In this anime, two main lines run through—ideal and love.
Hiimura Kenshin has ideals, Shinai Mori Cangzi has ideals, Zhi Zhixiong really has ideals, and Saito has ideals. Their ideals are different, Himura Kenshin's ideal is for a new era, Shino Mori's ideal is to lead Yuba Fanzhong to become the strongest, Zhi Zhixiong's real ideal is to change Japan in a way similar to Hitler, Saitoichi's ideal is to use his own sword to maintain the justice in his heart - "evil is cut".
Ideals are neither right nor wrong, and have clear boundaries between right and wrong. Zhi Zhixiong really advocates force. In his eyes, the Meiji government did not rely on corruption. He wanted to overthrow the Meiji government and build a strong country. As long as Zhizhixiong is given the stage of Hitler, it is difficult to guarantee which country the fascist dictatorship will appear first.
Is this ideal right or wrong? On the way back to Tokyo, the question raised by Myojin Yahiko is undoubtedly a reflection on the ideal. Zhi Zhixiong's ideal was terrifying, but at that time, it was very correct. To seek independence and power, it was impossible. Isn't what Japan practiced later on the path of Zhi Zhixiong?
If an ideal is only a personal matter, it has nothing to do with right or wrong, noble and vulgar; but if it concerns the people around you and the country, it has to be discussed; if the ideal concerns the international order and internal rationality, then It seems complicated and full of paradox.
If it is a pure blood manga, then the ideal around these four people is enough to form an anime. Even with love, it's just a flavoring, chatting to ease the tense rhythm. But in "Rurouni Kenshin", love is not a flavoring agent, but a main line that goes hand in hand with ideals. When I was watching it, I didn't understand why it was necessary to give love such a big role, but gradually I understood.
Each of them has love, Hiimura Kenshin has Snow Daiba and Kamiya Kaoru, Sino Mori Cangzi has Makicho, Zhi Zhixiong really has Komagata Yumi, Saito Kazuya also has an unknown wife.
In "Remembrance", Takayuki Kido once entrusted Snow Daiba to be the scabbard of Kenshin, implying the relationship between ideals and love. Ideals are extroverted, and love is introverted. If there is no introverted emotional sustenance, then the ideal Mercedes-Benz will inevitably lack warmth and reins. It is love that fills this idealistic film with warmth.
What a wonderful feeling when you come home after a hard work outside and someone says "Welcome home" to you.
"Memories" and "Star Frost" give me completely different feelings, the difference lies in the different proportions of ideals and love in the two films.
"Remembrance" is a young Kenshin who descended the mountain with a strong ideal, entered a troubled world, felt love, and experienced love personally, but the death of Shedaiba made him more clear about his ideal.
"Star Frost Arc" is an elderly Kenshin who did his last for the country, but this film reviews the things she and Kenshin shared from the perspective of Kamiya Kaoru. Obviously love is the protagonist in this, Jianxin The heart also died peacefully in Kaoru's arms.
Who is worthy of your hard work, who gives you a strong desire to survive, who is your inner sustenance.
Love is like blood, dripping with a touch of sadness.
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