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Suzume 2022
Flipping tried and true anime tropes enough to feel fresh and original. Metaphors abound in anime, and the way they explained the natural disaster of earthquakes and abundance of them in Japan via invisible gigantic worms blooming out from secret doors to infinity… it was cool.
Female heroine a la Studio Ghibli, with breathtakingly beautiful animation as well, but what makes it stand apart from Myazaki’s famous works is its more contemporary Japan settings and it’s much faster pacing. You…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023
Great fun, smooth animation and light hearted (except for the emo starbaby, suuuper dark).
As a long time gamer, I was pleased that they brushed upon many elements of the evolution of Mario without harping on any specific aspect for too long, although they said “Mama Mia!” enough to make me cry pesto sauce. Fast pace keeping it lively for the 90 mins without my usual exhaustion from ultra colorful kids movies.
Its easy to call this movie “Nostalgia Bait”…
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John Wick: Chapter 4 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Getting to see another country’s assassin hotel was very cooool. The Assassin’s code and Samurai code have their similarities and was a good fit getting to see Japan’s side of this story.
Exceptionally good casting. For a movie with minimal dialogue, the moments of actual acting were spot on (sans John Wick’s borderline opiate addict voice: “Yeaaah… Not really…” lol) and memorable.
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