AMRITA NO KYOUEN

DESCRIPTION

CAST

MOVIE FantasyAragne no Mushikago
MOVIE HorrorKarabi Yau no Sukima

REVIEWS

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  SenNkA

  60/100
  Well... It's better than the previous one!

  This movie is listed as a prequel to Aragne no Mushikago, which got it's own review here: link .
  It does not carry any connection to the characters, just uses the apartment complex and spirit bugs as themes.

  The animation is not replying on CGI as much, or rather not on 3D CGI. It looks better, nicer to eyes and it has a feel of one man animation, not a "bad studio" one.
  There is a difference of 5 years between the movies - but the improvement is crazy. From all the aspect of camera work, to voice acting to more sinister and less "symbols symbols symbols" plot, the growth of Saku Sakamoto makes me very excited for his third movie.

  This movie follows the story of three friends - Tamahi, Aki and Yuu. On their way home from school, they notice a woman jump down from the apartment complex and immediately run to help/save her.
  However, that gets them entangled into another world.

  Amrita builds on meta moments, time loops and desperation. It re-uses the "hope dies last" prompt. While in Aragne we had a "if you were in a hole you cannot climb out of, wouldn't you rather die" - in Amrita we have "little by little, I can change it".
  Which for me, works incredibly well. If you're doing something all over again, you will get better, stronger, faster. See a partner, change it, or adjust it to yourself.
  We've seen that work in every show that used a time loop.

  Tamahi is stuck falling from the building and dying all over again, reliving the moment of trying to save her friends AND solving the mystery of who the girls really are, because they don't seem to be human anymore.

  What really stands out are the connections. Of the mysteries, of the emotions, people and problems, and conclusions... The way everything is connected works probably the best.

  So there is no surprise Rin from the previous movie made an appearance - and both Rex (whom I watched this with) and I agreed that she finally looked like a human girl.

  Comparasion:

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  I liked both movies. I really did. The idea itself is very interesting. I think Outlast (the horror game) built a story on exploring crazy experiments. Those are always great - because they make you feel disgusted and disturbed.

  As a human, you cannot understand how could someone do that, and you feel awful thinking about being in the position of those that were examined.
  As a terror, it works.

  I really do think Sakamoto is getting better and better with each movie. There is progress. And thanks to focusing on the spirit bugs in both movies, it is becoming a little more clear. It might take more than just the third movie to grasp the whole concept..., but I am here for it.
  For now, his work is worth a shot. It just isn't "elevated" enough to grab everyone's attention or make them like the movies.

  It would be a shame to sleep on it, though.

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