Anime Brigade: We all have 8th grade syndrome~

[Homura]

@Homura... so I did it. I started Madoka Magica. For years I wrote it off, but I am half way through it right now and it's pretty good. However, whenever I see Homura, I keep thinking he's you because your avatar has been Homura for the last two years so that's how I've always pictured you in my head. It's weird as hell. x.x

I was thinking though... there should be a guy version of Madoka Magica but instead it's about how a bunch of gym rats become Magical Bros.

EDIT: Holy crap. Kenny. I just watched Rebellion. What the hell happened?

Nya~
Well I dunno about gym rats, considering where I am. But I'm glad you think it's weird as hell I'm Homura~

Rebellion was really good. The "what the hell happened" can probably fill like a few pages of discussion. I personally have a lot of my own speculation and understanding going into it.

[Lord Celebi]

Rebellion was really good. The "what the hell happened" can probably fill like a few pages of discussion. I personally have a lot of my own speculation and understanding going into it.

@Homura

Spoiler:

After the initial shock, I spent most of Saturday morning reading critical reviews of the film. In particular, Bobduh's recently article about the film really put into perspective some of the things that I wtf'd at. I still definitely need to watch the whole movie again to piece it together, though.

I would contend that the entire movie is Gen Urobuchi thumbing his nose at Hideaki Anno moreso than his fanbase. The film, stylistically, is quite similar to End of Evangelion in ways that I feel like Urobuchi was trying to outdo Anno. In some ways, he succeeds. In terms of pure vision, the artistic design of Rebellion is fucking gorgeous. However, during the phantasmagoria scene of Rebellion, the narrative is driven far more by plot than it is by themes, unlike End, wherein the Phantasmagoria propels and climaxes the themes of Evangelion.

As a sidenote, one of my favorite bits of the movie is when everything goes to shit there are signs in the movie saying "Do you enjoy the movie?" Definitely got the sense that Urobuchi was mocking his audience there and loved every second of it.