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2013-12-07, 10:12 | Link #1182 |
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So is there any theory on the relative strength between Walpurgisnacht and Homulily? It seems Homura's witch form should be much stronger than a regular witch. She created a large barrier which contains an entire city. And she had hordes of familiars. But she still requires a barrier; Walpurgisnacht does not.
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2013-12-07, 10:22 | Link #1183 | |
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Homura, on the other hand, needed to defeat Walpurgisnacht. A harder mission no matter how you look at it.
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2013-12-07, 13:52 | Link #1184 | |
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2013-12-07, 14:25 | Link #1185 |
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Finally get to see the movie.
Well, from the spoilers I wasn't really getting everything but now it's fine. I'm good with the ending as I'm not that surprise with how Homura is handle. My only complain is that the TV show was much clearer with the facts and the plot. Though I do get Homura turned into a witch inside her how soul gem and is unable to break free from it, the graphics + the explaination are too messy in the movie. I saw earlier a discussion on this forum regarding the "I've waited for this moment for so long", or something like that. Well, it's just my opinion, but I don't think it's related to some kind of scheme Homura had regarding Madoka. She clearly wanted to see her once again. She just got a trick in her sleeve at the right time... |
2013-12-07, 15:21 | Link #1186 | |
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2013-12-07, 17:34 | Link #1188 |
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Just got home from watching Rebellion.
THE FUCK THOUGH. THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCK. The movie has sooooo many amazing parts (fuckin Power Rangers/Sailor Moon 5 minute transformation sequence of the Puella Magi Holy Quintet, the roundtable of guessing who was the cake...shit, that was such an adorable scene, Mami vs. Homura, Kyoko being a student, Kyoko and Sayaka bein Magical Girl BFFs, I can go on...). But then Homura...goddammit. The Madoka Magica app made everyone laugh to tears, including me. And I started the clap that would make everyone clap when credits rolled. Anyone watch the very last scene? :P |
2013-12-07, 19:54 | Link #1191 | |
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That's just considered common courtesy in Japan though. I've been to plenty of movies here, and never once have I heard the audience make any significant amount of noise during the film. At most I might have heard some faint laughter here and there, or perhaps some young children gasping. (Obviously that wasn't for this movie though... Pretty sure there were no kids in the audience either times, thank goodness.) It's the same way in Norway too, so to me, the idea of audiences loudly reacting to the movie seems just thoroughly annoying.
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2013-12-07, 20:14 | Link #1193 |
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That's unlikely. I don't remember if it was stated that she was at the breaking point already, but that's the most plausible explanation. I don't think it would be easy for QB to take Homura's soul gem otherwise. Homura is tougher than other magical girls, after all.
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2013-12-07, 21:09 | Link #1194 | |
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2013-12-07, 21:19 | Link #1195 | |
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2013-12-07, 22:12 | Link #1196 |
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The local theater here in Akita, at least, actually has a little song that plays at the start of screenings... Oh and this movie in particular also had an animated clip repeating all those same requests. I don't know if that was included on international airings though. (And as a side-note, considering my own opinion on this film I found it rather annoying and pretentious how said clip flat-out referred to the movie as "the greatest movie".)
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2013-12-07, 22:54 | Link #1197 | |
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I ran out once the credits started because I had to drive like an hour and a half to get home What happened?
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2013-12-07, 23:49 | Link #1198 |
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I will post again after I have had more time to think on the movie, but coming out of the theater fresh, my most immediate impressions are about the emotional impact.
I don't think it's possible to examine the Madoka main series without referring to Buddhism and the karmic circle. While I'm not an expert on Buddhism (thus making my argument a bit half baked) I think the comparison between Buddhist concepts and the series is easy to make. I compare the path of the magical girl to samsara, or the endless circle of rebirth and suffering, and Madokami's escape from that to nirvana. In this scheme, Homura's successful use of desire and twisted love to tear and change the laws of karma themselves is really disturbing. Desire and the profane trumping the higher purpose of mastering oneself. In Homura's words, evil tearing the goddess from her seat. For a series originally about hope and will conquering adversity, this is a dismaying turnaround. |
2013-12-08, 00:04 | Link #1199 | |
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I went to the Tuesday US premiere, and Mitsutoshi Kubota (president of SHAFT) was there to do a short Q&A session. The best part was when he said he considers it a happy ending, but when he asked the audience, about 5 people raised their hand at "happy" and about 200 at "tragic". He also emphasized that there's zero plans for Madoka in the works, for whatever that's worth.
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2013-12-08, 00:24 | Link #1200 |
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Personally, I find the ending to be bittersweet. While it is indeed tragic, and has a downer note to it, it still has hope at the end, with Sayaka and Madoka still retaining a few of their memories.
It's a very Empire Strikes Back sort of conclusion. And I was satisfied by it. |
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