The Last Samurai

This Tom Cruise classic was one of a kind. The film about an American soldier learning the Samurai way of life was a magnificent storyline, considering that the film focuses on the last vestiges of the samurai life in the advent of Japan's westernization. And the scenes were well-executed and well-planned, despite the fact that I hate the final portion where the samurai were badly outnumbered by the American soldiers and their modern weapons. And the shots were fast and furious to make it more exciting and breath-taking.

Even in the rise of the fantasy genre (with all its CGI and elaborate prosthetics), I believe that films concerning history are still important because they are all worth the learning that students can relate to. They may not accurately recreate some of the events, but nevertheless these films can portray a portion of history that can be worth learning for.