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I have to agree with critics when they say this really is one of the best films that came out in America last year. Not only is it beautiful, but it's the kind of film I can't help but admire, a film that requires you to really think in order to completely understand it. The way it's presented and written is brilliant. It's subtle but it's never too confusing. Plus, the concept is something you don't see often. That's what I love about the Japanese. Whether you love or hate their works, you can't deny that they often do stuff you wouldn't normally see in animation. Honestly, my only real gripe is how this movie ends. I won't reveal too much, but let's just say it felt like the film was leaning in one very thought-provoking direction that's different from what you typically see in film, but they ultimately opted for what I guess would be a more standard 'Hollywood ending'. But on the whole, this film is amazing. It's just too bad it's only showing for one more day here in Edmonton, hence why I had to see it today before it was too late.
The Ghost and Molly McGee Finale Thoughts
Okay, so I have heard quite a few times that the finale to The Ghost and Molly McGee is absolutely fantastic. And I can't help but find it impressive that with the exception of Star Vs. the Forces of Evil, Disney's show creators have been doing a great job landing endings to shows that got canned too soon. That said, when I title this my thoughts on the finale, I'm also going to include episode 20 as that felt like it was meant to be the actual ending to season 2 while the true finale may have been intended for a third season if circumstances allowed it to happen. I will say, I am really glad this ending is as good as everyone said, because to start things off, episode 20 was kind of a let-down. Not that it was bad. It featured a lot of good elements, but the whole thing felt rushed, like it felt like this was meant to be a 40 minute special, not a full 22 minute episode. The main conflict is established way too quickly with the setup feeling oddly half-baked for a show that
First Impression of Scott Pilgrim Netflix
So, yeah, like I assume many people, I was ecstatic when I found out they were making a Netflix show based on Scott Pilgrim using the art style of the comics. And everything about the promotional material gave off the impression it was going to follow the books a lot more closely than the movie did. For what it's worth, I adored the film, but after the first hour, it does kinda start to do its own thing, even completely rewriting the ending since volume 6 hadn't actually been released until after they'd already written the final act. I think they may have gotten cliff notes with vague details about where they were gonna go with that. So, I've seen episode 1, and for the most part, they were following the source really closely. I guess because Netflix only had the budget for eight episodes, they had to leave out a few scenes I was hoping would make it in. Some of this stuff was actually in the first 20 minutes of the movie, too. But I was alright with that. I found it kind of
First Impressions of Netflix One Piece
You know, I've seen a lot of positive reactions to Netflix's live-action One Piece adaptation, from the various trailers to the show itself, now that it's here. Even so, I still had my doubts. There was just this part of me that felt a show this grand, this big, this long, with this many prominent characters couldn't work in live-action. It also didn't help that a lot of the praise for it prior to its official release came mostly from people who worked on it, so there must have been a bit of bias there. But everyone said this was the one, this was the show to potentially break the live-action adaptation curse, much like how Warcraft broke the video game movie curse. So, I've noticed that in order to make sure they can cover a good chunk of the series, each episode is essentially the length of a short feature film, which is an oddly common direction for a lot of streaming shows these days. (And one I'm not really the biggest fan of, if I'm being honest) So out of curiosity, I
A little something about current cartoons
I've been meaning to make a journal commenting on this for a while, but I need to address one of the most common complaints with modern cartoons, their art styles. While there are of course exceptions to the rule, many current cartoons use very odd styles. While Dan Povenmire and Jeff Marsh have been using slightly more realistic designs since Milo Murphy, Phineas and Ferb used a lot of odd designs, including having the main leads shaped like the first letters of their names. (Yeah, that was intentional) Meanwhile, OK KO uses a really cheap style reminiscent of 60's-80's anime, not unlike Dino Girl Gauko, which makes the influence far more obvious with its intro. Heck, much like Doug Walker brought up in his editorial of modern cartoons, many shows these days use simpler shapes so they can put more of their budget into the animation itself. (On a side note, it really is kind of annoying how many people don't know the difference between animation and art style) First off, it's not
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