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| Hansel & Gretel At first I thought this started out like The Promised Neverland, then it ended up being like the Jennifer Lawrence Passenger's film. Still can't fathom the point of this story was. Especially with Gretel?, Did she ever exist or was she always a figment of his imagination ? |
RealNath said: Wait, so is Hansel schizophrenic? No wonder Gretel's eyes look "dead" (as in, they're not shiny). Also, why did they use Hallelujah Chorus for the ending song, considering this has nothing to do with Christianity? ikr it felt so odd hearing Hallelujah Chorus . That has got to be the most misplaced OST I've heard in anime |
| definitely initially gave TPN vibes. most of the episode felt boring but i kinda liked the hallucination reveal, that's it though. |
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| This had me until the answers started coming in weakest episode so far for sure |
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| For me, it's tied with "Cinderella" for best episode of "The Grimm Variations" When I first saw the setting of the story, I also intitially thought of "Promised Neverland" - although the only thing they have in common is that their (initial) stories take place in some kind of an orphanage It's true that it deviates from its original tale a bit more (that includes the plot twist envolving the two main characters), but I don't think this variation is jarring: the story's pace is on point and the main characters are (in their own eerie way) really likeable |
LAboy456Apr 18, 5:27 AM
they did it. They made this movie look like a faithfull adaptation of the story Jokes aside I was surprised this didn't turn out a "Promised Neverland". And honestly it doesn't make sense that it didn't. Because I see no reason in growing and educating children like that, and their reasoning for being ready to be sent for planetary colonisation feels nonsense. Sure they did break expectations but it really makes no sense growing children in a run down foster home when your goal is to ready them for planetary colonization |
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| I enjoyed Hansel and Gretel. I was surprised coming from how absurd Little Red Riding Hood, episode 3 was actually quite fun. As people mentioned I loved the Promised Neverland vibes. It had a good mix of eerie mystery as well as a creepy horror feel. I loved the hidden undertones/details in the show. For example the children's eyes start out dark when they don't know whats going on but when the truth is revealed to them they get a shine in their eyes. The "witch" was handled well probs my fave character in the episode. The episode felt dark with little to no gore which was impressive. Surprisingly more wholesome than the original fairy tale. Only gripe I had was since it is a training facility I felt the kids should've had more combat training. Also if you think about it, what was the point of keeping the mission a secret? Idk not to compare but, Promise Neverland had the children in real danger thats why they were lied to. Wouldn't telling the kids in this show make them perform better? The episode could have benefited from a little more explanation imo, like not everyone knows what the snowball earth theory is. Also why were the kids significantly older than Hansel on the other planet? Does time move faster there? The twist with Gretel was executed well, definitely better than Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood's twist. I went back to see if there were any mentions of her from other characters and the dialogue was written well to make it ambiguous that "you" could be taken as plural (nice touch, I watched it in dub btw). I felt her not existing was a good twist and fit well with the story better than the other 2 episodes. Honestly it's my favorite so far, I rate the episode a 7/10. Looking forward to the next one. |
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| A new version of Hansel y Gretel in the space and with ghosts!!! Was nice although a bit large in my opinion! 6/10 kekeke |
| better than the first two, felt pretty promised neverland |
| I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers |
| I enjoyed this one, really subverted my expectations of the witch being evil and this being some sort of trap. I noticed Gretel's eyes being dimmer than Hansel's quite early, so I appreciate how they hinted at the twist. It's like a good ending version of TPN or heavenly delusion. |
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This had me until the answers started coming in
weakest episode so far for sure
weakest episode so far for sure
| @APolygons2 I could understand this whole flirtation with Black Mirror (as of the third episode it looks like the whole show is going to be an anime version of Black Mirror with a Brothers Grimm theme) and homage to Yakusoku no Neverland, but it already started to feel repetitive after the second episode and the Gretel twist seemed like an unnecessary twist for the sake of a twist in such a science fiction story. The first two episodes more or less worked, but the third seems to repeat them with bait and Switch and elements of science fiction. Not to mention the fact that the sister twist, as I already said, was very forced and would have been more suitable for some kind of paranormal show. Especially considering that no one told us or hinted at the reasons for the appearance of the sister. Just to fit it into the Hansel and Gretel framework? Then it was even more forced. |
RobertBobertApr 29, 11:09 AM
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@APolygons2 I could understand this whole flirtation with Black Mirror (as of the third episode it looks like the whole show is going to be an anime version of Black Mirror with a Brothers Grimm theme) and homage to Yakusoku no Neverland, but it already started to feel repetitive after the second episode and the Gretel twist seemed like an unnecessary twist for the sake of a twist in such a science fiction story. The first two episodes more or less worked, but the third seems to repeat them with bait and Switch and elements of science fiction. Not to mention the fact that the sister twist, as I already said, was very forced and would have been more suitable for some kind of paranormal show. Especially considering that no one told us or hinted at the reasons for the appearance of the sister. Just to fit it into the Hansel and Gretel framework? Then it was even more forced.
| @RobertBobert Yeah... episode 4 is really good though! I think anyone who has ever been a creativ will love it. |
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@RobertBobert Yeah... episode 4 is really good though!
I think anyone who has ever been a creativ will love it.
I think anyone who has ever been a creativ will love it.
| @APolygons2 Well, so far it doesn't look bad even with repetition. It's just that the first two episodes and the anthology format slightly raised my expectations. |
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@APolygons2 Well, so far it doesn't look bad even with repetition. It's just that the first two episodes and the anthology format slightly raised my expectations.
| @RobertBobert don't worry, ep 4, 5, and 6 are all very different. some for better, some for worse lol |
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| lmao it was the Yuyushiki puppet theory all along, should have noticed when the witch didn't care about eating the cake. Also nice cake spacestation, great use of theme |
| I never watched TPN so this is pretty "new" to me. Probably the one with the best first half so far, that's for sure, but when Hansel opened a portal to some future-station, I can already guess that it's going to be dystopian-world type of situation. I thought that this was going to be the one with magic and supernatural at first. Regarding Hansel... There's also like no reason for him being schizo, since there's barely any tension and issues throughout the whole story. It felt like it was there solely for the "sad/shock" value. It was really interesting at first. When compared to the other two, I'm actually really invested in this one, at least that's true until the reveal, since there's like 0 payoff. Sure, not all story requires a satisfying resolution, but this is just the one that makes me go.... "huh?" It's like sitting through a dream, it's interesting, but there's no point to this story at all. So far, it's the one that has the least to do with the source material. Other than the character names, there's like nothing about "Hansel and Gretel" here. |
| Pretty sure this is going to be my favorite story. This was AMAZING. Absolutely loved it. I had so many theories of what was going on or what could end up happening and none were correct haha. I did think they could possibly be the last children on earth but not like that. I love a twist that actually surprises me. The whole time I thought they were raising children for the witch to eat XD |
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| I was about to pass out from boredom |
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| The Promised Neverland mixed with a bit of The Matrix, Ender's Game and maybe The Sixth Sense. I was intrigued throughout but in the end I don't think it really worked out. |
| Skipped Ep 2 for now since I want to watch the episodes with the context of the actual story, and I don't know that for the 2nd one. This episode was quite intriguing in the first half, can't say the reveal really did anything for me. |
Etherius_ZSJun 13, 3:12 PM
| The fear of the unknown looming over all of our existences is heavy indeed and in a way, the greatest fear of all. This episode encapsulated that pretty brilliantly for what it was, with the format and length that it's afforded. Better than the first episode and for sure definitely way better than the second. Episodes like this are a little representation of why I love horror and Sci-Fi so. |
| I find it remarkable how opinions on this episode vary so widely. Personally i consider it the best, alongside Cinderella. The pacing was slow, yet it consistently held my attention with its air of mystery and unease. After watching it, i revisited to spot any clues about the twist, and indeed, they were there. So, even though it leaned more towards thriller than horror, i believe it was a completely successful episode. |
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| so it was all a test of courage to see if the kids were brave enough to go to Earth.. kinda wholesome for a horror anime |
| First thought was promised neverland and I think that was an intentional bait lol. Turned out to be a post apocalyptic space scifi. Not bad at all. Gretel reveal was nice too and a good ending. |
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