A lot of (aggravating) things happened before I managed to watch the film. It was postponed for 2 days due to some technical and other (stupid) reasons. We have been waiting for that movie for like forever! Hence, it was really frustrating how we had to wait any longer all because of incompetence. I even decided to just forget about watching it. But hey, it's Battosai the Slasher/Kenshin Himura we're talking about here. I could never let this chance pass by.
More importantly, its live-action adaptation is perhaps the most satisfying one ever since the film industry started to make live-action movies of famous anime series like Dragon Ball and Avatar the Last Airbender. It's actually among the concerns of many fans. Will it be able to live up to their expectations? Maybe the trailers are mere baits. But since it's in Japanese (Japanese actors, production and all), what else could go wrong? :)
Although the movie presented a different take on the manga/anime, it was all worth it. Many avid fans were quite disappointed as to how they twisted the details or story line (just as how most adaptations end up with); but for me, it was like a dream come true to be able to watch a live-action film of your favorite anime without having to feel so betrayed or dismayed.
The Rurouni Kenshin movie pursued the supposed-to-be Aoshi (one of my ultimate crushes haha) arc while giving glimpses of Kenshin's past. That annoying rich industrialist Takeda Kanryū (with his gatling gun that was supposed to kill Aoshi's gang) who had been forcing Megumi to make opium was there. But Aoshi wasn't included (yet), and they instead used a different main villain--Jin'e along with that guy who looked like Hanya and the one whom Sanosuke fight with. In addition, Saito also became a part of it though in manga/anime he first appeared on the Shishio arc. Hopefully, a sequel is coming; and Aoshi will then show up.
It was almost perfect if you were not to take the storyline seriously. I mean, the problem with most people (fans, especially of books/anime/etc) when they are faced with an adaptation of their favorites is that they expect it to be sort of like a verbatim. Can't they just watch the movie as it is? I know it's kinda hard not to associate what you already know, but there's nothing we can do about it, right? All in all, whether you're a fan of Kenshin or not, you will surely enjoy the movie because its fight scenes are so awesome you just can't get over it. And hey, Sanosuke was so funny and cool at the same time. Kudos to Rurouni Kenshin movie.
The New Beginning - OST
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