4 years ago

@katzendachs They had the job of fitting 5 (of the current 57) volumes into a 130 minutes movie. They should've extended it up to at least 150 minutes to let it breath a little. <br /> The first arc of the story, the "Civil War", is divided into 4 categories: Childhood and the death of Piao, the Old Temple, the Mountain People and the final fight. This single arc is the most "closed" one out of all. The reason the manga is the success it is and why it works is because this arc is the way it is. The only thing missing is the breathing moments between the 4 parts and the changes made to the Mountain People and the final battle. <br /> This movie, imo, is a good adaptation for what it had available and a good movie to stand on its own, even if it's weirdly paced. <br /> There is story and there is character but they are all subtle developments. Shin doesn't end the movie has he started for example. Karyoten and Yotanwa also have arcs but they were kind of pushed to the background in the movie. They are there but you have to really be looking for them.

4 years ago

@tzarye14 maybe I should've been clearer on that: i don't actually know the drawn source material :upside_down:. It's always hard to put books/comics into a movie and sometimes you deserve an A for effort. It was just the way it felt to me at the time I've watched it (where it had to contend with 50 other, completely different types of movies). Anyways - thanks for the heads-up, might rewatch it sometime.

4 years ago

@katzendachs if there was some more epic ( well made ) battles i could forget abut that detail tbh

7 months ago

where did you see the movie ? Been trying to find a streaming service that had it