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I haven't seen either but I really love Julianne Moore as an actress. She honestly might be one of the best of this generation. She always seems to get a good performance out of any movie she is in.
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Hey nice pair of reviews Movie Med! Your review of Still Alice is very well-written, definitely a rep for the effort. The only thing is that it's a film that I have zero interest in seeing. Your rating says it all, just an average "Oscar-bait" movie.
I saw the beginning of 1408 on TV and it looked like it could have been good, but I couldn't stick around for all of it. Your reviews shows that it is probably worth a watch, I'll make sure to catch the rest of it.
Great job!
I saw the beginning of 1408 on TV and it looked like it could have been good, but I couldn't stick around for all of it. Your reviews shows that it is probably worth a watch, I'll make sure to catch the rest of it.
Great job!
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Cole, False Writer. I salute you both.
You have made the review commitee proud and shown that you are both men of your word. Salute!
oh, and thanks for checking in! #MeditationForMedication wuhuu
You have made the review commitee proud and shown that you are both men of your word. Salute!
oh, and thanks for checking in! #MeditationForMedication wuhuu
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total movie count ........... current day count
201 .......................... 212
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June 9th
—— 2006 ——
Paprika
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I don’t think I have ever seen a movie that felt so much like a muddled mess, but at the same time so skillfully well-measured, when it came to the creative imagination and magnification of a full fantasy world… This animated feature is filled to the brim with infinite imaginative ideas, enormously ambitious concepts, wild visual constructions and weirdly captivating incoherent storytelling. Already by first few minutes, I immediately felt drawn into this world of wonderful compact conceptual settings, all clarified by a colossal color range, which helped separate every little detail within this specified scenery. Almost every single scene boosted with colorful luminosity, slowly lurking your mind into this big beautiful chaos…
The storyline heads in many different directions throughout, which is all set in motion at once when this dangerous “dream device” is stolen, which is usually used for therapists to enter the dreams of their patients to get a clearer understanding of their problems. ‘Paprika’ is simultaneously a dimensional chase through dreamlike landscapes to capture the bandit behind all this, before he abuses the risky abilities of this device, but it is also a story about a man’s overcoming with fears and face-offs with the past. It may sound overwhelming, which it sometimes is, but the film succeeds in creating a beautiful balance between every aspect without disappearing into its own hallucinations.
But unfortunately, even considering how the film held up greatly on a second viewing, it still couldn’t continue to live on cloud nine for the entirety of its otherwise short 90-minute runtime... Once one of our main characters finally comes to peace with himself, we basically arrive naturally at a point for the story to slowly settle. I honestly thought the film would end here, since it quite literally says ‘The End’ on the screen, but instead we were all witnesses to what seemed to be en extra added epilogue to the film. Suddenly we are trapped inside this clumsy oversized climax, which desperately tries to conclude the concurrent story, which was left behind when the first one ended.
I would have preferred to see the two storylines collide into each other, with a sensational sense of impulsive unpredictability, instead of just ending it all abruptly at one point, only to continue energetically at another. These endings didn’t even interlock either, since the first one deals with inner emotions in an almost poetic kind of way, while the other is an overstuffed supercharged action-sequence, presented as over-bloated animated annihilation. Obviously, I understand the importance of a proper conclusion to the bigger picture, but they could have used half the effort and doubled their chances of a more satisfied audience.
There are probably people out there who appreciate the explosive ending to this film, but I wished for a more coexisting conclusion to both stories, or perhaps an ending that was more open to interpretation. Nevertheless, the animation is still beautiful to look at and the creative visuals are wonderful to live in. I may have disliked the finale of the film, but with that said, a tired third act won’t overcloud the fact that the first and second acts are absolutely sublime. The film as whole is one of the most imaginative and endlessly creative films I have ever seen, and I can definitely see myself rewatching it in the future!
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June 9th
—— 2006 ——
Paprika
—— animation ——
REWATCH
I don’t think I have ever seen a movie that felt so much like a muddled mess, but at the same time so skillfully well-measured, when it came to the creative imagination and magnification of a full fantasy world… This animated feature is filled to the brim with infinite imaginative ideas, enormously ambitious concepts, wild visual constructions and weirdly captivating incoherent storytelling. Already by first few minutes, I immediately felt drawn into this world of wonderful compact conceptual settings, all clarified by a colossal color range, which helped separate every little detail within this specified scenery. Almost every single scene boosted with colorful luminosity, slowly lurking your mind into this big beautiful chaos…
The storyline heads in many different directions throughout, which is all set in motion at once when this dangerous “dream device” is stolen, which is usually used for therapists to enter the dreams of their patients to get a clearer understanding of their problems. ‘Paprika’ is simultaneously a dimensional chase through dreamlike landscapes to capture the bandit behind all this, before he abuses the risky abilities of this device, but it is also a story about a man’s overcoming with fears and face-offs with the past. It may sound overwhelming, which it sometimes is, but the film succeeds in creating a beautiful balance between every aspect without disappearing into its own hallucinations.
But unfortunately, even considering how the film held up greatly on a second viewing, it still couldn’t continue to live on cloud nine for the entirety of its otherwise short 90-minute runtime... Once one of our main characters finally comes to peace with himself, we basically arrive naturally at a point for the story to slowly settle. I honestly thought the film would end here, since it quite literally says ‘The End’ on the screen, but instead we were all witnesses to what seemed to be en extra added epilogue to the film. Suddenly we are trapped inside this clumsy oversized climax, which desperately tries to conclude the concurrent story, which was left behind when the first one ended.
I would have preferred to see the two storylines collide into each other, with a sensational sense of impulsive unpredictability, instead of just ending it all abruptly at one point, only to continue energetically at another. These endings didn’t even interlock either, since the first one deals with inner emotions in an almost poetic kind of way, while the other is an overstuffed supercharged action-sequence, presented as over-bloated animated annihilation. Obviously, I understand the importance of a proper conclusion to the bigger picture, but they could have used half the effort and doubled their chances of a more satisfied audience.
There are probably people out there who appreciate the explosive ending to this film, but I wished for a more coexisting conclusion to both stories, or perhaps an ending that was more open to interpretation. Nevertheless, the animation is still beautiful to look at and the creative visuals are wonderful to live in. I may have disliked the finale of the film, but with that said, a tired third act won’t overcloud the fact that the first and second acts are absolutely sublime. The film as whole is one of the most imaginative and endlessly creative films I have ever seen, and I can definitely see myself rewatching it in the future!
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Haven't seen this one either but good review. Keep it up, you're falling behind in that movie count even though you have less stress to do this!
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I've heard about this one for years but never bothered given it a watch. I must say... I'm very interested in it now after reading your review. Even what you described as cons sounded pretty interesting. A film that seems like it is gonna end peacefully but then goes all-out crazy sounds pretty cool.
Excellent review!
Excellent review!
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Satoshi Kon is so frustrating. I should love everything he's ever made. He's so original and influential and does great color work, but he's too ambitious for his own good. I could talk about every single one of his movies saying that he had the chance to make something legendary but he gets so self indulgent and never explores a lot of good directions that it's left to be what might have been.
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Sounds about right to me. Even though I like this film, it certainly has problems. Some of which I can overlook and some I can't.
Basically, you could say that in the areas he succeeds, that is also where he fails. I love the wonderful complexity and crazy world building, but that is also what ultimately pulls the movie down. I haven't seen anything else but this from Satoshi Kon, but I'm definitely interested in watching more.
Is there a particular film from him you would recommend for me to watch next?
Basically, you could say that in the areas he succeeds, that is also where he fails. I love the wonderful complexity and crazy world building, but that is also what ultimately pulls the movie down. I haven't seen anything else but this from Satoshi Kon, but I'm definitely interested in watching more.
Is there a particular film from him you would recommend for me to watch next?
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Not really. Tokyo Godfathers loses a lot of his personality, and all of his other films suffer from the same problems. I think Perfect Blue is the best at being a cohesive full film.
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Damn, I was a little too quick there. I find it hard to remember these foreign names you know, so I forgot all about the fact that I had already watch Perfect Blue and knew about his other films. I judt didn't bother to look it up before lol.
I thought it was good, but with some of the same problems as Paprika. So yeah, I seem to be enjoying his films quite a lot, though I doubt any of them will ever be perfect to me since they all seem to suffer from som of the same things, as you said.
I will try to check out what I'm missing from his fairly small filmography.
I thought it was good, but with some of the same problems as Paprika. So yeah, I seem to be enjoying his films quite a lot, though I doubt any of them will ever be perfect to me since they all seem to suffer from som of the same things, as you said.
I will try to check out what I'm missing from his fairly small filmography.
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June 10th
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Great review of Paprika. I think it is great myself but the weakest of the three Kon films I've seen. My favourite of his is Perfect Blue which I just watched a few weeks ago, on a rewatch it may become a top ten Animated film for me.
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Great review of Paprika. I think it is great myself but the weakest of the three Kon films I've seen. My favourite of his is Perfect Blue which I just watched a few weeks ago, on a rewatch it may become a top ten Animated film for me.
I really liked Perfect Blue and gave it a , but I have no idea how I'll definitively rate it, since I have only seen it once as well. I don't know for sure either, if I'll like it more than Paprika, but we'll see with a rewatch once I get to it again!
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June 11th
—— 1959 ——
Sleeping
Beauty
—— animation ——
DISNEY CLASSIC no.16
REWATCH
Once upon a time, there were people saying Walt Disney himself had been sleeping in class during some of his past productions, putting him in a situation where his fairy tales grew fairly tame after a while, causing those pretty princess dresses to slowly wear out. So with that in his mind, dear Mr. Disney set out to make a picture, which was both different and daring from his past successes, though mostly in terms of visual amazements. By using a clever combination of classic and coming technologies, he tried his best to illustrate the magnificence of the almost majestic-looking medieval times. With the authentic artistry of hand-inked cells, combined with a photorealistic presentation in Super Technirama 70 widescreen, Walt Disney was riding against the wind with this film, hoping to heroically win over his audience. It was even circulated around selected cinemas using a 6-channel stereophonic soundtrack, which would elegantly amplify the soundscape to atmospherically adapt to the wider screen presentation. But when the film was finally released, it unfortunately underperformed at the box office, while also receiving very mixed reviews from critics, leaving one to wonder – was all this hard work even worth it by the end?
Fortunately, it later turns out that this beautifully animated film from Walt Disney was just seriously slept on. Back when it was released, nobody seemed to care, which caused Disney to throw the fairy tales overboard and avoid the genre for an entire 25 years, until they went under the sea and dug up a lovely treasure, being no other than ‘The Little Mermaid’. I can’t believe nobody saw the beauty within this picture until several years later, because when it comes to my own opinion, I’m still stunned by the film to this day. I personally believe, that ‘Sleeping Beauty’ might be the most beautifully looking feature film ever produced by Disney Animation Studios. Presenting what seems to be an endless amount of rich detail within the colorful backdrops, there is no denying that Disney understood every bit of the bigger picture – and quite literally so. Making use of every inch in these incredible illustrations, which was painted by talented artists who knew how to dream bigger and better. In contrast, a typical background painting for animated films usually took around a single workday, while the wide and elaborately painted pictures in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ took seven to ten days.
I must say that the hard work paid off in grand style... All these gorgeous pictures are rich enough in detail to support themselves entirely, which is something Disney knew all about. Therefore, the impressive imagery is elegantly escorted by a much simpler story, which moves carefully but controlled, leaving the audience to disappear all the way into this marvelous world. But even if I wasn’t bored to the point of falling fast asleep, I can definitely understand why the film won’t win over everyone who watches it. But honestly, I wouldn’t want to see this film much more fast-paced than it is, since it would take away from the magical atmosphere and further lessen the action-packed climatic ending – a closing chapter, which still excites to this day.
But the story doesn’t just spawn a dragon out of nowhere to excite the audience. Well, it kind of does actually, but before being a dragon this figure was practically a devil walking the earth – in Prada. Okay, perhaps that was a tad too silly, but it does illustrate my point of how elegantly terrifying this villainous woman is. Maleficent may be one of Disney’s greatest creations of evil ever made; both in terms of looks and frightening appearance. The way she is introduced in the beginning is perfect, where we see the three good fairies honorably handing out the “rule of three”, by wishing the newborn princess great fortune in her future, only for the rule to be broken by a sudden unwanted guest appearing out of nowhere. Would you just look at that entrance! A perfect pictorial symmetry and well-crafted color balance. I love it!
Obviously, Maleficent is also the one to casts the evil spell upon Aurora, which sets the entire plot in motion. After that she stays behind closed curtains, but even so there is a shadow illuminating from behind those curtains, making her infinitely intimidating throughout the movie. You never have a shadow of a doubt that she is around somewhere, even in between those singing birds, humming bees and dreamy pirouettes in the forest. This reminds me, that I really love the passage in that forest, which really brings forward to magic in this film. Sometimes the story almost feels poetically paced, if you could say that, all the way down to the point where you feel like you are present in this beautiful world yourself – experiencing something you may have seen once upon a dream, but never in reality.
But seriously though, the way we move fluently and steadily through the painted landscapes of endless personality, it does really feel like a dream. The artistic design gets to shine to the fullest, with the edgy stylistic choices living out its full potential, utilizing every millimeter of the 2.55:1 aspect ratio. The part with the three fairy godmothers is a lot of fun, but it isn’t the greatest part in the film in my opinion. Their appearance is great though and once again the color choices of the characters is spot on. Overall I think this is one of Disney’s best efforts, though I don’t think it is a perfect film. Maybe it will be some day, I’m not sure. Just let me sleep on it for a while and I will be back with the answer…
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total movie count ........... current day count
202 .......................... 214
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June 11th
—— 1959 ——
Sleeping
Beauty
—— animation ——
DISNEY CLASSIC no.16
REWATCH
Once upon a time, there were people saying Walt Disney himself had been sleeping in class during some of his past productions, putting him in a situation where his fairy tales grew fairly tame after a while, causing those pretty princess dresses to slowly wear out. So with that in his mind, dear Mr. Disney set out to make a picture, which was both different and daring from his past successes, though mostly in terms of visual amazements. By using a clever combination of classic and coming technologies, he tried his best to illustrate the magnificence of the almost majestic-looking medieval times. With the authentic artistry of hand-inked cells, combined with a photorealistic presentation in Super Technirama 70 widescreen, Walt Disney was riding against the wind with this film, hoping to heroically win over his audience. It was even circulated around selected cinemas using a 6-channel stereophonic soundtrack, which would elegantly amplify the soundscape to atmospherically adapt to the wider screen presentation. But when the film was finally released, it unfortunately underperformed at the box office, while also receiving very mixed reviews from critics, leaving one to wonder – was all this hard work even worth it by the end?
Fortunately, it later turns out that this beautifully animated film from Walt Disney was just seriously slept on. Back when it was released, nobody seemed to care, which caused Disney to throw the fairy tales overboard and avoid the genre for an entire 25 years, until they went under the sea and dug up a lovely treasure, being no other than ‘The Little Mermaid’. I can’t believe nobody saw the beauty within this picture until several years later, because when it comes to my own opinion, I’m still stunned by the film to this day. I personally believe, that ‘Sleeping Beauty’ might be the most beautifully looking feature film ever produced by Disney Animation Studios. Presenting what seems to be an endless amount of rich detail within the colorful backdrops, there is no denying that Disney understood every bit of the bigger picture – and quite literally so. Making use of every inch in these incredible illustrations, which was painted by talented artists who knew how to dream bigger and better. In contrast, a typical background painting for animated films usually took around a single workday, while the wide and elaborately painted pictures in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ took seven to ten days.
I must say that the hard work paid off in grand style... All these gorgeous pictures are rich enough in detail to support themselves entirely, which is something Disney knew all about. Therefore, the impressive imagery is elegantly escorted by a much simpler story, which moves carefully but controlled, leaving the audience to disappear all the way into this marvelous world. But even if I wasn’t bored to the point of falling fast asleep, I can definitely understand why the film won’t win over everyone who watches it. But honestly, I wouldn’t want to see this film much more fast-paced than it is, since it would take away from the magical atmosphere and further lessen the action-packed climatic ending – a closing chapter, which still excites to this day.
But the story doesn’t just spawn a dragon out of nowhere to excite the audience. Well, it kind of does actually, but before being a dragon this figure was practically a devil walking the earth – in Prada. Okay, perhaps that was a tad too silly, but it does illustrate my point of how elegantly terrifying this villainous woman is. Maleficent may be one of Disney’s greatest creations of evil ever made; both in terms of looks and frightening appearance. The way she is introduced in the beginning is perfect, where we see the three good fairies honorably handing out the “rule of three”, by wishing the newborn princess great fortune in her future, only for the rule to be broken by a sudden unwanted guest appearing out of nowhere. Would you just look at that entrance! A perfect pictorial symmetry and well-crafted color balance. I love it!
Obviously, Maleficent is also the one to casts the evil spell upon Aurora, which sets the entire plot in motion. After that she stays behind closed curtains, but even so there is a shadow illuminating from behind those curtains, making her infinitely intimidating throughout the movie. You never have a shadow of a doubt that she is around somewhere, even in between those singing birds, humming bees and dreamy pirouettes in the forest. This reminds me, that I really love the passage in that forest, which really brings forward to magic in this film. Sometimes the story almost feels poetically paced, if you could say that, all the way down to the point where you feel like you are present in this beautiful world yourself – experiencing something you may have seen once upon a dream, but never in reality.
But seriously though, the way we move fluently and steadily through the painted landscapes of endless personality, it does really feel like a dream. The artistic design gets to shine to the fullest, with the edgy stylistic choices living out its full potential, utilizing every millimeter of the 2.55:1 aspect ratio. The part with the three fairy godmothers is a lot of fun, but it isn’t the greatest part in the film in my opinion. Their appearance is great though and once again the color choices of the characters is spot on. Overall I think this is one of Disney’s best efforts, though I don’t think it is a perfect film. Maybe it will be some day, I’m not sure. Just let me sleep on it for a while and I will be back with the answer…
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Interesting you watched this film. I'm actually watching it tomorrow for the animated musical HOF.
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210 .......................... 223
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June 12th
—— 1988 ——
GUNBUSTER
—— sci-fi anime ——
This film caused a cannonball of controversy
following its nomination during the sci-fi hall of fame...
But it wasn’t of the good kind unfortunately, which may have piqued my interest to even greater heights, but instead it made me discouraged and downright negative about the whole thing. I wasn’t just losing interest because of its bad reputation, but also from the fact that I came ot notice that it was basically done as television series, complete with episodes and all, clocking in at about three hours. My initial thoughts sounded something like this, “do I really have to sit through three torturing hours of eighties Japanese anime, which may or may not be disqualified after I finish because of this ongoing controversy?”
Every bit of light left surely looked to be burning out at this point, but when I finally decided to watch the movie it almost made me feel lucky that I did – like a shooting star through dark depressing skies, ‘Gunbuster’ crushed the controversy for me almost right away. When the movie opens we quickly get to understand the main character and her intentions and goals in life. It rapidly puts you into the story and despite of the first episode being a little weak, it is a great set-up for the future of the film. So from here on out, it just keeps on building itself into this supersonic supernova of a movie picture, which I definitely acknowledge as both an important work in science fiction as well as the overall anime universe. I didn’t even mind the episodic arrangement either, because it seemed like the story had its focus on different elements in different episodes, while keeping the compact story of combat and glory intact from beginning to end; whether it focused on the drama or the duels…
The story doesn’t end in a bang with glory galore on display though, but that is only fitting for the story the director wanted to tell. The last episode is done all in black and white, which fits the movie greatly because of the dark depressing days approaching. That brings me to one of the most mesmerizing elements of this film, which is the animation itself and the use of color in particular. It is a beautifully animated film, which is stylistically colored to turn this sci-fi epic into both a visual feast and an emotional beast, depending on the scenes and their subject matters. The themes of this film can actually be rather expressive in their respective executions, as well as both socially and emotionally substantial, especially considering it is fully animated and appears rather colorful on the outside, so to speak. But even so I was surprised at how well it handled these themes, while also delivering some impressive ideologies of scientific relevance, like the concepts of time dilation for example. It wasn’t just for show either, since it actually had some relevance to the story.
Ultimately, I’m just surprised I loved this film so much and I will gladly rewatch it in the future. I was ready for meteoroid mediocracy when I turned this thing on, but what I got instead was a very complete sci-fi experience, which had a well-rounded and well-balanced story full of everything you could ask for in the genre. Everything is pouring with eternal ideas and impressive designs – obviously this film came together from the minds of some very ambitious and talented people all destined to dream bigger and better than any other person around. ‘Gunbuster’ may not be for everyone, but within its specific genre and animated style, this is one of the best I have seen. It works both as some sort of important period piece, a comment and covering of a certain place in time as well as a great representation and homage to the anime universe and general Japanese art and culture. If you are prepared to appreciate and accept that fact, then you better buckle up and get ready to bust your gun on this one! I will just leave that one open for interpretation, but before you say anything, this movie is honestly slightly suggestive at points – don’t blame it on me, I’m just playing along here...
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total movie count ........... current day count
210 .......................... 223
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June 12th
—— 1988 ——
GUNBUSTER
—— sci-fi anime ——
This film caused a cannonball of controversy
following its nomination during the sci-fi hall of fame...
But it wasn’t of the good kind unfortunately, which may have piqued my interest to even greater heights, but instead it made me discouraged and downright negative about the whole thing. I wasn’t just losing interest because of its bad reputation, but also from the fact that I came ot notice that it was basically done as television series, complete with episodes and all, clocking in at about three hours. My initial thoughts sounded something like this, “do I really have to sit through three torturing hours of eighties Japanese anime, which may or may not be disqualified after I finish because of this ongoing controversy?”
Every bit of light left surely looked to be burning out at this point, but when I finally decided to watch the movie it almost made me feel lucky that I did – like a shooting star through dark depressing skies, ‘Gunbuster’ crushed the controversy for me almost right away. When the movie opens we quickly get to understand the main character and her intentions and goals in life. It rapidly puts you into the story and despite of the first episode being a little weak, it is a great set-up for the future of the film. So from here on out, it just keeps on building itself into this supersonic supernova of a movie picture, which I definitely acknowledge as both an important work in science fiction as well as the overall anime universe. I didn’t even mind the episodic arrangement either, because it seemed like the story had its focus on different elements in different episodes, while keeping the compact story of combat and glory intact from beginning to end; whether it focused on the drama or the duels…
The story doesn’t end in a bang with glory galore on display though, but that is only fitting for the story the director wanted to tell. The last episode is done all in black and white, which fits the movie greatly because of the dark depressing days approaching. That brings me to one of the most mesmerizing elements of this film, which is the animation itself and the use of color in particular. It is a beautifully animated film, which is stylistically colored to turn this sci-fi epic into both a visual feast and an emotional beast, depending on the scenes and their subject matters. The themes of this film can actually be rather expressive in their respective executions, as well as both socially and emotionally substantial, especially considering it is fully animated and appears rather colorful on the outside, so to speak. But even so I was surprised at how well it handled these themes, while also delivering some impressive ideologies of scientific relevance, like the concepts of time dilation for example. It wasn’t just for show either, since it actually had some relevance to the story.
Ultimately, I’m just surprised I loved this film so much and I will gladly rewatch it in the future. I was ready for meteoroid mediocracy when I turned this thing on, but what I got instead was a very complete sci-fi experience, which had a well-rounded and well-balanced story full of everything you could ask for in the genre. Everything is pouring with eternal ideas and impressive designs – obviously this film came together from the minds of some very ambitious and talented people all destined to dream bigger and better than any other person around. ‘Gunbuster’ may not be for everyone, but within its specific genre and animated style, this is one of the best I have seen. It works both as some sort of important period piece, a comment and covering of a certain place in time as well as a great representation and homage to the anime universe and general Japanese art and culture. If you are prepared to appreciate and accept that fact, then you better buckle up and get ready to bust your gun on this one! I will just leave that one open for interpretation, but before you say anything, this movie is honestly slightly suggestive at points – don’t blame it on me, I’m just playing along here...
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As I fully expected, your reviews are fantastic and so incredibly detailed. Thanks very much for them!
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As I fully expected, your reviews are fantastic and so incredibly detailed. Thanks very much for them!
You may be new here, but your reviews are definitely up there with some of the best on here who has been doing this for a long time. It's actually pretty crazy how your review thread has already created a lot of attention and discussions!
Thanks again!
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Don't know how I missed this comment. Thank you so much CiCi! Every comment like that means a lot to me and makes me want to keep doing what I do.
You may be new here, but your reviews are definitely up there with some of the best on here who has been doing this for a long time. It's actually pretty crazy how your review thread has already created a lot of attention and discussions!
Thanks again!
You may be new here, but your reviews are definitely up there with some of the best on here who has been doing this for a long time. It's actually pretty crazy how your review thread has already created a lot of attention and discussions!
Thanks again!
but thanks once again, I know exactly what you mean, it just encourages you to keep on going 
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