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05-07-2013, 10:24 AM | #2271 |
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Before anyone says anymore on the Gokaigers,
Marvelous receives no development. He is the same from start to finish. Luka receives the second least. In terms of character growth, she does not change at all. In terms of back story, it's brought up once or twice with no real resolution. Ahim receives the next least. She does change a little. Her back story is brought up a few times, and resolved when she confronts her specific enemy. Joe is next. His back story is actually a major plot point. He changes very little, but there is a clear change. Doc is last, receiving the most development and growth. And he's awesome for it.
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05-07-2013, 10:26 AM | #2272 |
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So I finally got around to watching the opening episode of Go-Busters and err...I let my standards come down low, as you guys warned me it was very fillery for the first twenty or so episodes but even with that in mind I dunno.
It just felt cheap and tacky, sure that is an inherent part of Toku but I dunno...it was just...so much more so. It felt more like a fanmade series given the general lack of quality in any area. I probably wouldn't have been nearly as harsh either if this was fanmade. <snip> In fact, I feel this way watching anything not American. When I had my first glimpse at Doctor Who, I felt that same unsettled feeling. Even as a kid, while I enjoyed the Mr Bean episodes, I felt something was wrong. I enjoyed some Hong Kong and Korean dramas, but they felt too smooth and fake-feeling. When I started my first Super Sentai series, Shinkenger, I felt weird watching it fresh off Power Rangers RPM. RPM was fast-paced, lots of flashy lights with fights that were quick and gritty. Shinkenger was very drawn out, and the drawn out nature of things made it more easy to spot flaws inherent in Tokusatsu (both Power Rangers and Super Sentai). I told myself I would probably quit after a few episodes, but I was curious to see how the story went, so I stayed on. Once I got past the unsettled feeling, I began to enjoy it a lot more and I still do to this day. It's really just something you have to break in to. I'm not sure why we feel this way. It might be culture shock, but I suspect it has something to do with the video framerate or something, I don't know. Kind of like how the people who watched the Hobbit in 60fps felt it looked really fake.
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05-07-2013, 10:35 AM | #2273 |
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I was about to be all "I don't understand how different filming methods could be so unsettling."
Then my dumbass realized I've been watching this stuff since before I even knew what it was Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, Dairanger, Couga (Kuuga)
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05-07-2013, 10:42 AM | #2274 |
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Never felt weird watching a foreign show? It happens every time for me, from an Indonesian drama to a Japanese box office hit to a French comedy to a South American soap opera.
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05-07-2013, 10:46 AM | #2275 |
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My brother and I, however, could not. That didn't stop us, though (Despite them having no subtitles)
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05-07-2013, 10:49 AM | #2276 |
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Well seems like you had an awesome childhood. I envy you! The only Toku I had as a kid were Power Rangers and Ultraman!
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05-07-2013, 10:53 AM | #2277 |
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My only regret is that our Grandmother's satellite didn't pick up any toku shows. Tons of anime, but outside of some kind of TV special, not a Sentai or (Once the 90's was over) Rider to be found. Oh, and that I never rented the Jetman videos. The store had Jetman, Zyuranger, Dairanger, and...A 4th who I don't remember (Wasn't Kaku or Oh. Most likely pre-Jet). I probably would've really liked the Jetman stuff when I was younger...
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05-07-2013, 11:23 AM | #2278 |
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I thought the resolution was in "A Dream Come True", where Cain from her past comes back with money and an easy way to achieve her dream and she chooses to stay a pirate and chase her new dream. Her previous dream was concluded, as Cain was able to build the orphanages, but Luka still was able to move forward in her life, rather then just have no motivation for the rest of the series. I don't think it needed anything more then that, although I think her dead little sister was a bit glossed over.
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05-07-2013, 11:33 AM | #2279 |
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I thought the resolution was in "A Dream Come True", where Cain from her past comes back with money and an easy way to achieve her dream and she chooses to stay a pirate and chase her new dream. Her previous dream was concluded, as Cain was able to build the orphanages, but Luka still was able to move forward in her life, rather then just have no motivation for the rest of the series. I don't think it needed anything more then that, although I think her dead little sister was a bit glossed over.
The only back story of Luka's that I remember was the sister thing. So slide her above Ahim in terms of development.
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05-07-2013, 11:48 AM | #2280 |
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It was like the one scene in DaiRanger when Jin punches his g/f. It is left unclear whether he killed her or just knocked her out because nothing comes out if again. BTW, whomever said Marvelous did not receive any growth is wrong. We see his past throughout the series. We see his growth in the movies. Sure, his attitude is the same throughout the entire series, but that does not mean he never grows. We see the flashbacks of what made him the hero he is at the start of the series. He's like the Batman of Sentai. His growth is seen through the past not the present or future. Last edited by Dr Kain; 05-07-2013 at 11:52 AM.. |
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