I have to admit I was REALLY disappointed in the acting. I have seen some of the cast in other movies and series before, but their performance as a crew all together, I don't know what went wrong. Maybe I was already in a sour mood from the movie itself or what, but it was really awful, and sadly, in my opinion, they didn't truly portray the original characters personas even remotely, excepted for a second or two scattered thinly throughout the movie. like trying to sprinkle sugar on horse dung and expecting us to eat it because now its sweeter.
What happened for this show and its reputation for it to have slid own the poop drain so badly? these movies. but thats just my opinion.
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Not as bad of an adaptation as it's made out to be
I wasn't immediately convinced with the first part, but I came in with prejudice that the movie might be bad so that didn't help. Nevertheless, I was fully invested by the end of it and jumped on Part 2.1. This looks amazing for the budget and time this was made in, it's not an Hollywood blockbuster and they put in a lot of work. Keep mocking the titans but that's literally how they're supposed to look, only not in anime.
2. The author himself asked for the differences.
3. This is closer to chapter 0, the author's trial before the actual manga and some things appeared later in the manga.
4. Have some respect for Eren's actor who did amazing and was perfect as Eren regardless of what you wanted him to be (besides the characters seem similar especially Hange, there's just no Levi who doesn't fit in a Japanese setting anyway). Rest in peace Miura.
5. Brilliant details such as the movies being adapted as a novel inspired by Dante's Inferno, the implied bisexuality of Kirishima's character in the white room scene (Matrix reference) with Eren being a parallel to Satan tempting Adam and Eve. Yes Levi will be the cooler guy to most people but Kirishima is meaningful in the story.
TitanGoji's latest video on the movie if you're interested: https://youtu.be/KlgtzJKKtVM
// Details of my earlier points
The official novelizations published by Kodansha are based on the film screenplays by Tomohiro Machiyama and Yusuke Watanabe—they are not adaptations of the manga.
What's particularly interesting is the chapter structure.
The first novel (Attack on Titan) contains chapter titles such as:
辺獄 (Limbo)
地獄の門 (The Gate of Hell)
ディーテの市 (City of Dis)
遅悔者 (Late Repentant)
コキュートス (Cocytus)
ジュデッカ (Judecca)
These are all locations or concepts directly associated with Dante's Inferno.
The second novel (End of the World) continues the pattern with chapters including:
ミーノスの審判 (The Judgment of Minos)
エデンの真実 (The Truth of Eden)
アケローン川の畔 (On the Banks of the Acheron)
悪魔と聖女 (The Devil and the Saint)
Again, Minos and the River Acheron are unmistakable references to Inferno.
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Positives:
Once again the CGI!!
Also the soundtrack is great!
The action/choreography!
The Eren x Replacement-Levi gay vibes <3 holy crap they were flying all over the place!
Negatives:
Miura Haruma - I've never liked him so that's just me, he might be decent to other people for some reason xD
Shakey camera during action scenes -_-
The ending! OMG I cannot express my anger at this ending!!! And it definitely feels like they've left it open for a third film -__-
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it gets worst
after watching part 1 i thought maybe the sequel was good, actually i am the stupid one for expecting miracle to happen. full bs plot, loads of plotholes, forget about the anime and manga, let's not even get that involved here, the movie itself is so bad. the ending is also bs. the script writer should find another job. totally not recommended, just end it on part 1 it was better than this. i tried so hard not to hate but i cannot help it. the cinematography and dark vibes are good, even the casts but the way they ruined the characters and kept making original characters is pure ragebait. it had loads of potential but the script writer ruined it. if only the script writer was someone good then maybe this movie wouldn't have been so bad. i hope japan produces some good script writer besides manga and ln authors.totally not recommended. ruined my mood very badly. DON'T WATCH IT.
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Forget plot, characterization, ability of actors/actresses to emote, a kick-arse soundtrack -- none of which exists in the movie, of course. But if you want to see big-budget CGI mega-hulks duke it out (I'm referring to the super-titans, not the regular [smaller] ones), this is your go-to movie. Enough said.
(Btw, the plot is practically the same as Ang Lee's The Hulk [2003])
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