Living in this turbulent world, killing people is a sin that must be carried in order to live; living is a repayment that must be paid in order to atone for sin. Even if a woman falls in love with another man, it is considered a betrayal - not to mention the man he fell in love with who killed his fiancé with his own hands. Ba, Kenshin, and fiance are not only representatives of themselves, but also endorsements of different groups in the torrent. Ordinary people don't care about the ambitious new chapters depicted by people with lofty ideals, nor do they care about the prudence of the elderly. Ordinary people only care about living their own lives. For Ba, her fiancé and Kenshin are both trustworthy and gentle. They all want to protect this tenderness. It was the tenderness that pulled the three of them out of the symbol of the age group and restored them to poor people who couldn't control the situation. It makes "Remembrance" look down on the big picture, and at the same time care about the helplessness of [people] as individuals.
Battering the sword for Kenshin, the old man said [I really don't understand women]. What he doesn't understand is not women, but he has been immersed in the right and wrong ideals of the righteousness of the family and the country for too long, and he has long since forgotten or ignored the weakness and simplicity of ordinary people.
At the same time, Ba's blocking sword helped Jianxin to rethink and regain his original intention of holding the sword, and further sublimated the connotation of the cross wound: one sword is for the righteousness of the world, and the other is for the tenderness of the beloved. Regardless of the original intention, these two swords are the punishment brought by the crime of [murder], and they also cast a layer of asceticism on the [reverse-edged sword], which symbolizes protection and redemption. "Rurouni Kenshin: Remembrance" is probably the most profound and emotional OVA animation I've seen so far, showing the relationship between [family, country and people]. The painting and editing of stream of consciousness, image metaphor, strobe, etc. are absolutely first-class. Because of cruelty, gentleness has the power to make people cry.
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