There is a huge difference between a warrior and a soldier and we should not confuse one with the other.
Oh I was referring to the samurai in that first dawn time battle
@@myegyptiandadreacts4824 I wasn't referring to your comment, I was talking to everyone. You and your dad are awesome.
Excellent 🎉
5:51 react 5:54 -Ernie Moore Jr.
This is based on true historical events however, the film maker made some creative freedoms. Ex. The American Capt. is actually French.
Your dad’s voice is great! Sounds like Mr. Miyagi 😅
"The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on." ~ George S. Patton
the kid who tom cruise fought in the start was the son who he killed. obviously, the kid didnt stand a chance against a grown man, but when he swung at him u could feel all the anger n stuff... then this bigger dude comes and beats him up. the bigger dude did it for the son, who was not able to. this is so deep on so many levels.... the big dude paid his respects to the late son by beating up Tom Cruise, because after he was finished, he threw the wooden sword back to the kid. Jobs done. But the way Tom kept on getting up again and again, gained him some respect, for being a frekkin manman, man. xD u know what i mean...
A lot of Ninjas were former disgraced Samurai turned assassins
Source? Ninja was a job, the job of spying, mainly. A samurai could be ninja. If you were gathering intel on enemies, you were ninja.
Yes, eventually there were 2 clans that started to specialise in training for espionage and developed techniques, but they were not some separate class.
Tell your dad he is also “excellent.” 🤌
Also another great great movie that I think u both will love is FIELD OF DREAMS
10:01 react 10:05-Ernie Moore Jr.
"It’s the nature of time that the old ways must give in
It’s the nature of time that the new ways comes 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" --Shiroyama by Sabaton
It’s time for Dances With Wolves.
If you think about it, Nathan was not the last samurai, since samurai means 'to serve' and Nathan wasn't really serving anyone. The Last Samurai(s) portraited in this film are indeed the warriors of the village. Nathan was merely a storyteller.
The title refers to samurai class in general. It's not about any individual. The Japanese title of the movie translates to "end of the samurai". Since it depicts the final days of the class.
Thank you gentlemen for the reactions. I very much enjoy seeing these movies again through your eyes.
Yeah. The United States Cavalry is tainted with the things we were ordered to do to this day. We still name our units after native Americans because we respect how hard they fought, and we owe them for what we did. I served in Comanche Troop.
Awesome movie
I'm 35.
When this movie was made, in 2003, the concept of "warriors from America" was nothing to laugh at.
We had lost Vietnam, sure, but not because we weren't capable of killing more people.
Now, in 2024... we not only cannot win a war, but we don't deserve to.
What's in the past shall remain there. You cannot go back only forward, There are only 2 constants in life Time and Gravity. You can postpone and delay the inevitable but inevitability will win out eventually.
35:35 react 35:39.-Ernie Moore Jr.
The samurai are the most feared one on one. Its not the best for a full on war. The mongols knew this but the samurai adapted and defeated the Mongols. 80 samurai defended the beach of komoda against thousands. They all died but knew they would, and defended anyway
There is no single best warrior class best at 1 on 1. It all depends on individual skill.
There is no knight vs samurai or samurai vs mongol or knight vs saracen.
I was never a big fan of Tom Cruise until I saw this and he blew me away! Ken Watanabe's performance was just flawless. Beautiful cinematography and score for this masterpiece of a movie! Really enjoyed y'alls reactions!
"The Last Blurred Samurai."
Great reaction guys. I love this movie too; I don't care if it's not historically accurate. I admit I'm not a huge Tom Cruise fangirl but if you like him I highly, highly recommend watching the film 'Collateral' by Michael Mann. Cruise tends to be typecast and plays the same good guy in every film so it's refreshing to see him in an atypical role. :)
You should see him in Magnolia as Frank TJ Mackey. Really funny role and he plays him so amazingly...and his scene with his father in the end is out of this world!
"Respect the cock, and tame the cunt"😅 Best introduction to a character ever.
Only thing I dont like in that movie is the raining Frogs. But I know its some kind of biblical reference I guess
Amazing rection. Can I say, Dad looks like there should be 4 women around him giving him snacks. Also, YOU look like Pajman Vahdat (an actor from the TV series BONES).
There is another movie, similar to this, that you should watch. It is called "Dances With Wolves".
I think exist a tom cruise movie equal this reaction movie...it is: born of the fourth of july....its related to a war soldier in vietnam lose the possibility to walk...and he must to survive in united states with disability and everybody there see him like a guilty of this war. This movie is very tough. Cheers
You should do Shogun (2024) with your dad
im koean i know this story and this is real story
but i heard it was french captain
React to Memoirs of a Geisha next
This is a good movie but in real life Samurai loved guns. They had been using them for a couple hundred years at that point.
You two represent Islam well to us in the west. Thank you.
You guys should react to Shogun
Tearing up is allowed. For men. Just like at the end of T2 :)
Well the Japanese people believed in fate just as the Scandinavian Vikings did ! 🙄
What would come was FATE ........ And there was NOTHING you could do to change it !
Only thing you could do was to go out with HONOR ! If it was YOUR time to go !
A war between traditionalists vs Modernists
Thank you for the video. I want to see the reaction video of the Korean movie "SVAHA: THE SIXTH FINGER". Please.😊