General demeanor

Lacy 2022-03-21 09:02:26

After being madly addicted to Rurouni Kenshin, I am very interested in the killing array in Japanese movies. How can any other country make such a fight? Of course, I can't ask every movie with a killing formation to be the same as Rurouni Kenshin, for example, San り Tsubaki makes me want to sleep very much. As for the Thirteen Assassins, I just watched it for the killing array, but I was afraid that I couldn't understand it, so I watched it together with the literary drama, and by the way, I practiced listening. Of course, if you haven't practiced your listening skills, you can't understand it at all. But there are no urine spots in the literary drama, and no skipping at all, which is really rare. Although my focus is on killing battles, it's hard to satisfy me in action scenes now that only action is present, and it's hard for me to give me five stars just for action scenes. And here Shimada Shinzaemon is unexpectedly very appealing to me.

This person is not tall, handsome, young, not the most capable and hardest. But this man has the air of a general. As Guitou said, although it is not the fastest or the strongest, it can win. This person has the knowledge of people, knows how to cherish life, can mobilize the fighting spirit of his subordinates, can adapt to local conditions, and can live after death. If he does not win, who will win?

He was usually just a diners when he took in Hirayama; but when a countryman reported it to a Chinese officer, when it came time to hire a man, Hirayama was the sharpest knife.

When Ogura joined, Shimada thought he was too young. Although he was persuaded later, when he faced a young man, he didn't think about the chance of winning with an extra knife, but he cherished his young life, which is really precious in that age when human life is like a stubborn dog.

Sahara Jun joined for money. Ordinary people would probably despise this kind of person, let alone a warrior with eyes above the top and a high regard for glory. But Shimada asked the man what the money was used for. As expected, Sahara is a person with ability, responsibility, ideas, and will to die. It was a great deal to buy him for two hundred taels.

Shinrokuro, Shimada probably wanted Shinrokuro to join him when he went to Huajie, but for a young man who doesn't like being a samurai and has no fighting spirit, I'm afraid it won't work. At this time, it is necessary to mobilize Shinrokuro's curiosity, draw out his gambler character, and let him voluntarily join the team. Sure enough, is there anything more enjoyable than gambling with your life?

When I met Miata on the road, I felt that Mitai was a trial given to them by God. If you don't save him, then everyone can't find a way, and it may be too late to intercept Qi Shao; if the eyes are higher than the top and don't let him join the team, then you won't be able to win.

The assassination plan in Ochiai is also very complete: first block the front and back, then explosives, fire arrays, and arrows will greatly weaken Qi Shao’s strength and shake the military’s heart; , Unicom's trestle, and countless replacement knives, and finally able to complete the task. Facts have also proved that Shimada's strength is also very strong, and he can win the ghost in the end and kill Qi Shao. If Qi Shao had only a team of more than 70 people as expected, then more than half of the thirteen assassins would be able to retreat completely; facing the enemy army of more than 200 people, there would be no survivors, which is already the strategy of the leader. The best example of fighting bravely with his subordinates.

Looking at it reminds me a lot of Mi Mi Lu, Shimada is not as domineering as Ying Wuying, not as deep as Bai Yi, not as cynical as Xi Yan (personally likes Xi Yan), but it makes people very comfortable to watch; leading the Thirteen Assassins The team came out with the momentum of thousands of troops. The final death is rather awkward, because Shimada did not completely escape the plight of the samurai. As a warrior, he wanted to kill Qi Shao for the sake of the world, but at the same time he betrayed the Lord. In the end, he just wanted to die himself, but instead of choosing to cut his belly, he died in battle. Like Muye, Muye blocked Qi Shao's way in order to avenge his family; but as a warrior, he could only choose to cut his belly. This is also one of the reasons why the samurai movie attracts me and pushes me away at the same time, the road is too difficult to walk, and there is no way out. So, after the fight was over, only depression and bitterness remained.

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13 Assassins quotes

  • Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira: [after being stabbed by Shinzaemon Shimada's sword] It hurts.

  • Koyata: Why are you samurai so arrogant?