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Vaioretto evâgâden gaiden: Eien to jidô shuki ningyô (2019)
Just missed a bit of the flair from the 1st series.
I honestly don't think this movie is bad per se, It was still an enjoyable experience, but it definitely had a lacking element that made me fall in love with the original series.
Kyoto animation usually never fails to deliver on the artistic side of this series. I found myself spellbound by the artistry, (soundtrack is as amazing as ever) and the character growth was nothing short of satisfying.
My main concern is of course storyline . It wasn't that it didn't have a good premise, there was tons of promise to it.
The problem was it just pulled on my heartstrings just enough for me tear up, But not enough for me to truly care about these new characters.
What truly touched me was more about the sister's bonds themselves, but even that fell short for a while.
The last series did SO GOOD so much so that these stories all brought something to the table that was unique and heartbreaking/heartwarming, it left me a quivering mess afterwards.
You could literally feel like they we're grasping for straws on the emotions of the audience, which sadly wasn't very effective.
Does this movie suck? No, I would say it was pretty decent overall. But I feel like they developed this film just enough for the audience to like it, but not love it.
It's worth watching at least once, I'll leave you to make your own astute observations.
Dororo (2019)
Dororo just a few shy of perfection
I normally don't give out reviews on here, but I just had to say something about what I just saw. This show is so compelling in a sense that leaves you breathless in the end. Makes you ask the question of : what the heck just happened?
Hyakkimaru's story on the path to finding who he is and trying to claim the essence of his humanity that was savagely taken by the hands of not only his father,but essentially his hometown is terrifying to say the least.
But his relationship with Dororo definitely lifts the mood and spirits of an otherwise brutal world filled with pain and loss. My heartstrings we're pulled violently more than once I can assure you.
To other aspects of the show, the artwork is so incredible I felt like I was looking at old Japanese style paintings , there was good contrast between light and dark tones and it did the show a service to be sure.
I don't mind Japanese voice work, and I honestly feel they would take the authentic atmosphere out of the show if they decided to dub it.
All the voice actors we're really awesome!
Don't get me started on the music, Good can't even begin to describe it so let's not go there!!!
The pro's to this wonderful show would have to be it's momentum in the second half, tends to drag just a smidge. (I honestly didn't see the need for fillers) But reels you back in for the finale. I can't honestly say enough about it. I'm hoping that their journey will continue even into adulthood. Because it's well worth any wait they put us through!!!
I know this Anime might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I am hoping you'll give it a try just once. I promise it won't be disappointing!
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Return of the Jedi Part II
I am a major Star Wars fan have been for years. Not only of the movies, but the books as well.
I came to the theaters fully expecting it to bomb because I thought Disney had lost its touch. And boy they made sure I was right! This movie was a hot mess waiting to explode, and when it did it was catastrophic. The plot conveniences, and questions just grew and grew until I almost was on the verge of walking out. The characters had promise at the beginning of TFA, but fell flat on its face by the end of the story.
I couldn't care less if any of them died by the end and they should've all died by palpatine's lightening. (Kyo should've been dead by that fall off the cliff, Jedi are humans you know not invincible) more plot conveniences yay!
The biggest thing that annoyed me was Kyo's redemption and palpatines supposed revival.
Kyo killed millions of people and tortured them (not to mention Han R.I.P.) yet one stab (from Rey) and speech from daddy automatically makes everything better and suddenly have the desire to do good deeds???? Seriously?
Really it's just an Excuse for fangirls of the Reylo cannon to finally get their wish. Let's just be honest here. I didn't pay money to see that thank you.
Palpatine's revival was the most annoying, all of a sudden he's alive again out of no where?
Come on. His evil spirit I can understand because spirits are both in the movies and books but totally revival? It was the most ridiculous thing I've ever wanted as a fan.
There's more! I could go on and no about it but I've said all that I could say on most of it.
I've never been so violated as a fan of the franchise in my life. And after this movie, I lost total respect for Disney. It all comes down to money over quality now.
And I'm glad they ended it before they could humiliate and drag our precious fandom further into the mud.