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After 7 months of waiting, i was finally able to watch the movie called 'hype train'. And it was worth the hype. I can't express how much I was invested in this movie. No matter how much hate it gets I love demon slayer since season 1. I also read the manga couple of times. Watching this fantastic movie in the theaters was like a dream come true. So what's my opinion on this movie? Let's get right into it:
Story & Adaptation:
While I was waiting for this movie I read the arc many times. But in the manga it always felt a weak arc among all of them. Dont know why. Mayb bcz it was too short. But holy molly. The movie extended this arc to a whole new level. It felt new and refreshing. Almost one forth of the movie weren't present in the manga. This is what I will call a perfect adaptation. There were so many extended scenes. The manga seems like a piece of cake in front of it.
As for the story it was slow at first half. But the later half...Damn!!! Mindblowing. Well the reason for the first half being a bit slow cz they gave rengoku more attention and screentime. Jumping right into action would seem cringe. Remember rengoku killing 2 demons at the first half? That wasn't written in the manga. They wanted us to get more attached with characters and cry at the end. T.T
Animation & Soundtracks:
Ahh do I even need to say anything about animation? Its Ufotable after all. Their visuals are perfect. The CGI was perfect too. Rengoku's flame breathing techniques and those flame effects felt like the scene was burning itself.
And for the soundtracks, they were great too. When Akaza gave the entry with epic soundtrack and the whole fight felt much dynamic with the osts. And the ending theme [Homura] by LisA is my favourite. Made me more emotional.
Characters:
Most of the characters were themselves like usual in the previous season. Not much of a character development. Nezuko & Zenitsu didn't get that much screentime sadly. Inosuke was energetic as ever. And Tanjiro had impact on the first half not in the second half. The fact he killed himself over and over gave me goosebumps and that last sword throwing scene. Ah most probably my favourite scene. And for my boy Rengoku. What to say about him. As flamboyant as ever. He really explained the beauty of human life. He made my tears came out.
And for the villains I will say Enmu was really weak, mid and not that much special villain like Rui was in the 1st season. But Akaza had really great impact in the movie. We got to know how strong he really is.
Action:
I'm gonno go fast on this part.
Rengoku vs Akaza : 10/10
Tanjiro & Inosuke vs Enmu : 7.8/10
Also that Zenitsu's thunderclap and flash gets an honorable mention. It was so cool.
At the end I will say this movie had everything almost perfect. The ending was ruthless and emotional. I couldn't find any major flaw or potholes. Though I'm a bit sad that Zenitsu didnt get that screentime. The movie dominating all box office over the world and I can see why. It deserves the hype. Also hyped for season 2!!! Haters really need to chill down. If anyone doesn't acknowledge this movie, shonen anime is not for them.
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