This difference in an opening section cannot be understated. Just like the first film, the last hour is basically one extended action piece, granted with a fairly concrete split in the middle that only takes up about 5 minutes of running time, yet what preceded this spectacle completely changed my viewing experience. By the time the first film started I was tired and pissed off that they wasted time for no reason, so I was more than happy to nit-pick the shit out of them climbing stairs for an hour. Here, I’m invested and want to see the dramatic payoff, so I’m more than willing to overlook all the issues that the film has for the sake of an enjoyable time. This is why you shouldn’t waste a viewer’s time.
Don’t get me wrong, there are still issues within this film. The villain is very transparently a clone of the series’ main bad guy. His superpower is that he uses drugs to have the same power as All for One. He does enough to get the job done, just don’t expect to remember him 5 minutes after watching the film.
Also, there was some bullshit that happens in the final fight. I’m not going to spoil what it is, but if you’ve seen the film the shit Deku pulls with Bakugo was gay as all hell and really felt like they thought that a similar moment from the franchise was hype so let’s do it again here. The result led to me feeling like they used a cheap trick to generate hype, which isn’t nearly as good as the genuine product.
While these issues do exist, don’t let them discourage you from watching a genuinely fun shounen action film.
7/10
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