Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai performed decently at the box office when it was released, but this film received a decent amount of backlash, as well. The film depicted life in 19th-century Japan, but there was a serious lack of representation in the film that was impossible not to notice. There was also a big wardrobe issue. The armor worn by Tom Cruise’s character, Captain Nathan Algren, was meant to replicate that of a typical Japanese Samurai. However, the armor in this movie is more reminiscent of those worn by warriors in the 1600s, not the late 1800s. It’s a pretty big issue to miss!