I also like how emotionally and thematically charged the story can be. I would also like to commend the costume designs (like, man, this version of Enishi's outfit looks so good, you can put it in the middle of an episode of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and it would fit), the make-up, the extras, and Kamiki Ryunosuke's fantastic acting even if he's just cameo-ing. And anybody who says that the music piece with the woman vocalising sucks should check their ears for damage. We already knew it was good because of the last three Kenshin movies, but it's still nice to know that it continues to kick ass in the 4th movie. But again, the sound designers really f*cking served. The stunts also wouldn't have worked if the sound effects sucked.
As I've said, the stunts really work because the stunts interact with the environment (the sets), and the production designers were able to make sets that knew how to be of proper service to the action. The production design and the sound design also contribute a lot to the feel of the film. Sure, some wire-work felt floaty, but if I can forgive that in a wuxia, why can't I do that here? It maximizes its use of the environment where the characters fight and it's thrilling. The stunts also use the set and props in really smart ways. You can feel the punches, you can feel the kicks, the smackdowns, the bone cracks, the hits of Kenshin's inverted sword, etcete-friggin-ra. You can tell what's happening, you can tell who's hurt, you can tell who used what kind of strike against who, you see everything, it's nit interrupted by that messy Hollywood handheld thing, and it's f*cking thrilling to see.Īnd since I mentioned action, I also need time to praise the stuntmen, the actors who did their own stunts, and the fight choreographers. It's also very good at capturing the action and the whole spectacle of the movie. It's use of colors are not only gorgeous, but is also quite fantastic at reflecting every scene's mood, a function of cinematography often forgotten by large blockbusters. Let's start with the things I liked and loved.įirst, there's the beautiful-looking widescreen cinematography.
In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.Underwritten characters & uneven pacing mar an almost-great action film "Rurouni Kenshin: The Final", the fourth movie in the live-action "Rurouni Kenshin" franchise, is pretty much an uneven mix of great stuff and not-really-that-good stuff. Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. The story follows two prior films, Rurouni Kenshin (2012) and Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014).
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