Because I know the contradictions and paranoia in my heart, If you can't cut in from a proper angle, you may waste a good work, or destroy a good mood because of a bad work.
Yesterday, I watched a four-episode animated movie in cold and sleepy conditions.
was forced to write this film review by a friend ( So the writing is not serious, lacking emotion and logic), because the reading is not very clear and clear, and I am not responsible for any omissions and misunderstandings.
The following contains spoilers. There are forced hints, and those with psychological disabilities are not recommended to read .There
are too many metaphorical hints and echoes in the movie, in the typical Japanese animation film style, or staying in the music for a long time, or flashing lightly. The
first is "Xintai".
It only appeared three times, one is that the sister who I just met hugged him before she died and called him to let him live; the other was Xinta's answer when she was asked about her name,
Kiyojuro Bigu said without question at the tomb: This is too weak and not suitable for a swordsman's name. You should call it Kenshin from now on.
I don't know if the name "Xintai" in Japanese has other meanings, but from then on, people only know Himura Kenshin and no one else. Nian Xintai again, with
the sword as the heart, is it cold? Is it sharp? Is it killing?
The elements of the set.
All kinds of flowers, or as a foil in the scene, or as the main picture, or as the main picture, or it flashes before people have time to think about it. In the
movie, sometimes, flowers are used instead of time The existence of the axis appears. There are different flower scenes in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Although I don't know it, I can still realize the changes of time in the movie. Such as the persimmon tree outside the house.
More often, flowers have their own meanings. And they have a regulating effect on the mood of the movie.
After going down the mountain, Kenshin killed for the first time in the movie, stepping on two blood-red flowers (I don’t know what they are called), and finally But a flower was left on Ba's fiancé who was killed. This flower was eventually returned to Ba.
Ba's body was always scented with white plums, and could always be found by the keen Saito. Kenshin's first time When I meet Ba, the white plum blossoms flashed by in the rainy night and the blood. When I lived in seclusion, a white plum petal lit up a circle of ripples in the river.
The fragrance of calamus flowers was the most special in the rain. And in the rain and snow, Often it's not something to be happy about.
Kenshin's staggered flashes of scenery when he repeats "Go to Otsu together". And the red petals falling down at this time (actually heavy snow, what a terrible contrast and suggestion, and appeared twice).
As for the rain and snow, it is more about rendering the atmosphere and hinting at the tone of the story. There are so many scenes that it is hard to think. The most memorable one is a white crane flying in the snow. (This should correspond to the picture of the white crane in the house, and a white crane also hints at the ending), the voice-over is Kenshin, I don’t know if it’s talking to himself, or he said to Ba: I will protect you.
Toy spinning top, blue scarf , Ba's knife, Ba's umbrella for his younger brother and many other small objects are also of great significance. I ca
n't remember clearly, but it should have been given to Shang Xiaoxintai by the elder sister in the team. Ba is giving the sword to sleep with the sword When Xin put on the scarf, he saw the top. When the two were living in seclusion in the village, Kenshin often looked at the spinning top alone. The top should have disappeared with Ba in the fire
. Ba's first real contact with Jianxin is the materialization of Ba's complex love for Jianxin, and it is also Jianxin's examination of Ba and his heart.
Ba's pocket knife and umbrella have obvious meanings.
They are rare, but also have The symbolic full moon and wine, etc.
etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
There are many finer things, I don’t want to analyze them one by one. This is also the generality of most of the films that are widely appraised as good: with subtle and complicated footnotes, the A smooth and deceptively simple story.
Everyone in the movie has his own story, angular emotions, and endings with different symbols.
Mr. Gui may have been a sharp knife in the reformists. In the need of the situation and the oath of friends, he promised not to He drew his sword, but in the end it was also for the sake of the situation, so he had to break his oath.
Iizuka had to look at the gold coins before he died, and he sighed that he didn't get it
. It's "just plain".
Saito is a typical conservative representative, and he sticks to the justice he has always been considered by his own ability.
Okita, I think it is the purest ideal in the film. Wanting to fight with Kenshin, most of it is for the sword and not entirely the justice in the camp. The smile before the battle and the bloody smile after defeat are the same pure and non-conflicting ideals as Kenshin, but with different fates. Contrast.
The justice that the BOSS insists on in the final battle cannot be simply classified as stupid or conservative.
The musician who is always coughing has a smooth but kind-hearted lady boss. Simple and ideal fate. Killed mercilessly Three sisters. Many passers-by who were also ruthlessly killed.
All of them are not at fault, but the times and people's hearts are faulty.
Regarding the theme of the movie, I have been watching the third episode. Think, is this the left in temperament, or the right in elite?
Ultimately, I still think the film's theme consists of two similar but not identical lines.
The first is for Kenshin: yesterday, today, and Tomorrow.
The tone of the four-episode animation is reminiscence.
About Shinta’s yesterday, maybe there is a description in the long-form animation, but we don’t know it in the movie. Why was he taken away by human traffickers? Are his parents still alive? The turbulent times and What effect did man have on his childhood? We don't know. But for Kenshin, his yesterday was the irreversible result of his lack of strength to protect those who were important to him. It's personal fault , or is it the fault of the times?
Kenshin was told a tomorrow, that is a peaceful, happy and stable tomorrow. There, there is no need to kill people, no need to worry about being killed, people who love each other live together and will no longer be displaced.
But yesterday has been determined and cannot be changed , Tomorrow is beautiful, but it has not yet come. For Jian Xin, all he has is this day when it doesn't stop raining, and he can sleep with his sword in his arms.
Because of the painful yesterday, the former Jian Xin, for that beautiful tomorrow, Engaged in sin-bearing work, he is reluctant to learn about the slain, for fear that he will be hesitant to face them after he understands (this is said to Ba, and it is also a hint to Ba's ending). He is pure , walking heavily in the dark today.
Among the white plum blossoms at that moment, Jian Xin met Ba, who came to kill him, holding an umbrella in the rain, a blue scarf, red blood droplets, that sentence of blood and blood.
In the seclusion life that followed, Jian Xin gradually realized the meaning of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and confirmed his true worth to protect. He could finally put down his sword today and sleep peacefully in the warm quilt for the first time.
.However, today will not last forever, it is yesterday in an instant. In this sick era, Kenshin once again lost the meaning and value of today. In the deaf roar after being injured by the explosion, I believe what he shouted was The name of Ba. In the final outcome, Kenshin still embarked on the road to find tomorrow. Although he is no longer hesitant or confused at this time, I still don't like the ending.
The second is Ba: he, You, me.
He is Ba's childhood sweetheart, and Ba's betrothed lover. For Ba's happiness, he chose a future that his strength is not enough to control. In the end, he is a red flower, red tears, a Take the knife you carry with you.
You are Ba's enemy, Ba's love, and Ba's husband. It's Ba's inner struggle, the light and darkness that can't be calm.
Who am I?
This is another very interesting scene in the movie In front of
me, is him. In the temple in the forest, he appeared in front of the Buddha statue. Like a drooping Buddha, he was silent in the darkness, his body was stained with dark red blood, and there was a dark red flower in his hand.
Behind me, is you, the sky is full of snow, you come step by step leaning on your sword, even if you are physically and mentally injured, even if you know that it may be no return, you still did not throw down that blue scarf, wanting me to be with you You go to Dajin together.
A few snowflakes flew in, and I bowed my head, looked up, my lips were closed, my eyes struggled, and finally, looking at him, looking at the Buddha, looking at the flowers, looking at you, I finally understood that I was Who. I took the knife, fell into your arms, and slashed the last knife on your cheek.
The two lines complement each other and are similar and different, and together form the theme of the movie: this is everyone's yesterday, today, Tomorrow is also what everyone must understand about him, you, and me.
This has nothing to do with the times, but under the times, it is heavier and more difficult to understand.
Everyone may have a different understanding of the cross wound. My understanding , lies in the blue scarf in the sunset, the cross-shaped tombstone, the three stones, and the last sentence:
"My child, what is your name?"
"Heart too."
"It's too weak to be the name of a swordsman. , you can call it Kenshin from now on."
Finally, the only shortcoming of this movie is that when I watched the third episode, I drank a sip of American style that was completely cold, and I took a cold shower in the winter. , made me feel cold and numb while in bed with a stomachache, resulting in irritable wake up gas and depression all day long.
The End.
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