"The Last Samurai"

"The Last Samurai" (2003) is an overall excellent film. Every formal element that we have studied in this course is used in a spectacular way throughout this film. Tom Cruise plays a Civil War Captain who journeys to Japan to teach the imperialist army modern-day warfare to conquer the native Samurai tribes. In a horrific battle Algen (Tom Cruise) gets captured by the Samurai and is thrown into a harsh territory. Through deep soul searching and the great appreciation of the Samurai culture, Algen finds himself supporting his once enemy... The Samurai.
I don't want to get too deep into the summary of the film, for I don't want to ruin it to any students who have not seen this film. (I highly recommend it.) The mise-en-scene is out standing in the film and could have never been possible if not filmed in Japan. The wardrobes wore by the characters were highly detailed and strongly enhanced the traits of Japanese in the earlier days. The Japanese setting like I mentioned earlier was awesome because the film became more realist and authentic