Blue Giant
Diretto da Yuzuru TachikawaLa vita di Dai Miyamoto, studente delle superiori, viene stravolta il giorno in cui scopre il jazz. Prendendo in mano un sassofono e lasciando la sua sonnolenta città natale per i vivaci locali notturni di Tokyo, Dai scoprirà che la vita di un musicista professionista non è per i deboli di cuore, dovendo confrontarsi con ciò che significa veramente essere grandi.
Blue Giant Ratings e Recensioni
- rg94001 novembre 2024Blue Giant is often gorgeous, with stunning animation that makes incredible use of lighting and shading. The neon red and blue colors burst out of the screen, and the instruments glint and sparkle. During some music sequences, it jumps into more experimental and stylish animation as well. However, when the band is playing on the stage, it will randomly shift to CGI which looks completely off-putting compared to the rest of the animation, the movements looking stiff and robotic, almost as if the band are animatronics at Chuck E. Cheese. I mention this because it happens pretty much every time they are on stage (which is a lot), and the animation is clearly able to make the musicians and instruments look gorgeous if they want, so this was a definite blemish on the animation. In terms of the rest of the movie, I thought it felt like untapped potential. A decent chunk of the runtime is dedicated to them playing jazz, and while the music sounds decent, this didn't particularly do much for me as someone who isn't particularly keen on jazz to begin with. I think Dai, the main character, is the most underdeveloped, often feeling like a blank wall outside of us knowing he is ambitious and hardworking. His two bandmates are more interesting, but even then, Tamada is only given a fuzzy outline of an arc. Yukinori has the most depth, and I did think his arc was the most engaging. Everything else, including the interpersonal drama within the band or their struggles to get noticed, often feels surface-level. This is a movie that is more about the music and the visuals, and I think if you are looking for interesting character dynamics or themes, then there are more interesting movies/shows/anime within the music genre (e.g. Whiplash). For me, the former isn't enough to overlook the lack of the latter which is why my rating is slightly lower.
- Varun19 ottobre 2024This is hands down one of the best anime movies I’ve ever seen. The animation is drop dead gorgeous and the music is soul-stirring. Though the story was simple, Dai’s passion and earnestness is a delight to watch and Tamada’s drive to keep up as a beginner drummer was really inspiring. Yukinori’s arc was great too, being forced to challenge his over reliance on established techniques and precedence. Every single aspect of this movie is polished, focused and felt classy. The psychedelic animation during the performances were truly a masterclass in visual storytelling, it manages to capture the mystical flow of the improvisation phases, it conveys the emotions and desires of each performer, the profound impact being felt by the audience and completely drowns you in the magic of jazz music. It reminded me of my own experiences on LSD as I have similar imaginations while listening to non-lyrical tracks. Music is considered the most powerful universal language but this film proves that animation is just as powerful of a medium in inducing a trance-like state. Even if you’re not an anime or jazz enthusiast, I’d highly recommend everyone to watch this film and also to make sure you turn the volume all the way up and surrender yourself to this beautiful masterpiece!
Blue Giant Trivia
Blue Giant è stato rilasciato il 17 febbraio 2023.
Blue Giant era diretto da Yuzuru Tachikawa.
Blue Giant ha una durata di 1h 59min.
Blue Giant è stato prodotto da Eri Isobe, Mikito Bizenjima.
La vita di Dai Miyamoto, studente delle superiori, viene stravolta il giorno in cui scopre il jazz. Prendendo in mano un sassofono e lasciando la sua sonnolenta città natale per i vivaci locali notturni di Tokyo, Dai scoprirà che la vita di un musicista professionista non è per i deboli di cuore, dovendo confrontarsi con ciò che significa veramente essere grandi.
I personaggi principali di Blue Giant sono Dai Miyamoto (voice) (Yuki Yamada), Yukinori Sawabe (voice) (Shotaro Mamiya), Shunji Tamada (voice) (Amane Okayama).
Blue Giant è votato Not Rated.
Blue Giant è un film Dramma, Musica, Anime.
Blue Giant ha una valutazione di 9.7 su 10 dal pubblico.
Blue Giant ha guadagnato 6,9 Mln USD al botteghino.