The Last Samurai

I really resisted watching The Last Samurai. They kept showing the clip of Tom Cruise in his warrior armor and I thought, "Puh-leeze. I can't picture Tom Cruise in any movie that takes place before 1975." But I saw it last night and it was really quite good. It was very beautiful and tragic. I told Snowman I didn't want to watch the last half hour because I saw the end coming even before it came and I couldn't stand to watch it. But I did watch it and I cried and would have cried even more if I was by myself. It's been a long time since I cried watching a movie (and I've seen both Finding Neverland and Million Dollar Baby). Guess I'm not dead inside after all.