Story:
Interest: 1
(2 = I loved the story very much;
1 = The story was okay;
0 = The story didn't make any sense)
Coherence: 1
(2 = Perfectly crafted story, no missing links, well-thought out, whoever wrote this is a genius;
1 = It was coherent but the story wasn't mind-blowing;
0 = Some scenes strayed too far away from the plot, not properly concluded)
Movie:
Execution: 1
(2 = The director did a magnificent job, the movie was so clean and it felt so real;
1.5 = Above average but not totally impressive;
1 = Not bad, average;
0 = Did the director have such a low standard?, boring, should've read the book/script instead)
Effect: 1
(2 = Brought out all the right emotions from me (cry, laugh, get angry, cringe... etc), left me in awe;
1 = Almost cried, almost laughed, almost got angry.
0 = It didn't affect me at all.)
Acting: 1
(2 = The actors were completely lost in their characters, they gave me goosebumps;
1 = The actors were good but the roles weren't really challenging;
0 = The lead actors need to attend more acting workshops)
Casting: 0
(2 = It was a cast made in heaven, the acting and the faces were perfect for the roles;
1 = The actors didn't make much impression;
0 = They should have given the role to other/better actors/actors with chemistry)
Compactness: 1
(2 = Didn't blink even once afraid to miss a thing, enjoyed every second of the movie;
1 = Skipped some parts but didn't blink on some, enjoyed just half of the movie;
0 = Skipped more than watched, didn't enjoy the movie)
Cinematography: 1
(2 = Blew me away, creatively done;
1 = Just okay, nothing special;
0 = Did they even have budget for this movie?)
Scoring: 1.5
(2 = Helped in bringing out the viewer's emotions and I loved the soundtrack;
1.5 = The scoring matched the scenes or there's at least one song that I loved;
1 = At least the movie had a soundtrack;
0 = I don't remember if it had one)
Recommend? 0
(2 = You'll miss half of your life if you don't watch this;
1 = If you like the genre, watch it;
0 = Watch it only if you want to watch a Japanese movie and you've ran out of good movies to watch)
GOOD PARTS:
- Despite being a war movie, there were no bloody scenes. It was light and funny scenes were sprinkled all throughout the movie. The ending wrapped the movie up beautifully. It answered all the questions I had while watching.
BAD PARTS:
- Some overlooked details - There was this scene where Matabe and the Princess were fussing about Shinichi's family car and the 2 bandits who fought with Matabe by the lake came running. They bent down and begged Matabe to accept them as his soldiers. Everyone who saw the car was surprised but the 2 bandits were not. I thought it was weird that they didn't notice it or react to it since everybody else did. Even a short moment of surprise would have done the job.
- The movie is sooo boring. The pacing is too slow.
- Kusanagi and Aragaki don't have chemistry. I think it's not just because of the characters but they both look weird together. It's like something feels off. It's not the age gap. They just don't have chemistry.
- The movie is a half-baked love story, half-baked war movie, half-baked comedy, half-baked adventure. It is half-baked all over so it didn't have much impact.
Total Rating: 2.1/5
Interest: 1
(2 = I loved the story very much;
1 = The story was okay;
0 = The story didn't make any sense)
Coherence: 1
(2 = Perfectly crafted story, no missing links, well-thought out, whoever wrote this is a genius;
1 = It was coherent but the story wasn't mind-blowing;
0 = Some scenes strayed too far away from the plot, not properly concluded)
Movie:
Execution: 1
(2 = The director did a magnificent job, the movie was so clean and it felt so real;
1.5 = Above average but not totally impressive;
1 = Not bad, average;
0 = Did the director have such a low standard?, boring, should've read the book/script instead)
Effect: 1
(2 = Brought out all the right emotions from me (cry, laugh, get angry, cringe... etc), left me in awe;
1 = Almost cried, almost laughed, almost got angry.
0 = It didn't affect me at all.)
Acting: 1
(2 = The actors were completely lost in their characters, they gave me goosebumps;
1 = The actors were good but the roles weren't really challenging;
0 = The lead actors need to attend more acting workshops)
Casting: 0
(2 = It was a cast made in heaven, the acting and the faces were perfect for the roles;
1 = The actors didn't make much impression;
0 = They should have given the role to other/better actors/actors with chemistry)
Compactness: 1
(2 = Didn't blink even once afraid to miss a thing, enjoyed every second of the movie;
1 = Skipped some parts but didn't blink on some, enjoyed just half of the movie;
0 = Skipped more than watched, didn't enjoy the movie)
Cinematography: 1
(2 = Blew me away, creatively done;
1 = Just okay, nothing special;
0 = Did they even have budget for this movie?)
Scoring: 1.5
(2 = Helped in bringing out the viewer's emotions and I loved the soundtrack;
1.5 = The scoring matched the scenes or there's at least one song that I loved;
1 = At least the movie had a soundtrack;
0 = I don't remember if it had one)
Recommend? 0
(2 = You'll miss half of your life if you don't watch this;
1 = If you like the genre, watch it;
0 = Watch it only if you want to watch a Japanese movie and you've ran out of good movies to watch)
GOOD PARTS:
- Despite being a war movie, there were no bloody scenes. It was light and funny scenes were sprinkled all throughout the movie. The ending wrapped the movie up beautifully. It answered all the questions I had while watching.
BAD PARTS:
- Some overlooked details - There was this scene where Matabe and the Princess were fussing about Shinichi's family car and the 2 bandits who fought with Matabe by the lake came running. They bent down and begged Matabe to accept them as his soldiers. Everyone who saw the car was surprised but the 2 bandits were not. I thought it was weird that they didn't notice it or react to it since everybody else did. Even a short moment of surprise would have done the job.
- The movie is sooo boring. The pacing is too slow.
- Kusanagi and Aragaki don't have chemistry. I think it's not just because of the characters but they both look weird together. It's like something feels off. It's not the age gap. They just don't have chemistry.
- The movie is a half-baked love story, half-baked war movie, half-baked comedy, half-baked adventure. It is half-baked all over so it didn't have much impact.
Total Rating: 2.1/5
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