I just watched a movie - not usually, I have nothing much to say about movies. "It was enjoyable" or "Did you know..." is about all I can come up with. "The Last Samurai" was definitely a movie I didn't expect much out of. First of all, Tom Cruise. Second of all, it seemed to be one of those silly movies where the stupid bestial American rises above the intelligent foreigners and gains their respect. There were other reasons, but my mind is just racing from the thrill of watching this movie. I have to admit, I actually broke into a sweat many times during this movie, and a little teary eyed towards the end. Mostly the battle scenes - the director was very good at making them exciting. I don't usually like battle scenes much, or am rather indifferent to them, but it was just, wow. I think it is because of the sense of fatalism the samurai have as they go into battle. I think a particular friend of mine would have appreciated that part of this movie, even though he usually doesn't like movies.