Kino's Journey - the Beautiful World: Byouki no Kuni -For You- Discussion
| I was a little put off by the overuse of CGI and the different art style, but it's not bad, it still feels very much like a Kino no Tabi story. Not the best one, but not the weakest either, I was captivated by Inasha's story and this country in general seemed intriguing, too bad the country itself wasn't as developed as it could have been, I would have loved to know more about their culture and how the people over there live in such an unusual place. Considering what Kino saw in the series, that scene where Kino tells Inasha about her travels feels a bit funny because of how she talks about that stuff and Inasha is laughing. I imagine Kino saying something like "There was that time when I stayed in a country full of nice and friendly people, including an energetic girl who dreamed of being a tour guide... And then after I left, the land was engulfed in lava from a volcano nearby! lmao" and Inasha laughing her ass off. I know, she's probably talking about the more lighthearted stuff she saw in her travels, but I still found it funny. |
| Who are you and why do you show your hostility towards a complete stranger whom you've not once spoken with before. Are you seriously asking to get blocked? Well, if that's what your intent is; to tempt me into throwing hands with someone as lowly and insignificant as you, then i may grant your wish provided you articulate yourself a bit better when trying to spite a person of my wavelength. |
| I had no idea that this one was animated by Shaft. So that's why this movie has that old Shaft looks in it. Also I think that this movie is better directed as well as produced. The story was okay but I see the setting itself to be a good sci-fi concept. |
| Pretty damn sad. We sometimes forget or don’t know how we got to this time in the present. At some point that country will be healthy, not knowing how they are. |
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| The story is quite interesting for me. About the art style since i watched the new version before the old one, i had no problem. And as usual, Kino is awesome. |
Bay_Mar 12, 2022 7:11 PM
| Good episode, damn. Kino's Journey is usually pretty pessimistic about contact with others, whether people on the road or nations and states. So I always go into a Kino episode waiting for a left turn, and boy, was this a big one. This time, the use of Nazi imagery in anime was pretty appropriate (Cole's helmet, uniform and kettenkrad). I loved the scene of Hermes talking to the kettenkrad as a comrade and not getting a response lol The showdown between kino and COle doesn't really make a lot of sense, since if he wanted to silence Kino, he could have simply attacked without saying anything. The resolution of the gunfight makes me wonder how two people in line of sight could shoot at each other but apparently both walk away unharmed. |
| I like the detail of Inertia's (what a name!) IV line going inside her pajama top; it must be connected to a central line implanted into her chest; one reason this is done is to avoid repeated insertions of IV needles into the arms in cases where the patient will need IV infusions many times into the foreseeable future. It implies well how ill she is. glassknuckles said: The showdown between kino and COle doesn't really make a lot of sense, since if he wanted to silence Kino, he could have simply attacked without saying anything. The resolution of the gunfight makes me wonder how two people in line of sight could shoot at each other but apparently both walk away unharmed. I belive it's implied that Cole was trying to provoke Kino into killing him as a form of suicide due to his guilt over the government's murder of the pioneers. That Kino realizes this is implied when she doesn't take the excellent opportunity to strike when he's looking for her in the dark room; perhaps this is why he's so frustrated while looking for her; note he doesn't have his gun at the ready to fire. She had a huge advantage but gives it up apparently in unwillingness to euthanize him. Neither wanted to kill the other so they must have both deliberately shot wide. After the lack of genuine hostility is confirmed this way there's nothing left but for them to put their guns away. Moreover, why would Cole lie to his superiors about Kino's presence, explain to her the crimes he's been part of and only then try to silence her for knowing too much? He was actually explaining why he wants to die. His apology to her was of using her as his instrument of suicide rather than of taking her life. I rather like the way the conclusion works; where Kino's survival is virtually certain it actually confirms the man survived before going through the formality of showing Kino did as well. |
FronzelNov 10, 2020 10:19 AM
Fronzel said: That's a very good reading of the events, didn't think of that. Though I wonder how much did Cole indeed "redeem" himself - if he invited Inertia to come to the settlement someday when she's heathy, she might as well be used for experiments too...or maybe he hoped the disease would be cured by then.Moreover, why would Cole lie to his superiors about Kino's presence, explain to her the crimes he's been part of and only then try to silence her for knowing too much? He was actually explaining why he wants to die. His apology to her was of using her as his instrument of suicide rather than of taking her life. Incidentally, it's pretty interesting to look at this "the government does something shady in the medical sphere" story in light of the recent controversy surrounding the writer Chiaki J. Konaka about covid and such. |
| Kino seemed more sociable than before in this movie. The underground city seems to be a nice place to live, in all honesty. No great conspiracy there, only having a mandatory shower for travellers as a cleanliness protocol. I respect it for providing the closest thing you're ever going to get to Kino fanservice as well. Logue's fate was more or less confirmed with the desolated landscape of his former village. Poor Inertia has a terrible realisation waiting in the wings. The CG was amateurish at times (especially around five minutes in where Kino leaves the hallway), but I thought it benefitted the movie overall. |
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