m-i-c-h-a-e-l said:
Im still struggling to find even a single grain of originality anywhere in this story.
I dare say that perhaps you won't find much of any. But, more importantly, that doesn't only apply here. Originality is, from my perspective as someone who has experienced various forms of entertainment media over the years, a mere illusion. There's almost none of it left anywhere in modern science fiction or throughout fiction in general.
Some productions might well do a better job of temporarily hiding that reality, to be certain, but there is a finite number of frequently used story models and plot devices. If we were to acknowledge each instance of this, it would be exhausting to watch almost any anime, let alone other works of fiction. Human imagination might be infinite, in theory, but in practice it's almost impossible to tell a "new" kind of story without accidently or consciously repeating what has come before. After all, the creators were born and raised in an environment where they experienced one or more of the existing precedents. In my opinion, there is still some creativity in the ways certain elements were combined, but I would never claim that Revisions was a show aiming for originality as a central goal. Nor do I feel it would be necessary.
And then Im also constantly dumbfounded by every character's illogical actions.
I am not surprised by your reaction, to be honest, because part of us always wants fictional characters to make the right choices and display common sense. But I would still happen to disagree with it. Rather than making me dumbfounded, I find it to be almost natural. Considering what I have come to know about actual human behavior, even the most "illogical" actions can often be rationalized. We can see that during regular TV programs or news broadcasts every single day. It's annoying at times, to be clear, but I can accept it.
Literally every aspect of this anime is either (a) a trope / bad ripoff 'inspired' by another popular/classic anime, or (b) simply makes absolute zero sense whatsoever
In turn, I am quite sure it would be just as possible to dissect many of those "classic/popular" anime in a comparable manner for the purpose of identifying their own sources of inspiration. Very few of them would be the first and only time something was ever attempted. Which ties back into my view of originality not being, in this day and age, a real thing. Needless to say, I do not believe that any particular aspect of the show doesn't "make sense". There are specific aspects that I might find to be annoying, rushed or requiring more depth, but I never had a big problem understanding the basics. I've seen tighter scripts, of course, yet this one was far from senseless.
There's no point in me harping on how bad the animation is; because everyone has already done that, and everyone knows how unnatural the animation is and how ugly the character models are. Probably in my top 10 worst CGI.
"Everyone" would be an overstatement. CGI is, by and large, not popularly accepted in most anime communities. It's usually going to be heavily criticized. Nonetheless, some people have actually praised it, whether in relative or absolute terms. There is always a degree of unnatural movement too, but I would say that comes with the territory. Anime characters, even in 2D animation, are not restricted to natural movement ranges. Having said that, I would argue in the opposite direction. While not perfect, I would rank the 3DCG in Revisions as of an above average quality. Far from the top ten worst, especially not if we are exclusively discussing TV anime rather than some other kind of production.
|