I am not a fan of Marvel so I can only judge this movie by itself. This three-dimension movie tries to show effects but actually makes itself dizzy. Two many confusing plots fill the whole story, and there is no gradual process for the protagonist to change from a layman to a master - he just finishes the process almost in a second looking at the mysterious book. What's more, in the end, the ending egg is even more ridiculous: Baron Mordo was loyal to the earth while he turned his back on it just after saving the earth without reasonable transition. Although I didn't read the comics, I can sense that the story would be much better and more integrated in the comics.
Reviews
13 Reviews
Steins;Gate
(2011–2015)
El Psy Congroo
7 February 2017
As a science fiction anime, it has unbelievable logically theoretical base. The theory of "World Line" is well developed which makes me admire the screenwriter very much. At first, this anime is annoyingly confusing, and I don't know what is happening at all. The mad scientist has a lot of confusing and embarrassing dialogue. However, as the story goes on, he gradually turns upset and desperate because of countless times of failure. As a man out of the screen, I can even feel the agony and helplessness seeing him trying to save Mayuri again and again. At the end, the exciting ED and operational declaration bring the mad scientist that we are familiar with back and save the world(present and future) at last. I really want to stand up to cheep for him. By the way, EL PSY CONGROO!
Duckweed
(2017)
Plenty of
7 February 2017
As for me, this movie is pretty satisfying as a comedy. There are a lot of high-grade jokes among this movie while jokes are very embarrassing in other comedies these days. Except for the humor, the flashbacks amused me very much and I believed this part had been edited surprisingly well. These flashbacks drew a clear and interesting outline of the character's previous life: abused by father, involved in love, betrayed by girlfriend, discouraged by father. Generally, this is a corny movie in which time-travel helps characters clear the misunderstanding of family or friends. However, this movie focus on the sense of humor and thinking of life instead of the science fiction part. In my opinion, the ending is the biggest flaw because there is no intact logical circle. It isn't based on any theory of time travel. The father knew the gesture because the son taught him. However, the son didn't really appear in the father's early life, and therefore, the gesture shouldn't be known. I know that Han Han wanted to write a mysterious ending, but I think it turns out to be the very flaw.
Arrival
(II) (2016)
Special Science Fiction
5 February 2017
Generally, science fiction movies about UFOs are quite similar nowadays. Most of them concentrate on the conflicts between human and aliens. Typically, one or two heroes will save the earth with their incomparable bravery and breathtaking grasp of opportunity. However, this one well performed another story of peaceful communication. Only at the end did I realize those "memories" are had been from the future. Background music is another advantage of this movie while the color is a little dim for me. But I didn't think over my own life very much according most(it seems like that) reviewers. In a nutshell, it is a fair one but not excellent.
Memento
(2000)
Better Watch from the End
25 January 2017
This movie is great not because of wonderful stories but how they are told. I could not figure out what this movie is trying to say for the first time I watched it. However, I knew these stories were narrated from the end for the second time and could narrowly understand the whole structure. After watching many masterpieces of Christopher Nolan, I gradually developed a particular sense to know how the plots would go on because his technique is basically playing with clips. This movie tells a very simple story that the leading role's wife was 'murdered' somehow, and he tried his best to find and kill the 'murderer'. Monochrome scenes were narrated from the beginning while colorized ones from the end. Only at last could we know that it had always been him that created puzzles and solved them himself.
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
(2015 TV Movie)
Vivid Adaption
22 January 2017
This movie is adapted from the TV series of the same name. As for me, I am satisfied with all the actors whose appearance and figures are highly corresponding to the original TV series. Menma's performer really did a good job, because I suppose it was definitely hard to perform such a adorable girl full of vitality who is only-in-anime. However, this movie nearly didn't change anything from the anime which showed respect to the origin well but in turn made some plots unnatural and embarrassing. It will be more attractive if this movie had added or adapted some parts. In spite of the embarrassment, anime is artistic and flexible while the live- action edition is closer to real life and childhood. Both deserves to be recommended.
Impressive ED
22 January 2017
Actually, I am not really a fan of anime and I don't have much interest neither. I came to this one just because I had occasionally run into its beautiful and wonderful ending song of all editions including piano, guitar and harmonica. In the comments under these songs or music, a name, Menma, is mentioned all the time. Therefore, with my questions, I luckily have this TV series watched and enjoy it very much. This story told about childhood and friendship. Six children with their own dream constituted "Super Peace Busters" team and played with each other everyday. However, someday happened an accident killing cute Menma, and the five left had a heavy burden since then. This anime just told the story how these five friends came to reconcile and saved themselves as well as each other by fulfilling Menma's desire.
The Martian
(2015)
Mars is my world
20 January 2017
I have seen some reviewers who claimed that this movie hadn't live up to their hope. However, as for me, I enjoyed it pretty much. When I was a kid, the book I loved most was "Robinson Crusoe"(until now is still). And I love to play video games like "Ark: Survival Evolved", "Don't Starve" and other survival types. Therefore, this movie just satisfied my fantasy in every way. I can never deny that I am afraid of solitude, but if I can create a world of mine just Robinson and Watney, things may be different. In spite of many physical ignorance, I suppose it is a good piece. Oh, forget to say, when Watney first tempted to burn the hydrogen and was blew up by himself, I burst into laughter.
The Shawshank Redemption
(1994)
Never be institutionalized
20 January 2017
This is the best movie that I have ever seen! Shawshank spent unbelievable twenty years digging his way to the freedom which is pretty impressive. He took advantage of his special skills to gain the trust of warden and captain. I almost burst to cry when I saw he and his friends drinking most delicious beer on the roof with wind breezing softly. He could never be bent, even though his enemies kept attacking him. I really wished he could be free with the help of that boy. However, the warden would exploit him to death and wouldn't ever let Shawshank go free. If the truth was that Shawshank was innocent, then the warden would rewrite the truth to keep Shawshank around him and working. After all his efforts, I was very happy to see Shawshank had another beautiful and decent life!
The Prestige
(2006)
Magic is from long-term preparation
20 January 2017
Sacrifice, that's the price of a good trick. Actually, from the very beginning, the screen script has all told us how the two trick were played. Change the cage and bird into the box and magician, then there comes the answer. I am shocked by the skills used by Nolan, a genius director. Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts. The first part is called "the pledge." The magician shows you something ordinary. The second act is called "the turn." The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it into something extraordinary. But you wouldn't clap yet, because making something disappear isn't enough. You have to bring it back. This movie also taught me that if I want to do something very hard, I must have my own way and prepare for it for a long time which is also seen in the movie "Now You See Me."
The Butterfly Effect
(2004)
Once again and no changes
19 January 2017
A very impressive and profound movie! Sometimes I regret what I have done or haven't and wish once again I can fix them all. However, this movie has taught me that things happened could never be worst. If I had a chance to experience that time again, I am not sure I could do better than I did. I once heard a story saying a boy spent all his childhood playing with pinball and ended up nowhere. When he was grown up, he regretted his old time badly and begged the god to give him another chance to make things right. Then he was there twenty years ago. Walking home alone, he saw some of his friends playing with pinball on the side of the road, he excitedly joined them. His life was then the same without any changes. This movie tells a similar story that we are not god and we cannot make everyone including ourselves happy and perfect - there must be some not good ones. Wish I could make the best of now, and not regret anything in the future. Dairies, albums, and what's the next? I am looking for the sequel.
Triangle
(2009)
Endless Circle
19 January 2017
This movie is edited from the legend of Sisyphus, the old Greek story, and the idea goes all through the whole movie. As for me, it is better called "Circle" instead of "Triangle" because plots form an endless circle with the beginning and end reasonably connected. In short, there are three different stages on the ship, and all these stages come into a loop. After watching, I have a feeling that knowing what'll happen is even more macabre than being aware of nothing. And sometimes it is better to give up. What I think is the most wonderful is that at the end of this movie, the driver spoke as if he was the death god in the above story. By the way, the heroine is attractive.
Sword Master
(2016)
Handsome Shisan Yan
19 January 2017
Rundong He's performance is surprisingly the best in this embarrassing movie. I am even shocked by the unreasonable and confusing character Yeqing Zhu who is asking "Do you love me?" all the time. The most confusing scene is that villagers blamed Yan Shisan for not teaching them Kungfu after he just saved all of them. What's even more unacceptable is that Shisan Yan forced into the town and killed all people near the bad boss and screaming "I will never be a selfish man!" Although many details in this movie cannot be explained ideally, the relationship between Shisan Yan and Xiaofeng Xie really moved me a lot. Two respectable swordsmen pitied each other's talent and spirit.
Tell Your Friends