Live Action Opinions!

live action opinions!

tl;dr: sometimes fun, mostly underwhelming

has tone/pacing issues that stem from runtime restrictions, and also from it being setup for the show first and a movie second. it prioritises action + exposition over the character moments that draw you in at the start of the manga, so the film loses a lot of flare and heart.

this could have only been a good adaptation (read: an independently and equally amazing artwork) if it were some weirdo's passion project, just like the source material, if you catch my drift. but as it is, it's not a good story. it's a hasty, toned-down recap of a good story that shines in some places but falls flat in most.

that being said, there are some things i did love. buncha lists under the cut!

things i liked:

SHIRAISHI. he carried it. love him to bits. cheering and yelling every time he's on screen

nikaido too. the makeup, the voice, the mannerisms, everything

sexy well-choreographed action. the sled scene was crazy

tsukishima looks perfectly cast and eminates his signature exhaustion, 10/10

the way they hype ogata up only to show a few minutes of him eating shit in a fight and getting hypothermia and never appearing again

the parallel they added between sugimoto throwing toraji to the ground and then toraji throwing sugimoto to save him. a neat detail. i don't agree with the choice of putting ALL (or any) of sugimoto's backstory here, but at least there's that

things i disliked:

asirpa and sugimoto are too serious - asirpa especially. they also don't spend enough screentime with each other to warrant the bond that the plot insists they have. see start of post

tsurumi. the acting feels off, more erratic and embarassing than threatening. the cool shots of him from the back feel unearned and made for the trailer. and because the movie went for a blander, more serious tone, his canon behavior really sticks out here. what's camp in the manga turns cringe in the movie. rip

to that, asirpa's funny expressions don't translate well into live action. but just because i love them so much, i'm still glad they tried with it

the score was so so forgettable. as a musician who goes insane for movie scores and how much weight they pull i am HEARTBROKEN.

silly stuff that isn't criticism, i just wanna mention it:

someone feed ogata's beard

someone feed tanigaki

sugimoto's hair is top tier

they omitted the pencil wiggle scene. what a crime.

they're all so neat and clean. a friend of mine's said that this makes the whole thing feel like cosplay, and i agree. someone blow some dust over the actors

tsurumi's plastic headplate 😭i swear i'm not one to nitpick budget restrictions but this was the one part i found distracting

that baby bear was so ugly. my ugly cat looks like that sometimes. adorable

i think that's it! so yeah i mostly didn't like it, won't be rewatching it, but i have hopes that the show will get the chance to find its footing and take its time. thanks if you've read this far :)

gk but is an indian soap opera

inspired by this

media: the very serious brooding asshole character is actually super deep and complex

me: ok

media: the dumb joke character is actually super deep and complex

me: ghhogoohhh. ohhhh oh mygod. oh m. oh. are you kidding me. oh i am going to throw the fuck up over this

made a new pinned & improved the tagging system! now, you can finally sort between the silly edits, the art, the vids, the asks and the text posts. been a long time coming!

tsurumi's masterplan (YTP)

ft. american intervention