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Gripping and SO watchable... all 5 films together!

July 2024
I watched, back-to-back, in this order:
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, 2021
Rurouni Kenshin: Origins, 2012
Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno, 2014
Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends, 2014
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, 2021
I watched the first 3 ages ago, but decided to watch all of them again, in story, not release, order, which I recommend doing.

I absolutely love these films to bits. The life of the main character is a mix of almost aimless at times, tragic, enlightenment and atonement.

The fact the film about Kenshin's origins, was made 9 years after the character first appeared on screen, is amazing. The main reason being, when watched in the order I did, it is a seamless story.

Many cast members appear throughout, pieces from the earlier, film 1, are blended in so when watching the next instalment, it makes complete sense. I was honestly blown away.

Satoh Takeru is brilliant in every film. The sword fights are incredible and they must have taken all the cast involved, a huge amount of work and energy.

The pace of each film is excellent, with a balance of action, everyday life, love, friendships, fighting for a cause (sometimes blindly) and defeating not only enemies, but those taking advantage of the powerless. Some sad elements too. There is also humour and a growing camaraderie between some characters that began as enemies.

I love Himura Kenshin and how he evolves. Supporting characters are varied, some villains are pretty OTT, strong female characters and the cast in all the films is great.
Films are rarely, if ever, perfect, but these just do it for me. Firm favourites.

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catherine
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Overall 7.5
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Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

Slow burn, different

So this one was so different from the rest of the other Rurouni Kenshin movies; it was much more of a slow burn and less of an action flick, but it still fit perfectly into the franchise.

It was kind of odd watching this and already knowing everything because I had watched The Final before, but that didn't stop this from being any less enjoyable. I'm a sucker for these sort of tragic origin story romances, and this movie was no different.

I loved the chemistry between the two leads, and I loved how the plot played out with its small nuances and future references. There were a little less action scenes than I had wished for (the first two movies had the best fight scenes I'd ever scene) but I understand that that wasn't the focus of the movie.

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asiandramaexplorer
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Oct 24, 2022
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Overall 9.5
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Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

With a sword, that boy cuts the rope, dividing this world from the next.

Came across this on Netflix and saw the trailer, it seemed intriguing and glad I got around to seeing the prequel to this popular manga series. I'll keep this review short since this is a well known series. As a warning, it is bloody and ultra violent at times but there were no annoying explicit sex scenes, thank goodness for that.

This was a fascinating watch about an assassin who was used as a part of a revolution to destroy the Shogunate. This drama had beautiful cinematography, historical settings, and costumes. The prequel storyline isn't complicated and had tight plotting so it was easy to follow even for people who are new or not familiar with the franchise. While it has its fair share of blood and a bit of gore, the sword fight scenes were choregraphed very well and there were some scenes were it was almost elegant despite the blood shed. I originally intended to watch this for the action and sword fighting but was rewarded with a lot more. The love story is subtle and stoic. While it is a main part of this prequel arc, it doesn't dominate and allows the other areas of the drama to stand out.

There were some well written scenes with poignant moments such as a philosophical conversation Yukishiro Tomoe has with Himura Kenshin, it questions whether all those murders were worth it for the peace he thinks he is fighting for and the morality he is sacrificing.

Even with the violence and blood shed it was tastefully done and executed.

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Thisisok
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Aug 22, 2021
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Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.5
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Esse talvez seja o meu favorito de toda a franquia (5 filmes). Tem um tom bem menos "shonen" do que seus antecessores, além de ter uma filmografia que dá um ar bem mais sério ao filme. Ação simplesmente incrível. As cenas finais são ótimas. O detalhe da Tomoe dizer "Perdão querido" enquanto toca a ferida feita por seu noivo assassinado no rosto do assassino pelo qual se apaixonou... sem palavras. Cria uma dualidade de sentimentos sensacional entre seu antigo amor e seu atual. Sinceramente a única coisa a se reclamar do filme é que ele é um pouquinho longo de mais pro meu gosto. 1:30h Talvez já seria suficiente. Por fim, recomendo.

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Carolina Marques
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Feb 17, 2024
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Rewatch Value 6.0
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Um clássico para quem gosta do gênero

A saga de filmes Samurai X: O Filme, Kyoto Inferno, O Fim da Lenda, O Final e o último, a Origem. Eles formam o grupo das cinco histórias todas com o ator que é o meu queridinho do momento Sato Takeru. Não consigo encontrar palavras para dizer o quanto ele é talentoso e lindo! Ele está perfeito no personagem, consegue transmitir nas suas expressões, ternura nos momentos que está mais relaxado e uma impiedade nos momentos mais pesados, dando uma identidade ao personagem de forma perfeita.

Eu comecei a saga por “A Origem” e segui a sequência cronológica da história e não a sequência do ano de lançamento e afirmo que fui conquistada no primeiro segundo do trailer e já percebi que era uma obra prima. Eu nunca assisti o anime e acho que isso contribuiu muito para que eu pudesse ter uma visão da saga sem comparações.
O filme traz a conclusão da saga de Kenshin focando na sua personalidade. Narra os acontecimentos que o levaram a se tornar o personagem que conhecemos e o motivo pelo qual ele parou de matar, além de explicar o porquê de ele possuir uma cicatriz em forma de cruz no rosto e explora o antigo romance dele com a Tomoe.

O filme é mais focado na fase do Battosai “assassino” e já começa com um primeiro ato que é para aplaudir de pé. O cara já começa destruindo tudo com uma espada na boca, a construção da fama de Retalhador já são explorados nas primeiras cenas. O filme apresenta muito bem essa ideologia que ele insiste em lutar até o fim para criar uma “Nova Era”.
É perceptível a diferença de personalidade do Kenshin dos outros filmes da saga para o Kenshin Battosai mostrado em ‘A origem”. Ele tem um semblante triste e pesado, a forma de andar curvada, dorme sentado e alerta, olhar baixo, impiedoso, sem sentimento... Mostra a camada mais intensa do Kenshin que vivia exclusivamente para matar. No outros vemos um Kenshin mais paz e amor, mais leal, mais justiceiro. Mais uma vez meus parabéns para a atuação do Takeru.

Ao cruzar o seu destino com a jovem Tomoe, percebemos que ela despertava o seu lado humano, que aos poucos estava se perdendo, conforme matava mais e mais pessoas pela causa. A partir do momento que ele se muda com a Tameo até as cores do filme mudam, porque aqui ele faz a tal promessa de nunca mais matar o que já nos desenha o porque ele mudou a personalidade que é mostrada de forma mais leve nos outros filmes.

O mais espetacular nos filmes são as lutas, muito rápidas e emocionantes. E é importante citar que praticamente não tiveram dublês o que deixa as cenas de ação muito mais incríveis assim como o desempenho dos atores. Sato Takeru fez todas suas cenas de ação.

O filme é cheio de cenas de ação impecáveis com atuações de ponta. Um clássico para quem gosta do gênero. Me apaixonei por Samaurai X

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