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Why does the Japanese Colonel Surrender to Nolte?

posted 15 years ago by Edward_de_Vere
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I'm not sure what to make of the scene where the Japanese Colonel voluntarily surrenders to "Le Roi" Nolte (we see him put down his samurai sword and bow down before him, and in the next scene we see them traveling together on a canoe).

Was it because both leaders saw their men massacred and decided that they have both had enough of the madness (Nolte promises never to raise his hand against another man again), or was the Colonel simply acknowledging that Le Roi had gotten the better of him?

[–] Eric-1226 14 years ago

According to the "alternate versions" page, there are somewhere some DVD's that have a missing scene in which the Japanese colonel explains his reasons for surrendering.

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0097334/alternateversions

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[–] Edward_de_Vere 13 years ago

I wish that the scene had been included - otherwise, we watch the Colonel and LeRoi go from mortal enemies to comrades and best friends from one scene to the next, with absolutely no explanation.

[–] DaliParton 8 years ago

This movie must have a lot of missing scenes because continuity is pretty bad. It was like the studio decided they needed to do a apocalypse-now rip-off but with even less directorial discipline.