In the afternoon, I watched Tom's "The Last Samurai", and I was moved to a mess, friendly and ideal. In fact, I have a very ambivalent mentality towards Japanese people. On the one hand, I am extremely disgusted with them because of World War II. On the other hand, Japanese culture does have a lot of desirable places. This is not because I love Japanese culture. Because the essence of it comes from us. With the Cultural Revolution and subsequent reform and opening up, Chinese traditions have disappeared in the north (maybe Hong Kong and Taiwan still retain some), leaving only almost superstitious behaviors. The spiritual origins of a country can only be reflected in the works of other countries. Thinking of it, tmd is uncomfortable. Both "Heroes" and "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" are trying to rejuvenate, but they are mere formalities, and Zhang Yimou's vision is getting smaller and smaller. It is not clear to what extent "Ambush on Ten Sides" and "Promise" can achieve.
Going far, back to the film, "The Last Samurai" is about an American officer, Nathan, who came to Japan with painful memories of the war to help the Meiji government train the new army; on the other hand, Mori Katsumoto (皇后) As the last pillar representing the tradition of Bushido, it leads the old-style army to practice military remonstrance against the new army that uses foreign guns and cannons. Nathan was captured in a battle and was taken to his base camp by Katsumoto Mori, where he accepted the spirit of Bushido and turned to the enemy. In the final battle, the warrior side was wiped out, and Nathan returned to the mountains.
The samurai class had declined in the end of the Shogunate and Meiji eras. As a vassal of the lord, the samurai became a ronin with his life following the fall of the shogunate. What Mori Katsumoto did was to maintain the rule of Chrysanthemum and Sword, and advised Meiji not to accept the unequal treaty. With the former, what he did should be regarded as going against the current, and the ultimate failure was inevitable. With the latter, his death also changed Meiji's decision. When Nathan knelt in front of the emperor holding Mori's sword, Meiji asked Nathan, "Were you by his side when he died?" "Yes." "Then tell me how he died?" "No, Your Majesty, I will tell you how he lives."
Nathan joined the rebels largely because of personal reasons. He participated in the war against the Indians in the United States and participated in the massacre of women and children. For this reason, when he came to Mori’s village, he saw there After a quiet life, he decided to defend all this with a sword. Another reason may be that he and Mori Katsumoto cherish each other. I don’t know the friendship between women. Maybe family is the first one. But I think "wife is like clothes, brothers are like brothers". This may be the brothers giving up their little family in "Heroes of Heaven and Earth". Resolutely followed the reasons for Xiaowei Li. "Three cups of Turannuo, the five mountains are light", the word "Xinyi" has long been kicked out of the sky as the foundation of life.
Speaking of Kenichi Watanabe's role as Mori Katsumoto, people are worried about the domestic film and television circles. There is a femininity permeated in the Chinese film and television industry, which really makes people feel like a handful of men, Jiang Wen, Chen Daoming, Sun Honglei..., more of them are a large number of young men whose acting skills are worthless. . In the end, all the samurai fell under the machine gun fire. It was a technical victory. With the help of Nathan, the severely injured Mori Katsumoto had an abdomen cut. All the soldiers of the new army took off their hats and knelt. They were great for a life. Death and glory, that is the victory of the spirit.
Another thing to mention is that the only female protagonist in there is really good, although not very beautiful, but it makes people look very comfortable with every gesture. It seems to be shown to my wife as an educational film.
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