Felt like a great final arc in a season of anime. With 16 episodes before this, the story would have the weight it deserves. Unfortunately, while there were some cool moments, the overall story is barely even surface deep and makes very little sense and carries little to no gravity. I wonder if it translates better in the native Japanese.
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Wicked 2024
I enjoy a good musical every once in a while, but I am far from a theatre kid. There’s a certain quality to the theatre music that rubs me the wrong way when it’s seen on screen vs on a stage. That’s definitely how I felt during wicked’s first few songs which was concerning since the movie is nearly 3 hours long. Ariana Grande’s Glinda was insufferable and it had me convinced that she was a terrible choice for the…
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Vinland Saga 2019
A while back I finished watching the first season of Arcane and told everyone that it’s one of the best first seasons of all time. I surely didn’t think anything would top it any time soon, but I was wrong. First seasons are difficult. You have so much to do and the more complicated the story, the more the season can be spread thin. Usually, they end on massive cliffhangers and merely set up the future without delivering a satisfying…
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984
Absolutely special man. Miyazaki has really been telling us to stop killing our earth and each other for 40 years. We never listen.
He also inspired so many future film makers. The influences from this movie are everywhere including his future movies. Only complaint is that the ending feels a bit rushed but the rest of the movie more than makes up for it. Beautiful thematically and despite the animation being old it still holds strong. Can’t beat Miyazaki.
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