This movie is a masterpiece.

28:41 "He is defeated! He must accept his shame!" "Then why don't you cross the battlefield and tell him that to his face?"

Some historical context. For centuries Emperors ruled in Japan until the 12th century when two powerful men fought and one emerged victor calling himself Shogun or military leader of the nation. The Emperors were so important to Japan, they were kept in place but until the 19th century their role would be more ornamental. In the 15th Century Portuguese traders entered Japan bringing guns, alcohol and Christianity in no particular order. After some time trading the shogun in power Tokugawa Ieyasu decided that such trade was not what he thought best for the country and ruled Japan would live in isolation. In the 19th century an American Admiral (Perry) rode into Tokyo harbor and forced them open to trade with the west under threat of shelling the city. Japan received a rude awakening regarding the firepower and military advancements of the West. Emperor Meiji pictured in this movie took power away from the samurai and placed it back in the hands of Emperors and did everything to modernize Japan. This movie was obviously fictionalized, and fantastic. Though I am sure there were some samurai in camp A who thought Meiji seizing power from the Sogun was the right and proper way things should be done, and surely some were like the Saito just wanting the Emperor to “not forget the past”. Common sense dictates that most were in camp B fighting for self preservation. It’s barely mentioned in any kind of direct way, but the Emperor’s power and his desire to get rid of not only the Shogun, but also the samurai, must have been a great threat for…the samurai.

This is one of my all-time favorite films. It's in my top ten. It's very similar to one of the best shows on TV right now, Shōgun. I highly recommend it. Hiroyuki Sanada, the sword teacher in this movie (see 10:40), plays a lead role in the show.

Now would be a GREAT time to start watching Shōgun. It’s similar in some ways but a much more authentic representation of Japanese history and culture

In my opinion this is his best movie

Yeah I loved Samurai because they were similar to my Native American ancestors with the warrior society and that they wore their hair long and to cut it unless time of mourning was an insult

Very underrated masterpiece I love this movie to me Tom Cruise best movie And the Samurai with horned helmet that was dueling with Tom is Hiroyuki Sanada he is a master swordsman and a great actor

This is such a fantastic movie. It is beautifully filmed, scored and choreographed. Tom Cruise at his best and everyone else was amazing in their roles. It's one I come back to quite often. Great reaction from all of you. I really enjoyed it.

That he may have at last found some small measure of peace we all seek and few of us ever find.

Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, Godzilla), Hiroyuki Sanada (The Wolverine Endgame), , great actors! Also Sosuke Ikematsu (older boy Higen) is a lead actor now!

I hope you all find that small measure of peace but few of us ever find

I recommend Tom Cruise again in A Few Good Men & Jack Reacher 1&2.

So happy you reacted to my all time favorite movie.

You should review the movie "Silence", which was also set in Japan but is 1000 more times more emotional and gut wrenching.

Another favorite scene for me is the "No Mind" scene. when Nobutada teaches Nathan the most valuable lesson in real conflict.

The Last Samurai was such well done, beauriful and graceful film. Please react to THE MEMOIRES OF A GEISHA. Aloha from Hawaii.

Finally :) A im Waiting for this reaction for long time. :)

great reaction 👏 - historically, the samurai in this chapter were viewed as the villains because the japanese government needed to modernize to catch up to the west and the samurai did not want change.

I watching this movie in National TV when I teenager 2009

My Grand Mother about 50 years ago Traveled to Japan taking my female Cousins on Vacation.Being African Americans during a turbulent racial time in America.Asked a Local What do you call us?He stated Japanese!History and Worldly Culture is an eye opener for anyone!

masterpiece

greetings from France Do you know that this film is based on the true story of Frenchman Jules Brunet who fought the Japanese Imperial Army alongside the last samurai and if you don't want to believe me, I invite you to go watch the video (the last samurai the true story)

Fabulous reaction and commentary to this incredibly moving film. Thank you lovely ladies for sharing this. 🤗

15:06 Pick one: Father, husband, brother, son This is the Manlienst scene

This film is very loosely based on the story of Jules Brunet and the Samurai Saigō Takamori

I think you'd REALLY like the FX show Shogun if you like this. Different era of Japanese history, different themes, but a similar premise.

See "Seven Samurai" and "Hari-kari* these are Film History wise the greatest Samurai films ever made #1 and #2.

It seemed like you kind of got it at the end, but I know that a lot of people miss this, so I figured I'd mention it. As Katsumoto was dying, he found the end of his poem. Now, traditional poetry in Japan usually comes in the form of haiku (I haven't done enough research to say it all comes in the form of haiku, so I'll leave it as mostly). If you'll remember the episode of Avatar; the Last Airbender, "Tales of Ba Sing Se," Sokka's storyline dealt with haiku. They are formed of phrases of 5 syllables, then 7 syllables, then 5 again. So, the phrase, "They are all perfect." Is the final 5 syllable line. I suspect that there's probably a lot of nuance rules to haiku that I don't understand, things that pertain to how phrases sound or imagery they evoke, or even double meanings that can be taken from the same hiragana and kanji might be things true poetry masters have to consider. I haven't done nearly as much research into what makes not only a haiku, but a good haiku, to say. Which is a pity, because I am sure that for cultures as detail, order, and wordplay centric as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean culture are, I'm sure that there's a _lot_ of depth to explore there. But, yeah, in the simplest form, all you need to technically form a haiku are the correct syllable counts. Now, on a different note, while the movie has some historical inaccuracies pertaining to Japan's history with firearms, as well as the innate inaccuracies that come from being a story about fictional characters based on a real world setting and period, it does paint a beautiful picture of Japan's history. So I'm just going to note a couple things. The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word "to serve." Japanese feudal society, from which the samurai clans were born, focused heavily on honor, loyalty, and order. The code samurai lived by was called "bushido," which is literally "bushi" which means "warrior," and "do," meaning "way." Seppuku, the ritual slitting of the belly, was the ultimate way to restore your honor if it was lost. Often, it would be preformed with a second on hand to take your head, if you didn't die quickly when performing it, or if you physically lost the strength to continue the cuts once started. I am going to end it here, because I kept trying to go off on tangents that would be better served being in a long-form paper, rather than as a KZfaq comment, and I really don't want to do that.

i wonder if this last samurai trend has anything to do with Shogun being a massive success?

Great reaction. Now watch 10 episodes of Shōgun 😊

Reaction prefect i like video👍

Saludos a mi suegra

This movie is based on a true historical events. However, the film maker made some creative changes like the American Captain is really French. Research more if interested.

I haven't watched any other reactions of yours so i don't know if this is an anomaly, but the lady on the far right needs to be further from the microphone. Her screaming every other minute was actually deafening. I appreciate she was getting into the movie but if that's a reoccurring thing then try and reposition the microphone a bit further away, or if you are using separate mics, turn hers down some in the mixing. It was either be deafened by her, or not be able to hear the lady on the left and middle... Outside of that, great vid!

Tom's best movie in my opinion, right next to Top Gun Maverick!

Any chance you will watch Shogun? lol

This movie brings a tear to most mens eyes.

18:43 topknot is symbol of honor for a Samurai. Cutting their hair means a disrespect to them.

The Last Samurai" seems to be depicted in a strange way from a Japanese point of view and seems to be a mixture of various eras. If that is the case, I think the recently aired "Shogun" is still a more accurate portrayal of Japan. The period setting is several hundred years older than that of "The Last Samurai," so it may be quite different.

After this you need to watch SHŌGUN . Please react to SHŌGUN❤

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At first i was wondering why the reacrion had been edited so much, even some of key scenes were edited out, i figured for an over an hr reacrion video it wouldn't be edited as much, the movie finished at 34 mins so there was about 30 mins of the analysis, that's a lot, i know it's your channel n you can do as you please and all that but just saying, this is a fan favorite.

Y'all left out some of the Very Best Parts of This Movie..... Like when Tom said "They've come to Destroy what I've come to Love" & when he had the Conversation w/ the Little Boy on the Porch!!!! UGH!!!!!

There is a massive moral difference between killing someone in war/battle and murderer's the bible says so! The Kane and able situation is an example of murder. David and Goliath was a battle of sorts.

why everyone starts take reaction video of last samurai recently?

Col. Bagley, "Just tell me one thing; what is it about your own people that you hate so much?" well, there are a couple of older movies that answers that question, both having to do with the genocide of the Native Peoples of America: Little Big Man (1970) with a young Dustin Hoffman, and Dances With Wolves (1990) with Kevin Costner

It is sad you upload such a short reaction.

Crap is not "Holy".

What to always expect.....Storm has always seen bits and parts of the movie. Oh and have i ever seen a more disrespectful editing of this masterpiece of a movie. No..

When I search for 300 or Top Gun: Maverick reactions on your channel, nothing shows up. Is this just clickbait? Not subscribing, sorry.

Here's a different view of Samurai culture - it wore modern clothes in the late 1800's and early 1900s, until 1945. Someone who was defeated was shamed - their life was forfeit. Japan started to invade China and Korea. It treated Koreans as virtual slaves until the end of WWII. The air of superiority of the Samurai, and the Japanese in general, resulted in the death of 20 million Chinese, and little discussed, 6 million Indonesians, who died from overwork and malnutrition and too many from simple starvation, brough on by the Japanese invaders/occupiers. That's what the Samurai culture brought to Asia. And the deaths of too many Americans in WWII, with Japanese soldiers bringing "death before dishonor" to Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Read about the Battle of Okinawa and see how you feel about the noble Samurai culture. It was a death cult, reinforced by an isolated, almost sociopathic, culture. Today, I respect the Japanese. Up until 1945, there were, influenced by the Samurai culture, too many Japanese who were cruel and barbaric. Read about how they treated the Koreans. Routinely horrible. Know your history....

Booo you cut all awesome Japanese scenes

Toms best performance...ya Goofy m8te from Australia

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