Let's talk about the disadvantages first. From a plot point of view, this one is really lackluster. The story of Rurouni Kenshin is basically "the shadow of the old age is still haunted in the new age". Among them are hatred, desire, and greed for personal reasons, as well as dissatisfaction with the political environment in the great era. If the previous stories still have the heavy theme of thinking about the samurai class itself in the turbulent times, this one has become pure revenge. In fact, such themes in the comics of the 90s are normal. It's a pity that the movie really didn't give enough foreshadowing to the main villain, Xue Daiyuan. Where did his power come from? How to learn martial arts? Why not kill Xun? What is the basis for your relationship with your sister? In addition, Shedaba has been a glimpse from the first part, and is also the biggest driving force of the character of Kenshin. In this part, it is still hidden, which makes people anxious. All of this may be answered in the reminiscence chapter. While infinitely raising the expectations for the reminiscence chapter, it also makes the plot of this part extremely incomplete. In the end, the heroine Xun, who has hardly been portrayed after 4 movies, is too stretched... The expectation for Shedaba is also equivalent to the disappointment of the current heroine.
Because of this, the reason for giving 4 stars is just for this drama with an insane amount of play. Scanning the inexplicable episodes of Zhizhixiong, almost all the characters in this film have separate 1v1 scenes, and Kenshin also has a very exciting 2v multiplayer with Yahiko, which is reminiscent of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Wonderful cooperation. The final battle was even more enjoyable. In terms of shooting methods, long lenses and rotating positions are also readily available. Granted, these fights are very unreal, because the characters' strength, speed, and especially fighting ability don't make sense - but that's what makes this a comic book with just the right amount of heat. Kenshin's performance is basically equivalent to the image of a master in traditional martial arts, and in Chinese martial arts novels, there is basically a lack of martial arts masters fighting against hot weapons, and this movie has at least made some attempts and efforts in this regard. .
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