Mutafukaz

I think some movies are always going to be affected by the lens you watch them under. I'm a massive fan of a horror movie called "The Collector". About a jewel thief who breaks into a house only to be forced to battle a serial killer who's created elaborate traps to torture the family who was supposed to be on vacation. The movie has an amazing soundtrack, great writing and cinematography, but at the end of the day it's a gory horror, difficult appreciate for anyone excepting film makers and horror fans.

MFKZ is stuck in a similar position. Its a scifi neo jpop gangsta animation that both embraces thug culture aesthetic while at the same time pointing out how miserable it is and being an epileptic seizure inducing animated scifi comedy superhero film.

Whos the audience for that? Well I guess I am. I loved the refusal to adhere to a consistent animation technique. I loved the style and I cheered at the shoot outs.

I think its awesome in the same way "Into the spider-verse" is awesome. Its action filled, kinetic and as an artist, inspiring. If I had a complaint Id say some of it is a bit been there done that, as far as the story goes. If youve seen anything like Kill-La-Kill youve seen this before. Still, I personally loved it.

...Everything else is subpar though. The voice acting, the plot, the directing, all need work.

What more is there to say. There's a small environmental message wrapped up in an origin reveal and a violent action piece.

Full of tropes and stereotypes, but kinda enjoyable to half watch while you are cruising the internet for more satisfying input

I can't express enough how super underrated this movie is. I watched this movie over the summer for fun and I LOVED it! It's currently my favorite movie at the moment and I'm obsessed with it. The characters are amazing, the story is super crazy and fun to watch, the animation is so pretty and gorgeous to look it, and the soundtrack was perfectly placed and makes the film great.

A highlight video popped up on YouTube and I had just smoked. My interest was peaked and I found the full movie on Netflix. I was not disappointed, but was left a little wanting.

The art style is super dope. Really loved it. Definitely some nods to the ground breaking animes from the 90s. A shot remake i noticed was when the cell door crushed the guard. Definitely an homage to Akira.

I do wish that we got some more back story. This is definitely a character driven story, but we don't learn much about the others. That's honestly my only gripe with the film and why it's a 7 and not a 9.

If you like different, you'll like this. In my opinion, it's a fresh take in a time when everything is pulled from the idea rolladex.