Movies!

[astral_android]

 Usually I don't watch that many movies. I see trailers, think, "oh, I want to watch that when it comes out", and then forget that it exists. Even things I'm super pumped about- like, oops, I was so excited for the most recent John Wick, but then kept forgetting about it until I missed it in theaters. Is it out on streaming yet? Idk. I don't even have any streaming services anymore except for Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and the Peacock that I'm stealing from my sister, so I probably wouldn't be able to see it anyway... also I lost the remote for my smart TV box thing so I can't even figure out how to watch TV other than on my laptop... my life is truly a mess; this is so embarrassing I'm going to shut up now. 

BUT YEAH. Movies. I like going to the movies, but never remember to do it. Especially since I don't have anybody to go with most of the time. But the other day I went to the theater with my Maryland friend, watched something that I hadn't even really wanted to see, and still walked out of the theater with the thought that "wow, I forgot how much I love going to the movies!"

So I did some research. And the Regal theaters near me have this "unlimited" plan for $20/month that lets you go to as many movies as you want. There is a deal right now where if you buy three months, you get a 4th month free. And I got to thinking- there are at least 2 movies that I want to see each month. And since the changes with my work schedule mean that I only am required to go to the office/ leave the house three times a week, I have been searching for external things to motivate me to be less of a hermit. I am also trying to diversify the kind of media I consume, because I want my creative well to stay full and healthy. Going to a movie every week would help with that. 

Long story short, I am now enrolled in Regal's Unlimited plan. I saw 2 movies this week and had a good time. 

Movie #1: Mad Max Furiosa. What you would expect. Very slick visuals. Cool as fuck worldbuilding. Nice for your eyes and for shock value. Characters and plot are not groundbreaking. 

Movie #2: Blue Lock Episode Nagi. I watched the sub version because I'm a weeb. I have the option of going back and watching the dub version for no additional cost, which is cool! Except that it's not the kind of movie that's worth watching twice, especially if you've read the manga. Sorry, Nagi, but you are literally the least interesting character in Blue Lock. 

Barou's two minutes of screentime were unexpectedly hype. Bachira's first goal in the team Z/V match was well done (although I'm biased because every time I see Bachira I get such severe cuteness aggression that it puts everyone around me in danger). Zantetsu was naked for a weirdly prolonged amount of time. They managed to condense the entire second selection to a three-minute musical montage, which was fucking hilarious. And most importantly, I always get a weird kick out of it when Reo cries, and as expected, he cries a lot in this movie. The fanservice was fanservicey enough. 

I don't dislike NagiReo. They are married background characters in my longfic, and I have spent a lot of time thinking about how their relationship would develop in that one highly specific AU. But I maintain that Nagi is not interesting enough to support a whole movie about him. Reo is! But they didn't lean into that at all and actually cut out some of his best character moments from the manga (like how he sort of united team V under his leadership), so???

The movie was still watchable though! And I'm looking forward to watching many more movies the next few months <3

 

Comments

[astral_android]

Okay so I've been thinking about it more and I think I was a little too hard on the movie! It was decent. It is kind of a different perspective from the first season of the actual show, and it is fun to see Isagi and team Z as antagonists.

To answer your question, though- no, it really does not go into Nagi's backstory at all. The boy is a blank slate and it pisses me off 😬 although I guess that's what fanfic is for.

Also, even at his best Reo is 100% a nuisance! That's why I love him. Like, have you read the light novels? His in particular drove home to me how advanced-level petty and self-absorbed he can be. It's amazinggg he is pretty much the bluest lock in all of blue lock

And lol. One thing divorce has freed me from is having to watch everything dubbed bc my ex-husband can't read. Blue Lock's dub in particular just killed me because we were watching it at the same time as Dr. Stone, and I got jump-scared every time Chigiri opened his mouth because his VA didn't even try to make his and Senku's voices any different x.x Bad times

[kissed]

gaaaaah i have to question everyone's decisions with that (INCLUDING kaneshiro!!!!), but oh well. i do ship ngbr so i tolerate him, i'm going to have to just be content with this!!

i haven't had the chance to read them just yet, once i make some time i'd like to! yeah reo gets so much compared to most of the characters here that it probably would have been better to have just made a reo-centered movie, lmfao. but yeah, i need more people to be like reo. it'll probably be a millennium until we get crumbs of a shidou backstory, and he's just as unhinged.

LOL, me with rin's voice actor, we watch a good amount of isekai and that voice actor is also the main for arifureta, and he too didn't change the voice whatsoever. it does take me out of the immersion too because i'm thinking about the other character instead!! T_T maybe these actors were thinking their worlds weren't gonna collide viewer-wise, haha

[astral_android]

OMG. The Shidou backstory is one of the things I'm most excited for in life right now. And it could come soon!!! He's at least on the field rn in the manga!!!