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Summer 2011 Anime Thread II of IKUHARA'S RETURN, Penguins, and Idols
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Jex
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I think it's more like one person had one opinion one movie that wasn't shared by some other people.
Considering how many people here seem to have an appreciation for Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time perhaps you should check out his earlier film, Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island a.k.a One Piece Movie 6.
You don't need to have any familiarity with the One Piece franchise to watch the movie, just in-case you're wondering. In terms of quality, it might even be better than TGWLTT but it's hard to say as they're two very different movies.
Considering how many people here seem to have an appreciation for Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time perhaps you should check out his earlier film, Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island a.k.a One Piece Movie 6.
You don't need to have any familiarity with the One Piece franchise to watch the movie, just in-case you're wondering. In terms of quality, it might even be better than TGWLTT but it's hard to say as they're two very different movies.
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cajunator said:
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Jexhius said:
I'm not sure what you're asking. If I took every component of the movie, the animation, the story, the sound, the characters each as individual components I'd love this movie to death. It's a really well made film but I just didn't find it very enjoyable.
To elaborate a little more the movie is essentially the anime take of Groundhog Day. But as a comedy it's not in the same ballpark and the romance is bleh. The
Time Travelling
I can see why people think highly of it, it doesn't bug me in the slightest that people love the film. Maybe I'll rewatch the film now that it's been a few years since I last saw it. Perhaps I'll think more of it with another go around.
Nothing else to add except "well-said."/XX/ said:
Okay, not exactly.
One of my favorite scenes is where Makoto tries to stop Chiaki from confessing over and over again. It's a brilliantly funny scene, and at the same time it illustrates Makoto's immaturity, and how she literally wants time to stand still.
The girl who leapt through time:
Well, that was okay. I expected more after all the hype for this movie. I didn´t like how they took such an epic, grand-scale topic (time travel) and then went for such a small, limited story, which didn´t really go anywhere. I wouldn´t actually call it a story, rather a ... moral. Basically, the whole plot means to say "Don´t waste your time, take chances NOW". In these regards, it feels almost like an educational movie.
Btw. I *hate* exaggerated running. Sigh. I hate it when it happens in Ghibli movies and I hated it here. It makes no sense, isn´t necessary for any of the scenes, it just makes the character look even weirder. Seriously, be it running or riding the bicycle, Makoto could never do it like a normal human being. Made me angry. Even moreso because it looks as if she doesn´t weigh a single thing. Oh well.
Okay anime, but not a masterpiece or must-see by any means. Now, what to watch next?
Well, that was okay. I expected more after all the hype for this movie. I didn´t like how they took such an epic, grand-scale topic (time travel) and then went for such a small, limited story, which didn´t really go anywhere. I wouldn´t actually call it a story, rather a ... moral. Basically, the whole plot means to say "Don´t waste your time, take chances NOW". In these regards, it feels almost like an educational movie.
Btw. I *hate* exaggerated running. Sigh. I hate it when it happens in Ghibli movies and I hated it here. It makes no sense, isn´t necessary for any of the scenes, it just makes the character look even weirder. Seriously, be it running or riding the bicycle, Makoto could never do it like a normal human being. Made me angry. Even moreso because it looks as if she doesn´t weigh a single thing. Oh well.
Okay anime, but not a masterpiece or must-see by any means. Now, what to watch next?
One Piece - Baron Festival and the Secret Island
Sometimes a recommendation can seem unbelievable. A currently well known director once directed the sixth in a line of spin-off movies for an extremely popular mass market shounen fighting anime series known to have relatively low production values because it continues to run after hundreds of episodes. This movie is said to have been of such quality that it puts even his most recent original work to shame. Could it be? Is it an exaggeration? Maybe something born out of lowered expectations? No, it is exactly what was promised - not only one of the best animated movies based on a licensed property I have seen, but possibly the most mature direction to have come out of a Japanese animation film in the last decade.
This is one film where I feel that talking about the whys and the hows of the film would not do it justice, nor would it be fair to discuss characterizations, plot, or even setting. Not knowing anything about the movie beforehand if possible, is the ideal way to enjoy this. Not because of expectations, but simply because it would be doing yourself justice to experience the movie as it was intended. What I can do instead to convince those who are considering watching it, but do not know if it would be really worth their time, is to discuss how the movie made me feel, and where I felt the movie succeeded beyond the average movie made.
The film does not feel like a story told merely through narrative action. Instead of a piece that is communicated to the audience via script and information provided from dialogue and visuals, the tale here is one which attempts to connect with the audience on a completely emotional level using the invoking of feelings and tonal shifts. Every single scene in the movie, and every part of every scene from the visuals, to the camera angles, to the music, the sound effects, the movement of the characters, and the individual length of a scene, are specifically to invoke specific feelings from the viewer to carry across the same feelings a character might be feeling, or how the overall tone of the movie is moving from one stage to another.
The storytelling and build up in the movie reminds me of a concert, a musical, and even much older western cartoons, where what is expressed in the work feels like the work itself, rather than just an element of what is being presented. It is something so natural, so simple, so elemental, and yet so hard to pull off that almost no one ever tries. It can fail so easily if mismanaged, but when successful it is magical.
This movie is magical. It is beautiful. It is art. Rarely have I seen something which makes me completely satisfied, but this is one of those films. It is a complete showpiece of the talent of the director, and the talent of all the staff he has assembled, who clearly believed in his vision. For it to have been just a spin-off movie for a long running popular shounen series just makes it that much more bold.
Sometimes a recommendation can seem unbelievable. A currently well known director once directed the sixth in a line of spin-off movies for an extremely popular mass market shounen fighting anime series known to have relatively low production values because it continues to run after hundreds of episodes. This movie is said to have been of such quality that it puts even his most recent original work to shame. Could it be? Is it an exaggeration? Maybe something born out of lowered expectations? No, it is exactly what was promised - not only one of the best animated movies based on a licensed property I have seen, but possibly the most mature direction to have come out of a Japanese animation film in the last decade.
This is one film where I feel that talking about the whys and the hows of the film would not do it justice, nor would it be fair to discuss characterizations, plot, or even setting. Not knowing anything about the movie beforehand if possible, is the ideal way to enjoy this. Not because of expectations, but simply because it would be doing yourself justice to experience the movie as it was intended. What I can do instead to convince those who are considering watching it, but do not know if it would be really worth their time, is to discuss how the movie made me feel, and where I felt the movie succeeded beyond the average movie made.
The film does not feel like a story told merely through narrative action. Instead of a piece that is communicated to the audience via script and information provided from dialogue and visuals, the tale here is one which attempts to connect with the audience on a completely emotional level using the invoking of feelings and tonal shifts. Every single scene in the movie, and every part of every scene from the visuals, to the camera angles, to the music, the sound effects, the movement of the characters, and the individual length of a scene, are specifically to invoke specific feelings from the viewer to carry across the same feelings a character might be feeling, or how the overall tone of the movie is moving from one stage to another.
The storytelling and build up in the movie reminds me of a concert, a musical, and even much older western cartoons, where what is expressed in the work feels like the work itself, rather than just an element of what is being presented. It is something so natural, so simple, so elemental, and yet so hard to pull off that almost no one ever tries. It can fail so easily if mismanaged, but when successful it is magical.
This movie is magical. It is beautiful. It is art. Rarely have I seen something which makes me completely satisfied, but this is one of those films. It is a complete showpiece of the talent of the director, and the talent of all the staff he has assembled, who clearly believed in his vision. For it to have been just a spin-off movie for a long running popular shounen series just makes it that much more bold.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Branduil said:
I too would recommend Dennou Coil even though I'm a heathen who didn't find TTGWL all that amazing.
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko 07:
Ugh, at this point I´m forcing myself to go on with this show. Also, I *hate* the opening song and animation. Seriously, it´s absolutely rage-inducing.
Man, the girls in this show are the most unrealistic characters like ever. Also, every person tries to make some pseudo-philosophical lines that just fail to be that and sound beyond stupid. "I think anything flying straight up is shooting for space". wat
Also lol, do I sense an upcoming time travel-aspect here?
Ugh, at this point I´m forcing myself to go on with this show. Also, I *hate* the opening song and animation. Seriously, it´s absolutely rage-inducing.
Man, the girls in this show are the most unrealistic characters like ever. Also, every person tries to make some pseudo-philosophical lines that just fail to be that and sound beyond stupid. "I think anything flying straight up is shooting for space". wat
Also lol, do I sense an upcoming time travel-aspect here?
Following this, it can't be stressed enough how, sometimes, specific key people create such a seemingly inviting opportunity to work in for other animators (through connections mainly, as duckroll mentioned earlier). They normally know each other, share information and have mutual respect for their works, so it is not only the money that attracts these people to a project like this, but also the value they perceive in the other staff involved or the work itself. The camaraderie and pure fun they sometimes show is inspiring, and demonstrate the 'work of love' this kind of special assembles give to us... Chikashi Kubota, Sushio & the all-star friends cast (too many to name) of this film is what one would call an example of that.duckroll said:
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Dynedom said:
I can't believe I never thought of this. I'm saving it for the archive, or next week.
Crash Station
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duckroll said:
Yeah, it isn't bad.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I hated Denpa Onna.
The OP was fantastic though, the only good part of the show
The OP was fantastic though, the only good part of the show
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