Movie Essay (EVALUATION) The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai
When director Edward Zwick called, "Action!," on the set of The Last Samurai, he wasn't kidding! Though the human aspect lifts the epic film far above the standard action flick, this massive production is filled with impressive battle scenes and sword fights. As American military man, Captain Nathan Algren, Tom Cruise trained intensively for eight months in hand-to-hand combat, karate and Samurai style, two-handed sword fighting. He worked with sword master/choreographer Nick Powell, who also trained Russell Crowe for Gladiator, Mel Gibson in Braveheart and the cast of Th…