Let's talk about the action scenes first. In the original Rurouni Kenshin, there are mostly masters duel, and the focus is on the cool tricks of Kenshin and other masters, but many of them are beyond the laws of reality, which is also a major difficulty in restoring Kenshin. And the director also realized this and restored the real swordsman with realistic standards. The story begins with Jianxin's handsome slashing. First, the skeptical party of the original book will be dismantled. The coherent and quick movements basically restore the essence of Feitian Yujianliu. The sense of blow, and it seems to have made up for the group battle scene of the Kenshin Restoration period that was missing in the original work, it was very enjoyable to watch. There is also the newly added scene of saving the dojo, which is also very enjoyable with one enemy. Then there is the scene where Xue Ye kills Xue Daiba's fiancé, and it is very real and unpretentious to draw a road to his face. The director used more than a dozen scenes and quick and coherent strikes to make up for the irresistible cool duel between masters. And this problem was also reflected in the final battle. In addition to the battle with the murderer, it can also be colored through the ups and downs of the battle situation required by the plot. The two single-player battles in the developer's house are a bit boring compared to the previous fights. It may also be due to the fact that the duel between Kenshin and Sagara Sanosuke could not be restored by using the dragon hammer from Gao Taka. The duel between Kenshin and Sagara turned into a joke. How can the director make up the trick can't restore this loophole.
In terms of character portrayal, the original version shall prevail, and the character portrayal still needs to be improved. The movie restores Kenshin to be easy-going, but a little indifferent. It is also inappropriate to be deliberately stupid when passing the wanted order. You can make the characters laugh more, add some gentle parts, and add some elegance to the play. Don't forget Kenshin, but Swordsman! Xiaoxun's simplicity has been restored, but her aura is a little weak, so she should be stronger, and don't always put on a worried face when she doesn't speak. Xiaohui's beauty is not expressed through charm, but femininity... Don't always wink, just do some gentle and considerate actions to Kenshin. Saito's calmness and uprightness should be added with some ruthlessness. Sagara Zuanosuke's image part-time job is going to be scolded... First of all, Zuanosuke is not a ruffian, he is unruly and a very decent person. If you want to distinguish it from the image of Kenshin, you can make Zuo nosuke passionate and strong, Saito cold and calm, and Kenshin easy-going and gentle. This is also the point of the three people in the original work.
In terms of plot processing, the plot of the comic book movie will definitely be revised, after all, the lengths are different. The whole article is about whether it is right or not to kill, and the movie gets full marks in terms of explaining the theme. It is clear that the entire line and plot design also all fit this purpose. The Shedaiba couple made Kenshin doubt the meaning of murder. The appearance of the murderer shook him. The murderer's way of death showed him the way of the executioner's return. Saito's words also asked him about his heart and the encounter with Xiaoxun. And in the end, her determination to stop Kenshin's assassination reinforces Kenshin's determination. The only problem is that when Kenshin and Zuo Zhisuke rescued Xiaohui, the original Yutingfan was replaced by two unknown opponents, but Shino Mori Canzi and the others of Yutingfan were in the final duel between Zhizhixiong and his subordinates. It’s still useful, but the words that follow directly don’t seem to have a deep connection with the protagonist. How should the director deal with this?
So, in general, this movie is very successful. If the original book is completely ignored, the score may be higher.
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