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"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure."
Sunday, December 07, 2003
Movie Review No.9
Last Samurai (Rating:5)
When I was in Japan, I was really crazy for this kind of samurai war dramas, which you can see every day on TV. Above all, Ken Watanabe, who plays samurai lord Katsumoto in Last Samurai, was truly my hero. Therefore, when I saw this movie, although I was not that impressed by Tom Cruise, I was psyched to see Ken as good as or even better than he used to be.
Story is similar to Dance with Wolves and predictable. At the end of 19th century, Tom Cruise was hired by Japanese gov. to train emperor's army so they can terminate samurais' group, who gathered around respected leader Katsumoto. But when the army fought with samurai group, Cruise was captured. During his stay at their village, he started relating to samurai people.
This is the best of the trilogy (after Lost in Translation and Kill Bill). It is true that so many things don't make sense (like samurai speaks fluent English and apparent New Zealand's field), but I think what the director really wanted to tell is about Bushido (samurai spirit). If you are interested in such philosophy, you would love this movie. Battle scenes are also thrilling.
p.s. You can learn some Japanese in the show. If you want to review, here are some.
chopstick=hashi
nose=hana
ear=mimi
Last Samurai (Rating:5)
When I was in Japan, I was really crazy for this kind of samurai war dramas, which you can see every day on TV. Above all, Ken Watanabe, who plays samurai lord Katsumoto in Last Samurai, was truly my hero. Therefore, when I saw this movie, although I was not that impressed by Tom Cruise, I was psyched to see Ken as good as or even better than he used to be.
Story is similar to Dance with Wolves and predictable. At the end of 19th century, Tom Cruise was hired by Japanese gov. to train emperor's army so they can terminate samurais' group, who gathered around respected leader Katsumoto. But when the army fought with samurai group, Cruise was captured. During his stay at their village, he started relating to samurai people.
This is the best of the trilogy (after Lost in Translation and Kill Bill). It is true that so many things don't make sense (like samurai speaks fluent English and apparent New Zealand's field), but I think what the director really wanted to tell is about Bushido (samurai spirit). If you are interested in such philosophy, you would love this movie. Battle scenes are also thrilling.
p.s. You can learn some Japanese in the show. If you want to review, here are some.
chopstick=hashi
nose=hana
ear=mimi
