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author | mms <michal@sapka.me> | 2024-05-08 23:19:49 +0200 |
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committer | mms <michal@sapka.me> | 2024-05-08 23:20:31 +0200 |
commit | 5b323e282cac0e8b42e698d3a3ec8923edfcbc6e (patch) | |
tree | 234c53b383c0f89e27d66650e3b2e3e15971b215 /content-org/brain-rot.org | |
parent | ad42d8473bd2d5cbce2a4d87b2cafd86ccdf3950 (diff) |
feat: dbs super hero
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diff --git a/content-org/brain-rot.org b/content-org/brain-rot.org index 832abc2..9613aa5 100644 --- a/content-org/brain-rot.org +++ b/content-org/brain-rot.org @@ -1138,6 +1138,88 @@ Never cared about those, and it seems I never will. +** Dragon Ball +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/anime/dragon-ball +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-anime" +:END: + +*** DONE Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) +CLOSED: [2024-05-08 Wed 23:20] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: dragon-ball-super-super-hero-2022 +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My mirco reviview of the 2022 Dragon Ball movie +:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-c rating +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :primary_menu "brain-rot-anime" +:END: + +Even though I was raised on /Dragon Ball/ and I adore it up to this day, /Super/ was a huge letdown. +It played as a washed-out version of /Z/ - there was no tension, the new characters were bland, and it was simply boring. +The fact the only not-terrible part of the series was one huge tournament didn't help. +Just give me an adventure! + +I also can not say I enjoyed Dragon Ball movies. +There are a few enjoyable, but most of the time they are either bad or incredibly bad. +They try to condense interesting story lines into a few dozen minutes, failing miserably. +Say what you will about pacing, but Toriyama sure knew how to build tension over a hundred episode fight. + +And therefore we are here, the /Super Hero/ movie. +It's the last Toryiama's Dragon Ball. +I expected nothing and still left disappointed. + +The story exists, which is nice. +We're after the last /Broly/ movie. +Red Ribbon army still exists, and they want to take over the world again. +Goku and Vegeta are training, so they won't help. +It's all up to Picollo, Androids and the young Sayians to save the day. + +Who is the main enemy this time? +A new Cell. +Yes, Red Ribbon's latest acquaintance happens to be a genius capable of creating a better Cell, Cell Max. +And this is where the good things about this movie end. + +Remember Cell's saga? +It was long, it was interesting. +It gave us Android 18. +It was full of development, horror and surprises. +None of this is present here. +The new Cell looks worse than the original, doesn't have any forms nor any spoken lines. + +Moreover, the animation is terrible. +Yes, CGI looks great when still, but when we start to see any fight it becomes unwatchable. +It's the kind of CGI that is not bad per-se, but still obvious. +It's clear that what we're seeing here is made by a soulless computer. +They don't even try to hide it with constant camera shifts. +CGI can look great, but here it looks lazy. + +#+attr_shortcode: 1.25 "db-superhero.jpg" +#+begin_rating +Cover +#+end_rating +So, wasted Cell and bad animation. +Do we get anything instead? +We do - a lot of fan service. +We meet people from all other series and hear about even more. +We see return of figting Gohan and a few thinks we've been waiting for since the 90s. +It's fitting, as we're decades into Dragon Ball. +The problem is that they are just there and if they weren't, there would be difference. +Those cute scenes try to mask absence of anything new and interesting. + +Unfortunately, we also see Shenron. +In the old series, every time he was summoned, it was a spectacle and a memorable moment. +With each occurrence however the characters stop treating him as a force, but more of a goof ball. +Yes, the first wish we see him fulfilling was creation of pantyhose, but it was part of the plot. +Here? +Here Bulma uses him for butt-lift and wrinkle removal, as he became useless. + +And this sadly summarizes all modern Dragon Ball. +It's a low effort, forced return of an old legend. +It should stay were it was. +And this movie is one of the worst parts of /Super/. +It's not *as* bad as Gohan's[fn:whistle] whistle-dance, but the fact that it's not the worst of DB doesn't save it from being a insulting goodbye to the Dragon Ball world. + +[fn:whistle] I've been told that /Dragon Ball Z Movie 4/ has its share of fans, but I've got no idea how. + ** American SciFi :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/american-scifi @@ -1623,11 +1705,29 @@ Fill her up, please. It's very good as a TV show nevertheless. + ** Anime :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-anime" +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :primary_menu "brain-rot-anime" +:END: + +*** DONE Anime +CLOSED: [2024-05-08 Wed 16:50] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/anime +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: _index +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: :primary_menu "brain-rot" +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract Amime +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot" +:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r menu menu-info :END: +#+attr_shortcode: "brain-rot-anime" +#+begin_menu +Anime +#+end_menu + *** DONE Patlabor CLOSED: [2024-04-26 Fri 19:11] :PROPERTIES: @@ -1635,6 +1735,7 @@ CLOSED: [2024-04-26 Fri 19:11] :EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract The Patlabor series :EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r menu menu-info :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/anime/patlabor +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU_OVERRIDE: :post "series" :END: #+attr_shortcode: "patlabor-logo.png" |