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My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.
Baited by the beautiful colours and music laid out upon my eyes and ears
Walking into the theatres for the first time, I thought this movie was going to be one that told the delicate story of a modern take on Beauty And The Beast with wonderful melodies and aesthetically pleasing anime backgrounds.…
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I’ve been nursing a pet theory for a while now, and after listening to the post-film screening discussions of my fellow moviegoers while walking out of the theatre, I feel a bit more confident in this theory. You see, we Americans are an untrusting breed, skeptical of anything bigger than the _Indiv…
Read full review on AniList →I guess I could say I liked this movie... BUT...
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I really wanted to do a review for this anime as soon as I finished it, because I actually have quite a lot to talk about (and I guess that this time, it won’t be a short review either…)
This review will be spoiler free until the last part, but a…
Read full review on AniList →When Fairy Tales Fail.
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#*BELLE* is defined by its simplicity.
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<p align="justify"> A modern spin on the classic tale *Beauty and the Beast*, Mamoru Hosoda's ambitious new film lives and dies by this trait. Simplicity leads to raw, unfiltered emotion that resonates in several…
Read full review on AniList →Belle was a visual and audible masterpiece with a story that people seem to under/overshadow.
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I have been waiting for Belle to release since June 2021 when I saw a 30 second trailer for it. The visuals had me…
Read full review on AniList →Not bad. Really good. Music & Art amazing. VA/Singer is great. Story ok, plot meh.
It's really late and I just want to leave a "not too in depth review" as I am sleepy. If you're wondering whether you should watch it, you definitely should. That is if you could ignore certain aspects that would be considered as not reaching expectations. So if you're able to do so and is a music a…
Read full review on AniList →Belle is an ambitious movie that does not live up to the expectations you expect out of a Mamoru Hosoda movie
The Modern Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
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The first hour of this movie is basically a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. The main protagonist, Suzu, has a traumatic upbringing with not many friends or family to lean upon for help. To cop…
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BELLE: A Lesson on Vulnerability and Empathy
BELLE focuses on the struggle with oneself and society. Tackling on the issue that it's okay to be vulnerable. Not much of it had to with your usual romance.
It's an adaption of Beauty and the Beast, set on the modern era where virtual world is part of everyday lives.
There's similarities with…
Read full review on AniList →Ambitious and bombastic, but unable to carry the weight of all its extraneous subplots, and being very bloated.
Unlike most people in the anime fandom, I didn't really get into Mamoru Hosoda's movies until later. But he's certainly been making a name for himself over the past decade and a half. I first started out with Summer Wars, which I liked, and one of my college classes showed The Girl Who Leapt Through…
Read full review on AniList →Tries to say so much at once, but fails to say anything at all.
In a sense, Belle feels like the movie that Mamoru Hosoda has been building up to his entire life. Looking back at his work, Hosoda is primarily obsessed with three themes that appear time and time again in his movies. 1: Fairy tales (Wolf Children, Boy and the Beast). 2: Sci-fi, particularly time t…
Read full review on AniList →another great one from studio Chizu!
My opinions on Belle.
I watched this movie about a week after it became available to me as it didn't release where i'm from as early as it did in japan. It stars a young high school girl, "Suzu" who used to sing with her mother but she had sadly passed away. This had a big impact on her as music wa…
Read full review on AniList →Three short films smashed into one eye-watering spectacle.
~~~__Beauty Over Plot: A Review of _Belle___~~~
Full disclosure: I love Mamoru Hosoda's filmography as a general principle. From _Wolf Children_ to _Summer Wars_, he brings to light stories of hardship and community that I don't always get from other creators. And his artwork is often candy to the…
Read full review on AniList →For what potential is shown in its ideas, are squandered in its execution
I like Mamoru Hosoda. His films have always been a treat to interact with and watch. Regardless of whatever controversial claims he made about the anime industry before his movie release, I was still extremely excited to see Belle and thought the premise sounded foppish yet interesting at the same t…
Read full review on AniList →convoluted and leaves viewers with many many questions, but not exactly terrible
***, this movie.
I came across this movie when I was scrolling through Tiktok, where it was super hyped and made to be the next Big Anime Movie™. The one audio clip that was all over my FYP was when the English VA said the "I can finally sing again?" phrase and sang the thing, both done with so muc…
Read full review on AniList →Plagiarism and Narcissism
A confused disaster of a movie, with no thought given towards the implications of its characterizations or its blatant, baseless plagiarism.
There is no discernable purpose to adding in a shot-by-shot remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in the middle of this film. It provides no commentary or n…
Read full review on AniList →Genuinely My favorite movie of all time, but I acknowledge it has flaws.
Spoilers mostly in the second paragraph, but you already knew those would be here.
Belle is my favorite movie. I was just eleven when I first saw it in theaters, but I was already enthralled. I've petitioned to rewatch it with many of my friends for years now, and no matter how many times I go thro…
Read full review on AniList →This movie obviously has faults, as does any movie, however, despite its flaws, the music alone makes it worth watching
~~~This review is on the Japanese animated film “Belle”, directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The movie is a modern “re-telling” of its namesake film, the “Beauty and the Beast”.
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“Belle” explores the risks associated with online personalities, including “hate” comments and how to deal with them. In add…
Read full review on AniList → How come Disney didn't sue your ass already?
Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (or in English BELLE) is a 2021 anime movie that has all the assets for a great movie, but manages to **** it up completely.
Or at least, that's how I feel about it. I wondered if I should even give this a chance, given that the feelings I got from reading the synopsis and t…
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