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Surprising plot similarities with movies: “Witness” (1985, Harrison Ford) vs “The Last Samurai” (2003, Tom Cruise)

posted 4 years ago by TMC-4 (20179)
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*main characters are both wounded in battle

*both are taken to very idyllic “throw-back” communities from their respective countries (Japanese village/Amish village) to convalesce

*Both gradually adopt the archaic culture of these communities working side by side with peers and their traditions (sword play/barn raising)

*both replace recently deceased and become husband and father figures to their respective host families

*Both only begrudgingly leave these communities

[–] KaiMaster (904) 4 years ago

in "The Last Samurai" he goes back.

[–] Boricanator (1443) 3 years ago

It’s just the “going native” theme. It is used in many films.

[–] MiamiFootball001 (82) 2 years ago

Honestly, I really think of this film as being a modern day version of "Shane"