My review of Pixar's Soul

 My review of Pixar's Soul 

 

Intro: A Pixar movie without a short that can't be good. 

Pixar's Soul: This movie is centered on a middle-aged musician teacher name Joe who wants to play professional Jazz. He gets his chance to play with a jazz band but that becomes difficult when he's in a coma due to him falling into a manhole and his soul is in limbo. So, Joe has to figure out how to get his soul back to his body.

This is one of Pixar's most ambitious films! The movie deals with the concept of souls as far as how do souls play a role into who we become? The body-switching gimmick worked fine in this movie however it's hard to make it funny without it feeling cliche. I'm glad that the movie doesn't spend most of the time in the soul world because that would have been distracting. The CGI in the movie is good but not outstanding. The themes in the movie are passion vs obsession, your passion can turn into an obsession. This is relevant today considering what's going on in the world plus it's easy to be obsessed with something you're passionate about if you're not good at it or fail to realize that you're good at other things.  

I don't have much to say about Joe beyond his love for Jazz and he isn't happy with his life.  

22 is a soul who has no interest in living a life for understandable reasons. I wish this character has a knowledge vs experience dynamic with Joe. Also, this movie did something to undermine his or her credibility.      

One of the problems with this movie is that it can be too much for kids and make them testy if parents don't talk to them about it. The movie set up plot points that I wish got more focus because that would help the movie. The themes could have been done better if the movie explored them more. Is it me or does the designs of the souls in this movie look like candy? 

Overall, this is the only film I enjoy seeing this year that isn't saying much. I would recommend this if you like coco and inside out. 

 

Rating = Worth Seeing 

My review of the Mandalorian seasons one & two

   

My review of the Mandalorian seasons one & two

 

Intro: I am the only one annoyed that the fans call the baby in this series baby Yoda when it's clearly not Yoda?  

The Mandalorian Seasons one & two: This series takes place five years after Return of the jedi and it focuses on a Mandalorian Bounty Hunter name Din Djarin also referred to as Mando. He does what Bounty Hunters do until one day he was hired to capture a baby alien instead he decides to take him back to his kind. That becomes difficult because there are remnants of the empire who are after this baby, so Din has to protect him. 

After being subjected to the prequels and the sequel trilogy this series was refreshing. This is what I was expecting from the Solo movie which is a man exploring the Star Wars universe. Going back to the sequel and prequel trilogy this show did something to fix aspects of those two trilogies that bother me and other people. Unlike other Star Wars properties, this series feels like a Western, heck this could give Firefly a run for its money. Fans will be happy to see some familiar faces in this series and elements only they would notice. The violence in this show is not too much of kids if you ask me however, I would exercise caution. There are moments where the show can be funny and emotional as well. This series has a good message for parents about knowing when to step back when it comes to their child. The show makes you question if the new republic is any different from the empire? 

Din Djarin is a loner who's a resourceful and effective bounty hunter. I appreciate that we see that he has a heart without the kid involved. Speaking of the kid we see that he becomes fond of him however I wonder why he would expose him to the violence of his job? What bugs me about this character is that he's a cliche I mean I'm tired of seeing bounty hunters growing a conscious when it comes to women and children. This makes me question how long has he been doing this? Now I wouldn't mind this if he was breaking away from his conditioning from the Mandalorians. Also, because Din wears a helmet it's hard to tell what he's thinking and feeling at times most of the time. Speaking of his helmet don't get me started on his armor.  Another thing is it me or does mando sound like a slur?     

Greef Karga is the leader of the bounty hunter guild who's uptight about his money, he's also a wild card in this series. 

Cara Dune is a former rebel soldier who loves a good fight, she also has a good rapport with Din because both of them are similar. I like the direction this series took with this character because it works as a redemption story. We learn that she lost her home plant in episode 4 but she doesn't talk about the friends or family she lost.     

Moff Gideon (the main villain.) is the leader of the remnant empire. He's a dangerous and ruthless man who's trying to fill the vacuum that's created by the destruction of the empire. 

One of the many problems with this series is that it sets up plot points to be explored in the spin-off series. What's the point of establishing something just for it to be continued in a different series? I'm not crazy about the two characters this show introduces I'll give you a clue as to who they are. One is from the Clone Wars series and the other is a character we thought died in Return of the Jedi. The reason why the character from Return of the Jedi bugs me is because I'm worried that he or she will step on the main character's toes, will it's too soon to say if this character has done that. Also, despite enjoying the episode this character is in the way it was directed was sloppy.   

As far as the Clone Wars series character goes, I don't like that this show tries to connect with that series because you have to watch that series to understand some of the things that's going on in the show. Plus, this show doesn't feel like it's in the same universe as the movies. It's hard to be invested in the stakes in this show because it's so small and the way the last episode ended is underwhelming. Goku I mean Grogu (The baby's name.) annoys me not because I think he's the most disgustingly marketable character since Pikachu it's because the baby raises more questions about Yoda's species than answers. Also, you start to resent Jedi's who are force-sensitive.  

Overall, this is an enjoyable series that I would recommend if you like Westerns.            

My thoughts on Death Battle

 My thoughts on Death Battle 

I like the concept of Death Battle despite it not being new. Death Battle is a web series created by Screwattack.com, that put two characters from comic books, manga, movies and video games against each other in the battle to the death. This is similar to celebrity deathmatch but not as bloody. Sometimes they mix it up by doing four-way fights and live-action fights. We talk about wanting to see certain characters fight it's just that we couldn't play it out until now.

I first learned about this thought everyone talking about the fight between Superman and Goku. I enjoyed the fight it looks like the people behind it put a lot of work into it. With that said that doesn’t change the fact that people were not happy with the outcome of this fight. I had a feeling that Superman would win that fight because it seems like the creators were overcompensating Goku by giving him senzu beans, the power pole and having him go super saiyan 4 despite it not being canon last I checked. That’s one of the problems I have with that fight Goku cheated by taking a senzu bean. 

To be fair this is an issue I have with these fights I mean they give a character all different abilities from different sources. The end result of the fight between Superman and Goku bothered people so much that they want a rematch. The rematch was worse even with better graphics. That’s another thing that bugs me about this series it seems like the people behind it don’t put as much time or care in most of these fights as they did with the Goku vs Superman fight, I mean that fight felt like an event. 

I don’t know if this started it, but people are losing interest in this series because they think the people behind this show are bias. I can understand why because I do notice that. For example, the fight between Thanos vs Darkside they gave Thanos an unfair advantage by giving him the infinity gauntlet. I wasn’t crazy about the Mario vs Sonic fight because it wasn’t a fair fight. I understand why the creators would put these two against each other but that doesn’t make it a good idea. So, let me get this straight Batman can’t beat Spider-Man but he can beat Captain American what the fudge? I didn’t know my little or pretty pony can put up a fight against Marvel and DC characters. That would explain why boys are watching this series. So yeah, I can understand why this would bother people about this series. I know we have substitutes for death battle like one-minute melee and DBX but they don’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong with those alternatives, but I like how death battle directs their fights for the most part. 

Overall, Death Battle has been around for ten years and this series can do more to make it better.