The Last Samurai

1) Japan. The decision of XIXcentury,Capt. NathanAlgren(main character), an Ameri jakesmilitary officerhired bythe emperor moth of Japanto trainthe fieldsfirst armyof the rise sunto contemporary artof warfare. The Emperoris hard toeradicate theancientImperialwarriorclassof samurai, in preparation fora morepro-Westerngovern ment policies livelihoodforeign trade. Meanwhile,as a result ofcollisions with thesamurai,Algrenfinds himself in the center ofthe confrontationof dickens worlds andcivilizations,wherethe only centering tosurviveisguided byits own archetypeof honor. ) Nathan Algren What do you want? Katsumoto To urinate sex my enemy. Nathan Algren Ive seen what you do to your enemies. Katsumoto Warriors in your country do non kill? Nathan Algren They dont make love the heads off defeated, kneeling men. Katsumoto general Hasegawa asked me to help him shoemakers last his life. A samurai can non stand the shame of defeat. I was honor to cut off his head. Katsumoto And who was your general? Nathan Algren Dont you have a rebellion to lead? Katsumoto People in your country do not like conversation? Nathan Algren He was alieutenant colonel.His name wasCuster. Katsumoto I know this name. He killed many warriors. Nathan Algren Oh, yes. Many warriors. Katsumoto So he was a good general. Nathan Algren No. He wasnt a good general. He was arrogant and foolhardy. And he got massacred because he took a single battalion against two gram angry Indians. Katsumoto Two thousand Indians? How many men for Custer? Nathan Algren Two hundred and el eventide. Katsumoto I like this General Custer. Nathan Algren He was a murderer who fell in love with his own leg barricade. And his troopers died for it.Katsumoto I think this is a very good death. Nathan Algren Well, maybe you can have one just like it someday. 3) Differencesbetween the two goalsof these countriesare very strongas wecan see inthe dialogue, Nathan Algrenprotagonistdoes not realisewhat Katsumoto,the rebel le ader interprets, besidesonly inthe beginning andat the end ofthe flick rootagequite buy the farmly showshow Englishman understood the ancient culture ofJapan. In this filmthe bestscenesis a tremendousdeath,lets say,three hundredJapanese who encounteredby doggingfire from theguns andhowitzers.Herewe are talking about face-to-facevalor and military honor,above all,including devotion totheir formulaorlord. The human personality, which remains independent and free, even inthe moment of death,whenmade a assured choicebetweenfame and infamy,isthe main measure ofvalue. And this, managershowedthe viewers byeyesof the protagonist,a foreigner. The incident that hehas mastered theculture which he didnt know at all andin the enddecided to befor it. 4) Finally, I want to say that the main principle of survival in the biting environment of foreign life is adaptation.And I chose this film because there are clearly shown and gradually as the main character throughout the film hitch used to t he Japanese environment. The protagonist, taken prisoner by samurai, gradually turns into a samurai. Contemplation of people thoughtless to his own death, talks with rebel leader Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe), stating that the person who saw the perfect shape of a flower, has lived a life not in vain, a clear rhythm and strict rest of life somewhat make from American captain a naked as a jaybird man.He understands why his former enemies absolute hero not the one who kept the army and strategic positions, but the one who led a detachment of 211 process against the two thousandth. And he understands why Katsumoto smiles happily when he heard that all 300 soldiers were killed Spartanat Thermopylae he understands why widow of killed by him Samurai nursed him after being wounded killed for a fair fight can not be an enemy. And, realizing this, Olgren wears the captain samurai armor, stands in order of their recent opponents and comes with a sword against guns and howitzers.Predetermined outcome of the battle, but it absolutely does not matter death only worthy end of life as a single service of honor. Therefore, before the final battle, the protagonist offers a simple truth, which requires a long way to me component can not be change or submit- the fate amenable to recognition only. University of International Business and economics The Last Samurai Intercultural communication Student Farrukh Khamraev ID IUP2010070 Date November 29,2011 Beijing, 2011