Lupin III - Green vs. Red
I was actually a bit underwhelmed for the first half. I began to think that my habit of impulse-buying things based on titles might not be the best one. But the turnabout in the second half of the movie is just absurd. How the hell do you rate a movie like that? It starts out weak, then starts throwing things at you like
. I was not prepared. Then the final showdown of Green vs. Red has one of the most amazing cuts of animation in my recent memory. I wish so much that I had a gif of it. And the ending! I don't know what to say.
The whole second half just blew my mind to tiny little pieces. Parts of it are chronologically out of order, but in such a way that I still don't know if certain scenes took place before or after the climax. And everyone looks like Lupin (despite the title, there are many impersonators, not just one), leaving only their voices to tell them apart. Of course, they're all doing their best Lupin impressions, down to the speech pattern. The main green jacket impersonator is even named Yasuo, in reference to the original Lupin's vopice actor. It's also
.
It's also important to mention the barrage of homages. The beginning especially is full of callbacks to previous works. It is a 40th anniversary work, after all. Certain cuts are lifted directly - even I, having seen very little Lupin, was able to notice obvious ones, so I'm sure there are many more that the hardcore fan would pick up on.
I don't even know what verdict to give. Does mediocre half + amazing half average out to like, 7/10? For the sake of MAL, I have to pick a number, so that's what I'm going with for now, but it's really to complex to judge immediately. I plan to adjust accordingly after a few rewatches in the future. Regardless, I reccomend it strongly to Lupin fans - I'm quickly becoming one myself.
I was actually a bit underwhelmed for the first half. I began to think that my habit of impulse-buying things based on titles might not be the best one. But the turnabout in the second half of the movie is just absurd. How the hell do you rate a movie like that? It starts out weak, then starts throwing things at you like
a giant robot
The whole second half just blew my mind to tiny little pieces. Parts of it are chronologically out of order, but in such a way that I still don't know if certain scenes took place before or after the climax. And everyone looks like Lupin (despite the title, there are many impersonators, not just one), leaving only their voices to tell them apart. Of course, they're all doing their best Lupin impressions, down to the speech pattern. The main green jacket impersonator is even named Yasuo, in reference to the original Lupin's vopice actor. It's also
unclear at the end which Lupin was victorious - he wears the red jacket, but has the green ring that Yasuo had
It's also important to mention the barrage of homages. The beginning especially is full of callbacks to previous works. It is a 40th anniversary work, after all. Certain cuts are lifted directly - even I, having seen very little Lupin, was able to notice obvious ones, so I'm sure there are many more that the hardcore fan would pick up on.
I don't even know what verdict to give. Does mediocre half + amazing half average out to like, 7/10? For the sake of MAL, I have to pick a number, so that's what I'm going with for now, but it's really to complex to judge immediately. I plan to adjust accordingly after a few rewatches in the future. Regardless, I reccomend it strongly to Lupin fans - I'm quickly becoming one myself.
