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Been watching that ping pong anime. I really enjoy the artistic spirit of it, it's great.
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DawtOverall #slamdunk #thefirstslamdunk movie was very good! Especially if you're new to the series. Like I mentioned in my previous tweet, I knew nothing about the series except it was about basketball and people generally gave it high praise. Considering how old the series was, I was expecting it to feel more like a generic sports anime but I was surprised that it felt more like watching #pingpongtheanimation. While it's not as artistically ambitious or quite as interesting, the main thing that set this film apart from other sports series I've seen is how much of it focused on the personal struggles of each players and how they ended up at the current game they're playing. As I've heard it described on #trashtastepodcast in the past, it does feel more like a battle of egos than anything else. But it's a very distinct conflict feeling compared to something like #haikyuu. Haikyuu feels like it's more focused on the highs of competing and grinding together where Slam Dunk has an emphasis on everyone's own personal goals.
Personally the later felt way more compelling especially with the expert pacing and directing that went into weaving everyone's story in and out of the match as it progressed. Also, I don't think I've ever witnessed a climax to an anime sports match that was as tense as the final 5 minutes were for this one. The way the score and visuals highlight the desperation and anxiety of both teams was masterfully done.
Getting on the technical side of things, the animation is a fairly mixed bag but more of it looks great than not. Main issue you'll hear from people is that the CGI can look bad and that definitely is the case. Main thing that highlights it is there are several scenes where it is used pretty spectacularly almost to the level of quality you'll see in an Arcsys game to slightly better than the Berserk movies. However this is only used only when someone is playing basketball and the rest of the animation is traditional. Everything in the traditional style did look extremely good with particular praise that I'll give to the shading and expertly capturing a melancholic tone these scenes were going for.
However the biggest thing that needs to be praised with this movie is the soundtrack. The way this score amplifies every scene you're watching is masterfully done and keeps you engaged the entire time.
While I can't speak on this as an expert of the series, I do think this is a very good film to jump into with no prior knowledge of the series. Without the knowledge, you really don't know what the stakes are going into the game. You just know they're playing against one of the champions of the area. So the outcome of he game or how the movie will progress is something entirely up in the air. When I read about the background of the series later, I was shocked to find that the main character of the series was actually a side one for this movie but the one they chose to focus on here definitely was the right call. Cont...
Personally the later felt way more compelling especially with the expert pacing and directing that went into weaving everyone's story in and out of the match as it progressed. Also, I don't think I've ever witnessed a climax to an anime sports match that was as tense as the final 5 minutes were for this one. The way the score and visuals highlight the desperation and anxiety of both teams was masterfully done.
Getting on the technical side of things, the animation is a fairly mixed bag but more of it looks great than not. Main issue you'll hear from people is that the CGI can look bad and that definitely is the case. Main thing that highlights it is there are several scenes where it is used pretty spectacularly almost to the level of quality you'll see in an Arcsys game to slightly better than the Berserk movies. However this is only used only when someone is playing basketball and the rest of the animation is traditional. Everything in the traditional style did look extremely good with particular praise that I'll give to the shading and expertly capturing a melancholic tone these scenes were going for.
However the biggest thing that needs to be praised with this movie is the soundtrack. The way this score amplifies every scene you're watching is masterfully done and keeps you engaged the entire time.
While I can't speak on this as an expert of the series, I do think this is a very good film to jump into with no prior knowledge of the series. Without the knowledge, you really don't know what the stakes are going into the game. You just know they're playing against one of the champions of the area. So the outcome of he game or how the movie will progress is something entirely up in the air. When I read about the background of the series later, I was shocked to find that the main character of the series was actually a side one for this movie but the one they chose to focus on here definitely was the right call. Cont...