Tribute to Bones who pays homage to martial arts kung fu movies

Aditya 2022-01-19 08:01:17

An animation that pays tribute to Japanese samurai movies and Hong Kong martial arts movies in the 1970s, its martial arts action effects have surpassed the former two, more detailed action dismantling, unlimited camera movement, violence but not bloody in order to let the audience Focus on fighting, this is the charm of animation.

The protagonist slashes the Japanese sword but is not limited to the monotonous moves back and forth of the traditional Japanese samurai swordsman. Japanese swordsmanship plus Chinese kung fu, the action elements are greatly enriched. The Chinese Swordsmen of the Ming Dynasty held 18 kinds of weapons to make each martial arts scene unique. The smooth and gorgeous swordsmanship of the antagonist Luolang in the final battle even suppressed the protagonist with every move and every style. The tension made the protagonist People suffocate. The plot is very simple, but the character of each character on the scene is unexpectedly unique and distinct. Except for the fighting scenes and a few plot scene transition paragraphs, the details of the lives and resumes of each character are handed over to each character without fail. The portrayal is very full.

The music has a strong Chinese style. Bones has even eaten the music of traditional Hong Kong martial arts films. The background is unified and light gouache painting, which naturally blends into the background of the times in the film.

This is a B-rated film rated as "infinitely approaching A-level". The minimalist plot allows the audience to experience all the other movie elements freely. Bones makes the audience feel them with super high-quality video works that dominate the entire animation industry. Burning enthusiasm for animation production.

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Extended Reading
  • Ivy 2022-03-27 09:01:18

    Three and a half. Although old-fashioned, it is concise, and some of the passages are really well shot.

  • Evangeline 2022-03-19 09:01:08

    Uncle Shansi is the cutest~~~~

Sword of the Stranger quotes

  • Luo-Lang: You've lived too long, old man.

  • [last lines]

    Nanashi: You've become pretty good. It feels... like I'm walking on top of the clouds.

    Kotaro: Don't flatter me. Are your wounds all right?

    Nanashi: Yeah... even a treasure like this comes in handy sometimes.

    Kotaro: Right?

    Nanashi: Really... you're some employer. Can you see the town?

    Kotaro: I can't see it yet. But, I'm sure it's close! Hey...

    Nanashi: Huh?

    Kotaro: Once your wounds heal, do you want to leave this country? If we go abroad, people there wouldn't mind your hair color, right?

    Nanashi: A foreign land, huh. That's not a bad idea. But how would we make money?

    Kotaro: We could steal, or become bodyguards. We can do anything! In fact, we could even become pirates!

    Kotaro: You're... really full of villainous ideas.

    Kotaro: [laughs] Hold on tight, so you won't fall off!

    Nanashi: Yeah.

    Kotaro: Let's go!