The following review will have two parts: review and rant. One will discuss all the positive and most of the negative aspects of the film. The other will rant big time and you are advised to stay away from the second half if you mind spoilers. SPOILERS for the rant, not for the review. That is all.
Review
Prisoner of Azkaban is easily my favorite Harry Potter film thus far. The core positive aspect of it, especially compared to Chris…
“Life is brief.”
Akira Kurosawa is a master and this is a masterpiece. In case you didn’t know, Ikiru is Japanese for “to live.” An interesting title for a story about a dying man, but that’s just it. This film isn’t about death. It’s about life. The nature of it. Life is like a stack of cash waiting to be spent on anything you desire. But you only get so much wealth. There is always an end to the stack.…
This movie had remarkably great stunts, production design, and costume design. But I think Disney genuinely thought they had made a good movie when they released this, and that's the funniest cussing thing I've ever heard. The acting sucks, them getting rid of the songs but shoe-horning the lines into dialogue anyway sucks, the dialogue sucks, the inclusion of chi into the story to make Mulan a Mary Sue instead of a badass sucks, her taking off all her armor…
My Neighbor Totoro was an immensely adorable film with more heart than I can possibly say, beautiful animation, great characters, and surprisingly decent voice casting for an American dub. Everything is impeccably paced, impressively scored, and wonderfully atmospheric. You can really vibe with the film while the film vibes with you, and its lack of plot is for the most part a good thing, not a bad. However, I want to make this a short review because I'm sleepy, so…
