Samurai X - Betrayal (Rurouni Kenshin)
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Features
• Animated
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Full Screen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 1999
DVD Release : 14 November, 2000 |
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Samurai X - Betrayal (Rurouni Kenshin) Customer Reviews
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Part 2 of one of the best anime films ever
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Prequels for the most part are tricky: they tend to not include fan favorites from the show/movie/book while setting up the backstory of some of the main characters. While the story does include Kenshin(and even Saitoh makes an appearance), the film is missing characters like Kaoru, Sanosuke and Aoshi and our favorite "oro" speaking Kenshin is gone. In the show, Kenshin is atoneing for his life as an assassin, so what made him change? This second part answers it, revealing probably one of the most fleshed out and haunted characters in anime.
At the end of the first half, Kenshin and Tomoe had to escape the city when soldiers try to track down everyone in Kenshin's group. Now posing as husband and wife in the countryside, Kenshin starts to become more human and experience a sense of peace he never had. However it's shattered when a truth comes out which will make him lead the life we see in the show.
One thing that many will notice is the explanation of Kenshin's star-shaped scar on his cheek. Most stories just explain it with a simple "that battle 5 years ago..." but it usually doesn't amount to nothing but a simple minor annoyance, a wrong place-wrong time kind of thing. How Kenshin got his is a great image and a daily reminder of the catalyst that changed his life.
The film ultimately works because of its imagery. When Kenshin starts imagining crossing a field of bodies, or, in my opinion, one of the most touching images involving Kenshin and Tomoe right at the end, you know this isn't just your run-of-the-mill anime that's either way too fun/violent or just way too confusing and abstract. You notice just how well-done the visuals are and how better they are compared to traditional cinema.
If you're into anime at all, honestly, you have to watch this. Watching this after the show gives a better explanation for how Kenshin is, not to mention it's a great movie. |
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