Comments on: Shakugan no Shana movie: red eyes and tears http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/ Get decultured Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:48:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ConcreteBadger http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/#comment-38227 ConcreteBadger Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:03:10 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/#comment-38227 @IKnight: the tsundere post was actually part of this one, but since the format was looking too similar to <a href="http://sorenara.dasaku.net/2007/10/14/pride-comes-before-a-fall-2007-previews-the-tsunderetarzan-theory/" target="_blank">Owen's post on the movie</a> and was a little overlong into the bargain, it'll be posted as an entry all of its own. Soon. I hope. It's in its first draft stage, at any rate. @Owen S: I'll be covering the series sooner or later but TBH with my backlog the way it is I'll be following it on DVD, but not just yet (perhaps surprisingly, Play USA list the discs at the same price as what I'd expect to pay for UK equivalents so I might not even wait for the R2s). As much as I appreciated Shana as more character and less temper, I'm intrigued about that 'bigger picture' you mentioned - the pretty explosions are all well and good but it was the story and characters as always that drew me in. @IKnight: the tsundere post was actually part of this one, but since the format was looking too similar to Owen’s post on the movie and was a little overlong into the bargain, it’ll be posted as an entry all of its own. Soon. I hope. It’s in its first draft stage, at any rate.

@Owen S: I’ll be covering the series sooner or later but TBH with my backlog the way it is I’ll be following it on DVD, but not just yet (perhaps surprisingly, Play USA list the discs at the same price as what I’d expect to pay for UK equivalents so I might not even wait for the R2s). As much as I appreciated Shana as more character and less temper, I’m intrigued about that ‘bigger picture’ you mentioned - the pretty explosions are all well and good but it was the story and characters as always that drew me in.

]]> By: Owen S http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/#comment-38145 Owen S Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:22:43 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/#comment-38145 Ah, I had a feeling the movie would appeal more to you. To be honest, if you're not into that sort of thing the TV series is going to annoy you. Shana was 100% more subdued and sober when compared to her edgy, "Shut up shut up shut up!"-spamming TV self. The movie fleshes out a superior version of her in that case, with less pandering tsundere and more <em>character</em>. Mind you, all that existential Torch stuff loses focus somewhere midway first season, and it doesn't become the primary objective so much as blowing up stuff is. There are some pretty poignant and tear-filled moments in the first season (the second season appears to be headed towards that emotional upheaval shortly), but the movie doesn't paint the bigger picture all that well, I'm afraid. Still, I'll be looking forward to your coverage of Shana as and when. Ah, I had a feeling the movie would appeal more to you.

To be honest, if you’re not into that sort of thing the TV series is going to annoy you. Shana was 100% more subdued and sober when compared to her edgy, “Shut up shut up shut up!”-spamming TV self. The movie fleshes out a superior version of her in that case, with less pandering tsundere and more character.

Mind you, all that existential Torch stuff loses focus somewhere midway first season, and it doesn’t become the primary objective so much as blowing up stuff is. There are some pretty poignant and tear-filled moments in the first season (the second season appears to be headed towards that emotional upheaval shortly), but the movie doesn’t paint the bigger picture all that well, I’m afraid. Still, I’ll be looking forward to your coverage of Shana as and when.

]]> By: IKnight http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/#comment-38078 IKnight Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:15:03 +0000 http://www.concretebadger.net/blog/2008/02/02/shakugan-no-shana-movie-red-eyes-and-tears/#comment-38078 '[T]he idea of human lives ended and dwindling away but propping up the balance of nature in the form of blue flames that eventually and inexorably snuff out' = 'Great Concept'. Although I never had much time for the TV series' execution of said concept, the first few episodes were extremely engaging because of that Torch thing. Then I dropped it. Since I'm a bit of an action junky (I love <em>The Song of Roland</em> not because of poetic value, but because it has epic battles), maybe the movie's worth a shot. I look forward to reading your thoughts on the tsundere thing (dual-meaning terms hurt my head), if the hinted-at entry works out. ‘[T]he idea of human lives ended and dwindling away but propping up the balance of nature in the form of blue flames that eventually and inexorably snuff out’ = ‘Great Concept’. Although I never had much time for the TV series’ execution of said concept, the first few episodes were extremely engaging because of that Torch thing. Then I dropped it.

Since I’m a bit of an action junky (I love The Song of Roland not because of poetic value, but because it has epic battles), maybe the movie’s worth a shot.

I look forward to reading your thoughts on the tsundere thing (dual-meaning terms hurt my head), if the hinted-at entry works out.

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