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ok... one word sums up what this movie is trying to be.. Epic...
we'll get to whether this movie lives up to the billing or not in a bit
first off... the acting.. specially by members of the samurai are top notch... tom cruise does a very good job as well... specially in the scenes where he does not say anythng but instead lets his face/his eyes and his actions dictate the emotions he wishes to convey... not of the calibre of russel crowe from Gladiator (ergo not quite oscar worthy) but very powerful nonetheless... still not up to the level of Eyes wide shut though
the music and the scenery is breathtaking and I highly recommend watching this movie on a GOOD screen with a GOOD sound system... no matrix this but still you will love the throw back emotions the movie generates...
the story is tight though it does have some moments here and there that could have been handled better... dialogue is above average and there are some really beautiful touches...
now for whether the movie is an epic or not...
I am not quite ready to say it is an epic... however this movie is probably the best experience I have had in a while... it was emotional and really impressed me with the depth of the characters and their strengths and weaknesses... even when seemingly superhuman and stone-like... and the movie does instill a sense of righteousness and HONOR (yes... it is really hammered into the viewer but in a good way)
yes... this movie has failings but teh story and acting as well as the emotional torrents that are unleashed make this one of the better movies of the year...
I give it 4/5 ntfs stars...
a worthy effort and I think a coupla oscar nods may be in order...
we'll get to whether this movie lives up to the billing or not in a bit
first off... the acting.. specially by members of the samurai are top notch... tom cruise does a very good job as well... specially in the scenes where he does not say anythng but instead lets his face/his eyes and his actions dictate the emotions he wishes to convey... not of the calibre of russel crowe from Gladiator (ergo not quite oscar worthy) but very powerful nonetheless... still not up to the level of Eyes wide shut though
the music and the scenery is breathtaking and I highly recommend watching this movie on a GOOD screen with a GOOD sound system... no matrix this but still you will love the throw back emotions the movie generates...
the story is tight though it does have some moments here and there that could have been handled better... dialogue is above average and there are some really beautiful touches...
now for whether the movie is an epic or not...
I am not quite ready to say it is an epic... however this movie is probably the best experience I have had in a while... it was emotional and really impressed me with the depth of the characters and their strengths and weaknesses... even when seemingly superhuman and stone-like... and the movie does instill a sense of righteousness and HONOR (yes... it is really hammered into the viewer but in a good way)
yes... this movie has failings but teh story and acting as well as the emotional torrents that are unleashed make this one of the better movies of the year...
I give it 4/5 ntfs stars...
a worthy effort and I think a coupla oscar nods may be in order...