![]() The development of our main character, Akemi Homura, is wonderfully presented with this motif. He reveals a down-to-Earth fact that has been in front of our face the whole time yet at the same time a fact that no one has realized. It did its job when it needed to, creeping our guts out after cleansing our soul with "cute" music, then presenting the "Judas' kiss". Rebellion was an amazing exemplification of this job of music. Even through the electronic amplifiers, music should always deliver the feelings. If there is one thing that music should do, it is to do that. It created a sense of Judas' kiss, meaning that while the act itself was a beautiful act, the inner sense was dark enough to creep our intestines. Then, came the usual malice.Īnd somehow, even at the ending, although the song was in major pitch and no double voice or alterations have been added, it was still creepy and malicious. The general "ah, this is a magical girls' story! There're absolutely no genre-twisting stories or one of those Urobuchi things in here!" and comforted the slaughter lambs. On the opening, ClaRis did their usual mislead. The background musics at the moment of realization was so good that I got a chill down my spine and nearly pissed myself (true story). But I have to say it-rebellion nailed it. Being a very keen person in sound, I always wanted the producers to use the "perfect" BGMs (of course nothing is perfect but still I can dream?!) at the "perfect" moment. If there's one criterion I always cut down and attack, it's the sound. When they needed a battle scene, Shaft did their job. When they needed a happy tea time, Shaft did their job. When malice was needed, Shaft did their job. Using scenes where the character simply stands, or where the name of the font used or color of the scene or sometimes seemingly scanning the clothings or skirts of an unknown origin, Shaft studio actually makes a great success of delivering an heightened message to the viewers.Īnd, truth be told, I could not catch a single misgivings about the animation of the movie. ![]() Shaft studio, producers of monogatari series and of course madoka among many others, is known for their ability to, despite using quite "cheating" methods, send chills down the viewers' spine. Then how much harder would it be to draw nearly an hour-long malice? He stated that the background, the eye, the position of the panel, the position of the character, darkness, facial expression and etc were all necessary to make one malicious face. The seemingly childish animation was still there, but the malice was all the more heightened, getting into the fine line between creepiness and evilness.Ī wise mangaka once stated that drawing a malicious face (not angry face) was not an easy job. That does not even begin how great the movie was. Imagine Madoka being reanimated with Monogatari: Second Season's animation technology. How could I dare say that unsatisfying ending crushes this masterpiece? Indeed, this movie has left an unsatisfactory ending, but this is a masterpiece, creating an amazing transition between theogenesis and diablogenesis. I cannot state that this movie has brought down his fame, because all his stories had dark motifs. Urobuchi, author of Fate/Zero and Madoka among many others, is famous for a seamless plotline. The motif is pretty clear: the Bible and the genesis of God and Lucifer.Ĭome on, our world hasn't come to an end, has it? A story based on our world, a never-ending cycle of unsatisfactory endings cannot be satisfactory by itself, unless by deception and/or imagination. This story is meant to leave an unsatisfactory ending. There will be absolutely no plot at all, because I want people to understand and be ready for anything. There're those garbage anime that you just don't feel anything at all.Īnd there's Madoka, an anime with an amazing story, art, sound, character, but a soulless and downright devilish ending. There're even anime that just leaves cliffhangers and never come back. There're cliffhanger anime for people to die for a sequel. There're anime where the ending will leave you satisfied.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |