Kenshin and the Times

Isabel 2022-04-19 09:03:15

Ten years ago, I turned over the history of the end of the curtain and the Restoration because it was the era of Kenshin's life.

The change of times can bring people a sense of surprise.
The Japan of the Shogunate and the Japan of the Restoration, this nation has never been ashamed to learn the true meaning of the times from the strong, and at the same time insists on its own rituals, beliefs and original values ​​in the chaotic years.
This characteristic of keeping oneself and accepting differences was originally the specialty of Chinese civilization, but it gradually lost itself in the history of modern cultural self-denial and denial.

If the old age will eventually pass away, and if the new age will always come; can we not despise it because of its "oldness", or doubt it because of its "new". No matter how "old" it is, it deserves respect, and no matter how "new" it is, it deserves hope.
I like to talk about the example of the new writers group. The Shinsengumi, in the history of Japan, is the power to maintain the shogunate. In other words, it stands on the opposite side of the historical trend. If it is in China, those who stand as historical villains will be knocked down to the ground. But in Japan, it has nothing to do with the position, only with the belief that the Shinsengumi upholds. No matter how history judges success or failure, the new writing group has been respected and loved by people to this day.


Jian Xin's final death was suffocating and tragic, but also peaceful. I think this may be the best way to end an era.


When I think about it, Jian Xin is obviously a tragic character: living in history, unable to walk out, unable to distinguish between era and individual, self-righteously bearing the fate of many people, without self, without future. A person who, in every way, does not match my three views. . . But it was because of him that he cared about him for ten years. Just a sentence of "Thank you all the time. And ... goodbye", can make my heart tighten for a long time and burst into tears.
I've had a crush on this man for ten years, and I think I'll be crushed on him for another ten years.



It should be more like than Gu Qingjurou, watching the night tower in the spring, watching the stars in the summer, watching the full moon in the autumn, and the first snow in the winter. At this moment, what wine is not good to drink?

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The scene where Kenshin assassinated Aba's fiancé, and the scene where Zuanosuke fought and had to eat chicken and drink, left a deep impression on me.


anyway. Thank you for this movie, I recall a lot of emotions back then.



---- "The sword is a murder weapon and a tactic to kill. No matter how beautiful the words are, it can't change the fact. But compared to this fact, I still prefer Miss Kaoru's naive idea."

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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins quotes

  • [Kenshin is going to kill Jin-E]

    Kaoru Kamiya: KENSHIN, DON'T! Don't become a manslayer again... Please don't kill him... Kenshin... For those who died by your blade... And for everyone whose life you have saved... Please don't kill him... A sword that doesn't kill... A sword that can protect... For this new age of peace... Isn't that what you fought for?

  • [Kaoru thinks Kenshin has left, then he appears with groceries]

    Kaoru Kamiya: Welcome home, Kenshin.

    Kenshin Himura: ...I'm home. That I am.