When I watched the first live-action version of Kenshin, I screamed all the way and didn't pay much attention to the plot. The little friends who watched it together thought the plot was boring and couldn't understand why I was so excited... Of course, seeing the big life in Appearing on the screen in the image of the three-dimensional, the gestures are completely the taste in the comics, and the movements of slashing and slashing people are also neat, how can you not scream! It is said that there are girls in Japan who started crying from the opening five minutes in the movie theater. I can fully understand this feeling.
Because this sword heart is really too restored.
Of course, the shape is impeccable. With fluffy red hair and a bright red samurai uniform, plus a small and exquisite height, Kenshin should look like this. When Ken Sato's makeup photos came out, I, like the majority of comic fans, mocked him mercilessly. Although there was nothing wrong with his appearance, I didn't believe that he could play a good two-dimensional legendary role. But after watching the first movie! We were completely slapped in the face! I had already put the blade in the envelope and was going to send it to the director, but after watching the movie, I changed it to a bank card (laughs).
Sato Ken's Kenshin is what Kenshin should look like in the third dimension. In addition to his appearance, what is more restored is his gentle and slightly cute side, his superb swordsmanship, and his unchanging original intention when facing challenges again and again.
It is said that this movie is the conscience of the comics, because the director really knows what fans want to see. As a comic fan, reading comics is nothing more than a few points: face, plot, fight scenes, and basic feelings (wrong). Although the live-action trilogy has deleted a lot of plots, the key points that should be there are the same.
Whether it is Kenshin's Yanfen or not, when it comes to this role, the image that comes to people's minds is a man who is "158 cm tall, gentle and beautiful like a girl, with red hair and cross wounds on his face". In terms of appearance, Takeshi Sato is really worthy of the audience. He has super long eyeliner with comic special effects or something. When he smiles, he has a pure face, and he can switch to the sharp eyes of the sword-drawing state in one second. This guy is really " The young man in "Blood Monday" (this term...)! Kenshin's usual cuteness is very good, and the mantra of "Oh Lo Oh Lo" has not been omitted. It seems that he can see circles of mosquito coil eyes through the big screen.
The other characters are also quite expressive. Although Zuanosuke looks like the 16:9 is widened, the side that is carefree and youthful, and follows Kenshin with all his heart is also in place. Saito is a god! Yosuke Eguchi has been working hard to make the whole drama more compelling since "Tokyo Love Story", and this time he played the super-killing Mibu wolf, with a contemptuous look on his face and a murderous face in battle. Like, I really want to take the initiative to let him poke his heart with his teeth. Although Kaoru Kamiya's force value is completely offline, but the look on his face of sunshine and vitality is also in line with the setting. In the second episode, the seaside and clothing are so beautiful, and the smile at the end of the third episode is Haruhi Sakura. Zhi Zhixiong only showed his eyes and mouth, but he was full of perverted energy, and the classic villain collapsed laughter was amazing. The booklet contains the names of the protagonists and one vote. The role of Sojiro is very well grasped. He always has a smile on his face. The contrast between the collapse after losing the battle is also quite cute. Shenmu DD's voice is still so good, but when I think of him, he will soon form a team with Kenshin. There's a subtle... cuteness to drawing manga. Although Kiyojuro Bigu doesn't have the mysterious pretense in the comics, Uncle Fukuyama is too eloquent, and he is unambiguous when he teaches people. As expected of a person who has been a physics professor for many years, it always makes people think for a second. Zhong Jianxin would kneel in front of him and say, "Master, I want to study physics."
The three movies have to finish the Beijing preface and the Kyoto chapter, and the content of more than a dozen comics can only make the plot run wild like a grass and mud horse within three hours. Fortunately, the director has restored the classic scenes well, and the rhythm of the film is also firmly grasped. Personally, the scenes that are more poking to me are these:
For the first time, Jian Xin saved Xiao Xun and said that classic line: "The sword is a weapon, and swordsmanship is a way of killing people. No matter how beautiful words are used, it can't be covered up. But in comparison, I still prefer Miss Xiao Xun. Naive statement." This sentence is simply a point!
Kenshin and Saito reunited, and the two counted the old and new hatred together. They couldn't help but fight. Saito questioned the justice of Kenshin while fighting, and Kenshin responded one by one and fought back fiercely. This paragraph is really handsome in the comics. It was the first time I saw Kenshin draw the sword and the state was fully open, and it was also the first time Saito showed his strength. In the comics, although Saito doesn't recognize Kenshin's justice, he doesn't make it too clear. In the movie, the two people's views collide directly. Kenshin's insistence on wielding his sword to save people is particularly evident.
The blade guard forced Jianxin to change back to the Swordsman Studio, and when Xiaoxun released one of the hearts and called Jianxin, Jianxin instantly restrained his murderous aura, and suddenly returned to the appearance of Feicun Jianxin. At the beginning, I really didn't know how to play this part. After all, there is no action here but just a change in one's temperament. I didn't expect the movie to be so well made.
Okubo sent someone to invite Kenshin to fight against Zhizhixiong. Kenshin was holding a large basket of vegetables at the time, with a "Oh, oh, what's wrong" expression, which was very cute, but he could only put down the basket and drink Tea's helpless expression showed Jian Xin's entanglement between being born and joining the world.
Restoration with Sojiro's First God of War! Shudi's three-dimensional performance was amazing. The two fought against the sword drawing technique, and the reverse blade was broken. Sojiro looked at the chrysanthemum character in his hand innocently and said, "Oh, it actually cracked."
When I was a child, Jianxin met my master, the classic scene of using three stones as tombstones for my sisters, and the master said, "It's too weak to be a swordsman's name. From today, you can be called Jianxin." After this comic and animation reminiscence chapter has been rounded, I am still moved by the live-action version. After all, it is the starting point of the young swordsman's career.
The scene where Master teaches Tianxiang Longshan is too cute! First of all, the father-son relationship between Master and Jianxin has been restored, and Jianxin only acts coquettishly and complains in front of Master. The detail is also well done. Then Master's classic line "Watching the cherry blossoms in the spring, watching the stars in the summer, watching the full moon in the autumn, and the first snow in the winter" was said by Kenshin, which is really a fan benefit. Originally, there was Duan Chuan Meng in the comics. Master told Jian Xin to think about the profound meaning all night. The next day, when Jian Xin and Master were about to make a move, they both had dark circles under their eyes. ...
In the battle of Cangzi, although many classic scenes are gone, the Nine-headed Dragon Flash is still there! Let me see at a glance that it is the nine-headed dragon flash, and martial arts instruction is really not easy.
Finally, Zhi Zhixiong fights! It's almost like kneeling under the suit pants of the martial arts instructor! How can it be restored like this! I saw all the moves I wanted to see! Zhi Zhixiong's flame spirit and red lotus wrist, which are almost impossible to appear in three dimensions, can actually be done in a decent manner. Although Saitoichi's tooth protruding zero style has a short reading time, its momentum has also come out. It's a pity that Cang Zi's Huitian Sword Dance and Zuanosuke's double strike didn't have time to show, but it doesn't matter, the most critical Tianxiang Longshan is simply too enthusiastic, it is completely three-dimensional transportation of the comic scene, and the second stage of the sword is also accurate. It was filmed, and the scene where Zhi Zhixiong was cut off at the end was exactly the same as that in the comics! Seeing this, I could only silently recite "The family is worth this life" and offer my knees to the martial arts instructor again.
In the end, the most poignant thing is that in the sunny weather, Kenshin's confession to Xiaoxun, and that smile. It just broke the heart of a girl who has been missing for a long time, and I have to give this movie ten stars just for this smile. In fact, Kenshin's confession in the comics is also super powerful. He has always only "accidentally held hands" with Xiaoxun and hugged when he felt that he might not be able to come back. , but after the hardships of life and death, he put his arms around Xiaoxun's shoulder for the first time and said, "Do you remember the "I'm back" you said below when you came back from Kyoto? This is the first time I say this." It was already an obvious confession to him, although it was still too subtle to die, but it was the most real heart... and Fatty Yue, who drew juvenile cartoons, even drawing emotional lines. Such a big hand!
I can't help but say so much. It's really the combination of movies and comics that brings back too many memories.
Of course there are regrets. The most pity is that I couldn't see the duel between Saitoichi and Yushui. In that scene in the comic, when Saito said "evil, that is, that it will not change until death", he was so handsome! The rest of the ten swords were not fully deployed either, and the Cang Zixian was cut to the point where only the second disease was left. After all, the movie is only a few hours long and cannot cover everything. As long as the most critical points are achieved - Kenshin's gentleness and kindness, the contrast between his wife's attributes and the full force of his housework, he is determined to protect the new era in order to pay for the crime of murder at the end of the curtain. The determination of the anti-blade knife to face itself - with these, what this movie gives us is a real Rurouni Kenshin.
Then please allow me to say one thing - there is still love! Saanosuke is really giving up on Kenshin! Friendship Poyanquan praise! Also, the relationship between Saito and Kenshin's old enemies is played too well. The height difference between Uncle Eguchi and Sugar is really the cutest height difference. The relationship between Master and Jianxin is also very cute, and he is indeed the only uncle who knows the dark history of Jianxin. Although Kenshin's corruption is estimated to have been in tears, but I still have a big face... I ask all kinds of fans to smash it. XD At
the end, let's talk about the ending song, the ending song of the three movies is all arranged by ONE OK ROCK. The first song, The Beginning, is full of blood, and it is very apt to describe the transition from Patozai to Rogue. It just reminds me of the high ponytail of the executioner Patozai at the end of the curtain. The second song, Mighty Long Fall, is a link between the previous and the next. It not only expresses Kenshin's confusion about the justice he insists on, but also vaguely reveals his firmness. It really is the feeling of the Kyoto chapter. And the last one made me go out and run three laps and scream for ten minutes! Heartache is actually a lyrical style, and I burst into tears when I heard it for the first time. Sure enough, this song is suitable for Kenshin at the end. When the battle is over, it is Xiaoxun who greets him. He can say to Xiaoxun, " I'm back." ONE OK ROCK is worthy of J-rock's conscience (Taka is worthy of being a big friend of Sugar), the three songs are all super good, don't ask me why the ending song of the martial arts movie is in English, OOR's song is this one Nice style! So this movie is played by a male god and then the ending song of the male god's record can't be more praised!
Next is the broken thoughts of Kenshin's brains. The main reason is that I have recently re-read the comics and have a new feeling, and the recent development of the silver **** comics has made my heart block for a long time, so I still want to climb back and watch Kenshin for a little more healing. You don't have to bother to watch it for such a long time... let's...
For the eternal Hiimura Kenshin (and Kamiya Kaoru and Snow Daiba).
Whether it is a comic, an animation or a movie, when introducing Kenshin, they always say that he has red hair and a cross wound on his left cheek. However, the Kenshin that impressed me the most was wearing the iconic dizzy mosquito-repellent incense eyes, saying "ohhhhh", carrying a basket full of radishes and cabbage, smiling with a gentle and virtuous face. man.
Kiyojuro Bigu said that the name Xinta was too weak and not suitable for a swordsman, so he changed his name to Kenshin. However, human nature will not change. Even after the blood and rain at the end of the curtain, Hiimura Kenshin is still that gentle and weak guy.
(1). Where is the gentleness of the gentle and good man
Kenshin reflected? It's not just that he always has a smile on his face, that he has a good relationship with the kids, that he cooks well and does his laundry well (although these are all important!!!). Facing the gangsters who wanted to take the Kamiya Dojo, Kenshin said, "The sword is the weapon", but admitted, "But I prefer the naive statement of Miss Kaoru." Yahiko stole Kenshin's wallet, but Kenshin handed him the money and said, "No way, don't get caught next time." Carrying the word "evil", in order to express the resentment of the Chibao team for the reformers, Zuanosuke came to challenge, and Kenshin complied with his wishes and fought with him dignifiedly. When Gao Hehui wanted to die to atone for the sin of making drugs, Kenshin stopped her and said with a smile that instead of dying, it is better to use her skills to save more people, "This is how I lived in the Meiji era. down".
That's right, the reason why Kenshin can become the protagonist is precisely because no matter how he is treated by the people around him, he will always give the most sincere and gentle response without hesitation. If the other party is in trouble, he draws his sword to help. If the other party comes to challenge with an unfulfilled long-cherished wish, he will meet him desperately. If the other party is obsessed with the past, he would rather open his wounds and tell them: You see, people like me have to live with the past, why can't you. Kenshin is not the kind of protagonist who is full of eloquent skills - he will not try to impose his justice on others, all he can do is to protect everyone well.
But we all know how difficult it is behind Jian Xin's tenderness. In fact, he is fighting with the mentality of redemption - if he can use the sword to save people, it can be regarded as compensation for the people who were killed by him. And among the people Jian Xin wanted to save, he never included himself. He is gentle to everyone, but cruel to himself. In order to save Xiaoxun, he had to change back to the Swordsman Studio, which he had tried so hard to abandon, and fought against the Blade Guard. Finally found a home at Kamiya Dojo, but set off on a trip to Kyoto to defeat Zhi Zhixiong. The hug when Kenshin and Xiaoxun said goodbye, although Xiaoxun was crying, but Kenshin with a calm face was actually the only one. My heart is bleeding, it's like a wound that has finally healed has been torn open again. If Jian Xin was allowed to do whatever he wanted, the life he chose would never be the same as it is now.
So thank you very much, Master. Kiyojuro Bigu told Kenshin that the key to Feitian Yujianliu's profound meaning "Tianxianglongshan" is "will to survive". This is something that Kenshin has never considered. Since the end of the curtain, Jian Xin has lived with the mentality that he can die at any time to save people, and for the first time, the master told him clearly: Your life is also a life.
We, the audience, really want to swipe the barrage in the comics and say, "Be gentle with yourself and you will die."
However, perhaps Jian Xin himself did not realize that he was no longer a person who could easily die. After he met Kaoru Kamiya, and then Yahiko, Sanosuke, Gao Hae, and the ninjas of Chibi Hotpot and Kyoto Aoiya, he was no longer alone. The life of the executioner, Pulling Dao Zhai, is full of killing. In the ten years of his career as a wanderer, he saw injustice and drew his sword to help him, but he never stayed anywhere for a long time. And only in Kamiya Dojo, he changed from "Rurouni Kenshin" back to "Himura Kenshin", and after picking up the name "Kenshin", he owned it for the first time without any title.
During the duel with Zhi Zhixiong, Kenshin even slashed Sojiro Canzi and was stabbed by Zhi Zhixiong. When he fell to the ground and was unconscious, he remembered Xiao Kaoru's smiling face, and she said, "Let's go back to Tokyo together." If the master is the one who wakes up Jianxin and makes him realize that he should live, then Xiaoxun is the strongest tie that keeps Jianxin alive.
(2). Kamiya Kaoru and Snow Daiba
Kamiya Kaoru are well-deserved heroines. Although I am basically indifferent to this role, she is really one of the rare roles I have ever seen, who perfectly fulfills the role of the heroine. A girl with a bright smile and full of vitality like a spring cherry blossom, with the innocent ideal of "the sword of the living", appeared in front of Patozai. She is completely unrelated to Blood and Rain, symbolizing a new era of prosperity. I think Kenshin will be attracted by Kaoru, it is precisely because she has the temperament he yearns for: that is his goal of wielding his sword and beheading people at the end of the curtain, and that is the symbol of the new era he created with his sword. .
It was his luck that Kenshin met Kaoru. Kaoru is not only his destination, but also the end of his struggle. Kenshin's nature is always suitable to be a house-husband in sunny weather by shopping for groceries, washing clothes. He used to have such a life together with Shedeba for a short time, but after only a few months, he broke this life with his own hands and threw himself into the blood and rain. At that time, Jian Xin, perhaps, felt that he was not worthy of such happiness in his life. So in the beginning, when he was at the Kamiya Dojo, he always had the mentality that he might wander again at any time, neither would he practice swords with Yahiko, nor would he have more contact with Xiao Kaoru. And Xiaoxun always approached him actively, telling Kenshin again and again: You deserve such happiness.
When they first met, Xiaoxun kept Jianxin and said, I am not asking Sudaozhai to stay, but I am asking you, a wanderer, to stay.
When Kenshin changed back to the executioner, Pulling the Sword, and had a showdown with Blade Guard, Kaoru worked hard to unravel the side of his heart and called back "Himura Kenshin" with his voice.
When Kenshin went to Kyoto to fight Zhi Zhixiong, Kaoru rushed to Kyoto in order to bring back "Himura Kenshin". (By the way, he solved the monster sickle foot, one of the ten knives, and Xiao Kaoru has a great fighting force!)
When Kenshin and Yuyuki Daiyuan were challenged and came back full of injuries, Xiao Kaoru didn't ask any questions, just handed the towel and said, " Go get healed first."
After listening to Shedaba's story, Ahui asked Xiaoxun if she would die like Aba if it were her. Xiaoxun said, I will never die, because if I die, Kenshin will be burdened with guilt and pain.
But in the duel between Kenshin and Xue Daiyuan, when Wu Heixing tried to sneak attack on Kenshin, Xiaoxun rushed up to block the bullet for him without hesitation.
Xiaoxun is really a very strong person. Choosing to live will always require greater strength than choosing to die, because at this time you will bear the pain of the dead. Xiaoxun has never given up on keeping Kenshin alive. Because of this, she has also turned Kenshin into a stronger person, from a wanderer who doesn't care about anything, to one who wields a sword in order to protect the people around her. Kenshin Hiimura, who worked hard to survive without letting the important people cry.
The party dispute between Xiao Xun and Aba seems to have always caused blood and rain among fans (so ah Kenshin, you really are a man who can bring blood and rain), in my opinion, this is not so much a heroine party dispute , it is better to say that it is the duel between "Executioner Draws the Sword" and "Himura Kenshin".
The reminiscence chapter is very good, let's not talk about the OVA that has made countless fans in the world, but the comics are more beautiful and profound than the OVA, and it is a classic that is not inferior to the Kyoto chapter. At the end of the curtain, Feicun drew a knife and combed a high ponytail. His appearance was unbelievable, his eyes were sharp, and he started simply. He is so cold on the outside, but he is still a teenager on the inside. He also hesitates about his choice, thinks about whether he is right, and falls asleep because of exhaustion, and he still refuses to put down the knife in his hand. Hiicun Ba Dao Zhai is such a typical, lonely and fragile middle-2 boy, so even the paralyzed Aba showed only a little warmth to him, so he couldn't wait to get over and put his heart away early. Hand it over and say "Only you, I won't kill". Fortunately, Aba is a kind person, and did not use Jianxin's favor to hurt him, but carefully guarded the remaining tenderness in Jianxin's heart with his own life. Personally, I think that the greatest significance of Aba to Kenshin is not the death that made him feel guilty and the iconic cross wound on his face, but the short months they lived together. That was the first time Kenshin touched it up close, the kind of happiness he wanted to protect with his sword. His confusion, his hesitation, the reason why he became the executioner, finally found the answer.
And this answer was realized in Xiaoxun. So Aba and Xiaoxun are not important, they are just the starting point and the end point of Kenshin's journey.
Personally, I like "Himura Kenshin" better than "The Executioner Draws the Sword", because although the ruthless and neat young man is very handsome, he is not the real Kenshin. At the end of the curtain, Kenshin hardly smiles. unhappy. The house-husband of the Kamiya Dojo always wears frizzy hair. Although he has good looks, he has lost the sharp beauty of his youth, but he is really happy Kenshin. Wouldn't that be nice. Throughout his youth, Jian Xin suppressed his gentle nature, and it was only in his thirties that he could finally be himself. Fortunately, Meiji Japan is also suitable for him to live happily like this.
(3). Speaking of the growth of the heart
, Kenshin is quite an atypical JUMP manga hero - neither a teenager, nor a frizzy personality, nor the tail of a ten thousand year crane. The 28-year-old man has a particularly good temper. As soon as he appears on the stage, his force is full, which simply violates the laws of all juvenile comic male protagonists. (Until later, this law was completely broken by the evil comic "Gintama".)
But the theme of shounen manga is growth after all. Compared to the full level of martial arts, the place where Kenshin has been growing... is his heart.
He was kidnapped by human traffickers when he was young, and Lu Yu was almost killed by the robbers. In the end, even the traffickers and the robbers were buried together with Xintai, showing his kind side. Until he became Feitian Yujianliu and went down the mountain to throw the curtain down, Kenshin was still just a kind and innocent little devil with a naive longing for justice, believing that with the sword in his hand he could save people.
In the days of being a shadow killer, he hacked people in the name of "Tianzhu" again and again, and Jianxin was also confused about the path he chose. If this is the justice he believes in, why use countless corpses as cost. Fortunately, he met Xuedaiba at this time, and the woman with a faint white plum fragrance made him understand the reason for the fight. Without Abba, Kenshin might have completely turned into an executioner, becoming like Blade Guard, unable to suppress the bloodthirsty impulse.
So far, Kenshin is still quite satisfactory, carrying a heavy role in the past. At the end of the war, the executioner's guilt made him choose to become a ronin. He made up his mind to atone for those whom he beheaded by guarding the new era. At that time, Jian Xin, unwilling to be associated with anyone, made up his mind that he could die at any time, because he never thought about living for himself, nor anyone who could enter his life again. That's why I felt that Kaoru, Zuanosuke, and Yahiko were very important people to Kenshin, and because of their encounters, Kenshin had a reason to swing his sword again.
After Kenshin's growth, there were several very important moments, and it was also a scene that left a deep impression on me.
One is when Xiaoxun relieves the party and wakes him up with his voice. That may be the first time after ten years of Ronin career, that Kenshin feels that he is so valued and needed by others—not the executioner Pulling Daozai, but himself as Hiimura Kenshin. Kenshin, who has long decided in his heart that happiness is no longer possible, sees happiness that can be touched for the first time.
The other is Jian Xin and the master to learn Tianxiang Longshan. The master said that if you can't learn this trick, you will die here. Kenshin suddenly remembered his friends in Tokyo and realized that he couldn't die here yet. The previous executioner, whether it was a wanderer, always believed that justice was higher than life, even if he died, it didn't matter. But at this time, Jian Xin realized that surviving is the most crucial point to make the people around him happy.
The third time was after mistakenly believing that Kaoru was killed by Yukino Yuki, Kenshin locked the reverse-blade sword and decided not to fight, but swung the sword again to save Yahiko. Only then did he really understand why he fought and what it meant to be strong-even if he was burdened with an indelible past, he would still survive, even if the beloved who supported him died, because as long as there was one person who needed help , he just can't stop fighting.
That's what makes Kenshin so pleasing. He has grown from a well-rounded swordsman to a true hero. The ups and downs have gone through more than ten years. This is not a battle that one person can teach him. He has been on the edge of life and death countless times, and he has lost his love twice, but he has never given up his heart to move forward, cry or struggle, no matter how embarrassed, Jian Xin has been chasing his own justice. After the decisive battle with Sojiro, Kenshin told him that his justice needs to be found by himself. This is his personal experience.
I always feel that although Kenshin is kind, it is still too weak, even if the name is changed from Xintai to Kenshin. He couldn't give up protecting the new era of Meiji, but at the same time he couldn't bear to become an executioner who only remembered killing, Yatosai. Therefore, you can only pick up the reverse-edged knife and ensure that you hurt yourself before hurting others. Therefore, he could not be like Saitoichi, who completely abandoned the past and changed his face to become a policeman of the new government, and he did not hesitate to carry out the belief of "evil, that is, kill". Saito may be able to kill people while suppressing the Mibu wolf in his heart, but Kenshin can't do it while slashing people and burying the sword in his heart, while smiling while shopping, washing and cooking. In contrast, Saito is a stronger guy, but Kenshin's struggles, confusion, and the process of almost losing himself again and again and getting up again and again can touch the softest corners of people's hearts. , and let us be moved again and again by Kenshin's kindness and tenderness.
The growth of this heart is the most exciting part of the work "Rurouni Kenshin". In terms of force value, Kenshin and Saitoichi may be on the same level, slightly inferior to Zhizhixiong, Feitian Yujianliu is not the most fashionable swordsmanship, but Kenshin's strongest point is not swordsmanship—— Compared to his sword, it is his heart that attracts me more.
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