The best change of Heart movie to show truly what humans really are about!

Rating: 9/10 (14 February 2012)

This movie takes place in the 1870's where Japan is trying to repress and eliminate the old sacred samurai way within Japan. They hire Captain Nathan Algren(Tom Cruise), an American civil war veteran, who will work for anyone. He is to help westernize the Japanese Emperor's army by getting them accustomed to firearms and taking away the threat of the sword and close quarters combat. But, Algren noticed when the Emperor wanted them to take place in battle his army was not ready. The Emperor still ordered the attack and the part of the army was slaughtered by the Samurai. Nathan Algren was badly wounded but he still fought to the end by killing Samurai leader Katsumoto's best samurai; this lead Katsumoto to spare Algren's life and took him in. When Katsumoto took him in this is where the movie started to get interesting in my opinion. Algren when he was healed enough to walk around he started to soak in their lifestyle and he started to appreciate their daily routine of waking up and dedicating your life to one thing to master. After he talked to Katsumoto awhile and realized they truly weren't enemies and Algren was forced in this action they began to get along and Algren trained with all the other Samurais'. After his time was up Katsumoto let him go but Algren didn't really want to leave and when Algren got back to the Emperor, they asked him all these grueling questions and he didn't like how they were like savage dogs in one big wolf pack. So, Algren had his change of heart and went back to the Samurai's and suited up with them when they went back to war with the Emperor's Army. I believe anybody can make this change in lifestyle if they truly see the pure greatness and the evil they have done to the good.