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#17931 |
Echoing Oni
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#17932 |
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I love how he was Faiz before Faiz if you catch my drift.
![]() Love his setup henshin. Fun fact, Ryo Hayami who played Keisuke Jin/Kamen Rider X has a son who auditioned for supposedly Shoichi/Kamen Rider Agito but was dropped because Toei seemed to have a policy at the time where children of those who portrayed toku heroes are prohibited from playing toku heroes. And rightfully so, Hayami was apparently disappointed his son didn't get the part because of said policy. But I guess it's no longer in effect anymore considering Maito Fujioka got to play his dad's iconic role before Wingman.
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#17933 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
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Even if the policy were still in effect, could you imagine the uproar that'd happen if it came out that Hongo's' son had auditioned but was denied due to said policy? Would not have been a good look for Toei, I imagine.
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#17934 |
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That said, while it wasn't O'Shea Jackson Jr. levels of greatness, it did bring a smile to my face that Fujioka's son was Hongo in that movie. I loved how he tried to make his voice a bit raspy and booming in an attempt to emulate his father's portrayal of Hongo back in the 70s.
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Is this policy really cancelled, or is it just an exception made? After all, this is a minor role in the film dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the franchise. Plus, Maito doesn't play a new rider, but the same one as his father, which is a good metaphor for continuity. In short, I would wait until something like this happened again for someone else before making similar conclusions.
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#17936 |
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Watched Kamen Rider Gotchard: The Future Daybreak. Well, this film will appeal to everyone who thought there wasn’t enough drama in Gotchard. There's plenty of it here. Moreover, this explains why there is less of it in the main show. In general, the film is well thought out. Daybreak and his Chemises turned orange not just because of a different timeline, but because they were so affected by the grief of loss. Geryon became a Dorado rider because he had absorbed a lot of human suffering during 20 years of world destruction.The identity of Daybreak's Alchemist will also be revealed and will turn out to be so obvious that one can only be surprised how it was not figured out earlier.
Daybreak's fate is also quite clear. Despair sometimes brings out the worst in good people, but first destroys the best in them. Future Houtarou continues to be a hero, fight evil and save the defenseless, but he has lost his optimism and hope. Not without the intervention of Geryon, who destroyed everyone close to him, because of which Houtarō stopped relying on others and lost his main strength: the support of his friends. And only the intervention of his younger self from another timeline helped him become himself again. And although the main focus is on the two Hotaro, the rest of the characters also received enough attention and do not seem superfluous. Rinne inspires riders like a heroine and fights like a rider herself.And finally gets the opportunity to ride a bike. Spanner gets the opportunity to see the worst version of himself and defeat it. Legend appears to be a more subdued version of his former self. And thanks to him, we get Tsukasa’s cameo! Who said Inouye wouldn't appear in the franchise again? Kajiki, while seemingly gimmicky, brings the necessary ridiculousness to keep the film from feeling completely different from the main show.And the battle between Renge and Sabimaru against the Dreads is incredibly funny. It was so strange to see the UFO suit right on the actor! And Minato and Kyoko were in charge of the science part of the victory and got a romantic moment during the credits. It was also nice to see the Sisters already clearly on the side of good.I also liked that the civilian girl helps not with words of support or the creation of a new toy, but by literally shooting at the villain and allowing Majada to seize the initiative in battle. I liked the Gavv cameo. It felt somehow retro, I immediately remembered the first appearance of OOO and Fourze. I'll take this opportunity to say that I'm looking forward to his winter film. The crossover between Gotchard and Gavv should be awesome. Shouma, who has lived most of his life locked up, is probably the only main rider for whom Houtarou can truly become more than just a nominal senpai. Especially considering that Gotchard has experience defeating the gothic evil scientist. Also, the interaction between Chemies and Gochizo will be very interesting to watch. There's not much to say about the villains. Geryon is still the same, except perhaps even more powerful and self-confident.The masks are pure evil with the faces of familiar characters. Although I must mention the actor Minato: he clearly enjoyed playing the crazy scoundrel. I will also note Geryon in the form of the Three-Eyed Demon. Perhaps due to the fact that he used both a suit and a CGI model, he turned out to be more impressive than most similar antagonists. I even remembered Ultraman during the final battle. But even though Geryon has become much stronger, against two Hotaro, supported by two Rinnes and two sets of Chemies, he has no chance. I also want to note the darkness of this film. If the ruins of Tokyo and the CGI tombstones looked a little unconvincing, the scene in the cell even made me feel a little uneasy. Seriously, anyone who easily enrolls Gotchard in a fun, light-hearted show should take their blinders off. The action is good, varied, bright and interesting. Rinne’s fights were especially successful, in my opinion. I also liked the moment when Hotaro lends her the X-Calibur. Seriously, this is a case where you can give all the toys to the main character, because he will share them anyway. To sum it up, maybe not the best film in the franchise, but definitely worthy. Vibrant and varied action is combined with strong emotional moments.The plot is slightly accelerated, but this does not harm its thoughtfulness. And time travel is described better and smarter than in the shows dedicated to it. So I recommend it to everyone. P.S. Also from this film we learned that trains for time travel are created using alchemy. Very interesting. ![]() |
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#17937 |
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Is this policy really cancelled, or is it just an exception made? After all, this is a minor role in the film dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the franchise. Plus, Maito doesn't play a new rider, but the same one as his father, which is a good metaphor for continuity. In short, I would wait until something like this happened again for someone else before making similar conclusions.
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#17938 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
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And it's in that review that I spell out pretty much every issue I had with Geats while watching it. But, if you don't feel like reading a super huge post, and also don't want any spoilers when it comes to Versus Road, I'll try to type up a short version here. Basically, outside of just finding it really boring to sit through, I just felt that Geats got really, really pretentious the farther it went on. It became clear that it was less concerned about being a story and more about sticking it to the audience. Like, do I agree with the people who go into media just wanting to enjoy drama and suffering and not much else? No, but in the end that's their right and they aren't harming anyone in doing so. People are allowed to indulge in their media however they want. And to dictate otherwise is not only a dick move, it's also really stupid. It's massively hypocritical in its presentation too, because you have characters constantly talking about how all audiences care about is dramatic suffering, while in turn expecting you to care about the very character drama they themselves implement. Combine that with the same sorts of lines being repeated over and over again for like 20 episodes and the line towards the end of "Oh lots of people like happy endings too!" rings incredibly hallow. The entire show was just honestly a chore for me to sit through. On every level.
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#17939 |
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Having said that, I think a show that rebukes its viewers can work. At least in books I saw how this technique works. But this requires a certain level of skill and at the same time frivolity, which is not observed in Geats.
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#17940 |
Henshin Heaven
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Basically, outside of just finding it really boring to sit through, I just felt that Geats got really, really pretentious the farther it went on. It became clear that it was less concerned about being a story and more about sticking it to the audience.
Like, do I agree with the people who go into media just wanting to enjoy drama and suffering and not much else? No, but in the end that's their right and they aren't harming anyone in doing so. People are allowed to indulge in their media however they want. And to dictate otherwise is not only a dick move, it's also really stupid. It's massively hypocritical in its presentation too, because you have characters constantly talking about how all audiences care about is dramatic suffering, while in turn expecting you to care about the very character drama they themselves implement. Combine that with the same sorts of lines being repeated over and over again for like 20 episodes and the line towards the end of "Oh lots of people like happy endings too!" rings incredibly hallow. The entire show was just honestly a chore for me to sit through. On every level. |
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