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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Film Review

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Wanting To Be The Very Best?! Ever since the initial recognition of Japanese animation in the West within the era of the 1980's, both the anime and video-game mediums have, in many ways, coalesced with one another to create a globalised outlook that has permeated our own understandings of now known Japanese terms. Indeed, from the way in which Hayao Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky  subtly references the many story aspects that make-up the plethora of Final Fantasy games-titles to the just said video-game franchise enriching its recognition by also making fully-fledged CG-centric features of their own, with Advent Children and Kingsglaive , it's evident to perceive just how this  specifically aforesaid amalgamation of animation and gaming is seen as a partnership that served to reinforce the predisposition and iconography of Japanese culture. However, if there's one concept which adoringly harmonises its beloved animated-series with the addictive surplus of ...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Film Review

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CGIsm Why is the famed cinematic franchise of Star Wars  so loved? This is a question which I believe possesses numerous answers and opinions all of which are appreciated. Whereas others love them because of their tuned affinity in deconstructing the values and noticeable aspects of stories - of which we'll get to discussing down the line of further reviews - many adhere to the universe of Star Wars due to it's immersion and amalgamation of fantastical elements and characters that felt relatable. For myself, it was a filmic series that I grew-up with as a child; first watching A New Hope  and later being so fixated on the stories and adventures it presented to me. Despite its recent animosity and division of quality and story-telling in the latest cinematic endeavours, it's a franchise which, to this day, still enchants young and old alike. It's cultural impact is unparalleled to say the least, what with it distributing other forms of media since its inception in...

Avengers: Endgame Film Review

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Whatever It Takes... Such is the norm in this contemporary age where Superhero theatrical features seamlessly dominate the box-office space and last years Avengers: Infinity War  is the prime precedent of this. In now taking the fourth spot in the highest-grossing films of all time, surmising profit of over $2 billion dollars worldwide, it's no surprise really that Infinity War  went onto break box-office records since it upheld a compelling and shocking narrative that saw a mass amount of characters taking centre stage; similar to that of Empire Strikes Back . Indeed, it's now seen as a Marvel Cinematic Universe entry which see's recognised heroes doing something grandiose and spectacular which coherently masks the action genre to a tea. Many audiences will naturally anticipate to see similar shocking and monumental moments of superhero belligerence in Joe & Anthony Russo's follow-up to Infinity War , in Avengers: Endgame . However, what sets in motion inste...