Review of Live action movie Bleach
Live action Bleach follows the curse of live action adaptations of comics that were not well received by Japanese audiences and comic book fans. The review of the movie Live action Bleach is based on the release on Nextflix.
Bleach is one of the best-selling manga series in Japan. Together with Naruto and One Piece, the work of artist Tite Kubo once created the "three kings" group on the ranking of the Shonen Jump teen comic magazine.
A unique feature of the comic book brand is the way to build a multi-layered realm, with all kinds of communities, ethnicities, and law enforcement forces not inferior to the human world.
The plot of Bleach film revolves around Ichigo Kurosaki (played by Sota Fukushi) - has the ability to especially see the soul and supernatural entities. On one occasion, Ichigo meets Rukia Kuchiki (played by Hana Sugisaki) - a grim reaper on the hunt for Hollow in the world. In the battle against Hollow with overwhelming power, Kuchiki was forced to impart all his power to Ichigo to temporarily replace him. From now on, Ichigo's journey to become an apprentice to death with arduous challenges begins. On the one hand, Ichigo must fight to destroy the Hollows on the earth, on the other hand, he has to protect Kuchiki, who now has lost his ability to return to normal.
This live action version of Bleach closely follows the original comic books from creating, setting to story. Can clearly see the intention of director Shinsuke Sato. The Bleach movie is just the beginning, with many episodes suggesting the next episode. Therefore, when the work ends, Ichigo's on-screen journey seems to have just begun.
About visual creation and visual effects: Live action Bleach is produced by Waner Bros. bring the effects "eyes" was very realistic. Shaping of the monsters in the movie sticking to the original, smooth and vivid movements. Each evil spirit possessed a different form and fighting style. They share only one thing in common: the mask to hide the hideous face, and a hole in the center of the chest .. The weapons of the characters look very "quality" from the swords, swords to bows and arrows all have beautiful and fancy effects as well as weapons in online role-playing games.
The best highlight of the film is not in the plot because the plot is quite linear, no surprise elements in the meeting really stand out. Instead, the part that is best appreciated by the audience is the fight scenes between Ichigo and the Hollow. The screen confrontation with dramatic, fiery and true. Effects for the fight screen is also very elaborate, eye-catching. It is only a shame that Shikai and Bankai - the two unique techniques that each Death possesses - are almost never seen in the film.
In the original work, each Shinigami as well as the entities with the power of Death possessed the ability to "seal the seal" for the sword that they carried, and turned them into weapons with tremendous power. That episode is probably being "saved" for the sequels of Bleach.
The film repeats the errors that many previous live action has encountered, which is the swiftness in the plot, causing the audience who has not read the story to not understand the movie. The adaptation of a multi-volume manga and a full-length movie of less than 2 hours makes it very easy for the audience to feel the movie is full of improvisation. Not only that, the spiritual connection between Rukia and Ichigo has been built so quickly. The audience will be somewhat surprised and surprised when the duo suddenly developed an inexplicable affection through just a few short segments.
As for the actor, the male lead Sota Fukushi has a lot of experience in acting, but until Bleach, the actor has not shown much prominence. Fortunately, Rukia's character has somehow saved the acting scene. Hana Sugisaki gives the girl a very impressive personality: in times of emergency, she is serious like a "young lady", and at other times, she is hard-hitting and ironic, Ichigo.
In short, the live action Bleach is a comic-book adaptation of the average rating, sticking to the original comic, pleasing the fans. However, the film has a few weak points in the plot and a few bad roles, in return, the action and skill factor is appreciated.
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