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The Swan Princess (1994)
Errr.... I don't know where to start...
This was the first film I ever saw in the cinema. And even as a 3 year old I knew this was terrible.
I'm just going to summarize this as much as possible. Who is Odettes mother? I mean it would have been nice to get a glimpse of her even if she died of childbirth.
Plus when I watch this now I just think the King may have banged one of the maids or something.
And what happens to Odette's dad? You see him half dead and Prince Derek, a selfish arse, doesn't bother helping him. Which brings me down to this why is Lord Rothbart not just going to King Williams Kingdom and taking it over? He killed the King got Odette under a spell what's stopping him? Ohhh the law. Like duh bad guys have to follow the rules don't they? He wants to marry Odette to make it legit. No bad guy would go through all that trouble not when he can cast spells and turn into a giant bat.
And how long exactly has Odette been under that spell? Selfish arse Derek keeps going on about, "I'll find Odette, she's like totally the one." Yet all I see you doing is playing with your bow. You see him do some pathetic research in the library which made me laugh. A mouse to a DRAGON! That must be what the king was talking about! The King certainly could've given more information for he must have known it was Rothbart unless in his old age his memory has gone.
But when Puffin came into it Odette said that Speed and Jean-bob were her "best friends" seriously how long have they been friends for to become "best friends"? However I do like Speed, Jean-bob and Puffin. I was worried they were going to be obnoxious and annoying side kicks but I actually liked them. They showed more emotion than Derek and Odette combined. And Lord Rogers was my favourite character. I don't know why there's a humorous charm about him.
And there is of course the classic scene that always makes me laugh.
Odette: Is beauty all that matters to you?
Queen Uberta: Derek, what else?
Derek: What else is there?
LOL! He's either an arse or just gullible. I like to call him a selfish arse (can you tell). And this "Love" does seem like petty teenage hormones the way Derek is like, "Duh your so hot! I'd bang you then run away." At least with Odette she is a little more mature about it, rather than diving in she hesitates which I admire until they both sing together. She starts singing about how much she loves him and that she knows he's looking for her blah blah blah... I'm sorry but if I asked my boyfriend that same question and he said, "What else is there?" He'd be in the dog house. I would be so angry with him... Which again must suggest that there is a time frame from the point she gets captured to the point Prince Derek decides he's lonely and wants the blondie. Which I guess could suggest absence makes the heart grow fonder but we don't see any of that. We're just left with, er Derek is a selfish arse. Oh er and then after he's played with his bow for a few weeks or months even he decides to go find Odette.
I could be wrong but I feel there is something missing in between. Like you don't instantly become best friends with someone in a few days plus the way Odette, Speed and Jean- bob talk to each other it kinda feels like that they have been there for each for a long time. I'm probably reading way too much into it but for my first ever cinema trip... Ugh talk about disappointing.
Sorry there is one other thing - a good point too. The animation is beautiful. I love the colours of the sky, the lake and there are some nice cinematic shots. It's really quite beautiful but the story line is inconclusive and broken in areas and the sub characters are way more interesting.
Azumanga daiô (2002)
Light hearted, cute but ...creepy.
I'm halfway through the series so far and it's good! I guess I'm used to watching anime where very little happens.
It reminds me of Lucky Star.
But Mr Kimura is uncomfortably creepy and I know that some men in Japan have a fetish for girls and young women. But this is shown a bit too often for my liking. Plus he down right admits he likes school girls. There is no subtly with this guy. Plus his face! That skinny undead face his eyes covered by his glasses - not even the word creepy can define that man. I know it's supposed to be funny but in my books it went too far.
It's like Kaorin has a crush on Sakaki but it's just not funny its annoying and makes me cringe. If they were being serious about it I guess I would find it cute.
Luckily there are some episodes where you don't see Mr Kimura or Kaorin which makes it enjoyable for me.
Sakaki is my favourite she's misunderstood and I feel sorry for her too. Osaka I find very surprising at times and most of my laughs come from Chia and Osaka. Tomo, Yomi and Kagura are like the missing pieces of the puzzle. They make all the characters in one big happy family.
I am currently enjoying this anime, it's fun, easy to watch and overall rather relaxing... until Kimura shows up...