Break Blade? I still think someone translated it wrong.
When the movie starts, the first thing anyone would notice is the mecha battle. Basically their way of saying, “Ya, that’s right, this is a mecha show.” Honestly, I tend not to expect too much from mechas, simply because most are not that good. At best I expect to give this show an 8 overall, but I hope it will give me a reason to give it more.
The first thing I want to talk about is the art, because it’s the first thing you see. Right away you will notice that the budget for this series
...
is way higher than your normal anime, but not as high as 5 cm per second. The animation is very fluid and high def. The fluid animation becomes really prominent when they start throwing cool camera angles and pan overs across the screen. One visual affect that I don’t normally like is the use of CG. Most times the CG is weird and pops out of the animation, but Break Blade seems to have done it right. For instance, the running water out of the faucet was actually very pleasant to look at. As far as visual effects and animation, this movie gets a 9/10.
The second thing you will notice is the sound. The music plays a major role in this film. It’s used to convey a characters feelings and basically sets the mood for the show. One plus I will have to give the makers was the use of an opening and ending song. The opening song was used to set the mood. What it did for me was give me a since of great struggle in the road ahead. The ending song was very similar to the opening, except it was there to remind me of what was ahead. Besides the music, there are sound effects and voice acting. The voice acting was very solid and the voices went well with their characters. As far as I could tell, there were no sync errors. The sound effects would have to be my favorite part of all. One might say, “who cares about sound effects?” My response would be, “Me and anyone who cares to watch good shows.” The sound effects in this show are ridiculously natural. Every animation had sound to go with it and the sounds felt right. It was almost to the point of full immersion, like I was right up there in the action. For this movie I will have to give the sound a 10/10.
The most important part of any show is the story. One thing that someone looks for in a show is how it sets itself apart from other shows. Well, Break Blade gives a nice change of pace when it explains the setup. Basically, the main character is a “non-sorcerer” or someone that can’t use magic. The reason for giving you this term would mean that everyone else in the world has the ability to use magic. The form of magic in this world is the ability to manipulate crystals. Because of the ability to manipulate crystals is possessed by everyone except the main character, all technology in this civilization is based around crystals. Here is where it starts to get unfortunate. While this show has a different setup, it also starts to align itself with other mechas more and more. Who would have thought, main character who is trying to find his place in the world happens to come upon a mecha that is completely different than all the others in the world and one that only he can use. Believe me, I think I’ve seen this story line six times now. While being cliche, the producers did execute it correctly. Since this is only one part of the six part series, my hopes are that it does not end the same as the other mechas with the same story line. It would have been cooler if all the mechas were the same and the main character figures out that he just has different magic than everyone else. So far the story gets a 6/10. Five points for the cool setup and one point for the generic story line.
My favorite part of any show would be all the different characters and how they interact with each other. Unfortunately, with a cliche story there a lot of cliche characters. In other words, you can tell which role each character is suppose to be. This is true for most of the supporting characters. Fortunately, the main character and his friends seem to be some what different, as is their interactions with each other. I would have to say that the character designs are very nice and easily distinguishable from other shows. Meh, this feels like a 7/10.
As far as enjoyment goes, I really did enjoy watching this first movie. While knowing where the story might go, it still had it’s differences. Which is important, because if it was just another boring gundam, I would drop it. The really good animation and sounds kept me very immersed, while the characters intrigued me with their interaction. Even though I was bugged with the story, everything else was good enough for me to enjoy the film as a whole. I’ll give enjoyment and 8/10.
All the points added up would give this movie an 8, which is about where I would put it. You may not care for the story too much, but everything else is still worth your time.
All (6)FriendsRSS Feeds |
Feb 16, 2012
Break Blade? I still think someone translated it wrong.
When the movie starts, the first thing anyone would notice is the mecha battle. Basically their way of saying, “Ya, that’s right, this is a mecha show.” Honestly, I tend not to expect too much from mechas, simply because most are not that good. At best I expect to give this show an 8 overall, but I hope it will give me a reason to give it more. The first thing I want to talk about is the art, because it’s the first thing you see. Right away you will notice that the budget for this series ... |
