Sunday 17 December 2017

Fairy Tail Consideration

  It's the most wonderful time of the yearrrrrr! It is Star Wars time once again and I was so freakin' hyped! I booked my tickets months ago and I saw it at midnight because I love being one of the first people to see something! I loved it....I think? Ok, so this week I was going to write a review about how much I loved Star Wars: The Last Jedi but I think it may need to wait a couple of weeks until I watch it again when I go home for the holidays. I really just don't know how I feel about it. I honestly loved it but I'm confused. So, keep an eye out for a review of star wars in the next couple of weeks. So this week, instead of what I had planned, I am going to talk about an anime called Fairy Tail
because not enough people talk about it. Ok, let's go!
  Fairy Tail was originally a manga series that has been adapted into an anime series in recent years. It spans over around 400 episodes and two films, with an upcoming final season to come out at some point next year. So, it is very long and shall take you a long time to watch it, you definitely need some time on your hands otherwise it will take you like a year to finish it. (it took me three months to finish it, pretty much exclusively watching only Fairy Tail). It is set in a world of magic and adventure, where a magic guild called Fairy Tail wreak havoc but in a good way, they're trying to help people. They story centres around the characters of Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneel, Erza Scartlett, and Gray Fullbuster, oh and Happy too, at the beginning and as the show goes on you get to learn more about the other members of the guild and their stories too. Throughout the show the team go on adventures to mysterious lands and meet new guilds along the way, some friend and some foe, to be honest more often than not they're the later. They advance their powers and as an audience we become closer to these characters as we follow them around and learn more about them. Long story, short: epic adventure fantasy anime with cute boys and girls, do you need more info than that to want to watch it really?
  I know that it is pretty daunting when you find an anime series that looks awesome but then you find out that it has hundreds of episodes. That is exactly how I felt when I first came across Fairy Tail, my heart sank as I honestly thought that maybe I should just skip it, I will never catch up with all the people that have been watching for years. However, I'm so glad that I ignored that feeling and went ahead with watching this series. The characters are the sweetest and so likeable, the friendships are adorable, the fight scenes are intense, the animation in general is great. The character development is insane, from the main characters to the other members of the guild you get to learn so much and really feel like you know them. The story arcs are fun but also can be serious and tense at times when that is exactly what you feel the show needs to do. Honestly, I can't say that I didn't get to a point where I didn't want to watch it anymore, although I firmly believe that I am at fault for that. Don't try and binge it without having a break from it, you will get slightly sick of it, as you would with any show after 200 episodes of non-stop watching solely that alone. What I'm trying to say in this waffley post is that Fairy Tail, even with its daunting number of episodes, is worth giving a go and trying to watch. It is probably within my top five, and definitely within my top ten anime of all time out of 43. If you like epic adventures and true friend(ships) then this is an anime worth giving a go.


Thank you very much for reading this post, and I'm sorry it isn't about Star Wars my heart is jut conflicted. But hopefully you enjoyed this post anyway. Also, I just want to let you guys know that in the new year I shall be putting up videos on YouTube. They will be similar to my blog in that they will be about film and TV of course, but if you can't be bothered to read my blog posts then maybe you'd like to check out my youtube channel where I shall be trying to put up content once a week on a Wednesday. It shouldn't interfere with my blog posts, at least I'm hoping.

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Sunday 10 December 2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas (Nalluri, 2017)

I don't think I have ever come out of the cinema in early December feeling so Christmassy as I did coming out of The Man Who Invented Christmas. I'm quite the sucker for Christmas films. I can say that I'm not the biggest fan of Christmas as much as I like all year but when it comes to December I do start to feel the Christmas vibes (especially as I got a vegan advent calendar this year). My friend suggested this film and I honestly love Christmas films so was totally up for it, plus Dan Stevens is always a bonus. However, I didn't think that I would enjoy this rendition of 'A Christmas Carol' as
much as I did. For a long long time my favourite edition of Charles Dickens' novel 'A Christmas Carol' has been the Muppets version. I can't help it, I love the muppets and Christmas films and when you smoosh them both together I can help but let it settle into place in my top Christmas movies of all time. This rendition of that many-a-time told story is so unique and new, and honestly just so captivating.
Basically, to tell you a little bit about the film, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) has had quite a few flops after the hit of 'Oliver Twist' and is struggling to come up with a new story to tell. He needs money quite badly and comes up with the idea to write a Christmas book. Dickens is laughed out of the proposal meeting with his publishers as this has never been done before and Christmas had become a minor holiday on peoples calendars. Nevertheless, Dickens believes in his idea and decides he shall pay for everything himself and get it printed in time for Christmas (which is a mere two months away). He struggles with his characters and the story in general but obviously manages to write the book that has become a household title.
It's so interesting to watch a different angle on this story. I have never really done any research or know anything really about Charles Dickens but it was so intriguing finding out all the backstory behind this classic book. The audience get to find out what he struggled with and see where he got the names for his characters and phrases such as 'bah, humbug'. I honestly never realised how much Charles Dickens changed the face of Christmas. I'm sure the royal family being German had a little to do with it, but references are made to this particular book of Dickens' since it was first written. There are countless references made in TV and film, even in Fashion (I'm talking Christmas apparel here). Even if someone isn't into something (although especially Christmas) they will surely be called Scrooge.
Overall, I really loved this film. I loved the insight into how Dickens wrote his book and created Characters. How he had a crappy childhood and how that effected how he wrote and what he wrote about. The performances by the entire cast are mesmerising, you really just get lost in the story and forget who they are in reality. It also left me with a heart filled with Christmas cheer, which I'm sure was Charles Dickens' aim with the book (I doubt he could even imagine film in general let alone a film about him writing that book doing it). It's honestly just such a warming movie and the perfect thing to watch this Christmas, and perhaps next year too.

Rating: 5 out of 5 (for personal production of Christmas cheer)

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Sunday 3 December 2017

What Are You Watching? (November 2017)

Another month, another list of all the crap I have been watching over the course of a month. It's getting colder and I want to be inside even more than usual just watching film and TV.

TV

  • Anohana (The Flower We Saw That Day) - Finally finished an anime series. Took a break from one piece and felt like a needed a good fantasy/sci-fi romance anime to make my heart burst. This is an insanely beautiful anime that I'm sure fans of Your Name will love to absolute pieces. 
  • One Punch Man - This is such a fun show to watch. My boyfriend and I were looking for something to watch and I've been meaning to watch it for a while so I suggested this as neither of us had seen it. It's so good and we can't wait until the next season comes out next year.

FILM

  • Thor: Ragnarok - I have written a review on the masterpiece that Marvel somehow managed to create after spitting out somewhat sub-par superior movies. Basically you should go watch it, but first read my review to know what you're in store for. Full review here: 
  • Murder on the Orient Express - I honestly really enjoyed this film, it's quite nice to have such a big film want you to be thinking as your watching it rather than simply switching off. Very much recommend. I wrote a review of this film a couple of weeks ago if you would like to get more of my opinion check it out here: 
  • Battle of the Sexes - This is a good one. It is thought provoking and heart capturing. A review may go up at some point but I want to see it again before I write it so I can really get my thoughts about it straight. So, look out for that in the next couple of weeks.

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