Don't you want excellence!

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2008)

Like the Samurai, Tom Cruise gives a risk taking performance that shows his many facets. As much as I would like to hate him, I can't. Watch Eyes wide shut, again if you must,you will see. It is better to see than a run of the mills movie. The twist between east and west runs deep. You can see the balderdash of warrior mentality between Tom Cruise's western, and his samurai counterpart Ken Watanabe's eastern influence. Its almost like a modern man meets the pre 1900's Samuria warrior. Am I the only one who caught this? He develops the annihilation of the American Indian to the diminishing samurai. The movie even illustrates the differences. If America was smaller the the honor of the Indian probably would of coalesced into a more cohesive unit. With the Indian honor and family unit we would be negotiating with a totally different people from England, Spain, France, etc...I think the Samurai and American Indians would help make a simpler better world. We don't live forever. Better to die a Good Death?