Rurouni Kenshin: Origins (2012)

• Japan | movie

• This is a film with a running time of 135 minutes. As I said, my expectations for Japanese adaptations are high. Altho hindi ko napanood anime nito since hindi nga ako mahilig sa anime, sobrang nakuha ako nito. Kung may irerecommend akong medyo ka-same vibes ng movie na 'to, i would recommend the "Word of Honor" & "The Untamed" series.

• Pinanood ko 'to kasi nakita ko nareco sa fb na ang sabi mas maganda raw 'to compared sa One Piece LA, and hindi naman ako nabigo. thnx!!

• The story centers on a former assassin who quit murdering, but his pledge was put to the ultimate test.

• For me, mas hawig siya ng Word of Honor, this is one of my favorite series. Nakita ko si Zhou Xu kay Himura Kenshin. They have a lot in common, since nagdecide sila both magstop sa pagiging murderer naging both lowkey wanderer sila, same sila ng pananamit, same na may unique sword (i think hindi nabanggit kung saan galing sakabato sword ni kenshin), both protector, & the damn swift moves!!!! Btw, i like the details of where Kenshin's scars came from.

• Maganda fighting stance ni Kenshin, well executed ang mga fighting scenes (this is the reason why i love historical drama). He's not Hitokiri Battousai without the stance of battoujutsu >>>

• Battousai vs. mask guy & battousai vs. fake battousai are my favorite fighting scenes.

• Sa scene bandang 94:25 - 94:30 pinakita 'yong swift moves at do'n ako napasabi na hawig talaga sila ng WOH. Napasigaw ako d'yan no'ng nakita ko 'yong familiar na moves, kuhang-kuha ako ng mga gano'ng skills, Hitokiri Battousai luluhuran!

• If i had to choose between battousai and zhou xu, potah saksakin n'yo na lang aq T____T

• Jin-e said to kenshin "No matter what hitokiri is hitokiri. You won't be able to pretend to be just a rurouni forever." siya 'yong kumuha ng old katana ni kenshin, that's why he was called fake battousai.

• "When someone is killed, hatred is born. The hatred brings another murder. To break this chain, is a purpose of this sword which does not kill." (Kenshin)

How long will Kenshin be able to maintain his word? Will he truly never murder again, even if innocent people are in danger? I have one more question, who is Kaoru in Kenshin's life?

• I liked the plot, camera angle, transition, and intense ost. Kaya gusto ko rin ng mga japanese adaptation kasi iba atake ng visuals nila!! For me, Kenshin resembles Boun, whereas in Kaoru, i see Kathryn. Altho nakulangan ako sa background stories ng mga characters as if i was still looking for smth but this is all goods.

• Baka sa sequel super masatisfy ako, pero binibigyan ko pa rin 'to ng solid 10/10!!!