#noblesse 3D

[justanaspiringsomeone]

Noblesse Ideas

[findyourrp]

hello there! 24F here looking for original fantasy-adjacent roleplays as i've finally got my creativity juice back after literal months.

to sum it up, i have two ocs i'm dying to use for this: one is the 8th son of a duke, seemingly the very picture of politeness with a noblesse oblige obsession, but who's actually super prejudiced and has an inferiority complex going on. the other grew up poor but thanks to his unrivaled swordsmanship achieved a high position in the military, but that never quenched his thirst for adventure so he left it all behind to go on a personal quest.

i'm pretty much down for anything, from platonic to romantic plots, but i also want to sprinkle a good bit of adventure. do you like swashbuckling novels? me too! we can be camp about it. i have a preference for m/m because it's my usual comfort zone, but i'm not opposed to m/f if we've got a fun plot to go with it. all i ask if that you don't bring me an oc who's one-dimensional or too passive. i try to make my characters as interesting and 3d as i can, so i expect the same from my partner. characters of color or who are trans are more than welcome.

despite my love for fantasy, i prefer if we can keep the replies not toooo long because it makes me lose steam pretty fast, unfortunately. around 4 paragraphs is my sweet spot, but it depends on each scene. i'm also open to smut, as long as it fits within the story. my characters are switches as i have the most fun when we can flip the dynamics, but please don't conflate what goes on in the bedroom with their real personalities.

this was long but anyway, if you've read this far and are interested, give this a like so i can hit you up in dms 🗡️✨ thank you!

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[lukas-du-mortain]

Guten Tag!!

Name: Viktor Nickname: Ahnzo Age: 33 Pronouns: He/Him Self: Demisexual Biromantic Main Blog: @pathfinderlittleduck​ Misc: BYF/DNI​

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[coldapril]

Out of the night that covers me,      Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be      For my unconquerable soul. / Invictus by William Ernest Henley

[nurikonero-kan]

—Frankenstein—

Model Frankenstein extracted and converted by me.

Frankenstein belongs to Noblesse.

Programs used

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So I did a thing.... who do you wanna see next? 🤔

[kagemajaya]

So much to watch, not enough time in the week - What does Fall 2020 look like?

A list of what looks interesting in the next season and silly reasons as to why

I’m not the sort of person who likes finding out too many (in some cases even a smidgen of) details about anime I’m going to watch, so this will be a spoiler free preview of the season. Here is a list of anime I will try and you can expect to hear about on Kagemajaya.  

Click on the show names to be taken to their MAL pages for more detail.

Hype

Taisou Zamurai

A male cast gymnastics anime from MAPPA (the studio of Yuri!!! on Ice.) Enough said.

Watch the trailer here.

Chuan Shu Zijiu Zhinan

This one’s a bit of a cheat as we’ve already seen 2 episodes of it (3 for those who have VIP accounts on weTV.) However, I was indeed hype for it before it started. Based on a BL novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, the author of Mo Dao Zu Shi, this one promises a lot to people who enjoy transmigration, cultivation and a bit of gay. It is also a quite funny isekai parody. The only downside is that it doesn’t share the same visual quality as MDZS, and is entirely 3D. It’s a good thing I’m not much of a stickler for hot visuals.

Watch it here on its official stream. 

Tian Guan Ci Fu

Another donghua based on a BL novel, well-known among the danmei fans also by its English name of Heaven Official’s Blessing. Also written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (boy, are they busy.) And a big plus: it’s not 3D, so really looking forward to watching handsome men cultivate together in pseudo-historic China. Beautiful setting, beautiful boys. Now one can only hope for an interesting plot too and we are set.

Watch the trailer here.

Cautiously Expectant

Yuukoku no Moriarty

I saw manga adverts for this one all around Akihabara and Ikebukuro last year when I went on a little trip to Japan. The bishie Professor Moriarty was an immediate pull, and as a Holmes fan, I feel attracted to most of its adaptations, despite almost always being let down. The one thing that makes me cautious about this one is that it is published by a shounen magazine that is not GFantasy, so I’m not sure if the bishie designs and the male cast actually mean what I want it to mean. Fingers crossed.

Watch the trailer here. 

Giving It a Shot

Inu to Neko Docchi mo Katteru to Mainichi Tanoshii

A cute looking comedy short about a dog and a cat.

Jujutsu Kaisen

A mostly male cast Shounen Jump affair. Spring 2020’s Kakushigoto also implied that it has a fujoshi fanbase - let’s see what that’s all about.

Maesetsu!

A female cast gag comedy sol created by Lucky Star’s Yoshimizu Kagami. I watched Lucky Star fairly recently and found it quite entertaining with many sweet/funny characters. I suppose we will see if Yoshimizu still has it. Fingers crossed.

Adachi to Shimamura

I try to watch all queer anime as they come, and this comes in from the shoujo ai quota. Looks like a pretty straightforward romance. Hopefully it will have heart.

Kaeru no Pickles: Kimochi no Iro

All I know about this one is that it has a chill looking poster and has a slice of life tag on MAL. I’m not entirely sure whether we’ll get this subbed, but if we do, I’ll give it a shot. 

Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko

Fell for the slice of life tag once again. This one is an isekai with a soft looking MC. Not entirely sure it’ll be up my alley, but no harm in trying it, maybe for a pleasant surprise.

Sore dake ga Neck

This one seems to have the cool setting of a convenience store. I did initially think this was going to be a sol as well, but seems like that might not be the case. Either way, cool setting.

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima

Another anime whose source project I saw plastered all around Tokyo. I’m not a huge fan of idol shows but the rapping bit makes me a bit curious.

Noblesse

A manhwa massively popular among female fans which has also received one off adaptations before, it’s finally getting its turn for a full cour among the hype the industry seems to have for Korean webtoons these days (Kami no Tou, God of High School, etc.) I did watch one of the OVA’s years ago, and wasn’t entirely impressed but then again I can’t judge a whole work based on one arc adapted into a single episode. Male cast action stuff. We shall see and judge.

Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst

This was chosen entirely on my shallow criteria as usual: visuals with two dudes on them. Now we’ll see whether the German name is a cringe factor or it’s actually interesting.

Sequels

Osomatsu-san 3rd Season

Osomatsu-san has been a consistently high quality production for me since the beginning. The humor is definitely my cup of tea, though as with any episodic gag comedy, some sketches do miss. It is more often than not a hit. The seiyuu cast is a huge huge pull, as this is not them only acting out an already written character but you can actually hear them having fun as the sextuplets. It is also one of the rarer shows where I, as a person who isn’t great at focusing on visuals, appreciate the impeccable quality of animation. So hype for another season of this majorly fun series and to welcome Matsuno’s back home - coziness, here I come.

Quanzhi Gaoshou 2

I watched the first season of Quanzhi Gaoshou (or King’s Avatar) because it was made by the studio of MDZS, and it was the first time I had seen a good looking Chinese animation production. And it didn’t disappoint. Production quality was similar and more importantly, it had a very engaging plot - pro MMORPG players playing MMORPG,  their personal dramas and the actual (surprisingly fun for me) gameplay and action. Its most important quality is still its charming cast for me, a successful ensemble cast, where with the exception of the antagonists, everyone and their relationships are lovely. Mostly a male cast show, it does also have nice ladies. Looking forward to going back to them. My only personal issue (definitely not a flaw on the show’s part but my attention span) is that it has so many teams and characters that I forgot most of who was who. Fingers crossed it’ll be easy to get back into. 

Haikyuu!!: To the Top 2nd Season

Haikyuu is back again, to finish off the “To the Top” arc. The first cour of this season was probably the season that took me out of the Haikyuu hypnosis state where I assumed everything that came out with the name attached to it was great. It was still enjoyable in its second half but I do feel like the magic has worn off now. I hope I’m wrong and the tournament hype will bring it back again. Haikyuu is at its best when it’s tense in-match and funny with character interactions, so fingers crossed for that.

Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 4

The Chinese comedy short is back! As mentioned a couple of paragraphs ago, gag comedies are always hit or miss with their sketches, and this one is also mostly a hit for me, though definitely not at the level of Osomatsu-san. The pull of this show is the cute boys and their dumbassery. Looking forward to its easy fun and more Kai Xin. 

Also continuing...

Mo Dao Zu Shi Q, Great Pretender

Have been enjoying both these shows greatly so far. 2 more cours of MDZS Q to go with their cute chibi fun, and Great Pretender’s last case (9 eps) is already released on Japanese Netflix so now we wait for Laurent and the gang to reach us. Really looking forward to the emotional drama of Laurent and hopefully some proper addressal of his feelings for Edamame. Either way, it’ll look gorgeous and will be heaps of fun if the first three cases are anything to go by.

I might pick up other shows and most likely drop some of these throughout the season but here’s hoping it will be enjoyable overall despite the small number of shows I’ll start with. What are you guys planning to watch?

[greedy-fox]

Rankings of Fall 2020!

1st Akudama Drive

The opening and endings were on point for a 12 episode series. I loved the action and intensity of the music. 

The animation and artwork was amazing!! I loved the neon lighting and how it looks like a utopia but it’s actually a dystopia if you look closer.

Story flow was what made this anime become number 1 on my rankings. It had it all the point into making a great cyber punk criminal anime!! They had it all from the drama to the complexes to the conspiracies.

2nd Majo no Tabitabi

The opening was cute but not something that I would listen to all the time. 

The artwork is beautiful and clean drawn for our entertainment. 

The story flow was nice. I liked that it was made into a couple of short stories for each chapter. Some were nice and some were creepy as well. I honestly liked how the flow was just just smooth.

3rd Adachi to Shimamura

Music was adorable, it really fit well with how the cute their relationship was. It was like listening to music bubbles pop and the tunes would come out.

The art was also very bubbly both literally and metaphorically. It was really foggy cause they were dreaming a lot.

The story flow was interesting. They had their ups and downs I liked how they mostly were thinking a lot throughout the whole series. It really made them want to understand their feelings.

4th

Ikebukuro West Gate Park 

Music was great the punk rock really got me going when I watching the episode. 

The art was pretty average but still clean and precise. 

The story flow was also similar to that of short stories but in arcs. It really reminds me of Durara!! and how everyone is connected in one way or another.

5th

Golden Kamuy 3

Music was great but not as good as the first opening. The way they divided everything in the opening was pretty good, especially since the two characters have been separated.

The art was great as ever. A lot bloodier since they meet so many people trying to kill them.

The story flow is cut into two parts thanks to the main characters being seperated. This meant there was more ground to cover when came to the 2 different parties.

6th

Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP 2

Music was amazing!!!! I love Super Beaver they are my all time favorite Japanese band. 

The art was awesome as well. I love watching their games in full motion it adds more depth to the mangas story.

The story flow was fast paced and brought more flashbacks as to why these characters always loved volleyball and more. 

7th

Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no Shou

Music was great! I loved the second opening! 

The art had more impact thanks to the addition to a new character that can control volcanic rather than just flames. 

The story flow was evenly paced I liked hoe we got more information from this season.

8th

Tonikaku Kawaii

Music was beautiful, the addition of the traditional music and adding a remix to it made it all the more great.

The art was cute, it was as if they were in this adult/chibi form that just worked for this rom-com anime.

The story flow is great. The dialogue has great timing and character were very on point.

9th

Yuukoku no Moriarty

Music was amazing, it had this good flow of being depressing but then becoming hopeful when Moriarty’s minions started showing up in the opening.

The art was amazing. The contrast between colors really made this anime pop.

The story flow creepy and calculative. I liked how he was always one step ahead of everyone.

10th

Taisou Zamurai

Music was great. The liked the ending more because of how they showed the daily life of the one character who crashes at the main characters place. 

The art was wed but also fun. I think they wanted to modernize the artwork of the original 2000 animes but it just didn’t work out for then. 

The story flow slow at first but then gets interesting when you get to know more about the mystery character in this show. I thought it ended rather nicely.

11th

Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko

Music was ok. 

The artwork was also very beautiful, and just awkward because the slimes in this anime were in 3D.

The story flow very positive, which really contrasted with the main character because of how depressed he was in his old life.

12th

Noblesse

Music was ok

The art was really pretty especially when they showed of their supernatural abilities. 

The story flow was very meh, mostly because not a lot happened to be honest.

13th

Munou na Nana

Music was creepy

Art was very normal

The story flow was honestly not that great.

14th

100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru

Music was ok.

Art was also ok

The story flow made it interesting since now there is a season 2 on the way.

15th

Iwa Kakeru!: Sport Climbing Girls

Music was ok.

Art was ok

The story flow was great at first but then became a bit repetitive in the end.

[mel-et-ses-histoires]

3 petits chats et cinéma.

Quel est le point commun entre Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin et Omar Sy ? 

(en dehors du fait qu’aucun de leurs noms ne contient la lettre B bien sur).

Eh bien ces trois acteurs ont eu une baisse de reconnaissance par le cinéma français et en partie du public (à différents niveaux) dès qu’ils ont commencés à avoir une carrière à l’international.

Pourquoi ?

Parlons cinéma français. Donc en fait parlons nouvelle vague. Bon, parlons d’abord cinéma américain de l’avant guerre.

Avant la seconde guerre mondiale le cinéma est à son top, pleins de gros films, qui sont de gros succès et qui font la richesse de tous pleins de studios.

Seulement voila, le public commence à se lasser du cinéma, on se lasse. La réponse des grands studios (qui étaient beaucoup plus nombreux à l’époque) passent par la démesure, c’est l’époque des projets gargantuesques, des péplums des mastodontes qui doivent amasser tout pleins d’argent en faisant déplacer les foules mais qui coûtent aussi de plus en plus cher à produire et qui donc font beaucoup de chiffre d’affaire mais peu de bénéfice. 

Et là pouf, la corde lache et pleins de studios font faillites et disparaissent. 

C’est là que nait la nouvelle vague.

Des jeunes réalisateurs, surtout en France, en Italie et en Allemagne en avait marre de devoir travailler sur des projets à frics impersonnels et ont pu par appel d’air se lancer sur des projets assez fauchés mais sur lesquels ils avaient une liberté totale, et surprise le public à répondu.

Certains films, surtout des films français à petit budget devenaient des OVNI, révolutionnant complètement la manière de filmer. Pourquoi ? Car la conception même de ce qu’était un film et donc le cinéma n’était plus la même. 

Déjà adieu le travail en studio. Si on avait une scène dans un appart il fallait filmer dans un vrai appart, si c’était dans un magasin idem. Parce que chaque réalisateur filme à sa manière, dirige à sa manière, utilise le cadre qu’il veut, ect.

Meme les personnages ne sont plus les mêmes  : on filme l’homme ordinaire, au prise avec ses soucis personnels.

Et alors là l’industrie “classique” leur à chie dessus comme pas possible, contestant toute innovation comme étant une “arnaque” et pas un “nouveau langage” . Sauf que la nouvelle vague à fait des petits. Que ce soit aux USA, ou en Russie, des films (souvent francais) ont changés la manière de filmer.

Autre changement : les films de genre (horreur, aventure, action, scienci fi, western) gagnent en popularité et ne sont plus une niche.

Revenons maintenant à notre époque.

Le cinéma francais reste trèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèèès marqué par la nouvelle vague. Le réalisateur francais “typique” ne fait pas “un film”, il fait “du cinéma”, et pas “vos films pouet pouet de super héro débile  de millénials”.

Parce que pourquoi est ce qu’on va voir un films au final ?

Si pour vous la réponse c’est “pour se faire plaisir, parce que c’est sympa ou se divertir” vous etes un cuistre débile et ignare. On va voir un film pour contempler du vrai et du beau voyons !

Parce que le cinéma c’est la noblesse, c’est l’art !

Ainsi par exemple si vous voulez en france faire un film de science fiction ben vous pouvez tellement vous brosser que vous allez reluire. Parce que ce n’est pas noble. Et de toute façon il n’y a pas de studio de tournage en France (quoi ? la cité du cinéma ? Le machin qu’on a pourri pendant 10 ans et qui finalement ouvert ? Attend, on va le boycotter sevère et on va se démerder pour que ca fasse juste salle de reception mouhahaha).

Du coup si vous etes un réalisateur qui veut faire du cinéma “non noble” ben il faut partir à l’étranger. Annaud (le nom de la rose, 7 ans au tibet), Besson (Leon, Lucy, le 5eme élement), Jeunet (la cité des enfants perdus, alien 3), Gondry (the green hornet), Aja (piranna 3D, oui ben rigolez pas il a fait 80 millions de recettes), Delpy (two days in paris), Letterier (le transporteur, l’incroyable hulk, le choc des titans), Hazanavicius (the artist).

Mais du coup on tourne quoi en france ? Eh ben globalement du drame, de la comédie dramatique (pas de comédie pure, c’est pas assez noble, même dans le film Boule et Bill et il avait tout un passage sur le divorce des parents), des histoires de famille et du drame social.

Et comme c’est pas des films qui déplacent des foules astronomiques à chaque fois ben beaucoup de réalisateurs français ne font en fait qu’un ou deux films avant de passer à autre chose, ou partent à l’étranger pour certains.

DU COUP !

Quand on a une actrice comme Marion Cotilliard qui a quand même jouée dans tout un tas de film francais OSE partir aux US pour tourner dans du Tim Burton (Big Fish) ou pire, du “super heros” (Batman de Nolan) alors là ça ne va plus. Ce n’est plus du cinéma, c’est du “vulgaire” du coup la respectabilité dans le milieux du ciné français part un peu en cacahouette.

Idem pour Jean Dujardin, un petit peu moins mais il a également pris un sévère coup de baton apres The artist (quoi ? Un film sur le cinéma américain ? Pouah !) et pour Omar Sy qui apres intouchable a lui aussi eu un role dans un film de super héro (X men je sais plus lequel). Les deux derniers ont moins pris cher coté grand public car avec le temps et avec le gain de popularité dans les années 00 et 10 du cinéma internationale on est moins influencé par l’avis que peu avoir Godard ou les Inrock sur un acteur, et c’est Cotilliard qui a pris le plus cher.

Bon, je vais pas parler du cinéma francais sur internet et de la web serie parce qu’il y en aurait pour 1000 ans mais aujourd’hui le cinéma francais type nouvel vague touche beaucoup moins le public mais ses codes restent important dans la tête du public et des financeurs.

[dickbloodandpatchouli]

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Crying Zarga

@mevekagvain

[meny-sempai]

MO DAO ZU SHI IS A MASTERPIECE – part 01

OH MY GOD EP 15! That was so… UGH. I have so much to say, yet I’m speechless at the same time! Aaaaa! Ok, that’s it! It’s time!

The first season is over and I can finally talk about my experience with the piece of art that is Mo Dao Zu Shi. Yes, it is a piece of art and I will prove it to you in this short series of my thoughts about the show.

I just have to say – I’m not a native English speaker so bear with the mistakes I’m bound to make. I did read the novel, but only as far as the Exiled Rebels Scanlations translated it (thank you Rebels, you’re gods). I started reading the novel after the first airing of the third episode, so at the very beginning of MDZS mania – I went in blind and… it was FUNNY. I’ll talk more about that down below. And yes, I know a lot of spoilers, but I can’t say I know the whole story – If I start theorizing be aware that I’m just theorizing, I’m not actually telling the plot, but, just to be sure: SPOILERS ahead, I will use the facts I know for my analysis.

For the first two episodes I’m going to tell you my blind reactions and compare them with my impressions after finishing the season. My misinterpretations are hilarious and I admit I was really dumb. Enjoy my stupidity.

The rest of the episodes will have my impressions and analysis that I now have after finishing the show. There will be a few of these kind of posts on my profile because I can’t fit everything I have to say in just one. I don’t actually do analysis of shows here, because this is my personal art blog, but I sometimes make exceptions. As an animation student I just had to talk about Mo Dao Zu Shi. I want more people to see it. I want people to know that it is much more than BL.

So… Here we go!

INTRODUCTION – or, who the hell even asked for my opinion?

I’ve been a fan of anime/manga since I was 13, which was 12 years ago (I’m old, I know). Sure, I’ve watched Digimon, Pokemon, Bayblade and all that jazz when I was even younger, but that doesn’t count, because I had no clue about the concept of anime.

I’ve seen a lot of shit, I’m quite open to a lot of shit and if I’m in the right mood I can take a lot of shit, but I still regard myself as someone who has a good taste. The older I get the less time I have to take a chance at something I wouldn’t normally watch. Even if there is something I’d watch I usually end up not having time for it. Since I started studying and doing animation myself, my criteria for the quality skyrocketed. I long gave up on the three episode rule. One episode is enough to see potential if there is potential (some shows can still trick me – I’m looking at you Sirius the Jaeger).

Ok, ok, I’m not bashing on Sirius the Jaeger. I’m just saying the show had a lot of potential and threw it out of the window. If there was no Mikhail and Yuliy dynamics… Scratch that – if there was no Mikhail in the show, the story would have been completely empty. At least for me.

Since we’re talking about other shows, I’ll use this opportunity to declare Mo Dao Zu Shi as the animation of the year. Sure, the year’s still not over, sure I only watched Cells at Work, Free! Dive in to the Future, Sirius the Jaeger and BANANA FISH, but I still believe in what I say.

Sorry Cells, you’re cute, you make me care more about my body, you make me have weird feelings about Cancer (WTF). I wish I can show you to all the school kids in my country, but you’re not the best this time. Please, give me another season, thank you. Love the manga. Guys, please watch this anime!

Sorry Free, you… Pfff… Ok, yeah, FREE, I love you dude, thank you for all the sexy muscles and almost BL drama (and some actual deep moments). Thank you for all the Rin, we can never have enough of Rin. And thank you for Kisumi and Asahi – didn’t know I needed that. Thank you, but… yeah, know your place (hint: it’s right here in my arms).

Sorry Sirius, I wish you had more episodes to explore the story and the characters. Liked the OP and the animation.

Sorry BANANA FISH, oh god, I really am. Before MDZS I lived for you BF, I lived for you! I was an old fan of the manga and I was so hyped. I can’t say I’m dissatisfied with the anime adaptation. I liked a lot of things they did, the way they adapted stuff, added and changed stuff, but it was just too much plot for 13 episodes and the effects of it became clearer and worse while the anime progressed. I have no idea how MAPPA will handle the second season. My fingers are crossed. Guys, watch this anime. Even with all the flaws it’s worth your time. 

And yes, I watched Voltron and The Dragon Prince. This will be a really long post if I start on those, so I won’t.

So… YES. Mo Dao Zu Shi came out of nowhere for me and took the crown. Wow… where to start…?

How did I find this show…? Actually, how did this show find me? Well… It was my beta reader, I think. After 13 years of being a silent fan of Asian comics and animation, I decided to finally write a fanfiction. Surprisingly, it was for the small fandom of the Korean comic Noblesse (nobody cares, carry on). I don’t know why, but my beta told me about this new BL “anime”. When I realized it was Chinese I rolled my eyes. I’m an asshole, I know, but I just never liked anything I saw from the Chinese (I haven’t seen much, but what I saw was poorly animated/was in 3D and I’m not a huge fan of 3D). I also never liked the voice acting… Ok. OK, I admit! I never liked the language, ok? Shoot me!

Then… Everything changed when the Wen clan attacked.

Anyway… I was bored, I was lazy and didn’t want to do work for my university, so I said: “What the heck! Hit me with some Chinese BL.” I clicked on the first episode not even bothering to read the summary. Man… My expectations were the low of the lowest.

EPISODE 01 – or, what the fuck did I just watch and is there more of it?

Oh shit… I’m terrible at names, especially Chinese names! Am I supposed to remember all this, is this important? The clans, the wars, the titles? This is BL, right? Should I take out my note book? Fuck, pause it. Ok… Ok… I get it? Let’s just continue.

(When I look at it now it was pretty clear. I really am dumb. To be fair, you need time to get used to how they use names. And for someone who never watched Chinese animation seriously and doesn’t know anything about the culture it really was a lot of new information. But don’t let that stop you from watching it!)

Ughhhhh…. 3D… damn it. And it was going so well. Ugh, just look at those wings flapping! Are the wings broken? What the hell! Why do they do this?

(Lol, I was so triggered. XD The bird is actually fine. I like how the scene transitioned from the pupil of a scared man to the pupil of the crow. As if they were watching each other in the eye, only adding to the creepiness. The lighting is also great. Everything is dark and gloomy, fitting the “horror” atmosphere really well, yet at the same time the dark scenes are vivid and clear. It’s hard to make the misty night look clear and colorful. The flying is a bit iffy, but it doesn’t really matter because the effect of hundred birds covering the sky is strong and meaningful.)

Holly shit! This is amazing! Pause it! No, go back, I wanna see this again. Oh my god, that flute! The music is awesome, I’m having goosebumps. Ooohh, love the music, I never heard something like this. Oh, this dude is so cool. Red eyes and zombies and… What is this show about again? Zombie BL? Really? It’s not really zombies, right? Please don’t be about zombies, I hate zombies.

(Honestly, this scene is stunning. A really effective way to reveal a character. Especially a character that we are not sure whether he is good or bad. The most amazing thing for me about this is how they used music. It isn’t just the background music to accompany the atmosphere. It isn’t there just to tell something about the character and make him stand out (it’s not a character theme). The flute is not alone here, there are many themes working with it. Together they are not there to tell us “this is a scary action scene” so feel this, or “this is a sad scene”, or a “funny scene”. No. The music here is its own art piece. It’s actually there to tell us in its own language the story that we are seeing on screen. I don’t know how to explain it. For me, the way the music changed was perfectly synchronized with the way people were saying words, the way Wei Wuxian moved his head, the way the corpses stood up to attack. If I close my eyes I can see the scene by only listening to the music. This is something that regularly happens in this show. I don’t know how they do it, but I applaud to it. I can’t remember the last time the music left such an impact on me in the animation series. And this is just the first episode and the first scene. We have no idea who these people are. We are not expected to feel emotional for them. But I felt the connection. I felt like I was there and the corpses were about to get me.)

Ugh! 3D, you’re killing me! And it was such a cool intro! Ok, calm down, what are they saying? So… That’s the guy with the flute, right? No, it was Wei, but Wei Something else. No, wait, it has to be him. Go back. Yeah, it is him. What the hell is a courtesy name? Ok, never mind, try to remember.

Oh no…! More exposition, more names and clans! My brain is melting! Cool smoke/ink animation, though. Hmm, purple ring. Nice. That’s important, right? Oh! The amulet thing! Remember that. That’s gonna bite us in the ass later, ain’t it? Alright, so “Wei something” died. Killed by… shidi? So… the younger clan member? So…? This Wei also had his own clan? Am I getting this right? I’m probably not getting this right. Ugh, just watch the damn episode, quit pausing every goddamn second! It’ll explain itself.  

I like the OP! The similar smoke/ink animation and… Wow, ok, there are too many handsome guys here. I’ll have to focus. The music is catchy. I like the singer’s voice. Cool!

(I’m now quite fond of the 3D in here. The tortoise and everything. XD Also, in my defense - they have three names, like, come on. I didn’t see that coming. I don’t even have a middle name. Although, I do think having three ways to be addressed is pretty interesting. You can tell and convey a lot by just picking a name the character uses in his speech.

Fun fact no1. – at the time I couldn’t even recognition the names when they would speak. All of the words sounded the same to me, which was so unusual. I can now recognize a lot of words and phrases. And, I think… Well, you’ll see what I now think about Chinese and VAs. I’m just gonna say this: I’d like to learn Chinese just so that I can write a love letter to Guo Haoran.

Fun fact no2. – It took me 6 episodes to actually pay attention to the lyrics of the OP and ED and to realize that they are representing Wei Wuxian and Lan WangJi. That’s a really beautiful touch, very smart. And it brings so much meaning to the table when the ED changes. I don’t think I ever saw OP and ED used in this particular way.)

Well, this is getting really dark and interesting. This Wei may be a refreshing MC. Probably a good guy at heart, but shady as fuck and ready to kill. I do have another name to worry about, but Mo is easy to remember (“Don’t close mountain” – if you know what I mean :P). I wonder if Mo is important to the plot. I see potential for some twists here. 

2D animation is looking good so far. I like how they made us look from the protagonist’s POV. Really refreshing directing… hmm… Still not buying the Chinese, but Wei has a nice voice. The music is still great.

Bahahahaha! Scratch that, Wei is an idiot! Good to know that liquor is your priority, Wei! XD Omg the donkey, too, look at that face, look at the eyelashes!

The fuck is this shit? Are those people flying? While standing? Are they standing on something? What the hell? XD Man, that sky is nice. Oh! Oh, oh, wait, those guys! Those were the shadows I saw a scene earlier. Mmm… Attention to detail. Nice. Looks like I’ll have to pay close attention to every scene. Been a long time I had to focus so hard on an “anime”.

(10 minutes and I was already very intrigued. I didn’t know shit, but I was in. With all the pausing I probably spent 50 minutes on this episode, but it felt like barely 20 minutes had passed. At the beginning I paused a lot because I was too slow to read the subtitles (no, I don’t watch dubs, I’m just too used to Japanese and their culture references that reading subs is child’s play, but this was new territory for me). I also paused a lot because I felt I’ve missed something, or because I was surprised at how some scenes looked. 

I don’t pause that often now. Mo Dao Zu Shi trained me to see and hunt for detail. As I said, it’s been a long time since I had the need to carefully look at the backgrounds and pay attention to all of the characters’ expressions. Mo Dao Zu Shi tells a lot in silence and in small details. It awards you if you take time to look at the scenery. When I find something that I’d usually miss, I don’t necessarily feel smarter, but I feel the show is treating me as someone smart. MDZS respects its audience. It makes them think and remember. Which makes this show 100% re-watchable. I watched all the episodes 3 times. Some I watched even more – like episode 11. And I always have a new experience. I love coming back to it. Even when I work I play the episodes and listen to them. It’s interesting. Try it. Try just to listen to the audio. It has rare quality to it. The sounds and music are used wisely and a piece of music always has a legit reason why it’s played.)

Ok, this run is too slow. I get that he’s fat, but still, the foot exchange doesn’t fit with the distance he’s making. Also, the flying guys are not flying anymore. I got more info. And MORE NAMES. Kill me now. The info is interesting, though. Cultivators are Chinese exorcist, right? I really should have read the summery.

(I still think the running was not convincing. There are moments such as these in the show, but honestly, MDZS has fascinating animation and it only gets better in the later episodes (I’m not even gonna start with ep 11 – ep 11 will get its own post). The animators know what they are doing and the director knows how to make a scene work at full capacity.

Fun Fact no3. – D.Gray-man destroyed me. I now only know how to say “exorcist” the Japanese way.

MDZS also has a way of making seemingly stupid stuff look and be cool. Surfing on swords sounds pretty dumb, but when you actually see it and have it explained to you, when it has plot significance it becomes a fresh idea. I want to have my own sword to surf on!)

Well, hello… Lan… Jingyi ~ (How do you read this? O.O) Mmm… I’m digging the art style. Cute boys~

Also, Wei, you’re a fucking genius! XD The Oscar goes to you, my dude.

(… I still think Wei Wuxian is a fucking genius. I’m not gonna talk a lot about him right now, but I just gotta say that he is such a classic MC, yet at the same time he is so original. He’s just one of the proofs how great the writing this series has.

Speaking of writing – this show has some of the best dialog I’ve ever seen. Not only because of what is being said, but also because of the VAs, directing, music and animation. Dialog often has more than one meaning and always serves to deepen the characters and their relationships. I love how they use animation to show how the characters are truly feeling while saying something and what they actually mean when they say it. Everything they say has a reason and it makes you pay attention to other’s reaction to what is being said. I love how the character can say the same thing in so many different ways and that this is used to show his development and growth. I’m also amazed at how simple “hmm-s” and “mmm-s” mean so much in this show. 

I’m not saying character animation and rich expressiveness is something new, but it is rare and this show is really good at it. For example, quite a few characters laugh or cry but they all do it differently. They raise their eyebrows differently, they’re surprised and scared differently etc. This all sounds as a no-brainer, but it’s not so common. It’s difficult to pull off and I’m not saying MDZS is perfect, but it’s close.)

(Please… You think you can take down someone who spent his whole life perfecting the art of climbing up trees? Pff! You’re not Lan Zhan, Lan Zhan.)

(He looks so comfortable among corpses. It’s funny, yet so sad. These are all great hints for the mind-set of a character that you’ll miss at first watching, but you won’t forget about it. And when the memory clicks – it makes a loud click. Not a second is wasted in this show. Everything has a point. I’ll elaborate more on that with some examples in other posts.)

Bahahaha! I feel you bro! XD

But I feel you too. I mean, I don’t care about you, wench, don’t get me wrong, but it’s kinda sad. I’m liking these zombies. They’re my way of creepy and there’s potential for a deeper plot for them if it’s true that their personalities are still there somewhere. This just adds to the debate whether Wei is good or bad. The grey area… I love the grey the most. All 50 shades of it. And I’m enjoying the mystery vibe of this episode. Was there a mystery tag on this “anime”? Also, the fight scenes are not bad. And it’s cool how they all hate Wei but use his technics and knowledge. Realistic. Cool.

Oh my god! The colors! Whaaat? What the hell, look at that hair animation! And the music from that… string thingy- instrument – so cool. Ooohh, wait, this is the white dude, THE dude. Here comes the BL!

Ooohhh, I see what you did there. Kudos for you, director! Similarities and contrasts. Nice. And it’s over, I can’t believe it’s over! How can you cliff hang like that?! There’s a second episode, right? Mm, the ED is so pure. There IS a second episode! Well, while I’m here, don’t mind if I do!

EPISODE 2 – or, how I got everything wrong!

I bet he’s thinking: “The fuck is with this aim? The little shit almost killed me! I’m annoyed and amazed! Better play a fool and run for it.” But, seriously, that aim! Wei actually paused (love the little wobble effect on the arrow). And I have another name to remember! Ugh! And another color! Are they color coded? That could be helpful. Also, look at that tree. Wow… They’re blending the 3D backgrounds quite well with the 2D.

And Mo is important to the plot! Nice! So he has connections with the Yellow clan. The plot thickens.

I just gotta say – all of them have interesting designs. I wonder if every cultivator has his own sword. Bleach style or something. On the other hand, animators must be pulling out their hair because of all the details. XD

Cool little battle. Great camera work. They showed the difference between a student cultivator and an experienced one in an entertaining way. That soul summoning was nice too.

(This fight served as a nice show of power difference. It adds a lot to the future episodes where all of the main cast are students and have to face various trials. It gives us a hint at how powerful the clan leaders must be, it gives us a new perspective on the war and its casualties. We now get why many cultivators died so “easy”. It also hints at how talented students are different from the average which is an important detail in the plot. This little “unimportant” fight grounds it all and makes the levels in the clan system believable and palpable.)

This is really clever. Kudos for the reflection. Wei, haven’t you ever watched an anime? It’s clear the kid doesn’t have a mom. He probably doesn’t even have a dad.

(Ok… prepare for a full on fangirl attack.)

… My ears are tingling.

… This voice… Oh my ears, please calm down, something big is happening right now. Wait… Oh wow, he knows him! Look at the face he’s making, oh shit! And this new guy…! We haven’t even seen his face and he’s making threats! Hmm… Can’t say I don’t like that. Yeah, I like that… He’s gonna be the villain, isn’t he? I always like the villains and they always have the best voices. Well… if he’s a villain, let’s hope he’s hot-

Oh, wow, this is really good. The way the light appears, and that little shine of the… bell? Purple… Purple? The purple ring? Is this connected? Well, anyway, he has a pretty dramatic reveal and nice music – yep, he’s the bad guy. Let me see your face-

Wei… why are you so scared? They sure take their sweet time in revealing this guy. This may be more important than I thought. Don’t miss anything!

(Are you prepared?)

HOLLY MOTHER OF GOD WHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD WHAAATT??? Was he this beautiful in the OP? Whaaaatt? AAAAHHHHHH!!!! SCREENSHOT! WALLPAPER! GO BACK, REPEAT THE SCENE! YOU! YOU, MY BOY, HAVE ENTERED MY HAREM. Oh what a day to be alive! Mmmm, ok, calm down, we’ll draw him later, let’s try to focus. Jiang Cheng. Ok, it’s a more common name, I’ll remember him. Heh. Like I could forget this boy. Oh, no, not a boy, a MAN. This is a man. Uhuhuhu~

(Aaaand my mind was a bit hazy for the rest of the episode – you will see the results.

Fun fact no4. – Immediately after this episode I looked up MDZS on Tumblr and realized that the fandom is calling Jiang Cheng JC. Still under the effects of what I just saw I thought calling him God was quite appropriate.)

NICE PROFILE!!! Is he going to be the other love interest for the MC? Are we gonna see the cliché love triangle? If it’s with this dude, maybe it won’t be so bad~ Ok, seriously, watch the show!

Ok, the magic light here is a nice touch. This Jiang Cheng is a bit cold even to his nephew. He doesn’t recognize Wei, but that’s expected. Wei is strongly reacting to him. What’s the connection? Judging by the music – it’s sad? I expected something more, I don’t know, menacing? Evil? But it’s just sad. Maybe he’s not a villain. That… that could open so many doors… TO MY KOKORO.

“Feed your dogs.” Ouch, that’s dark. Someone really hates the “demon” cultivators.  

“Could this boy be…?” What? What is he? Want’s the connection? Should I know, did I miss something?

The white dude and my purple man clash! Holly, Jiang Chang sounds pissed (passive aggressive enough?), while White poster boy here doesn’t give a damn! XD Ahahaha! Could Jiang Cheng be the Chinese tsundere? No, no, no, let’s not call such a man a tsundere. It’s too early.

Oh, Uncle is the leader of the sect. Nice. How old is the Uncle? Is he married?

This obvious metaphor of concealing the light is distracting me from fangirling. It’s interesting how it connects with the Jiang Cheng reveal. I feel that… shit is about to go down.

I was right! He’s the ring! What does the ring represent? And he’s doing what I always do! I play with my ring like that all the time! Nice.

SCREENSHOT! Oh, but he’s pissed. Oh, but I love the way he looks at me~ I feel all mushy.

Ha! Interesting. He’s smart, he has some self-control. Refreshing. But don’t turn your anger at your nephew, please. Also, it seems like the white dude and the Uncle have some history. Hmm…

I thought so. The white dude was the one who killed Wei. The tragic love. I can already see it.

(Yep. I thought Lan WangJi was the Shidi who “killed” Wei Wuxian. You are allowed to face palm.)

Oh no… I know where this is going. And the music…

Oh man… It’s the second episode and I’m already having the feels. What happened, Wei?! I refuse to believe you’re a bad guy!

But, I get Wei’s reaction to Jiang Cheng now.

(I don’t know how it happened, but I was thinking… What if she was killed by Jin Zixuan’s sword? We know Wei Wuxian stopped using his. From this shot we know he wasn’t the one who stabbed her, so was it Wen Ning? It’s obvious he was involved in the tragedy. As far as I know SPOILERS Wen Ning killed Jin Zixuan. If the killer sword is the one we know – if it’s Jin Zixuan’s then Wei’s reflection in this episode has a deeper meaning.)

Bahahaha I feel you, honor student. I like the kids.

(Honestly, they balance the humor and the serious stuff masterfully.)

I died.

This is giving me Gantz PTSD. That shit gave me nightmares. Nephew is really bold.

(I believe Jin Ling has some of his Uncle Wei’s recklessness and hero complex, but he also wants to prove himself just like his other two Uncles. I’ll talk more about them in another post.)

Uuhh, Wei is playing the flute! Risky, I like it.

(Ok, people. Be prepared for the ultimate face palm.)

Oh my god! Don’t tell me he summoned his own body! This resembles the scene from the narration… and he’s wearing black!

I’m right! Nephew wants revenge! Great shot by the way. You can feel the rage in the movement.

(You face palmed yet?)

I really love the way they use the flute! It depicts the flow of the camera so well!

… Wen… Wen what? Wen Ning? Who’s Wen Ning? What? Wait, are they talking about the corpse? What’s going on??? O_O Who’s Wen Ning?! Did I miss something? What’s the full name of the MC again? Ugh… This is so tiring… Ok, never mind, enjoy the beautiful flute song.

Busted!

I swear to god, this guy is illegal!

Oh, boy he figured it out too and he’s… sadistically happy? Eh… But, I get it. If he believes that Wei killed his sister, I get it. And her husband? Did he “kill” the dad, too?

I can’t believe he has a whip AND a braid? And he’s purple??? Did someone look into my diary? Is it Christmas yet? XD Am I dead?

Did he just smile? Am I imagining things? XD I can’t figure him out!

Please! Don’t lie, white dude! “He’s path is uncommon”, yeah right, we all know what you want.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I’VE SEEN AND HEARD IN MY LIFE.

(This would have annoyed anyone no matter who said it, but because it was Wei Wuxian, I think it was even more annoying in Jiang Cheng’s head. Wei Wuxian knows him too well. It’s even funnier when you know that JC is blacklisted. XD He’s no good even to the lunatic.)

And at this exact moment Wei knew he fucked up. XD This is golden. 

... Please DON’T turn into rape BL.

(It so DID NOT.)

Oh Wei, you’re no match for this guy! :D

Hmm, looks like we’re going back in time. I love me some juicy flashbacks. Can’t wait to see more.

... I can’t believe I actually like this zombie BL. I just hope they don’t fuck up the animation later on.

(And the rest is history. As you can see - I’m obsessed.)

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That’s all for today! Next posts will have more character, story and art analysis. Hope you liked this and please forgive me for making this so long. See you! 

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Les Crimes de Grindelwald (et de J.K. Rowling)

(ATTENTION, il y aura des spoilers)

Je plaisante, JK n’a rien fait de répréhensible. En fait, j’ai aimé ce film et j’ai cru comprendre que ce n’était pas le cas de tout le monde (même les amis avec lesquels je l’ai vu n’étaient pas aussi enthousiastes que moi à la sortie). Du coup, j’ai envie d’ouvrir ma gu**le et de donner mon avis, moi aussi.

Honnêtement, moi aussi ça me faisait ch***... ça m’embêtait quand l’annonce a été faite, que la saga des Animaux fantastiques ne porterait pas sur le super bouquin de Norbert Dragonneau mais sur le conflit avec Grindelwald. Mais on s’en tape, me disais-je, faites-nous explorer le monde et découvrir des bestioles incroyables !

Et puis, quand j’ai appris que ce serait Johnny Depp (que j’adore, au passage) qui jouerait le charismatique mage noir, j’étais bien refroidie. Il fallait bien tout mon amour pour JKR et la présence d’Eddie Redmayne pour me remonter le moral. Je ne vais peut-être pas faire l’unanimité en disant ça, mais je trouve que Depp n’est pas un bon choix pour ce rôle, surtout quand on voit à quoi ressemble le personnage au final: pâle comme la mort, cheveux dignes d’un Malefoy et coupe rasée, yeux vairons. Rien à voir avec le beau blondinet bouclé qui faisait tourner la tête de Dumbledore. J’ai conscience que les gens vieillissent et changent, mais il a plus la tête de quelqu’un de malade que d’un homme de 40 ans. C’est d’autant plus surprenant que Depp a son lot de charme, et là, ils l’ont volontairement enlaidi (ou en tout cas embizzardé, je viens de l’inventer).

Niveau jeu d’acteur, difficile de juger de la fidélité au personnage car on ne l’a pas assez vu par le passé (de loin quand il était jeune et complètement givré quand il était vieux). Personnellement, il me fait trop penser au Voldemort de Fiennes, et je ne lui trouve pas ce charisme qui fait sa renommée. Il fait à la fois terne et trop “méchant”, je ne sais pas vraiment comment l’expliquer mais il ne m’apparait pas comme quelqu’un qui croit à la noblesse de sa cause. On dirait quelqu’un qui sait pertinemment qu’il est un connard mais qui s’en moque. Il manque de passion, de foi en sa cause, alors qui est censé le faire parce qu’il pense avoir raison.

Mais assez parlé de Grindelwald, parce qu’au final je m’y suis faite avant de voir le deuxième film, et j’ai quand même apprécié le personnage. Pareil pour Dumbledore, j’étais moyennement convaincue par le choix de Jude Law, même si je n’ai rien contre lui non plus. Et finalement, je l’ai trouvé super. Je vais parler du film lui-même, parce que bon, c’est ce que je voulais faire à la base.

J’ai trouvé le scénario mieux organisé que celui du premier, même s’il y avait BEAUCOUP d’informations à avaler, et au final ça n’aura pas servi à grand chose (hum, Leta, c’est toi que je regarde). Mais ça a eu au moins le mérite de se relier à l’intrigue principale et d’avoir un impact sur elle. Ce que je reproche à une certaine sous-intrigue des Animaux Fantastiques 1, c’est-à-dire celle du sénateur Shaw dont on se fout complètement, qui ne sert qu’à nous embrouiller l’esprit avec des tas de nouveaux personnages qui reviendront peut-être, mais pas sûr. Tout ça n’avait qu’un but, le meurtre du sénateur par Grindelwald. On aurait pu se contenter d’en parler dans la presse, et de découvrir la motivation du meurtre plus tard. C’est dommage parce que, à part cette intrigue, le film était bien équilibré.

Revenons au numéro 2. J’ai entendu des reproches concernant le personnage de Norbert, qui est projeté de force dans le scénario avec des mauvais prétextes pour le garder comme protagoniste. Personnellement, je ne suis pas d’accord. Oui, il est poussé à agir contre sa volonté, mais c’est le cas pour un tas de protagonistes, personne ne se lance dans l’aventure de plein gré, sans une bonne raison. En tout cas, c’est voulu par le film. Et pour le prétexte de “pourquoi l’envoyer lui et pas un autre, hein, Dumbledore ?” si on y pense, c’est logique. Ils savent que Croyance (je dois me faire à la VF) est un Obscurial. Qui s’y connait en Obscurus et en a un dans sa valise ? Norbert. Qui l’a déjà rencontré et a réussi à établir une communication avec sa forme véner ? Norbert. Qui est donc le plus (ou l’un des plus) compétent pour le retrouver ? Norbert Dragonneau.

Après, j’ai moi aussi des reproches à faire au film. Il m’a mis une belle claque au cinéma, mais c’est le minimum qu’un film en salle puisse t’offrir. J’ai trouvé certains plans maladroits, d’autres un peu trop confus (en 3D ça devait faire mal au ventre). Je n’ai pas compris le petit délire de David Yates avec les plans en face-cam, même si je conçois qu’il ait envie de tester des trucs. C’est juste très perturbant car ça sort de nulle part, et ça déstabilise forcément le spectateur. La face-cam, c’est pas anodin, surtout dans un film à gros budget où tout le monde sait ce qu’il fait. Immersion maladroite ? Mystère.

Bref, je vais vraiment entrer en zone spoilers car je vais parler de la fin du film. Je vais parler de Leta Lestrange. Ce personnage nous a été annoncé (#tease) dans le premier film, avec une aura de mystère. J’ai vraiment cru qu’il s’était passé un truc sombre entre Norbert et elle, du coup je suis rassurée du résultat (ne faites pas de mal à notre pauvre magizoologiste). Son histoire était très intéressante, le mystère a bien plané, le coup du voile blanc était franchement magnifique. Ce que je trouve dommage, c’est d’avoir autant rushé cette histoire, au final. Leta est morte (ou, en tout cas, elle en a bien l’air) trop vite. UN seul film pour la connaitre, s’attacher à elle, comprendre sa tragédie, puis la voir disparaitre en un clin d’oeil (ce qui fait que j’espère qu’ils ont prévu d’autres choses la concernant, même si le coup de faire revenir un personnage déclaré mort, pas à chaque film s’il vous plait).

J’aurais préféré la voir dans encore un autre film, quitte à découvrir son secret dans le 2 et la faire mourir dans le 3, peut-être rajouter une petite tension avec Tina (même si j’ai horreur des triangles amoureux et je suis soulagée d’y avoir échappé). Histoire de prendre un peu son temps avec ce personnage, pour rendre sa disparition plus forte. Parce que là, on est juste tristes pour les frères Dragonneau (qui eux n’ont pas l’air si tristes au final). Même un film de 2h, c’est trop court, surtout quand on a prévu plein de suites.

Dans l’ensemble, les Crimes de Grindelwald souffre de son rythme trop rapide. Le spectateur a très peu de moments de répits, même si ceux-ci sont bienvenus et très sympas. Les personnages sont emportés par l’action et, au final, n’ont pas le temps pour une évolution progressive. Norbert et Tina, ça passe, ils ont eu droit à leur scène émotion, mais la pauvre Queenie a bien souffert. Son revirement a été très rapide, ce que beaucoup de gens reprochent au film, je crois. Un élément aussi important, ça se travaille. Moi, en tout cas, je ne l’ai pas trouvé trop brutal. C’est vrai que j’aurai aimé plus d’échanges entre Grindelwald et elle, plus de scènes où elle se pose des questions, etc... Parce que, quand même, faut être un peu trop naïf pour croire que Grindelwald te laissera vivre ton idylle avec un moldu. C’est évident qu’il veut ton pouvoir ! Installe-toi en Angleterre et vous n’aurez plus de problèmes ! Raaaah

Bref, je me suis mise à rager, c’est malin. J’aime ce film, moi, j’aime ce nouvel univers, et j’ai même hâte d’en savoir plus sur le conflit avec Grindelwald. Comment ça va finir pour Croyance ? Est-ce qu’on va passer jusqu’en 1945 ou on va juste s’arrêter avant la fin du conflit ? Au final, j’ai eu assez de créatures fantastiques pour me satisfaire dans ces films (même si plus est toujours appréciable). Développez cet univers, allez-y, gavez-moi d’informations sur les sorciers. J’ai de l’appétit. Take my money !

[nurikonero-kan]

—Rajak Kertia—

Model Rajak Kertia extracted and converted by me.

Rajak belongs to Noblesse.

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