Mini-Review: Pokemon Movie 20 Trailer 2

I am so bitter you can never believe this feeling.

Anniversary episodes/movies/whatever that came out is meant to celebrate, not to use it as a vehicle of merchandise or ego. The Doctor Who anniversary under Moffat is egocentric I feel nothing from the Doctor Who I know. The Power Rangers anniversary season is dreadful because it felt so lazy and disrespectful to the past seasons when the Sentai is right there.

Not every anniversary is so bad. The Persona series celebrated their 20th with the release of Persona 5. Digimon celebrated theirs with a new anime series called Tri and movies. Even YGO got that right with bringing nostalgia back. Even Super Sentai did it much better, especially since more actors and actresses got more interested in it.

Nostalgia is not bad. In fact, it could be used as a vehicle to get the money you lost.

The fact this movie would just be another run-of-the-mill Pokeani movie (gorgeously animated but bland story) is upsetting for a movie that is meant to celebrate Pokemon.

We have been freaking rickrolled.

Misty, Brock, and Gary deserved better than this. They deserve to be celebrated with Ash and Pikachu. Every traveling partner and rival deserve better than this.

Not with nobodies that we have no connection.

It's awful.

You can make an AU origin story without throwing out the beloved characters. Hell, even Power Rangers got this right because at least they are mentioned. Through videos true, but still cameos or references at least.

It is true that Misty, Brock, and Gary haven't mentioned since but considering how trolling the writers on board the Pokeani is... I just don't know what to feel about this.

But to think they are doing this only for game promotions rather than do celebration of a longrunning series that people love is insulting.

On one hand, I went back to my collection of Pokeani. We still got Pokeani but not so much celebration or fanfare of the original cast.

I am just so bitter.

I really have no choice but to watch this because precisely because I have to see what they are going to do.

You really should know better, Pokeani writers.

Now let me think of the Pokeani Movie 20 could have been.

Well... Sinnoh Confirmed at least...

I got Persona 5 at last!

I would like to comment that the Phantom Thieves are in no way evil. Yes, they are stealing and on the vestiges of society due to the rigidity of Japanese society. They are ultimately responsible for their own actions just as much as their targets.

The Phantom Thieves themselves are clearly a kind bunch and they are more like Robin Hood figures.

I never got the feeling of brainwashing. They actually talked to the Shadows after the battle and only took the physical shape of their distorted desires. In fact, their targets certainly took the time to deliberate in revealing their crimes just like how the IT did the same in their Social Links. I never once got the feeling that they literally turned into good people; instead, they simply announced their crimes to the world. While remorseful of their crimes, I never once got the feeling they turned into good people. Hell, we never even see them turn over a new leaf like how we saw Adachi did in Ultimax. We know they turn themselves in but it was more forced out of them now that the source of their crimes was forcibly taken from them. The people may not be even aware of the Phantom Thieves' doings but they were forcibly confronting themselves in the face of their heart.

Edit: I understand why people see it as brainwashing. Even in canon, characters point out it's tantamount to brainwashing. The Phantom Thieves were still doubtful of their actions even when swayed by the public. The writing allows both sides to stand toe-to-toe with simply the idea of justice being what they can do right.

Maybe to me, it's just that the Shadow returned to their original and talked into the ear about regret.

I still need to research more of Carl Jung and his pupils' to furthur my understanding.

Mini-Review: Death Note 2017 Trailer 1

I'm going to give this movie a chance.

Adaptations based on anime/manga rarely works. Surprisingly, Japan can translate most stuff, better than some although some don't translate well to screen or just badly adapted (Kuroshitsuji). Surprisingly, stage adaptations are a joy to behold.

As for Death Note, I do enjoy both the manga and the anime. Somehow I took great joy in seeing Light get killed in the finale. I also understand what was meant to be the original ending with Light winning. Now I don't mind which direction it took although I definitely understand Ogata's reasons. I am no purist but I am still glad to see two possible endings for the anime/manga. For example, I both enjoy Super Sentai and Power Rangers as well as the sub/dub of Pokemon.

Here, in this adaptation, I am more cautious. Trailers, if done right, would do well. I mean the first trailer of Power Rangers is not good by any means. I mean it got the tone of what the reboot is but overall it's disjoining from what fans of the show would disapprove of.

This is simply the first trailer. That meant there will be more and hopefully, they took the criticisms well. I know they are aiming for a general audience but they would have to know that fans will flock to see it. Look what happened to The Last Airbender for example. Fans flocked to and later regretted it.

Now I understand that there are DN fans involved in the production. I am cautious about it. Because fans can either swing two ways regarding a movie/book/any type of media: decent or really bad.

So you get the idea, right? Since this is simply the first trailer, there isn't much I give other than caution. The first impression I got was that it could be worse. It could be Dragon Ball Evolution.

First I will comment on the cast. The cast is certainly talented and they have done previous movies that showcase that talent. It's just that most of the cast is white...

I would have to comment on the whitewashing, though. Most of the official cast is white. Why not have Light be Japanese-American? Make him the genius he wears himself with the pristine grace. Nobody would suspect anybody that has such grace and beauty. Look at Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy for example. They are high-standing in society but ruthless and cold in actuality.

They will suspect a delinquent. It's how things work to judge appearances. I cannot see Light in punk attire in any way possible. All I can see him is to wear suits or fashionable wears. Light does wear casual but well put-together all the same. Punk or goth attire for Light would not fit as much as it would fit Misa instead.

...and Misa or whatever her Americanized name is... I have issues with the fact she's just the popular girl in high school. The fact that Misa is an idol in Japan wouldn't translate well into America; that I understand. If anything, she should be a popular Youtuber or even a middle-tier pop star herself, some job that has people unsuspecting of her criminal intentions. Not the level of Rihanna or Lorde but someone who makes it to the Billboard at least a few times. Are you even aware what makes Misa as a character? Her backstory with Rem? And that Shinigami guy I couldn't remember the name of? I am very cautious, okay. I was even cautious when I was watching the Japanese live-action adaptations of Death Note and I found the films to be perfectly fine.

...Also, Misa is not dumb. I want to get that out of the way before I yell. She is certainly impulsive but impulsiveness does not equal low intelligence. I recently came out of a video that states Misa was dumb and well...

I made my conclusion regarding Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Fan4stic's washed-out color palette. I hate such colorings then and I still hate it now. Are people afraid of color or something? What's wrong with moderation?! What is wrong with lighting up a scene? Or visual storytelling? Or just allowing the people to see in a dark theater?

Now there is nothing wrong with such palette in the first place. The overuse of it makes the whole scene much more dramatic than it really is. Synder overused, not understanding why Nolan used it in the first place. Hell, Nolan used lighting properly! He doesn't drown his films.

Does Synder know lighting? MTV's Teen Wolf used lighting really well including lens flares. In fact, Teen Wolf used cinematic storytelling, visually, textually, and subtextually, very well.

What am I talking about? Synder works best with fight scenes rather than dramatic storytelling. Being a former music video director would do that.

But I digress.

I really cannot discuss more of the trailer. I would need more details from following trailers and teasers.

However, there is one thing I know: I will still watch the movie regardless. I watched Man of Steel and Batman v Superman despite Synder, didn't I? I watched Sherlock and Doctor Who (despite me not being a huge fan of DW; I managed to watched RTD era all the way through but not so much Moffat era. I think I can hold his writing for at least one episode before I literally start picking apart his story quicker than I will notice in Supernatural....which is bad because I'm not a big fan of Supernatural either but in SPN's favor, at least Supernatural is consistent) despite Moffat. I think I can withstand the American adaptation of Death Note.

...unlike this movie which I am going to watch when it comes out on Netflix, I am sure as hell not watching Ghost in the Shell, the American adaptation. I really cannot see the Ghost in the Shell that I know at all unlike DN which at least has fans and talent on board...even if these guys might not focus on the right things if the movie goes wrong. I can tell the Ghost in the Shell movie is so wrong.