Witches and magical girls are one and the same.
When the filth in a magical girl's soul gem reaches its limit, the original magical girl will become a new witch.
"What a clever way of telling the story! Although it has an oriental philosophical idea, it is easy to accept."
The mermaid witch that appeared on the big screen was completely different from Sayaka, but all the audience who saw it now could clearly recognize that this was Sayaka Miki.
The dark purple crown gives people the feeling that blue is polluted by black, while the pink bow that is sometimes bright and sometimes dark seems to be narrating Sayaka's unstable mental state.
Although the style of the sword had changed, everyone still recognized it as Sayaka's weapon.
Looking at the new witch who was screaming, Albert couldn't help but sigh.
As a film critic who advocates drama, performance and art, he really doesn't like special effects movies.
Albert always felt that too many special effects would not only squeeze the actors' performance space, but would also affect the film's narrative rhythm.
This is not Albert's prejudice, but this is really the case with most special effects movies.
For example, Michael Bay, his least favorite director, is the most typical example.
In order to show gorgeous fireworks effects, the plots of this long-faced director's films are generally compressed to be extremely simple, and sometimes even the basic story cannot be told clearly.
Albert hated this kind of movie and, by extension, the directors who made it.
However, Nanaya Kiryu's "Madoka Magica" is different.
On the one hand, the actors' acting skills are indeed superb, and the five leading actors have reached the limit of what can be achieved in the basic setting.
Among them, the acting skills of actresses Yumi Sakutsuki and Rin Tohsaka are no less than those in some art films that he is optimistic about.
Of course, there is still a gap between this and those top art films, but the age of these actors cannot be ignored.
After all, not every actress is as gifted as Jodie Foster and can perform the best plays in her best years.
On the other hand, Nanaya Kiryu is also very particular about the use of special effects.
Unlike other movies that use special effects to shock the audience, the special effects in the "Madoka Magica" movie exist entirely to serve the plot.
Although some cool special effects shots can be seen to serve the audience.
But these battles are all meaningful to the plot, and are not just for the sake of showing off.
This made Albert take notice.
In fact, there have been similar situations in Kiryu's previous films, and special effects have always been his means of telling stories.
However, this director's previous works paid too much attention to commercial performance, so in many cases the special effects would still backfire on the plot.
Madoka Magica was a complete exception, which made Albert clearly feel that it was an improvement.
[Perhaps, special effects are not something that is completely without merit. ]
Albert believed that if traditional film-making methods were used, he would never have been able to see such a wonderful story.
Not to mention the dazzling 3D effects, even those witches would not be able to achieve that sense of reality without CG.
[Special effects are not the poison of movies, but they need the hands of masters to make satisfactory dishes. ]
The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic pondered to himself.
[However, this also requires those directors to have the storytelling ability of Nanaya Kiryu. Michael Bay is a rubbish and he will never figure this out in his lifetime. ]
Roger Ebert once again dissed his least favorite director.
However, people like Roger Ebert who can still keep thinking are ultimately a minority.
Most of the audience in the theater were deeply shocked by the tragedy on the screen.
Especially the part where Sayaka Miki completely turned into a witch shocked many people.
Of course, it's not because of the shocking special effects of the transformation, but because of the plot of this section.
Take our Miss Lily Wettin, for example.
At this time, the girl with blonde hair and a ponytail had slumped limply in her seat.
She tried very hard to hold back her tears.
This is not because Lily is sentimental or because she has a low tear point.
Because other audience members nearby had similar reactions, many female audience members were already crying.
They seemed to see the self in the past who silently gave to the person he loved, but eventually lost everything.
But Lily felt that it was okay for others to do so, but she would be bringing shame to her brother-in-law by doing so.
In order to avoid being frightened by some dark and cruel plots in the future, Lily even had the urge to take off her 3D glasses.
But in the end, Lily gave up.
After all, the movie story is so exciting that it would be a pity to miss it.
[In any case, it's all my brother-in-law's fault. ]
The girl with a ponytail couldn't help but complain.
[Why is a movie with this kind of plot rated PG-13?! If it was directly rated R, I would definitely be mentally prepared.]
[With this dark plot, there is absolutely no problem with rating it directly to R! Did that woman Shion give money to this film? ! ! ]
Lily waved her little fist.
In order to take revenge on her brother-in-law who scared her, she decided that next time when her brother-in-law and sister were on a date, she would hide in their bed and scare them.
In fact, the MPAA itself is also quite wronged in the matter of rating.
After all, when the PG and R levels were first divided, in order to facilitate operation, everyone only focused on the pictures.
As for matters concerning the story and plot, the MPAA itself has no way to do anything because it is not written in the regulations!
The PG-13 requirement is that the film has no rough and continuous violence, sometimes there will be drug use and swearing, and generally no nudity.
From this perspective, "Madoka Magica" fully meets this standard.
Although the earlier version of Madoka Magica had one or two scenes with excessive bleeding, Nanaya had already revised them after they were pointed out.
However, if you ask everyone in the theater, except for a few people like Nanaya, most of the audience definitely think that this movie should be rated R.
Don't ask why, the answer is: it's a depressant.
Today's audiences no longer believe that there can be any positive plot in this story.
Even if Kyoko invites Madoka to wake up Sayaka with love.
But the audience in the seats were not optimistic about the plan at all.
In any other movie, no matter how outlandish the protagonists' plans were, they would always succeed in the end.
But this movie is called "Madoka Magica"!
From the very beginning, Kiryu Nanaya did all kinds of outrageous things, making the audience no longer believe that he would just follow the normal commercial film path.
After all, if it really follows the routine of commercial films, Mami Tomoe shouldn't die!
"Although Kyoko is a good kid, it won't be that easy, right?"
A female audience member asked worriedly after seeing the smile that Kyoko showed to Madoka.
"At least we should be able to preserve Sayaka's Seed of Sorrow, otherwise..."
Her companion did not finish her words, but the meaning was clear to everyone.
Sure enough, the mermaid witch on the screen is extremely powerful.
Kyoko seemed to be struggling to deal with the attacks of the mermaid witch, and Madoka and Kyoko's calls were completely useless.
Not only did she fail to bring back the stubborn Sayaka, but Kyoko herself also suffered a fatal knife wound.
"Kyoko..."
When the body was stabbed through, all the audience in the theater gasped.
Even though they knew that the magical girl's body was just a shell, the scarred Kyoko on the screen didn't look like she was okay.
Fortunately, the appearance of Homura Akemi gave the audience a glimmer of hope.
"Two against one shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Lily muttered to herself, she was so nervous that she didn't even notice that she was biting her fingers.
The audience saw an opportunity after Homura Akemi appeared, but at this time, Anko gave up on her own initiative.
She was so desperate that she decided to let Homura Akemi take Madoka away, while she stayed behind to accompany Sayaka on the journey.
"Don't worry, Sayaka. I won't leave you alone."
Even though he was seriously injured and was firmly grasped by the mermaid witch.
But at this moment, Kyoko's face was still filled with a warm smile.
"It must be lonely to be alone..."
Kyoko's soul gem glowed a fiery red light, and she faced the mermaid witch with an all-embracing smile.
No, it should be Sayaka Miki.
"…Okay, I'll come with you, Sayaka."
In the flames, Kyoko detonated her spirit core and died together with Sayaka, who had transformed into a witch.
The intense white light from the explosion filled the audience's field of vision.
In a flash of white light, the audience saw a dreamlike scene.
Sayaka squatted in the corner, looking depressed, as if she was still sad about what happened to Kamijou Kyousuke.
At this time, Kyoko walked up and greeted the other party warmly. She had a delicious stick in her hand and wanted to share it with Sayaka.
Sayaka turned her head, with the smile on her face that was exactly what the audience was expecting.
Sunny, cheerful and approachable.
This time, Sayaka did not reject the other party as she did before, but accepted the lonely red-haired girl.
Sayaka did not choose to take the food handed to her by the other party, but directly pulled the other party's hand.
The delicious stick used for communication fell to the ground, but Sayaka and Kyoko were finally together.
"This should be the best ending."
Finally, Lily couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears.
Although she has no preference for lesbian, she was definitely moved by this red and blue couple.
Lily was not the only one who had this idea. The sobbing sounds around her showed that everyone had the same idea.
"That's not right!"
After thinking about it carefully, Lily suddenly found the problem.
"This scene is just an illusion to trick you into tears!"
She pounded her fists hard on the armrests to vent her dissatisfaction.
"Brother-in-law, you are really too much! You are a shrimp and a pig!!"