Self Recognition

Just finished rewatching the film 'The Last Samurai', was as, if not, as heartwarming as the first time I watched it.

It tells us a story similar to 300. Five hundred Samurai armed with mere bows
and katana's against cannons and guns.

Indeed, it was a massacre. Tom Cruise, the protagonist of the film turned sides after
he was shown the way of the Samurai(sounds a little cheezy but its the truth). Though initially a prisoner, but was not treated as one. He slowly found his true
desire in life, after all the killings he had done in the past.

At the end, Matsumoto, the leader of the Samurai was gunned down together with Tom Cruise, and requested Tom to help him perform seppuku to honor his death. Tom survived however. Hence the title, The Last Samurai.

The story brings us back to the 18xx. Just past the edo period, if I'm not wrong.
It tells us how globalization can twist the traditions in the country.

In this case, it was America influencing Japan on investing their technology but slowly depriving Japan of its traditional ways. Sad to say, its a give-give situation. Countries have no choice but to advance themselves to stay in competition.

The BGM fits into the epic battle scenes and depicts the actual feeling of a meaningless massacre in effort to do the country good.

At the end, the initially weak Emperor of Japan stood up against the American Ambassador and ended the treaties with them.

A very heartwarming show indeed. Meaningful from the start of the show till the end,
hopefully, politicians will come to not only understand this, but to actually consider this for the greater good of the country.

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Currently, I'm in a state of fulfilment or fullness if you might. Sad feelings linger along my throat. It's pretty hard to describe in words. Perhaps in awe?

In any case, feeling a little depressed right now so I shall end here.

Logging you out.