When the third episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" was first aired, people were certain that the plot would take a dark and bizarre turn.
The biggest contributor among them is naturally Gen Urobuchi, a genius who is already well-known in the circle.
After all, the anime circle is not too big, so as long as someone spreads it, it will naturally reach a wide range.
But European and American audiences are not so lucky this time. Japanese audiences may be able to guess the direction of the story when they see the name of the screenwriter Gen Urobuchi.
Kyon, who has only shown his skills in Europe and the United States, certainly does not have that kind of fame yet.
So after the senior turned around, European and American audiences were still quite optimistic about the plot of "Madoka Magica".
Isn't it normal for people to die in European and American movies?
There are even movies like "Scary Movies" where people die and the movie is hilarious at the same time.
But when QB innocently stated the true nature of the magical girl, European and American audiences truly realized what kind of movie they were about to face.
"Isn't this more convenient?"
QB explained with a matter-of-fact expression: "Even if the heart is damaged and the blood is drained, as long as magic power is used to repair it, it can move freely again."
Lily shuddered: "This guy is definitely not a human."
"Isn't QB originally not a human being?"
"Hmm…"
Lily blushed at her sister's question.
"I mean, it doesn't have any human emotions at all." Lily muttered softly, "And what kind of dubbing is that by Astolfo? It's completely turned into a horror movie!"
"You mean this dubbing..."
Ryan shaved his cheek.
She knew that Astolfo couldn't be blamed at all for this matter.
In order to achieve the most ideal dubbing effect, Nanaya did not even give the pink-haired transvestite a completed script.
Nanaya had only one request for Astolfo, which was to read the words in the script in a cute voice.
Especially the sentence "Please sign a contract with me and become a magical girl", which was said by Astolfo countless times - in various languages.
To ensure that audiences around the world can experience the subtlety of this sentence in its original form.
Nanaya asked Astolfo to record various dubbings of this sentence separately.
It would be unrealistic to let a fool like Astolfo dub all of QB's words.
But if there is only one sentence, there will definitely be no problem if you try your best.
As for QB's other dubbing, the distributor can only find local dubbing actors.
However, audiences in North America, France and Japan should be the happiest group among audiences around the world.
Because Astolfo can speak English, French and Japanese, he did the dubbing in all three languages himself.
But the audience watching the movie at that time did not think this was a lucky thing.
When QB was playing with Sayaka's Soul Gem and telling her that he was doing it for her own good.
Everyone realized that this guy was simply a "white-cut-black" existence.
At the same time, the plot of the movie began to become confusing.
At present, it seems that QB is likely to break up with the magical girls, but the conflicts between the protagonists themselves have not been eliminated.
Add to that the menacing "Witch Night".
No one can understand how the plot will end.
"If it's a happy ending, the protagonists should work together to eliminate 'Witch Night' and QB, and finally become ordinary girls again, right?"
I have to say that this guess is somewhat close to the truth.
"Will it be so perfect?"
Turan thought about the possibility of achieving a perfect ending, and he always felt that the probability was very small.
The plots of Nanaya Kiryu's past works always give people a feeling of being unexpected yet reasonable.
If the plot of the movie only went this far, it would not conform to Kiryu Nanaya's previous patterns.
[It would be nice to know some of Gen Urobuchi's previous works. ]
Turan somewhat regretted not having done sufficient homework before watching the movie, which resulted in him not even having the chance to guess the plot.
"But the five main characters in the movie don't seem to be bad guys."
When Sakura Kyoko told Sayaka about her past experiences, the audience felt sorry for the girl's past, but also finally discovered the shining points of this red-haired girl.
Everyone finally discovered that beneath her cold and arrogant appearance, she was actually a good child who cared about others.
Many viewers once again had the idea of having Sayaka Miki abandon Kyosuke Kamijou and live with Kyoko Sakura.
This thought became even stronger for the audience after Hitomi told Sayaka that she liked Kyousuke.
At the same time, everyone became more certain that Kiryu Nanaya had no intention of telling a story with a perfect ending.
Just when the story was beginning to sound heartwarming, it started to take a turn for the worse.
Some people have already speculated that this story will end with a bad ending for everyone.
The reason is simple, Sayaka is completely broken at this time.
In order to kill the Shadow Witch, Sayaka not only completely disregarded her own body, but also abused the defeated Shadow Witch as a way to vent her emotions.
Finally, after confirming that the man she liked was with her best friend, Sayaka became obsessed and completely entered a state of self-destruction.
"Nanayo Kiryu put a lot of effort into this character."
As a "senior" film critic, Ebert can certainly see many things that ordinary audiences cannot notice.
"The tone of the movie has started to become gloomy from the beginning."
"Every time Sayaka receives a blow, the color of the sky in the picture becomes darker."
"When it comes to the use of colors, Kiryu Nanaya is already quite sophisticated."
Finally, when Sayaka dealt with the two men who had toyed with women and got off the tram, the sky had turned completely black.
Except for a small cluster of lights in the distance of the station, the entire scene has turned completely black.
At this moment, Sayaka looked like she was about to die. Anyone would think that something was bound to happen to her.
"Will this character be killed by the witch? Wouldn't that be too tragic?"
[No, that might be the best outcome.]
Hearing the discussions of the audience, Ryan felt that these people still had a bit of naive ideas.
You have to know that the director they are facing, their man Kiryu Nanaya is not an ordinary director.
When it comes to heart-wrenching stories, Ryan doesn't think there is any better director than Nanaya.
Just as the audience was expecting how Sayaka would leave, the camera switched to Madoka.
Madoka, who couldn't find her friend, met QB again.
"At this point, QB still wants Madoka to become a magical girl?"
QB's intention to make Kaname Madoka a magical girl is too obvious.
It was so obvious that the audience guessed that there must be some big conspiracy hidden in it.
"You can't sign a contract with it!"
When the audience saw Madoka preparing to sign a contract with QB in order to help Sayaka recover, their hearts were gripped.
But fortunately there is still someone who can stop it.
Bang!
With a gunshot, the QB was smashed to pieces.
At the beginning of the movie, the audience felt very sympathetic when they saw the bruised and battered QB.
But this time, seeing the QB being killed by a bullet, the audience felt an indescribable pleasure.
"Ms. Homura Akemi is truly a goddess! Well done!"
"As expected, there are no bad guys among pretty girls."
However, the audience rejoiced too early.
After Madoka left, a QB walked out from the shadows.
It was from the mouth of this new QB that the audience learned that Homura Akemi had killed the opponent twice.
At the same time, QB also revealed that Homura Akemi was using time magic.
"As expected, QB's ultimate target is Kaname Madoka."
After receiving this information, the audience actually breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, the various settings that were beyond their imagination had made them lose their judgment on the plot of the movie.
"It feels a bit like the plot of "Terminator". Is Homura Akemi the T-800 from the future?"
"Hey, could it be that QB's true identity is [Witch Night]?"
…
"Hehe, it won't be that simple."
The bored look on Albert's face at the beginning of the movie had completely changed, and he even began to comment on the speculations of others around him.
"So far, Kiryu Nanaya's rhythm, narrative, and plot setting have been very good. With such a rhythm, how could he use such a clichéd ending?"
Albert praised from the bottom of his heart.
The Albert who previously disliked Madoka Magica has been completely defeated in his own mind.
Now Albert has completely become a fan of "Madoka Magica".
Because this movie is really to my taste.
Nanaya Kiryu gave "Madoka Magica" a depth that had never been seen in previous commercial films.
It's not like "Purgatory's Flames", where the ending is completely wiped out just for the sake of a tragic ending.
It is not a movie like "The Dark Knight", which is an interrogation of human nature on the surface, but in fact still abides by the routine rules of Hollywood commercial movies.
Madoka Magica is truly a very unique film.
"So please give an ending that is worthy of this movie, not the kind of forced perfection, nor the kind of forced heartbreak, but an ending that allows the story to develop naturally."
Aiberg nodded his head gently, his eyes full of anticipation.
And Nanaya Kiryu did not disappoint him.
"I'm really an idiot."
Tears welled up in his eyes and a sad smile on his face.
This is the last image that Sayaka Miki left for the audience.
Desolate, but incredibly beautiful.
Then in the next second, the outer shell of the Soul Gem, which had turned black, shattered, revealing its original true appearance - the Seed of Sorrow.
Magical girl is a witch?!
In an instant, the audience seemed to have solved all their doubts.
This was already an unacceptable setting, but the cruelest thing was that QB added the final blow.
"Growing women are called [girls] here, right?"
QB stood on the roof, looking at the gathering of witches that had already opened their mouths in the distance, and spoke slowly in a tone that was neither sad nor happy.
"Therefore, since you will eventually become witches, you should naturally be called "Magical Girls"."
Although there was no air conditioning in the theater, the audience still felt a bit chilly.