The Last Samurai (2003) | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching | Too Many Mind!

“Tell me how he died?” “I will tell you how he lived.”😢 Kills me every time, this is a phenomenal movie.👍

"A perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one and it would not be a wasted life. They are all perfect."

Mrs. Movies was honored to take that fly's head.

You two have the CUTEST technical difficulties ever!

Nobutada was my favorite samurai. Katsumoto's son never held any hatred or ill will towards Algren. When he learns that Algren can speak some Japanese, he gets so excited like a little kid. His death scene where they share a look, no words need be spoken, yet they said everything that needed to be said, always gets me. This is one of my all time favorite movies.

Thank you for pointing out that Tom Cruise isn't the Last Samurai you're my hero for that .😊

Fun Fact: Bob was a retired actor in Japan. He appeared in countless movies. He came out of retirement just for this movie... I doubt he speaks English lol

Algren: “There is Life in every breath.” Katsumoto: “That is, Bushido.”

Ken Watanabe was simply AMAZING in this.

Actually Mrs. Movies, Algren is correct. "Bob's" job is to ensure that the others don't decide to kill or attack Algren because he's the enemy. They aren't concerned nor worried in the least about Algren escaping. Given their geographical location, there's no where he can go and survive the coming winter.

For my money, still Tom Cruise's best performance, acting wise, to date. Was also the first R rated movie I ever saw.

According to the few records of ninja assassinations, they were usually sent as large groups rather than a single guy. So this movie does a more accurate portrayal of a ninja attack.

fun fact: The guy that made the sword is a 4th generation sword maker and he setup the forge and made the sword that Tom Cruise received.

This is absolutely my favorite Tom Cruise movie. The score, scenery and story are all top notch. Thanks for reacting to this one!

What is missed by most is the point where Taka places her head on Aldrein's shoulder. The garment she had just dressed him in where the Samurai's burial garments. So she was once again preparing a man she loves for burial.

Fun fact: Bob is a long time actor in samurai movies and TV, he died more than all the other actors put together, thousands of times.

Also want to point out Katsumoto's death scene. As he dies, and sees the cherry blossoms, he remarks, "perfect, they are all perfect." If you'll notice, he has this looks of acknowledgement or realization. The moment is not only a callback to the earlier scene, but his dialogue is a callback to the dialogue then as well. He says previously, "You may spend your whole life looking for the perfect blossom and it would not be a wasted life" or something to that effect. His words when he dies, and subsequently the look on his face, has to do with the fact that when he dies, when all of us die, we realize that they were all perfect to begin with. The quest to find the perfect one was an attachment to the physical world, and the realization that they were always perfect isn't a sorrowful one, as it is not meant as a "they were all perfect all along so it actually was a wasted quest." Rather, it's meant as a final acceptance of peace and a goodbye to the physical world. To search for the perfect blossom is to not be at peace with the world. It is to be at odds with most of it, as one believes there is the perfect blossom out there, while the rest are imperfect. To realize that they are all perfect is to finally be at peace, and allow oneself in that moment to fully let go of the world.

I cried the first few times I watched this film, very emotional movie, I felt so sorry for Katsumoto and the death of the samurai way of life

The Japanese culture has always been fascinating. Not sure if you notice when Algren arrived in Japan, the "rat" said he usually translates their lies or something like that. When Taka tells Katsumoto to get Algren out of her house Katsumoto tells Algren that Taka is honored to have him as her guest. That's how they are, they don't translate what they really mean because they are so polite n respectful towards others even if they really despised them, it's a cultural thing, very disciplined though, incredibly. Definitely my favorite Tom Cruise movie. I'm a big fan of Ken Watanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada

"A perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend you life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life" In his death, he realized... "Perfect... They are ALL perfect". This gets me every time