How awesome is it? Now we are familiar with many Japanese sci-fi masterpieces, such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion", "Parasite", and even "Ghost in the Shell", which have been influenced by it more or less.
Nearly 50 years later, the rich and powerful Netflix and the famous animation genius Yuasa Masaki teamed up to remake this classic, bringing a new wave of mental pollution (crossed out) to everyone. Visual impact.
Devilman Crybaby
The remake animation follows the original yellow storm painting style and complex spiritual core, while transforming the somewhat outdated settings in the original into a more modern style. As someone who hasn't read the original book, I really enjoyed watching it.
~~~~Mild spoilers and forbidden to enter the dividing line under the age of 18~~~~
The story sets the aboriginal demons of the earth to wake up after millions of years of slumber, gradually invade the world, and try to re-occupy the earth. Under the suggestion and arrangement of his friend Asuka, the male protagonist merged with the demon to become a demon, so as to gain the power to fight demons and protect human beings.
Fudo Akira after merging with the devil
At first glance, the confrontation between good and evil is familiar and routine, but in this film, a completely different God unfolds.
The first ten minutes of the first episode are very Japanese campus style. The flying girl in tight shorts on the track and field, the cowardly crying and kind-hearted boy, the classic combination of small freshness and a little soft pornography.
However, when the cool and windy birds appeared, and the party that summoned the devil kicked off, the coquettish and charming style of painting simply burst.
In addition to the shock of the picture, there is also the impact of the plot. Questions raised nearly 50 years ago are still alive today.
Will you use demon powers to defeat demons? Will you sacrifice your soul to the devil in order to become stronger? Would you slander and attack a person just because he is an alien in everyone's eyes?
Demons who kill humans for their own survival are evil, so what about killing humans of other races? What about cannibalistic humans?
We are too accustomed to being the righteous side, so when the director exposes the selfishness, hypocrisy, jealousy, indifference, desire and ferocity of human beings to you a little bit, the chilling from beginning to end is even more Chilling.
In the Bible, Satan tempted mankind with an apple; in the animation, the devil wants to destroy mankind, as long as he sows the seeds of suspicion.
People take up arms and rush to their imaginary enemies, strangers, neighbors, friends, and even relatives in their lives. Such a scene seems absurd, but how familiar is it?
The most despairing thing is that in such a completely collapsed world, there is still love and beauty, purity and kindness, and there is hope for the audience again and again. Every time you think that a little spark of beauty can bring about change, in the blink of an eye, it will be destroyed in front of you in the most tragic way.
Until the last bit of goodness disappeared in the mad crowd, you in front of the screen were the same as the incarnation of the devil, and you just wanted to shout hysterically:
"Go to hell, you mortals!"
Because We humans are so hopeless.
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Few of the settings that I like very much are
the Crybaby attributes of the male protagonist, which is also the core setting in this remake.
Why is such a character who cries and cries at every turn and looks very hopeless, can maintain the same heart when the devil is possessed?
In contrast, his good friend Asuka is a standard rational and ruthless. The difference between the two was a burden that was not shaken off until the end. Tears can be weakness or another kind of strength.
The part about running. Probably in the first episode, the question was asked, "Why do people run?" The heroine Miki is a track and field genius who can set records, but she can't outrun cats and dogs, let alone demons.
Running did not allow her to escape her fate, and it seemed that all her efforts were pointless. However, the baton that was passed over and over again had different answers.
There is also the finale that has been criticized by many fans of the original. Aside from the theme of the sublimation of religious significance in the original book, it quite pokes my point.
The process of watching YY several times, but it belongs to the series that guessed the beginning and couldn't guess the ending. Say good heavy taste has no bottom line? This mouthful of glass slag caught me off guard. A catastrophe in the world, not a single tear from a fallen angel makes people worry...
Of course, there are also disadvantages.
First, too short. Compared with the grand theme and the characters you want to create, the time is a bit cramped. It seems that many things you want to say have not been fully developed. I don’t know if they are reserved for the sequel.
Second, the rhythm before and after is inconsistent. The advance of the story in the front seemed like a long story, but it suddenly accelerated at the back, and the turning points came one by one. It was cool, but I was a little caught off guard.
Please make up 10,000 words by yourself here
Although I said a lot, I actually didn't spoil much, especially many R-rated scenes and emotional explosions (you know ~ >_>).
The plot of the whole episode is set in one go, and the stalks can be almost rounded in the back. It is strongly recommended to finish it at one time. Not much, a total of 10 episodes, each episode 25 minutes, one night is enough.
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