7:57 p.m. - Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012
Tokyo Godfathers Review (10/10)
I just finished watching another great movie! Tokyo Godfathers!
*This is a family movie. Anyone of any age can enjoy this movie! Watch this as a family!*
Story-One of the best movies of all time! It is a Christmas movie, meant to get into holiday cheer and entertainment for the whole family. Many Christmas movies are good (some can be boring, I prefer Halloween movies). This movie is definitely one of the best. The story follows a good-for-nothing, selfish homeless man, a homosexual drag queen who's determined to be a mother, and an angry teenage girl with an aggressive past on their adventures after they find a baby girl in the trash. They journey to find the baby's mother, sparking action and adventure. The genres are comedy, action, and adventure. So you'll get the sense that the story releases many emotions: Funny, sadness, excitement...your typical family movie. But the movie was excellent. I found myself laughing, tearing up, and on the edge of my seat. The trailer can't "bring out" the best of the movie like watching the whole thing can.
Characters-
*Good-for-nothing, selfish man-Really aggressive, angry drunkard, who often tells lies, homeless.
*Homosexual, drag queen-Dramatic, also a homeless person, loves children and babies. Very sensitive. Has the best moral judgment of the three characters.
*Angry teenage girl-Really has the bad past. She sniffs a lot...
Excellent character development, and the connection between the characters are so interesting. My personal favorite character is the homosexual, drag queen. He's/She's so funny! He stands for his rights, and he can be fickle. Great character. He's also the moral character that always does the right thing.
Music-Not really memorable. It's like any other movie music.
Creators-Guess...yes, another Satoshi Kon film. He's one of the geniuses involved with this movie. He has the heaviest hand in the movie, writing the screenplay and I believe he's the director. If you don't know who he is, read the previous reviews: Paranoia Agent, Millennium Actress, and Perfect Blue. If you remember him, his work is full of mental farts...it's always a movie that blows your mind in some way. Well, I'm here to tell you that this movie is going in a bit of a different direction from his others. It's not as heavily mental...and it's more family-oriented than the others.
Great. Recommend it. 10/10
