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Oct 13, 2013
The Princess and the Pilot. The first time I read that, I read 'pilot' as 'pauper' due to... er, various reasons. Wow I've only started and I'm already butchering the title.
Summary: The Levamme Empire and the Amatsukami Imperium have been engaged in battle for countless years. During this time, the Levamme Prince proposes to the daughter of the del Moral family, Juana del Mora. The Prince promises their marriage a year after; once he has ended the war. Unfortunately, the Amatsukami Imperium caught wind of this and assaulted the del Moral manor aiming for Juana's life. As a last resort, the San Maltilia sends Charles
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Karino, an ace pilot with blood of both a Levamme and an Amatsukami to bring Juana to her fiancee. And so begins the Princess and the Pilot's journey.
Story 8/10: The story was well paced and written. But unfortunately for majority of romance stories, whether action or just 'slice of life, the male lead and female lead have always met in the past as children and somehow manage to retain that 5 minute moment in their memory. To be honest, the 'childhood friend' is always cute in a romance story, but it can get really repetitive and make an original movie seem unoriginal. This is what seemed to kill the story a bit for me, but possibly not for anyone else.
This film has done well in all aspects (animation, sound etc) but I believe the reason why this film hasn't had a higher rating is because of its realistic ending. Audiences are used to seeing forbidden love grow and strive to survive, but sometimes their endings become unrealistic when compared to real world society. In this film, you have a pilot and a soon-to-be Empress falling in love with one another because they were able to overcome obstacles together with had strengthened their bonds.
Seeing as how comfortable each of the main characters got with each other, normally you'd expect for them to find a way for them to grow their love, but in the film's setting, it is not possible. In the end, they only got so close as a hug.
Art 9/10: Wonderful animation and gorgeous dogfights. No cons for the art really.
Sound 8/10: Most voices seemed to match, but Charles's voice bugged me at times due to its highnes but sound effects and music were still good as well.
Character 8/10: At first, Charles Karino seems like a weak willed man being constantly bullied by his superior officers and comrades accepting everything that gave him (No alternate meaning btw), but even in the presence of the Princess, he didn't hold back his frustration and his pissed-off-ness towards her majesty's fiancee.
Juana del Moral seems like the composed princess she is supposed to be at first... then she seems like a quiet clumsy princess... and then her hair is cut and she seems like you average feisty girl. Not quite 'feisty' but whatever. The princess's character seems to change, really showing how more comfortable she felt being with Charles compared to when they first met.
Overall, characters are enjoying to watch nonetheless.
Overall 8.5/10: I really did enjoy this film but what leaves you feeling empty inside is always due to a film's ending. Even if the movie is a complete masterpiece, writers should always remember that the audience always remembers the beginning and the end the most. Plus the ending is what impacted most ratings for this movie.
I could probably come up with two or more endings that would've suited this kind of romance better. BUUUUT thanks for taking the time to read my clumsy review!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Oct 12, 2013
For alot of people, the difficulties of becoming a parent and making commitments/responsibilities doesn't isn't fully understood until that time has come. Watching this movie make anyone understand this. And hopefully you would also understand that this my first review and isn't as amazing as the film.
Summary: Hana is a 19 year old university student who took notice of a young man named Ookami. After finding out that he was not a legitimate student at the school, she began helping him with various things and they began to grow closer. Ookami began to feel uneasy about their relationship and was afraid to show Hana his
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other side as a wolf-man. After Ookami's confession, Hana accepted him as they spent their first night together. As time passes, Hana becomes pregnant with their first child.She began struggling with the pregnancy, but luckily, Ookami showed devotion to his wife and the child, Yuki (Female), was born. A year later, Hana gave birth to a second child who came to be known as Ame (Male). But their happiness was short lived. The family of four broke down into three. One early morning, Hana found Ookami's body floating in a canal soon after Ame's birth. From there began Hana's struggles as a single parent.
I must say the story was a strong point in this film. The story revolved around the two children, Yuki and Ame and their 'coming of age' and how they hid their secrets as wolf children from the rest of the world. The drama was wonderful, many scenes did a wonderful job of illustrating the frustrations, worries, and love as a parent.
The art was beautiful. All animations were fluid and well drawn. Foliage was beautifully drawn to the point that they almost seemed real. However, sometimes that scenes were so realistic that the characters drawn into them seemed out of place. But it was only a 5 second scene anyways.
Sound. Um... This is where I rate the OST's a stuff right?
All the characters' voices matched and really nothing to point out there. The sountracks were also beautifully composed and performed/sung; peaceful, relaxing, and occasionally reminding you of one of Yiruma's pieces.
Let's see... A mysterious father who passed away early into the movie, a hardworking mother that's always smiling and optimistically, a young girl who's a huge troublemaker tomboy that grows into a refined young lady, and a weak, quiet younger brother who grows into a strong man-- er, wolf.
You are able understand why both children became who and for what reason. Each of the children's resolve in the end reflected alot on who they are.
Overall, the film was brilliant. I believe everything was well executed and the story was well written. But despite all my praises, there is one thing that keeps the 9 from becoming a 10. ENDING SPOILERS AHEAD.
Why did she let Ame go so easily?
Lots of people might respond with: "Because she loves him," or maybe "Because she realized he became a fully grown wolf..." but NO. I doubt anyone would be fine with letting their child go at the age of... 10..?
Well, because of that I felt that the ending was missing a lil' something. Maybe if they showed Ame visting home again might have made things a little better.
Ah, well thanks for taking time to read through this clumsy review. haha.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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