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Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015)
Directed by Shinji Higuchi
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Overview
Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries to protect Armin, but is swallowed by a titan. A Titan with black hair appears and begins to expel the other titans.
Rated NR | Length 87 minutes
Actors
Haruma Miura | Kiko Mizuhara | Kanata Hongo | Hiroki Hasegawa | Nanami Sakuraba | Satomi Ishihara | Jun Kunimura | Rina Takeda | Takahiro Miura | Ayame Misaki | Pierre Taki | Shu Watanabe | Satoru Matsuo | Nana Seino
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2015 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Part 2 - Part of a double feature event in the main theater at Music Box Theatre.
Give it a point for effort but these are not a very good movies. Not a good adaptation either given the pretty good source material in the anime / manga. I’ve only seen have the episodes but decided to quit watching since the movies were coming out.
Probably because they had to condense that long story arc into a 3 hour (2 part) movie it just doesn’t work very well. So much of what makes the anime cool is the character development and genuine investment in the characters. That doesn’t happen here because it’s so rushed to move the story along. There’s no compassion for these kids and when they get killed off there’s no emotional attachment.
Also the best character in the story is probably the worst portrayal in the live action film. Could be the actor or the material she was given but she might as well be a block of wood. So unfortunate since Mikasa is a badass in the anime.
The best character in this movie (and part 1) is Satomi Ishihara’s Zoë Hange, who plays the character with great enthusiasm and aplomb delivering the best lines of the movie in a supporting role. She’s hilarious.
Also there’s is a lot of humor that seems unintentional. But the audience had fun with the awkward interactions and lean towards implied homosexuality between two main characters. Some intentional humor does work quite good but so tonally weird with the stakes and all the death happening.
This and part one are better seen with a big crowd because I feel these movies could be a chore to view at home. Much of that ironic enjoyment would be lost. But I think these are worth seeing because it is an interesting story and for that Zoë Hange energy in an otherwise dreary adaptation.
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