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High School Musical: The Musical - The Series: Second Chances (2021)
Felt like watching a typical musical show, unlike the great first season.
Ever since the first season ended, I have rewatched the previous season many times, and even convinced my friends to give it a go. But I'm sorry to say this, but I'm sort of relieved that they haven't yet, 'cause this season is "meh" at best.
Yes, it's meh. Having heard the news of a High School Musical reboot or whatever, I was excited because I never really got into those movies... thought those were corny. Heck, I even gave them a try just to understand or have a bit of context in order to watch this series. And then, the second season came. I was excited every week, and I enjoyed them but there's too much drama going on, I can't keep up. Some of the problems doesn't even have a resolution, they just left it hanging, like it was nothing. Yes, it had its moments, especially on the musical numbers but it just doesn't capture the uniqueness of the first season. In the first season, they sing because it was necessary, and I loved the idea that it's realistic. But this season... some of the songs that they're singing are like they are in a typical musical show/movie (bursting a song in a middle of nowhere in which Ricky hated, ironic, isn't it?), it just lost the touch of the first season. We didn't even see the progress of their Beauty and the Beast performance, and we're just supposed to believe that they're ready and that the show is done... JUST. LIKE. THAT. This season is two episodes longer than the first, and it felt too stretched out (for the drama) and too short (for their musical), at the same time. I felt like I skipped an episode or two watching this season's finale. I felt robbed.
Listen, I really want to love it, but it's just not as good as the first season. I said what I said.
Justice Society: World War II (2021)
A film to establish better films to a better universe.
DC has always been known for its quality when it comes to animated series and movies. Their previous shared universe, DC Animated Movie Universe, which concluded with Justice League Dark: Apokolips just last year.
This time, Diana is the main focus of the story since the concept and settings are supposed to be a Wonder Woman animated series that was scrapped and turned into this, the film delivers a balance among the Justice Society and Diana's storyline. It may be weird that Diana is the focus of the film since she's not one of the original members of the JSA but the reason behind that is one of the twists of the story which is explained later in the movie. The story is decent, not the best but it offers us questions but then gives us the answer at the exposition that'll make us say "Whoa" and that's enough for me. And then the animation? 10/10. Thick outlines may not be preferred by others, but it's what makes it unique among the previous animated universes. The thick outlines also help with the action sequences to separate the characters from the background and highlight the slick animation that the animators have been doing, although there is a scene where the outlines are far too thick and straight-up looked weird.
The main point of JS: World War II, is it just gives us a taste of what this set universe is about to offer once further above average plot and actions are the trump card of the future films. The film basically sets up movies that'll have more impact on comic book readers, first being the upcoming two-part Batman movie, The Long Halloween that is on the same universe as this and their first movie, Superman: Man of Tomorrow.