The last samurai

Theodore 2022-03-19 09:01:02

When we have Western artillery, machine guns, and put on western clothes, the last thing we should forget is who we are and where we come from.
If it is said that "The Last Samurai" exaggerated the decline of a class, from the warmth and coldness of the world to the blood on the battlefield. Then the result is to raise this class to a spiritual level. Finally, when Emperor Meiji was holding Katsuemoto's sword, the contrived sentence came to the finishing touch. It was quite a bit of the notion that you are dead, but your spirit will live forever.

The ups and downs of the national soul, the disputes between conservation and reform, that are the essence of culture that pushes the blood to break through tradition. In other words, it has a taste of "learning as the body, and western learning as the application". Japan still strongly respects Bushido, such as in World War II and modern commercial warfare. In China, which also moved from the Eastern world to the Western world, faced with new education, new systems, and new clothing, there was also a thinking about who we are and where we are from.

When the school introduced the Western educational system and when the norms introduced international standards, can we see if there are still ancestors in our land.

Regarding the Qing empire, the only memories we have left are the Aixinjueluo with big braids and the grinning Lafayette. Regarding the Ming Dynasty, we only remember the hanged Chongzhen and Eunuch Wei Zhongxian. Could it be that there is no exquisiteness and paradise in that passing memory...

Regarding the past, I am looking forward to the appearance of the Chinese version of "The Last Samurai".

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  • Kole 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    The whole thing is a bit fake, but it looks very good. Except for the protagonist, the performance of the Japanese powerful actors makes me very satisfied.

  • Mitchell 2022-03-26 09:01:01

    Bushido movies in the West. Overall it is very good with slight flaws. The plot is very orthodox, no surprises. The Japanese villages are peaceful, harmonious, and beautiful; the war scenes are magnificent and shocking. The music is perfect, sometimes majestic and sometimes melodious, great! It conveys the sorrow of the cold weapon era, the decline of the samurai, and the respectable spirit of Bushido to audiences in the East and the West. Some details are a bit inconsistent, but the flaws are not concealed

The Last Samurai quotes

  • [With his dying breath]

    Katsumoto: Perfect... They are all... perfect...

  • Simon Graham: You insolent, useless son of a peasant dog! How dare you show your sword in his presence! Do you know who this is?

    [pointing to Algren]

    Simon Graham: This is the President of the United States of America! He is here to lead our armies in victorious battle against the rebels!

    Guard: It is not my responsibility...

    Simon Graham: Now get over there and help those men with their equipment!

    Guard: [to his men] Carry the equipment.

    [Algren and Graham go through]

    Algren: The President of the United States?

    Simon Graham: Sorry. I think I'm going to be sick.