"An American went to Japan and became a samurai somewhere?"

"Yes, that's the idea. ”

"Seriously, I was so interested in this story, especially with director Kusano. ”

"Mr. Cruise, I have to emphasize that this film will be shot in Japan, and you will need to learn a lot of samurai knowledge and action scene training, can you accept this?"

"Of course it's fine, I'm a very athletic man. ”

"That's good, but we do have a lot to learn this time, and ......"

"Director Kusano, I'm actually very confident, and I've had some understanding of Japanese culture before, and I believe that I can do this role well. ”

"Well, of course I believe it, but I also really remind you that after all, filming in Japan still requires adaptation to many places. ”

"Of course, but, Director Kusano, I would like to make some requests. ”

"Please. ”

"Actually, I already knew before, that is, there is a movie that is also of this type, and it also describes the life of an American samurai in Japan, and the script has been formed for a long time, but it has been in preparation for a long time, so ......"

"I know this movie, it's called 'The Last Samurai,' right? ”

"That's right, this is it. ”

The conversation between Yuki Kusano and Mr. Cruise is still very pleasant, oh yes, it's really nothing, Mr. Cruise is currently single.

So, what is Mr. Cruise going to do when he mentions The Last Samurai?

"Director Kusano, I would like to ask, why don't you shoot according to this script? What I've heard is that it seems like you're going to have to make a lot of changes, and you have to add a character like a blind swordsman. ”

"Yes, that's it. ”

Yuki Kusano listened and smiled.

Sure enough, Tom Cruise should have asked the question.

"So, can you tell me why?" said Mr. Cruise, with a very curious expression.

In fact, many people in Hollywood criticize Mr. Crews's acting skills, but in fact, his acting skills can't be said to be bad, really can't be said to be the same, he has actually played a lot of interesting roles, and in good conscience, among such handsome actors as him, his acting skills are much better.

is really stronger than a certain Hundred Flowers actor, not a star and a half.

However, such a performance in front of Yuki Kusano is not enough, he can see through it at a glance.

"Okay, I'll tell you about it. "Yuki Kusano knew that there would be this problem, and it was very shut-off, "Actually, I also knew the script of that movie, and even because I knew, I asked the Wachowski brothers and Warners to do these things, and I just wanted to adapt it to make this script a little different from the original." ”

"Hey, Director Kusano, this change of yours is not a little different, this change is really big. Cruise smiled.

It must be said that his smile is very handsome, the point is that there is no philosophical atmosphere, it is that pure handsome feeling.

Yuki Kusano kept smiling, "The reason is very simple, I have heard of that movie script before, and in my opinion, that script does not really show the culture of the East. ”

"Oriental culture?" Mr. Cruise looked surprised, and he couldn't help but say, "But in my opinion, that script is really very, very oriental, especially Japanese, oh yes, it's that feeling, it's really too Japanese." ”

Yuki Kusano laughed when she heard this, "Mr. Cruise, I'm an authentic Oriental, don't you think it's strange what you're saying now?"

After hearing this, Cruise was also stunned, and then smiled, "Yes, yes, I was wrong, haha......"

What the hell are they arguing about?

In fact, it is very simple, it is the original "The Last Samurai".

Yuki Kusano knew very well that Tom Cruise should have been exposed to this script at this time, after all, the script itself had been written for a long time.

In fact, this is an interesting place, that is, a lot of American entertainment texts at the beginning, most of them don't pay attention to this aspect, that is, a lot of writers will write such and such a movie, but they don't know that in fact, the script of that movie may have existed a long time ago.

That is, there will be more bugs, and Yuki Kusano thinks that this may be one of the reasons why the starting point of Meiyu Wenjiang is declining.

No way, Hollywood is like this, there are too many scripts here, and there are many scripts that have really come out a long time ago, but they have not been filmed, for many reasons, for example, a more popular script is "Superman for All".

This script has actually been there for ten years, but it has been there all the time, and I haven't found a good opportunity to shoot it, and for this reason, Hollywood also has a 'blacklist', which is not a bad kind of list.

Therefore, Yuki Kusano had already prepared, but he still had to insist on this matter.

The reason for the famous superintendent is also very simple, that is, the script of "The Last Samurai" is really difficult to truly express the oriental culture or the oriental humanistic spirit.

Or should it be said that this movie is actually looking at Japan from the perspective of Westerners, that is, Americans looking at Japan.

Because of me, there are many strange plots in the script.

Yuki Kusano is the one who has seen all the later movies, and he knows that Mr. Cruise's performance in it is still very good, and also, the whole movie is also very well made, but...

The later "The Last Samurai" is really not an oriental culture!

At the beginning, there was a huge problem.

The plot of "The Last Samurai" is that Nathan Ogren, an American officer, is invited to Japan to teach the Japanese modern methods of warfare.

In the first battle, his men were in disarray, and later, he was caught in a bitter battle, and in this failed battle, he was captured.

However, before he was captured, he killed a man, and that person was the brother-in-law of Katsumoto, the later Japanese awesome figure and the emperor's teacher.

Actually, it was a sneak attack, but it was ...... later. Well, the protagonist's aura is huge.

Seungwon didn't let his men kill Nathan, the protagonist.

Later, the aura of this protagonist is simply indescribable.

Not only did he not kill him, but he also saved him, not to mention saving him, he also taught him swordsmanship, which is the so-called 'martial arts' of the samurai, and even let his sister ...... with him

It's a bit hard to understand.

Of course, Shengyuan has his own reasons, because Nathan is from a foreign country, and it is not a problem for him to kill people, and the death of his brother-in-law is also honorable.

But in fact, there is actually a key reason.

Nathan understands modern warfare, and he's here to spread advanced experience.

Katsuwon knew this, and he saw it, so he later used Nathan's power to achieve victory.

It sounds like Shengyuan's reason is good and reasonable, but what about it by extension?

In those days, the shooting skills, the level of muskets, and even the Gatling thing.

In other words, these are really advanced, and they are indeed much more advanced than the old ones that were before, that is, those represented by Shengyuan.

In other words, this is a higher level of technology and civilization.

So, does Shengyuan's move mean that a higher civilization can kill people from a lower civilization at will?

It can be extended a little more.

The modern scientific and technological civilization of the West had a huge impact on the backward samurai culture of Japan at that time, so the samurai also had to bow their heads.

To put it bluntly, the whole movie is actually about those samurai led by Katsumoto who adhere to tradition, fighting against a new war situation or a new alien civilization, but in fact, from the beginning, Katsumoto himself has already succumbed.

Even if you don't look at it from the perspective of a large country, or from the perspective of Eastern and Western cultures, it is not difficult to find such a bug just by deducing the plot in this way.

What's more, Yuki Kusano originally planned to do something culturally, which is the aspect of Eastern and Western cultures.

So, Yuki Kusano definitely has to make some changes to this movie, and now, there is just an opportunity, and the idea proposed by the old guy Takeshi Kitano can be used by Yuki Kusano.

Moreover, he remembered very well that this "The Last Samurai" was filmed by Warner, and regarding the script, he found the two who were about to become sisters and brothers, so naturally they were foolproof.

It has to be changed, absolutely it has to be changed.

The movie "The Last Samurai", if you really look at it in depth and interpret many of the things, you can actually see that many of the things in it are still mainly Western, or simply, the perspective of the United States.

It's the United States that wants Japan to be like this, so with this script, this movie.

The Americans knocked on Japan's door, and they brought modern civilization and technology with them.

Therefore, the Japanese should be grateful to the United States, even if they kill people, even if they do a lot of things, even if the main ones in this movie are the Japanese.

It can also be generalized, this is Asia in the eyes of the Americans, that is, the door of China is not knocked on by the Americans, otherwise, they may also make a movie like "The Last Martial Arts Master".

So, can Yuki Kusano really convince Mr. Cruise?

"Sir, allow me to tell you what the real Japan or the real East looks like. ”

"That's great. ”

"Oriental culture, never to repay grievances with virtue, but to repay grievances with straightforwardness, I explain that is, blood for blood, tooth for tooth, the other party treats me with courtesy, and I also return the other party with courtesy, this is the philosophy of the East. ”

Yuki Kusano finished speaking, still smiling, did Tom Cruise understand?

This handsome guy has been stunned for a long time.