May 2, 2022
Hello, this will be my first review on MaL. And why did I actually bother to create an account to write this review about Bubbles in the middle of the night? Because I think there may be something missing in a lot of what I read tonight about this movie.
A lot of fair points have been made in the reviews I read, and I actually agree with most of them.
Is the story really amazing? No, it is not.
Are the characters deep or well developped? Not that much.
So you may ask, what can be more important than Characters or Story then? I would be tempted
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to say well.... nothing? But not in this case.
Bubbles is amazing in it's simplicity actually. We may not have any political background, explanations on how exactly those people survive in this abandonned city, where the supplies come from ect..
What we do have though, is an emotionnal gut punch.
It is not a character study, or a plot driven drama. It is a retelling of the classic tale "The little mermaid". The movie is really honest about that by the way, it doesn't hide what it is. And it delivers 100% in my eyes.
I am not only an anime fan, but a general cinema fan aswell, and I always value honesty in productions. If a movie wants to convey a feeling, or humour, or excitement and just does that, great, I'm in! And Bubbles does exactly that. It doesn't over do-it with side stories that go nowhere, doesn't try to look smarter than it is, and I think we should celebrate this.
Let yourslef go, the characters are enjoyable as they are, the story is straigh forward if a little cliché (well retelling an old tale implies "déjà-vu" doesn't it?) and, maybe, you'll find a really enjoyable experience here. I loved every second of it, and I can only advice you to give it a go.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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