The Last Samurai

Just saw The Last Samurai. If you haven't seen it and plan to, skip the rest of this entry.

I really enjoyed the first 95% of the movie. The end, however, essentially invalidates everything that was set in motion before it. Roger Ebert sums it up nicely in his review: "Its power is compromised only by an ending that sheepishly backs away from what the film is really about."