João Gomes
Thousand Master
"Let's go, partner."
I just feel like sticking disc 1 into the player again and start over lol it's ridiculous how much I love this thing.
The buildup to the match is so well done. You can feel the expectation and excitement in the air. Hand-drawn phone chats complete with food emojis seal the deal.
After all we've seen of Peco and, particularly, Smile's childhood, it is only now, in the present time, that Smile accepts himself as being human after being treated as an emotionless drone by those shiitty little shiits for so long.
The harm was done and lasting but Peco insisted actively on helping Smile and making him accept himself. Ping Pong was the means through which he achieved that; he made Smile feel normal and like he belonged.
The flashlight bit was the kind of innocent sweetness only a kid is capable of; really, really beautiful moment. Seeing Smile breaking his mecha armor and having bright red veins on the inside is touching, as is the tone of validation in his voice when he tastes his own blood. What a beautiful friendship.
The montage with the kid versions of the main players playing ping pong to the tune of that chorus of children culminating in Tsukimoto crying of happiness is just special.
We even got a reunion scene between the older generation trio; that was cool.
Things get wrapped very satisfyingly. I love that Koizumi is looking for the pot like a father would when his son comes to visit after a long time and he wants to please him as much as possible; Kazama has a different outlook on life and you see he's much more relaxed, even when reminiscing on his father; Akuma has a stable life together with his family; Kong has gotten the Japanese nationality and now plays for the Japanese national team along with Peco, who sees his lifelong dream realized (probably), both trained by Kaio's old trainer and cheered on by Egami. And Smile totally has a girlfriend ahah. Amazing ending to one of my
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@Lordhippos truly happy you enjoyed, I think you know that I most certainly did! I enjoyed your insights about the sport and your experience and they made this even more interesting, thank you!
Yeah, the Eva references were funny and there was also a Getter Robo keychain in there somewhere!
And I'm eager to watch the movie tomorrow and see where it differs from the series! Curious about the soundtrack because Ushio destroyed that shiit in the series and it elevated the whole thing considerably.
I just feel like sticking disc 1 into the player again and start over lol it's ridiculous how much I love this thing.
The buildup to the match is so well done. You can feel the expectation and excitement in the air. Hand-drawn phone chats complete with food emojis seal the deal.
After all we've seen of Peco and, particularly, Smile's childhood, it is only now, in the present time, that Smile accepts himself as being human after being treated as an emotionless drone by those shiitty little shiits for so long.
The harm was done and lasting but Peco insisted actively on helping Smile and making him accept himself. Ping Pong was the means through which he achieved that; he made Smile feel normal and like he belonged.
The flashlight bit was the kind of innocent sweetness only a kid is capable of; really, really beautiful moment. Seeing Smile breaking his mecha armor and having bright red veins on the inside is touching, as is the tone of validation in his voice when he tastes his own blood. What a beautiful friendship.
The montage with the kid versions of the main players playing ping pong to the tune of that chorus of children culminating in Tsukimoto crying of happiness is just special.
We even got a reunion scene between the older generation trio; that was cool.
Things get wrapped very satisfyingly. I love that Koizumi is looking for the pot like a father would when his son comes to visit after a long time and he wants to please him as much as possible; Kazama has a different outlook on life and you see he's much more relaxed, even when reminiscing on his father; Akuma has a stable life together with his family; Kong has gotten the Japanese nationality and now plays for the Japanese national team along with Peco, who sees his lifelong dream realized (probably), both trained by Kaio's old trainer and cheered on by Egami. And Smile totally has a girlfriend ahah. Amazing ending to one of my
s!@Lordhippos truly happy you enjoyed, I think you know that I most certainly did! I enjoyed your insights about the sport and your experience and they made this even more interesting, thank you!
Yeah, the Eva references were funny and there was also a Getter Robo keychain in there somewhere!
And I'm eager to watch the movie tomorrow and see where it differs from the series! Curious about the soundtrack because Ushio destroyed that shiit in the series and it elevated the whole thing considerably.
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