![]() ![]() ![]() That’s why no matter how painstakingly average the movie is, I can’t admonish it at all. Looking back at it now, I think it is simply absurd to compare to the superior shows. They were not all made with the simple goal of becoming the next “Akira”, “Casa Blanca”, etc. I believe that all shows are not meant to be masterpieces. It was as I said, “a show that simply panders a lot to its fans.” Despite that, I do believe that aspect is its strength. It very well knew how bad it was, narratively speaking. It was shameless and unabashed in how it represented itself. It made me understand the show’s true goal. It made me go through a nostalgic trip back to my past when I didn’t have any good understanding of a good anime or bad. The main reason I couldn’t explain this feeling of mine is because of one reason only: my mind and heart were at a clash with each other. This movie from a purely emotional standpoint was a masterpiece. As one meme succinctly put it, “my mind was telling me, no, but my heart was telling me yes”. That single scene made me realized one thing: I liked the movie. From that point on, my heart went full-on Doki-Doki, and I’m not using that term lightly. I simply viewed the movie as it is to the point that I reached the kissing scene. Yet, I must ask, “was it all bad?” I did not once complain. Plot-wise and narrative-wise, it was a whole incoherent mess. I simply couldn’t wait to see the series finale, so when proper subtitles started rolling out, I started watching it. That’s why the release of the movie’s Blu-rays on September 23 made me ecstatic. Once again, the show has entered back to my life. From Season 1 to Season 2, I started relating with the characters again. From this, it resulted in me binging the entire series. Not because I wanted to, I merely wanted to see why I enjoyed it. I didn’t want to remember it, but for some reason, it couldn’t cease coming back to my life. It couldn’t be a part of me any longer.įor how many years, I kept those memories and feelings inside a locked box. As the person I am today, I felt like it would be disrespectful to the art and craft of anime to name it a masterpiece. The sheer way it stretched out its narrative plot. The constant pandering to the otaku fans. The anime just couldn’t do it for me anymore. As such, Saekano lost some of its magic from me. Having fun was no longer a priority, I was going all in the concept of learning. One that could elicit new perspectives and responses out of me. I stopped simply enjoying shows instead, I started looking for aspects that coherently made sense. I started learning the narrative flaws and inconsistencies of harem shows. Sadly, these opinions of mine didn’t continue as I grew up. This sole reason was why it was a masterpiece for me back in my heydays. It was a vicarious experience, as I saw how they lived out their lives through the lenses of anime. Characters such as Eriri Spencer Sawamura, Megumi Katou, Utaha Kasumigaoka, and Aki Toyoma became a part of my life. That is why I fell in love with all of the characters in Saekano. And, as a filthy otaku, I ate all of that shit up. The hope and idea of it just resonated with my 14-year-old brain. Those were not pure reasons in fact, it was as incelly as it sounds. I dreamt of those stories and imagined how lovely it was if it could have happened to me. Despite their mediocrity, it was something I revelled watching. It was from a time when I used to consider myself the “Romance Master”, which was quite cringy when looking back at it now. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (Saekano in Short) was one of my first harem shows. In some sense, I understood an inkling of a reason why this film spurred on such a reaction from me. ![]() It felt like my heart was about to explode as if I drank 10 litres of Red Bull before watching the film. It shouldn’t have made my heart beat a thousand times however, it did. This was even the case when I witnessed the kissing scene. Perhaps, the emotion I felt was satisfaction or maybe even sadness. Yet, it did not explain the indescribable feeling I had after watching the movie. ![]() It did not exceed my expectations, nor did it go below it. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine was average at best as a film. ![]()
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