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Engineering Nerd
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I agree the review, it's certainly a good follow-up of the acclaimed first season, and would benefit even more if second season does not exist (which IG did not even bother to produce themselves). It does feel a bit stretched, but the absolute breath-taking action scenes made the whole experience rewarding.
Psycho-pass might be the poor man's Ghost in the Shell, but without a doubt it is tailored made to the modern audience. So personally no complaint on that one But still, I was REALLY shocked that this movie made more than 800 million yen in Japan and sold tens of thousands of BD/DVD. I mean....I didn't realize a show constantly flirting with extreme violence and heavy-handed with philosophy could be this popular (maybe shirtless Kougami helps *shot*) |
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killjoy_the
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Considering how bad the Engrish was in the Japanese audio, I'd take flat conversations any day. |
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Angel M Cazares
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The Psycho-Pass movie is okay. I liked some parts of it, but my affection for it is more or less in the level for season two. I am a bit surprised Jacob liked this movie this much.
While I don't believe there will be many more TV seasons, I was also left with the impression that this movie seems like a setup for another TV season, which I hope Urobuchi writes. The movie also feels to me like a setup for more anime content just like the Madoka Rebellion movie. And Jacob, for comparison's sake, could you please list your overall grade for season 2. On your daily streaming review for episode 11 you gave a F grade. Is that the grade for the whole season? |
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relyat08
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One thing that always frustrates me to no end about anime is that they often hint toward more content, and then rarely deliver. Probably more than any other medium. Gargantia is giving us a flipping novel in place of a second season, we're finally just now possibly getting more Madoka, and I have no doubt that any future installment of Psycho-Pass is going to be years from now if it ever comes. I don't mind milking a franchise if they continue developing the core story in the same medium, but when all we get is spin-offs, books, or hints for more that never come, it gets really irritating. I'm not optimistic that there will be more of this franchise. As for the movie, I will be seeing it in Theaters on the 15th, but based on what Jacob has said, I have moderately high hopes for it. I like hyperviolence and the kind of fan-service that he is describing, so I don't feel like those will detract as much for me and the synopsis sounds great. |
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Angel M Cazares
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You are probably aware of this, but Gen Urobuchi has written for these three franchises. |
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doubleO7
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Is this film standalone enough to be enjoyed without having seen the first season? It happens to be playing near me, and while my interest in the television series is nonexistent, as a movie it's just a one-and-done kind of thing. But who knows, maybe it'll actually spark my interest in the series?
However, my main concern with this franchise is summed up by this line from the review:
The impression I've gotten from most reviews I've read of this series is that the level of extreme violence borders on unnecessary at times and that the melodrama can be rather heavy-handed. While I don't prefer it, I'm not necessarily opposed to either of those things in the media I watch, but my level of tolerance largely depends on how it's handled. If it comes off as schlocky and like it's trying too hard to force itself to be dark and grim "just because," I'm going to hate it. So what do other people think? Is this franchise really just not for me? Would the movie work as a decent litmus test to see if I'd like the rest of it? Or do I have to force myself to watch at least Season One before I even think of seeing the movie? |
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JacobC
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Naw, overall I'd give it a D. There were moments of joy in there, and it's not a HUGE disaster of a season or anything, just a wee disaster.
The movie isn't really comprehensible standalone, you need to have seen the whole first season to get anything out of it. But based on that second paragraph, Psycho-Pass may not be for you. It's very gratuitous and morose. Last edited by JacobC on Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:39 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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tintor2
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I didn't watch season 2 so should I understand what's going in this movie?
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JacobC
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Yup. As stated in the review, there's a new Inspector from season 2 named Mika who has a few lines, but that's the only thing that might be unfamiliar to you. And there isn't anything to know about her except that she hates Akane and has a weird passionate love for the Sybil system. |
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Tanteikingdomkey
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YAY in case someone hasn't told you yet RUN AS FAR AWAY FROM SEASON 2 AS POSSIBLE! Seriously unless you want to see an amazing series have an utter train wreck of a second season then RUN! |
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tintor2
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Thanks. It's that I completely skipped the review to avoid some heavy spoilers. |
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Ambimunch
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I think this movie is what should have happened after season 1. It feels like Psycho-Pass, great action/moral debate/and sci fi elements.
Honestly, go watch it if you like Psycho Pass. Last edited by Ambimunch on Wed Mar 16, 2016 10:13 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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鏡
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I'm just in it for the reading recommendations and the shipping, so this movie delivered pretty much everything I wanted from PP.
The art direction was really nice, and it's always fun to watch Akane beat people up. Also A+ Black Label product placement. And yeah I'm just pretending the second season doesn't actually exist at this point. I will say that I'm a bit sad that it didn't dig into the thematic strengths of the first season; the anti-colonialism seems likely a weirdly unrelated direction to go after Akane's big "The law doesn't protect people, people protect the law" mission statement. I didn't really get how the movie was trying to tie colonialism into Akane's reckoning with the Sibyl system so the climactic confrontation between the two of them fell a little flat for me, and during the fight with the mercenaries I was just wondering what the point of it was. I guess superficially it makes sense if it's construing Sibyl as a colonial power, but that wasn't really the central argument in season 1, which was Sibyl's ability to guarantee a certain quality of life vs Akane's incorporation of Shogo's perspective into a compromise of calling for transparency rather than Shogo's anarchy (or Mika's categorical faith). Shamballa wasn't horrible because of the Sibyl system, it was horrible because it was an empire which was using the Sibyl system as an instrument of colonialism. So Akane's criticisms of the Sibyl system seemed kind of misplaced here I guess. As an extension, the analogy the movie was trying to draw between the new guerrilla Kogami and old Shogo didn't really make sense to me. Kogami was fighting against protracted genocide and imperialism; Shogo was fighting against something that was at least superficially good, a thing which ultimately convinced Akane of its necessity. There's nothing that ambiguous in the Kogami vs. imperialists conflict. I didn't realize it was playing in my city though! I guess I'll go watch it again in theaters on the 16th. Last edited by 鏡 on Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:09 pm; edited 8 times in total |
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Angel M Cazares
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And if I remember correctly Mika spoiler[is actually introduced in one case from season 1 and later becomes an inspector at the end of the same season]. |
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vonPeterhof
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Oh, and I do apologize for yet another nitpick, but
Wasn't that Angkor what? [Edit: nice word-filter  ]
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