I have to write an essay (movie review) for this movie and I don't understand why they are battling in the first place. Any help?
2007-03-04 14:57:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The samurai in the movie didn't like the changes that were occuring in the new government. while they were not officially fighting against the Emperor, they were fighting against his advisors.
In history the samurai were divided in the loyalty to the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Imperial Court in the mid-19th century.
Saigo Takamori whom Last Samurai is loosed based on fought for the Emperor and captured Edo/Tokyo. Later dissastified with the changes that were happening led a rebellion which was crushed.
Ken Watanabe's character is based on Saigo and like him, he was loyal to the Emperor but he did not like the new changes which were occuring.
Basically the samurai represented the old ways and the soldiers the modern
2007-03-08 13:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Samurai were an honorable tradition of warriors but the gov. was trying to become more modern and integrate western civilization into their way of life, therefore they were rejecting the old traditions= Samurai. And the samurai refused for their tradition to die, I mean being a samurai was a way of life. So basically the gov., which they once honorably protected, was turning their backs on them. And I guess since the samurai refused to change, the gov. felt they had to kill them.
2007-03-04 15:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by strawberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the japs with the guns are the ones that went with the japs that went to the side of the people that joined the travelers that came with new guns and new government and new everything. but the othere ones were true to their tradition and still used the samurai swords and thats why they got shot up and died. whooo.....my hands.......
2007-03-04 15:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The samarai's are trying to honor the tradition of Japan, while there are progressives trying to advance in the world and because of that there is conflict and so they fight.
2007-03-04 15:02:18 · answer #4 · answered by satirev 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, look at that. A quick trip to Wikipedia told me everything you need to know.
I'll be nice and tell you to search 'Meiji Restoration'.
2007-03-04 15:12:00 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Macbeth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋