Onigamiden

First of all personally it's my Favorite movie anime. mainly because i'm really into this stuff.

Basically it's your classic weak guy who doesn't know just how strong he really is. I'm sure many of you will be able to like it. many twists in the story and my favorite song for anime's ive heard at the end.TRUST ME WHEN I SAY ITS AWESOME

This animated movie reminds me of Princess Mononoke, because it has a similar setting,that is man vs nature. But it also offers a greater insight into modern day society as the protagonist himself is from the present and it shows the mistakes made in the past. What I really like is that at the beginning we really perceive the "Oni" as evil although they are not. Throughout the movie itself there is a lot of criticism, not just of mankind in general,but of the greedy nobles and even priests,which is very realistic and, for me, intriguing. But somehow i feel disappointed with the ending, i ... expected more, for example, for the things to change after Gen'un's defeat.Still,pretty impressive.

Millenium Dragon – Prophecy Bullshit

Imagine…for a moment…a…a pretty cool action scene that promises a good movie.

Now imagine the main character, Wimpy Mc Simpy, ruining any potential of an enjoyable film, from his screams that reminds the viewer of a dying horse to his character design that reminds the viewer of a dying horse. Remember that pretty cool action scene that you just imagined. Does this shitty middle schooler who gets isekaid back in time to save everyone because he’s the chosen one or whatever seem anywhere near as good as the movie that intro promised?

It’s all fine though since he eventually is brought into that ... cool setting, which might seem like enough of a reason for you to care about some genuinely great action sequences but don’t worry, the film makes sure to keep explaining things that you don’t care about. In fact, the film makes sure you know everything about everyone. The only thing it doesn’t tell you about these characters is why you should give a shit about them.

This egregious amount of exposition I think is the point of the film. It wants to throw you into a series of conflicts and resolve these issues with words, which I don’t think is necessarily a bad thing. If I did then monogatari would be nowhere near my favorite anime of all time. The difference between this film and monogatari though, is that monogatari was built with conversation in mind, whereas Millennium Dragon feels like a fantasy action movie with some boring “Violence is bad” arc thrown in to make it feel unique. It instead leads to long, boring exposition, which is the opposite of fun.

When the film does eventually reach these fun moments, it is genuinely well done, I simply did not give a single shit about what was going on. I don’t know how they made me not care about this kid with a dragon beating the shit out of everyone, but they somehow managed it. Maybe it’s because once the kid gets the dragon nobody else can-do shit to him so he’s basically invincible which ruins any tension.

If you were to just isolate the brief segments of something, then the animation and OST alone would be enough to carry the film. Unfortunately, there’s a whole other film attached to these scene’s that make sure to ruin an enjoyment that could have been had. I genuinely feel bad for the talented staff behind these moments.

All in all, if you want a story about a reluctant hero that’s forced to learn about the two sides to a conflict they’re an outsider to and know nothing about, with themes of man vs nature sprinkled throughout…

Just watch Princess Mononoke you uncultured swine.

4/10

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