The choice of Takeshi Sato did not disappoint. The young actors of the new era really shed the astringency of the young executioners of the samurai era, and their smiles and words are more innocent and sunny.
In fact, for the Chinese people, the character of Patosai cannot be regarded as a hero. The samurai era fell behind in Japan, and this person finally joined the army of aggressors in China, trying to continue writing the legend of the ancient Bushido spirit with the blade as a pen overseas. , but unfortunately for other ethnic groups, it is actually a disaster.
The film selects the period of this person's life very cleverly, that is, it does not take the depressed period of the decline of the Shinsengumi as the background, nor does it take the period of the subsequent invasion of foreign countries as the background. Instead, it is selected in the Meiji Restoration, everything is full of vigor, When there is hope, and it is a good time, the samurai has a new idea of the role of justice.
However, how can such a person who has been focusing on the sword all his life face an era when he does not need the sword, or even abandons the sword? And he would use the sword as a tool to create such an era. It was as if he had abandoned himself with his own hands to build a world without himself, so his sword had become a reverse-edged sword, which could not hurt others. In other words, the decline of the samurai era was settled by the samurai themselves. On the one hand, they longed not to end their era, and on the other hand, they reluctantly ended their own era.
Ba Dao Zhai accepted Kaoru's kendo concept, which is to judge and end his past self. He is a sharp weapon, and if he doesn't kill, he is worthless. He is actually very clear about this. So before he met Kaoru, he was actually no better than a self-contradictory trash, but Kaoru's words made him understand that his technology could also be used to protect the lives of the weak in this chaotic world, which gave him his own existence. the value of. Therefore, Kaoru is more of a new-born enlightener to him.
The film weakens the relationship between him and Ba. Ba is actually a sign of another period of his life. In that era when killing was his responsibility, Ba became the eternal memory of his cross scars. In fact, there is a deep feeling in it. , the film weakened, in fact, weakened the most distressing part of his karma. It is also the darkest period before dawn in the changing era of Japanese history. Only the thriving hope is given to the audience and the characters.
All in all, a good movie, but what else can I say about the Bushido spirit?
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