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Dec 6, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Jujutsu Kaisen beta v0.012

The show never ceases to amaze me with how bold and focused it is. How every scene screams "This is fucking Jujutsu Kaisen bitches". It has the perfect amount of edginess and swag while being a little bit angsty and funny at the same time. This is all amplified by the unique synthesis of sound mixing, editing, razor-sharp pacing, great script, original ideas, and that excellent horroresque techno soundtrack. While also pushing its genre boundaries in a proper Rian Johnson manner. I have seen it four times already and the enjoyment of it did not suffer. tldr its pog af.

The movie, on the other hand, feels like Akutami-sensei is just testing out the waters and is currently in the development of his world. It does not carry the trademark that makes the show so awesome. The structure of its source material, unfortunately, didn't translate well into the movie format and as a result, the first two acts feel aimless and inconsequential. I can't say I did not enjoy it, it has some good moments here and there and the last third kinda saves it from leaving a bad aftertaste. The relationship between Rika and Juta is a great idea that deserved to be much more fleshed out than it was and Geto could have been incorporated into the movie much earlier.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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