InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass is my all-time favorite movie. It is an anime (short for Japanese animation) with romance, action, and fantasy. The second movie in the InuYasha series, yet this movie is animated from the manga not the television show. It holds so dear to me because it helped cultivate my love of anime. InuYasha tackles feelings of uncertainty about the future, healing after family wounds, how to move on from family addictions and loneliness. InuYasha happens to be my favorite anime as well because it’s strong themes it is not afraid to tackle. When I was a child, I would watch this movie over and over; I could say every line of dialogue. I loved hearing the voice actors, watching the animation and the
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Yet after this class it did and time to review the movie from a technical aspect. I see through the films we examined some films are regarded as greats simply on shots. When I consider films, story reins supreme. How did I feel? What were the character arcs? Questions like those. But when seeing a movie like Moonrise Kingdom, I see how cinemography and mise-en-scene can make a movie great. Visual aspects can be so breathtaking and I decied to focus on that more for my next viewing. Though it wouldn’t weigh heavy because even a beautiful movie like The Last Jedi cannot replace great story telling and development. So, I watched InuYasha the movie 2 again with no sound, and then with the sound again. Before this class: My thoughts on this film was it was amazing. It held the heart of the whole show and could be a perfect introduction into the show. It focused on each character and I was reminded of every reason I love this show. Moreover, the animation put me in awe. I have this one scene I’ve literally rewound 15 times because I love it so much. After a viewing of this film, I felt just like when I was twelve again. However, it also made it glaringly clear how many medium shots were used. It was almost like one of those, you cannot unsee this moment. In a way I love it because it comes from manga, but I would like them to zoom out. There’s not many deep space scene or even long shots. Close-ups are this movie bread and butter, along with nature
Yet after this class it did and time to review the movie from a technical aspect. I see through the films we examined some films are regarded as greats simply on shots. When I consider films, story reins supreme. How did I feel? What were the character arcs? Questions like those. But when seeing a movie like Moonrise Kingdom, I see how cinemography and mise-en-scene can make a movie great. Visual aspects can be so breathtaking and I decied to focus on that more for my next viewing. Though it wouldn’t weigh heavy because even a beautiful movie like The Last Jedi cannot replace great story telling and development. So, I watched InuYasha the movie 2 again with no sound, and then with the sound again. Before this class: My thoughts on this film was it was amazing. It held the heart of the whole show and could be a perfect introduction into the show. It focused on each character and I was reminded of every reason I love this show. Moreover, the animation put me in awe. I have this one scene I’ve literally rewound 15 times because I love it so much. After a viewing of this film, I felt just like when I was twelve again. However, it also made it glaringly clear how many medium shots were used. It was almost like one of those, you cannot unsee this moment. In a way I love it because it comes from manga, but I would like them to zoom out. There’s not many deep space scene or even long shots. Close-ups are this movie bread and butter, along with nature