Gee, I've watched a lot of movies during the post-exam status, so I figured I might as well review some of them.
Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka, the protagonist, is attacked by a Tatarigami Boar on the arm while trying to save the village from it. He then has to leave his village as the Tatarigami's curse has been passed onto him via the attack on his wound. He hears a tale of the Shishigami and decides to head that way. He ends up in Tataraba, a city which is trying to hunt down the Shishigami. He also meets the Mononoke Clan in the process, and ends up trying to defend it along with saving the Shishigami.
Graphics: Well done, but what'd you expect when it's by the creators of Spirited Away?
Story: Pretty nice, though quite sad at times, like Okkotonoburi's (sp?) death. ) :
Characters: I really like the development of San, and how she keeps thinking she's a Mountain Dog because of the way she was brought up.
Sound: Can't complain, from 1997 it's real good.
Replayability: What'm I doing? This isn't a game...
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The Day After Tomorrow: A hole is found in the troposphere and our main character trys to warn the President about this incoming threat. When talks fail and disaster strikes, he goes all out to save his own son who is stuck in a library trying to last out the storm.
Graphics: Hey, it's good, that's all I need to say.
Characters: No complaints.
Story: Quite alot of End-of-world Movies out there already, but at least this is more realistic than the others (Not by much, of course).
Sound: Nice...
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Neko no Ongaeshi: Haru is a normal schoolgirl who ends up saving Prince Rune of the Kingdom of Cats. The Cat King wishes to marry Haru to Prince Rune and bring Haru into the Kingdom of Cats. She goes to the Cat Post Office to seek help, and receives the assistance of Baron, Muta and Toto. Haru gets dragged into the Kingdom of Cats and after a long time, manages to exit.
Story: Everything's fine.
Characters: Haru is developed quite well, and her crush on Baron is well shown, like when her whiskers grew while she was in Baron's arms. Also, Muta provides good comic relief with the mural of him. However, given the 1-hour timespan, other characters like Yuki, Rune and Toto aren't very well developed.
Graphics: Refer to what I said for Mononoke Hime.
Sound: It's hard doing a tlak on the sound. I'm giving up.
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Minority Report: Precrime is a thriving concept in Washington DC with a murder rate of JERO! Everything seems fine for John Anderton, the chief of the Precrime Department, until he is chased for future murder of Leo Crow in 36 hours. He attempts to find out what is going on with help of Agatha, a Precon.
Graphics: Dude, the CGI is overwhelming.....
Characters: Agatha rocks! That's about it.
Story: Seems complicated at first, but everything sorts itself out later. The concept's quite simple in reality. Just remember, Minority Reports are made, not born. =P
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Rurouni Kenshin - Reminisence/ Trust and Betrayal: The OVA Prequel of Rurouni Kenshin the Anime Series. Compared to the anime, this is far more gory (Then again, that's because he actually kills here.). Kenshin and the Choshu Clan are trying to overthrow the Tokugawa Government. That's the main thing they're doing.
Story: The story is just so sad... ;_; I nearly wanted to cry at one point.
Many symbols are used in the OVA, like the Iris and Sakura used to symbolize Tomoe and her fiance, the Brandished Blade and its Sheath to symbolize Kenshin and Tomoe, Sake as a symbol of the mood, the Iris' thriving in the rain of blood, the dragonflies and fireflies, Kenshin's top, Tomoe's dagger, and even more in place. The story's really nicely written, and the theme of protection comes up many times. The story has shown its irony very effectively, showing how Sakura, Akane, Kasumi and Hiko protecting Kenshin from death, to Hiko teaching Kenshin Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu to avoid entering such a situation again, to the end of the story where he needs to be protected from death again. It's just stunningly beautiful.
Characters: Tomoe is very well developed in the OVA, from her sadness of her fiance's death, to hatred for Kenshin, to love for Kenshin, to her death. Kenshin is placed in an entirely different light from the righteous-virtuous Kenshin one sees in the Anime series. It very nicely shows his emotions and his love for Tomoe.
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Yay, I'm officially a Lance Corporal in SJAB now. John Ang took the Best S1 Cadet for 2k4, and I'm happy for him. Surprisingly, Swaminathan actually thought I would be the Best S1 Cadet. Whee, I'm better than I thought.
"Hey Herrick, what's your results average?"
"Damn bad lah, 69 only."
"Don't worry, you can do better next time."
Wow, the first time Alexius actually said something nice to me, I guess he isn't THAT bad after all. Yay, a happy is me.
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Chi Karaoke Competition today. Surprisingly, Nicholas, my library leader, went inside, and actually got a commendation award (IOW Top 5 out of 8). Yay to Nick, we're gonna tease him next Fri.
*To the tune of We Are Singapore*
"Wo Shi Wang De Jin, Wo Shi Wang De Jin, Yi Men Dou Yao Juan Gei Wo De Yao Yao Ba
(I am Ong Teck Chin, I am Ong Teck Chin, you all must donate to 118.)
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*Nazeda? Nazeda Otsu wo Kairimasenka?!* Kenshin, Rurouni Kenshin: Betrayal.
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