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floonine · 11-08-2003, 12:22 PM

Tom Cruise plays

"... Civil War veteran Captain Woodrow Algren [who] trains Emperor Meiji's troops in the way of the gun as they prepare to defeat the last of the country's samurais. But Algren's passion is swayed when he is captured by the samurai and learns about their traditions and code of honor." ( source).

I saw the trailer, and although I would *love* to give reasons why if this guy ever tries to be one of these it will create this, I would rather say something else...

Is anything in the movie IN JAPANESE? I'm not saying that a Japanese person can't speak English or anything, but I'm worried that its in English because most Americans can't "speak" subtitles.

I don't know, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I was curious what people thought of the matter. Maybe there is an explanation, and if there is I will listen open-eared and fully-attented.

11-08-2003, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
floonine Insane Location: Silicon Valley, Utah	Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai Tom Cruise plays "... Civil War veteran Captain Woodrow Algren [who] trains Emperor Meiji's troops in the way of the gun as they prepare to defeat the last of the country's samurais. But Algren's passion is swayed when he is captured by the samurai and learns about their traditions and code of honor." ( source). I saw the trailer, and although I would love to give reasons why if this guy ever tries to be one of these it will create this, I would rather say something else... Is anything in the movie IN JAPANESE? I'm not saying that a Japanese person can't speak English or anything, but I'm worried that its in English because most Americans can't "speak" subtitles. I don't know, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I was curious what people thought of the matter. Maybe there is an explanation, and if there is I will listen open-eared and fully-attented. __________________ Political arguments do not exist, after all, for people to believe in them, rather they serve as a common, agreed-upon excuse. Foolish people who take them in earnest sooner or later discover inconsistencies in them, begin to protest and finish finally and infamously as heretics. Last edited by floonine; 11-08-2003 at 12:24 PM..