Just watched Rurouni Kenshin: The Final last night
In the spirit of my last 2 RK movie HOT TAKES here are some brand-new, certified fresh HOT TAKES on an actual NEW movie!
In no particular order, btw
He's the perfect Kenshin, okay? They could not have cast him better
He does SO MUCH ACTING with just facial expressions and changes in tone and body language
Also, he has a beautiful heart-shaped mouth. YOU SHOULD ALL APPRECIATE THAT
But like he's just... *chef's kiss* perfection, okay?
But holy fuck, MACKENYU ARATA, everyone!
He is the son of martial artist SONNY CHIBA, which explains a lot about how this bitch moves
You wanted a perfectly cast, psychotic, yet somewhat sympathetic Enishi?
MACKENYU ARATA WILL GIVE THAT TO YOU
He also just... fucking firebombs Tokyo, so like... idk man
If the gummint wanted to kill this bitch at the end because of those acts of TERRORISM
I appreciate that Enishi and his goons actually spoke Chinese here and there
Enishi doesn't even draw his sword til the end, okay?
HE FUCKS DUDES UP ON THE TRAIN WITH A FUCKING CHILD'S TOY
HE STABS A DUDE WITH A CHILD'S TOY
Misao is such a fucking BAMF in this movie
Look, LOOK, I'm pretty cool on Misao in the anime/manga, but the movies clearly knew they needed to do better by her
I love this Misao. ONLY THIS MISAO. This Misao is best Misao
I always forget about Aoshi
And so did this movie LOL
RIP Aoshi but Misao will take over from here
In Japan, a bag of weed is a more punishable offense than fucking CHILD P*RNOGRAPHY, which is why Aoshi was mostly excised from the movie
That's all I can say about that without lapsing into blind rage, so moving on
Kenshin and Kaoru, babes, doing the most we're gonna get
Look, LOOK, I know that Japan is all about SUBTLETY and NUANCE
And so this HAND HOLDING might as well be a mothafuckin SEX SCENE
But DAMMIT, DAMMIT, IT'S BEEN 4 MOVIES, OKAY?
Would it KILL THEM to do the CONFESSION SCENE?
"I want to stay with you, Kenshin."
MY UNSUBTLE AMERICAN ASS NEEDS IT SPELLED OUT FOR ME, OKAY?
Okay, but this was a good movie for Takei Emi
She got shafted in the 3rd movie
But she got to show some range and understanding and empathy and all kinds of Kaoru-y goodness in this one
Also they gave her a MUCH BETTER WIG than she got in the 1st movie
APPARENTLY I'M AT MY IMAGE LIMIT
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THIS IN A PART 2
My original RK first movie hot take
My Kyoto Inferno hot take