Great movie ...since Titanic

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2004)

This movie has a basic source of what such a movie as Titanic, that was based on #1-the Story; but this was questionare, but OK, #2-Action;Battle Scene, Costume.., #3-Actors;Tom Cruise(Japaness Actors were even greater), #4-Conflict; (as far as I know, the best conflict involves some sort of a love story between the couple,family, or community, like Companionship that needs in order to make the audience feel through their heart) On the other hand, this movie can't afford to do that in order or anything further to prove for making the audience to be in such a companionship with the characters in a movie. Because Audiences are familiar with no one but Tom Cruise as who he is known for regardless. For example, Titanic could hire Brad Pitt instead of Neonardo, or Claire Daines instead of Kate, but they did not.it would make the audience to belive the movie is just another Hollywood film and less focused on the story. American Audiences did not know many Japaness actors or anyone like you would've seen in a movie "Kill Bill" those Japaness actors..but somehow..in this movie, Last Samurai...those Actors were so great..so people do not even question so much about how bad they were or anything.because thats just the fact..as they were so great in a film....Period..But I believe this movie should not be made without someone like "Tom Cruise" not because he is such a great actor but the best candidate to be in the film for American..(Additionaly, to correct from the above-mentioned, Tom Cruise is a great actor now.....and may not the best of all, but we have seen him doing enough to prove that he is capable of doing more if he has a chance to prove it at any given time.) #PG-13(Titanic) VS 4-Rated R movie(Last Samurai)..I wonder why...I wish it wasn't put out as Rate-R movie, so kids could've seen it as well as many audiences who have already watched it. To be the best, we can never exclude the Hollywood commercialism that makes the winner of all time based on who made what movies for how much in return for the gross sales. In my theory, as if Brad Pitt once made a hit movie, "The legend of the Fall".so what if Tom cruise was younger in his 30's, in which might be helpful for many targeted movie audiences who are in their teen age to 20's and the movie delete the few scene of cutting the head off or Haritoka whatever that caused the film to be rated-R. Then In additon, if it was possible through the story, more love scene before the battle scene, so people would have felt such a companionship beyond the doubt about the way he survived after the battle scene, ..then it would make sense more for his returning to the village and meet the Woman again for a happy ending of American soldier's life story as a myth but ok to let it be..as a story. I wonder what if a story begins with a given sword that was kept and held by his next generation...and they started telling the story about the myth how their grandfarther(Tom Cruise) lived as only knowing of what happened but also, they belive the story because they have some sort of a connection to prove that to the audience about the myth of their grandfarther..or whatever..So, the Samurai Story begins to reveal the story instead of showing a weak character of Tom Cruise who is an alchoholic and a retired army veteran....So, my final opinion is ..this movie has a great action scene than any expectation from a movie trailler that many people have watched and felt about how...or what..and acting was such a great ...and to be fantastic..costume was more than great, and cinemaphotography was as good as the lord of the rings and better than Titanic. Sounds or songs in a movie was not that great but ok. Hours of the film..never bothers me but some younger viewers or someone that is not a big fantatic....in general..I believe. This movie is the best of what I have seen so far in 2003..and I hope there are more movies like this coming soon in 2004 as well..