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Mar 25, 2020
Akame ga Kill, a painfully average show. This show, like most of the shows in this medium, is just a show to past the time. Not something to connect to, or feel gratification out of. The premise is just another average, cookie-cutter fantasy world. Regardless of this boring premise, the execution is appalling. Just as appalling as the nerve this show has, to make us feel for the characters. With the pace, this show has, nearly every 3-4 episodes a character dies and tries to make us feel for the loss.
The characters in this show,
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are as shallow as a sex doll. As mentioned above, these characters almost die constantly after they are introduced. For the most part, the only justice this show has done to its characters, is giving some sort of backstory. Where they fail, is giving the characters defining personalities, and most importantly...fleshing them out. If they want us to feel for a character's loss, then we need to understand the character. Without that, we move on from the loss as fast as the comedy in this show kills drama. As for the personalities of the characters, the only character that sticks out is probably Esdeath. As for the others, they mainly stick to one running gag or character trait, for example Mine's ever-longing possessions in pink, or Susanoo's OCD.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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Jan 8, 2020
Initially upon first viewing, Tonari no Totoro is a movie with little to no substance behind its animations, which are glamorous for its time. This is to be suspected, considering its general audience is for kids. But for the curious individuals such as I, I believe the underlying theme to this movie, is that it is okay to rely on others for coping. It's okay to find a substitute to turn to when all hope is lost. Totoro is the embodiment of that, the substitution for the hopelessness. While the two main characters, the sisters are
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the embodiment of the two different stages of interpretation. The oldest, embodying the responsibility and action of accepting reality, moving on. Whilst the youngest, embodies a more optimistic view, naive, and turns to a substitute for gratification when reality sets in.
The movie shows us subliminally, the duality of these two embodiments coexisting together, and both needing a substitute when both idealogies fail. Both sisters turn to Totoro for gratification when the emotional weight for them is too much of a burden. Totoro can me a symbol of many things, a mother, a father, a best friend, or hell even camabis, anything you use as a substitute to help you cope. Depending on what you use to help cope, it's okay to rely on them for a number of times, as long as it helps you retrieve some gratification.
Overall, I would rate the movie a 6/10, due to the lack of a story. There really is no plot to move the characters forward, so a lot of the things that happen feel really contrived and ambiguous. Regardless, I would recommend this movie if you want a nice relaxed show, with stunning visuals and shots.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Dec 1, 2019
One of the most re-occurring problems in modern society, is the need for approval. Most of the time this is derived from the many persona's we create through social media, and is also a central theme in Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue.
The film starts off with introducing us to the main protagonist, an idolized pop star. Who, after a few internal conflicts, makes a decision. She decides to pursue a different type of path, an actress. In doing so, she upsets a particular, obsessed fan who has been stalking her. With this new
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"persona" created, she desperately calls for approval. Accepting every task offered, even the shameful ones, just to be noticed...To climb just a tiny bit further up the ladder in this new industry. The film constantly blurs the lines between this world, and the one she left behind. Losing sight of reality, her abandoned persona haunts her. Everywhere she goes, she's tormented by it. The new world she crossed into has yet to accept her, while her haven lingers in the back of her head. All this tied in with the tone of the story, unease. We are constantly reminded that the protagonist is longer familiar with the world with the beautiful cuts confusing us with what is real, and what's in the head.
We create these persona's to help connect with each other and understand. But when we aren't accepted, or noticed, it can lead to an identity crisis. We crave for the acceptance we lost. Regret; We chase after what has already disappeared, leading us down a path of nothingness. Our protagonist travels this path, and she ends up in a situation we fear when establishing our persona's. After going through highly sexual photo-shoots and scenes, her new persona as an actress...Is perceived the wrong way. This wrong perception eventually becomes her reality, and that is what we fear. This is the struggle, the conflict, the theme. How do we convince the public to accept us, the truth, when their perception of us is objectively contradicted to our belief?
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Aug 7, 2019
5 Centimeters per Second, one of the greater examples of poor execution. This movie is a compile of 3 short stories, explaining which I believe to be the theme, distance doesn't affect love. The story ultimately concludes with the characters coming to terms with that theme mentioned earlier. It doesn't matter how close one can be, if your partner doesn't show interest, he won't even if you move miles away. The movie has astounding visuals, but when it comes to executing the theme, I feel it spends too much time fleshing out the character's feelings and showing it's landscapes. To many, it could seem the
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story ended without wrapping everything up, and leaves us clueless. Overall, I think this movie isn't a must watch, instead one of those movies for those who look for hidden gems. This is my first review, so sorry for the lack of organization, and I know this show is over 10 years old, I just finally finished watching it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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