Gintama is heading in a very peculiar direction that I would've never expected coming from a story like itself, as it had seeded its more melancholic and deeper themes throughout its run even its most mundane episodes. The Benizakura movie is a big leap from the episodes that came before, bearing a more serious collar and tightening its focus heavily in on the action. Even beneath the chaos, lies a story about loyalty, pain and a past that still bleeds through the comedy. Truly commendable.