Mork_the_Borg

Watched this movie this morning trying not to think of the enormous gum infection my dentist caused last week. So much for doing your annual clean-ups. Anyways, initially I thought I was watching another great Ghibli movie, but then noticed the weird names and the costumes which didn't fit the typical Asian trademark. Quickly felt that Indian culture influence, and yeah... Pakistan/Karachi, not too far off then - also explains the great colour choices. The movie is beautifully made with an awesome cast of characters, colours, drama, music, backdrops (mattes) etc. The first hour I most definitely felt scoring this movie a 10/10, another perfect score. Not a 'War and Peace', but a 'War and Art' movie. Or maybe it should be 'The Art of War'. Unfortunately, the end of this movie felt like the producers had run out of budget and were forced to a quick ending to this masterpiece. Felt like there was at least 30 minutes missing which would have made this a perfect movie. It's sad, because I ended it up scoring it a 6 out of 10, and that's only because of the rushed and very unsatisfying ending. So yeah, think ultimately, the budget was an issue, but have high hopes seeing further productions coming from Mano Animations. The talent is most definitely there.

Absolutely mindboggling! Would have given it a 10/10 if it wasn't for the fact that there were no subtitles, and the sound was pretty bad in the first two seasons. The sound in the later seasons was okay, still not great though. The whole idea for this series is simply brilliant, trying to show whether or not people coming from different backgrounds (upper, middle, and lower) have different opportunities in life. It's amazing seeing some of the choices people are making in their lives, and how it affects them. Do think that many of the questions were sometimes a bit too leading and could have been kept more neutral. Clearly, stating a question in a positive or negative way immediately affects the mindset of the interviewee. Still have the final two seasons to watch (42 and 49), but clearly rate this series as genius, not unlike "Die Zweite Heimat". Hope this series gets repeated at least once a century, as it tells so much about human development. So yes, definitely a must see.

The movie is not bad at all, although the first hour is very, very slow. It seems to pick up a bit in the second half, but the movie has an ending which is honestly disappointing. Unfortunately, I had to give this movie a rating of 1 out of 10. Why, I can hear some readers think. Well, it's obvious. People in Germany speak German, and people in France speak French. All credibility in the production is lost the moment you hear those on the German frontlines speak English with some dumb German accent. Surely, they could have hired some Germans for the various roles. Also, what's with Emilie? It would have been a great ending with a foal being born, which would then have received her name, otherwise what's the point of stressing it in the first place? So, not a bad movie, but made fully incredible by the dumb accents spoken by the various actors. Still worth watching though.