6/10
Review - Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I - Haou no Tamago
4 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Not bad, but disappointing.

Berserk has a pretty confusing plot,

One of the subplots/plots, introduces us with a conflict between 2 kingdoms, at first, it got medieval vies and look pretty realistic, and then without a warning, they make demons pop out of nowhere, and begin to explain weird things about the power of necklace.

The other subplot is even more confusing, I didn't understand even a bit. Griffith is drawn like a girl, some people say that he is supposed to look like an angel. I think whoever drew it probably should wear glasses, and stop finding lazy excuses because it took me 1 hour to realize that he wasn't a girl.

The almost constant reflection of the sun in Griffith's eyes hinted at the begin of the movie that Guts was attracted, but then nothing in Guts' facial expression shows more than rivalry, and when I looked at Griffith's face I couldn't figure out if he was seeing Guts as a brother or as a friend. I had the same problem with Casca, I couldn't decide if she hated Guts or loved him, and I couldn't see if she was seeing Griffith as a mentor, a father, a brother or a lover. There is also the very weird relation between Griffith and the princess, I don't know why he is interested in a girl with the mentality of a 5 years old.

Anyway, I believe that I overrated the movie a little. However, I love to see plot-driven violence and nudity in animated films, it is refreshing
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