![]() I just have to say, I don't see anything wrong with the japanese emperor trying to modernize Japan by associating with the Western powers, and I don't understand why Katusomoto is so against that. I think everyone has a pretty good idea of what the plot is. Even if you don't care for historical movies, you should still go just to see the performance of Ken Watanabe and Tom Cruise. This japanese actor is terrific! I hope to see him more in American movies. One can't help but grow to respect this samurai who opposes the western influence in Japan and wants to retain the samurai way of life. But Ken Watanabe's emotionally, intense performance, totally blows away Tom Cruise's performance. But once I got use to seeing him in this character, I believed him totally. Tom Cruise is so good in this movie, but it is easy to overlook his performance and just think, wow, this man is so hot! He's even sexy as an alcoholic! This guy is so good looking that it took me awhile to see him as Nathan Algren, and not just Tom Cruise, sexy superstar actor. These two men, from different countries and cultures, were able to become friends because they are both warriors under their very different exteriors. What impressed upon me is that Nathan Algren, a disallusioned, alcoholic American soldier who went to Japan to train the emperor's troops, was able to find friendship and respect the great samurai, Katsumoto. I don't know much about Japanese culture or about the history of Japan during the late 1800s, so I could not fully understand what was happening in this movie. This movie is filled with such excellent performances, beautiful cinematography, well choreographed action scenes, that me not understanding the movie, still liked it anyway.
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