The Last Samurai

2003 historical war epic in late feudal Japan with Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe.
==First watch==
Not sure when or where I first watched it, but I would guess in the mid noughties, and I know I loved it.
==Second watch (2nd-3rd March 2015)==
===Format===
At home
===Journal===
With no pretensions to its accurate portrayal of historical people or events, I absolutely love this film. If it helps, imagine it as a fictional world drawn from our fantasies about feudal Japan. I just think it's got brilliant characters, emotions, story arc, music isn't great but it's good, and it gets a 3 because it appeals to me personally (samurai are cool, mmkay?).
Note: Ended up going to see where parts of the film were shot on a spur of the moment trip to Japan the following month!
===Rating===
3
==Third watch (10th May 2016)==
===Format===
At home
===Journal===
Watched again in bits and pieces, after telling several of my students since starting teaching in December about my visit to Himeji. Very good.
===Rating===
3
Category:American films
Category:Historical films
Category:War films
Category:Feudal Japan films
Category:2000s films
Category:Films watched in 2015
Category:Films with 3 rating