The Last Samurai Book Vs Movie. Tom cruise portrays a united states. Review of `the last samurai' the movie is about the vehement impact between the western advanced technology and the japanese feudalism.
They were the same price (to rent), but ronin's running time was 1 hour 58 minutes, whereas the last samurai's is 2 hours 34 minutes. The blending of events persists until the last battle of the film, which is a direct correlation to the final battle of the satsuma rebellion. They even commissioned a statue of him walking his tiny dog in his spare time, whenever not fighting abusive foreigners, or the enemies of the samurai.
Based on a true history.
In a way i wished that the way of the samurai would win out in the end despite knowing that it hadn't been that way. A tough mercenary must rescue them. Tom cruise portrays a united states. The meiji restoration in japan (specifically the satsuma rebellion 1877) i chose the last samurai because it is a look in asian history, which hollywood doesn't do very often, and because i thought i could clear up one point.