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Shaman King (2021)
PLEASE GET A BETTER STUDIO TO RE-REMAKE THIS SERIES
The person who directed this version of shaman king needs to do better. I was so hyped for it, but this anime does not do the story any service.
There is a lack of tension and pacing throughout this anime. I was giving the beginning the benefit-of-the-doubt, thinking that they were attempting more of a recap so that they could get to the later parts of the story and flex their skills in adapting the story, but no.
This is just Shaman King with bad pacing, no anticipation & slideshow animation.
The only compliment I have for this anime is that the quality of the colors are so good! Is that what most of the budget went to because it definitely was NOT the animation.
If anything, I would want a better animation studio to re-remake this series with better quality and add SAKUGA animation! This series really deserved it...
To compare it to the early 2000's series, I rewatched it and have to say even within the first few episodes the storytelling, action and comedy was much better. The only thing it suffers from is some drawn out pacing like in the Faust vs. Yoh fight, but that rarely occurs.
The old anime also has an alternate ending to the manga due to it not being finished at the time of it's making.
I highly doubt it will happen, but I hope this series gains traction to be remade again in a much better way.
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
What was the moral of the story?
The whole story had an issue establishing what it wanted to point of the story to be. Should you trust or should you not?
*Spoiler*
The ending of the movie went with "You should trust" at the end, but throughout the entire film, we as the audience are given major examples on why we should not trust, outweighing anything that the character Sisu had to say, especially when she was almost abandoned to die outside of a village because she trusted what the villagers had to say.
The only positives in this movie were the animation and fight scenes. One of my least favorite Disney movies.
Bleach: Burîchu (2018)
One of the better live action adaptions
This movie actually was pretty decent. It makes sure to have an in-tact story that rounds out even at the end. The final fight and cgi is also pretty good. It gives the source material a more realistic feel that translates well with how an individual would have to train in order to reach a certain level of strength.
The pacing takes it time to familiarize the audience with the world and characters, and does not rush, unlike a lot of other movies that need to put everything in at once.
Hagane no renkinjutsushi (2017)
Oh no...
Such a rushed story, I was very disappointed with the screenwriting. They really tried to cram so much into this movie, especially the mannequin soldiers at the end. What was the purpose of that? It wasted potential for the entire series. The main villain was anti-climatic and I don't even know where they would go with the story if they ever made a sequel.
The only reason I am giving it a 4/10 is because when there was CGI involved with a scene, it was not bad. You could easily tell alphonse was pushed to the side a lot and replaced with Winry because of budget limitations, but that's not too much of an issue. Another great thing to note with this film was the costume design and environments.
What If...? (2021)
Entertaining, but kind of eh....
The concept of the show is fascinating and makes you think sometimes, but other parts of the show are like "Wow. That's not believable". Most notably, the T'challa Starlord episode.
*SPOILER*
I like Black Panther and Chadwick Boseman did great voice acting, but T'Challa becoming Starlord being the only factor that convinced Thanos that he didn't have to annihilate half of the universe is pretty ridiculous... It makes you think, "If T'chala had only talked with Thanos in Infinity War, everything would be fine."
Sorry, but no. Black Panther went through his own arc of revenge in Civil War after his father died, and even though he came to his own conclusion of mercy for his father's killer, the act still shows that T'Challa is still only a human, making him flawed like the rest of us.
That's not a bad thing though. T'Challa going through these emotions is what makes the audience empathize with him more, which is why he is an amazing character. But all of these factors are thrown out the window with the T'Challa/Starlord episode completely.
Death Note (2017)
Not the same, but not terrible
This is a film that does well on its own, but when you compare it to the source material it's not really that loyal. That doesn't mean immediately it's a horrible movie. If you want an adaption more like the source material watch the Japanese live action adaptions that happened before this movie was made.
Everything is different, even some characters names, but it's at least entertaining.
Cowboy Bebop (2021)
Passable
Don't go into this looking for the same exact thing. You kind of have to be more open minded for this project. It's not the greatest live action adaption, but it's also not the worst. I at least enjoyed watching most of it and wanted to see how they could change things without completely destroying the show.
I will say that there is cringe in this show, especially the final scene...Not the actor's fault, but it happened. Just be prepared for that. I want to see where this production goes.
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Cheap narrative
The CGI may have been better than homecoming, but that means nothing when the story has barely an impact. Homecoming had a great character arc for peter while being fun to watch and motivational.
Far From Home takes all of that away with a flavorless adventure . For the producers making the 3rd entry for spiderman, please review homecoming to make the best movie for this amazing character.